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A/N: Thank you to all those that have reviewed so far. The reviews certainly help to keep me focused.
Finally a chapter that I am sure a few people have been waiting for.
Chapter 14 – Dinner
The both slept amazingly well, when Chuck woke up he found himself spooning behind Sarah, Chuck found himself in his usual morning state of arousal. However something felt different then he realised that Sarah was pushed back into him with no space between them, Chuck had his arm wrapped around her.
Chuck didn't move for several minutes as he enjoyed the comfort of the position then became aware of what his right hand was doing.
He wasn't sure but he had a hold of something soft, he began moving his hand and had thought this was a strange feeling pillow. It was when he heard Sarah moan and push her behind further into Chuck's arousal that he felt the nipple in his hand and realised that he was cupping Sarah's breast.
He started removing his hand from her breast from under her shirt when he heard Sarah and stopped.
"You can keep doing that, I'm certainly not complaining" said Sarah.
"Oh, um, I'm sorry Sarah, I didn't realize what I was doing. How long have you been awake" asked Chuck.
"Chuck, firstly you have no reason to be sorry. It was obviously just a sub conscious reaction and as I said I not complaining, I am more then happy for your hands to remain where they are. I have been awake for a little while, long enough to enjoy your wandering hands" she said lustfully.
It took another moan from Sarah for Chuck to realize that he still had hold of her breast. He finally removed them and Sarah rolled over to face him.
"So now that you have had the chance to fondle me, it is only fair if I get the chance too" said Sarah.
Chuck quickly hopped out of the bed showing the extent of his wakefullness.
"Well Chuck, I haven't even started yet and you're raring to go" said Sarah playfully.
Chuck's face went bright red,
"Time for a shower" Chuck said.
"If you insist" said Sarah starting to get out of bed.
Chuck just looked at her.
"Ok, I am sorry. Yes I was being a little forward, over five years is along time" said Sarah. She sighed , put her head back on the pillow and attempted to go back off to sleep.
Chuck went into the bathroom for his shower, turned on the shower and hopped in.
'What did Sarah mean by five years, sure it has been over five years since she met him. Surely she doesn't mean she hasn't slept with anyone in over five years.'
Chuck came out of the shower still partially wet with only new boxer shorts on.
"Sarah, are you awake?" asked Chuck.
"Off course I am awake Chuck, you were showering just next door naked do you really think I could sleep." said Sarah sitting up to take a look at Chuck.
Her mouth dropped open and only sounds came out of her mouth for a good ten seconds.
Chuck ran to her and grabbed her on the bed and asked if she was alright, Chuck was getting her all wet in more ways than one.
"Yeah, Chuck I'm ok, I'm just a little embarrassed, you looked so good when you were still wet. I kind of lost myself for a bit" said Sarah.
Chuck's face went a deep shade of red
"Sarah, before you said about five years, what did you mean?" asked Chuck.
"Oh, um don't worry about that. I shouldn't have said anything" said Sarah.
"Sarah, you said you were not going to keep anything from me" said Chuck.
"Okay, okay, well I haven't been with a man since before I met you. Sure I have kissed and even shared a bed for an assignment, but I haven't been intimate with a man" said Sarah.
"Sarah, why not?" asked Chuck.
"Chuck, you are so smart can't you figure it out?" said Sarah.
"Um, no I can't" said Chuck.
"Chuck, I could never be with another man. After, after I met you, no one could ever measure up, every guy I met in the last three years just wasn't good enough. The closest I came was about twelve months after I left, I was very drunk and very emotional" said Sarah.
Sarah was unable to look into his eyes, for some reason she felt so vulnerable. She couldn't take rejection from him now.
"Sarah, if this is how you felt then why did you leave and why did it take three years for you to come back. I understand that you felt it was your duty but, shit Sarah" said Chuck.
"Everyday that went by without you was harder then the last, but everyday that went by it seemed harder to turn back and expect that things could be the same. I guess I kind of hit the wall and I knew that I couldn't go on any longer without you. For as to the reason why I left, why has it taken so long to ask?" said Sarah.
"Well I always just assumed that you felt it was your duty, and initially it hurt but eventually I understood" said Chuck.
"Chuck, duty was only part of it, I think consciously that is what I was telling myself. It took a little while for me to understand the real reason though. Chuck I was scared, not scared about a life without being a spy, but scared of a life without you. I know this doesn't make a lot of sense, but you need to understand that I didn't think you had the same feelings I have for you. I didn't think you saw a real future for us, I thought it was just a passing attraction that you would get over" said Sarah with tears in her eyes.
"Sarah, how could you think like that? You must know you were my everything?" said Chuck.
"Chuck, how would I know that?" said Chuck.
"Because I told you what you meant to me" said Chuck.
"Chuck, you told me that you didn't see a future with me. That I could never be a normal girl. I thought you had changed your mind at the wedding. I thought you were proposing, but you just wanted to go on a holiday just like Cole" said Sarah and was now crying.
"Sarah, oh I am sorry about how I said that. I guess it was stupid of me to ask that way. But I didn't just want a holiday, I wanted us to be together so you could see how good we could be together without all the spy crap, and when did I say I couldn't see a future. When did I say you couldn't be normal?" said Chuck.
"Chuck, you told me after I was hospitalized from the explosion at the fountain" said Sarah.
Chuck: I'm a normal guy who wants a normal life and as amazing as you are Sarah Walker, we both know that you will never normal.
"Oh shit, um I didn't mean that, that was the hardest thing to ever say" said Chuck.
"What! What do you mean that you didn't mean it? That doesn't make sense, why would you say something so hurtful if you didn't mean it" said Sarah.
Chuck looked at Sarah with tears in his eyes.
"Sarah, I told you that, I said those things because, I was so scared that something was going to happen to you, because of your feelings for me. After you couldn't take the shot, and after you came after me rather than the intel, well I thought if you thought we couldn't have a future you could be better at your job, be in less danger" said Chuck.
"What, you said that to protect me? Chuck I couldn't work properly for a long time after that, because of how hurt I was. Before you I only thought about the next mission, but I started thinking about our future life together and it gave me something to live for and you took that away, how could someone as smart as you do something so stupid" said Sarah.
"Well, um I was given a hand in making that decision" said Chuck.
"Who, what?" asked Sarah.
"Bryce told me that I had to do something to get your mind on the job, and that your feelings for me were going to cost you your life" said Chuck.
Sarah took Chuck's face in her hands.
"Chuck, Bryce was jealous, he wanted me for himself, he never got over me" said Sarah.
"Yeah, I thought that too, but I just couldn't take the chance. If something happened to you I wouldn't be able to live with myself" said Chuck.
They both hugged and cried, Sarah knew that she still had a way to go but knew they had made another big step on the way to recovery.
"Sarah, so if you thought I was proposing at the Ellie and Awesome wedding, what were you going to say?" asked Chuck.
"Chuck, I don't think that is anyway to ask a lady. Let's just say I am confident that things would have turned out a lot differently the last three years if you had been asking that question" said Sarah but couldn't look him in the eye.
'Oh, hell. If I had asked Sarah to marry me even before we were a couple, she would have said yes. Oh this just blows my mind'
They were just hugging each other when Chuck pulled back.
"Sarah, don't forget tonight we have a date, we will leave from here at 7PM" said Chuck.
Chuck finished getting dressed went downstairs had breakfast and left for work. Sarah was still in bed contemplating what she just heard.
'That bastard Bryce, if he wasn't already dead I would kill him'
Sarah got out of bed had a shower got dressed and went downstairs for breakfast; Chuck had already left for the office. While Sarah was having breakfast she made a call to the Executive Assistant pool and asked her to organize her appointment at a few designers' stores in Rodeo Drive. She got a call back fifteen minutes later and her appointments were organized.
She decided that she should look for an outfit for tonight, as well as one for New York for Wednesday night, she would also look for some more lingerie to try to entice some more welcome reactions from Chuck. This morning was a pleasant surprise having him caress her and feeling him on her back was a great way to start the day.
She went out and attended the appointments at the various designers that had been arranged for her. She had picked three outfits and various accessories; they would all be ready for her to pick up by 4pm. She decided that she would go for a drive to pass the time and ended up at their beach, she just sat there for a while, thinking about all the things that have happened between her and Chuck and how they have ended up where they are.
Then Sarah started thinking about her professional career, while she is no longer with the CIA she still looks back as doing something for the greater good. She knows that Chuck is much more important to her then her career in the CIA,and looking back at the last 12 months of her career her surviving has been more good luck then good management.
Carina had always been the impulsive one, but a few of the missions it was Carina that was holding back Sarah from doing something rash, without proper planning. Sarah knew that she didn't value her life much at that point. But since she has been back in LA things have changed. She now sees a reason to live, that reason is a chance at a life with Chuck. She has become more cautious of her own life but also scared of what could happen to Chuck and rob them of a chance of happiness.
She made the decision to go on the Heli-Skiing somewhat impulsively, at times she wishes they weren't going. She doesn't want to take the risk. Other times she is really looking forward to it. She is now resolved to accept it as something they will both do, and hopefully they will come out much stronger. Maybe she can be back to being more herself and how she was before she left Burbank, someone that was trying to have a real life, but also was professional when she needed to be. Accept now she would have that real life, with the man she loves and he too would be professional when required, she could have the perfect life.
She had finished doing all her shopping for tonight's adventure, as well as tomorrows in New York. Because of the time difference and flight time she knew she would not get any time for shopping tomorrow.
She found a really nice red dress that she really loved; she wished Chuck liked her in red. She hadn't asked yet but had assumed that they will be staying somewhere tonight. Hopefully they would have the same room, but knew that it was more likely that they would have separate rooms.
She picked up everything after all alterations had been made and headed back to Chuck's residence. She started getting ready for her evening out, she had no idea what they were doing, but had hoped it was something special. She knew that she had told Chuck most of what was on her mind since she had been back, but she hoped that tonight she could remind him of all the good times they have shared and maybe even tell him about how she was feeling the two years they were 'together'. She hopes that after tonight Chuck would no longer have any doubts about how she feels, or what she wants.
Chuck had arrived at the residence and was busily getting ready for his evening with Sarah. He had everything planned and hopes that it all comes together.
Sarah came downstairs to meet him and looked exquisite, she was radiating beauty and Chuck couldn't stop smiling whenever he looked at her.
"Sarah, you look amazing, I haven't seen you in that before, where have you been hiding that?" asked Chuck.
"Just got it today, I also got something for tomorrow night as well. Tomorrow night will we be staying in New York?" asked Sarah.
"Yes, we have an apartment on Park Avenue. My New York assistant will have the apartment ready for us" said Chuck.
"Oh, sorry I didn't realize you had a place in New York. How many other locations do you have somewhere to stay?" asked Sarah.
"Well the company has a few around the place, really too many to mention, if you are interested in the total you could ask the Executive Assistant pool to give you a list" said Sarah.
A stretch limousine picked them up and took them towards Long Beach, they stopped at the Breakers Hotel.
Chuck got out of the car first and helped Sarah through the door and then presented his arm for her to hold. They entered and were taken straight up to the top and to the Sky Room and were shown to a table. While there were some people in the restaurant no one was sitting anywhere near where there table was.
"Charles, why are we here all by ourselves?" asked Sarah.
"Well I couldn't book the whole room out, but I was able to book out this part. I could have booked another room but I thought this room would have the better view" said Chuck.
"I agree, the view is stunning" said Sarah looking out into the city and water.
"Yes the view is stunning" said Chuck looking straight at Sarah.
"Charles you are not even looking at the view" said Sarah.
"Sarah, I am looking at the most amazing view available in this whole room" said Chuck.
"Charles you are making me blush" said Sarah.
"But I am only stating the truth" said Chuck.
"Well, thank you for this, it's more then I expected when I asked you for dinner. I would have been happy with a cheeseburger, as long as it was with you and we were alone" said Sarah.
The waiter came over and asked "Are you ready to order sir?".
"We still need some more time but we will start with a bottle of Chris Ringland, Dry Grown Shiraz thank you" said Chuck.
The waiter left to let them decide and get the wine Chuck had requested.
"Sarah, have you decided what you would like yet?" asked Chuck.
"I think I might have the Ceasar then the Prime Filet Mignon, what are you going to have?" asked Sarah.
"I think the Risotto followed by the Prime Rib Eye" responded Chuck.
The waiter brought over the glasses and bottle of wine, Chuck tasted the wine and the waiter poured both Sarah's and Chuck's glasses after he approved of the bottle, when finished he took the rest of the order.
"So Sarah what would you like to talk about, you have me alone for an evening" said Chuck.
"Well, I have already told you how I feel, why I left and what you mean to me, but I know during the two years I was with you, I wasn't entirely open with you about my feelings. That was because of the job and also because of how closed off I am in general" said Sarah.
"Okay, shoot what did you want to say?" said Chuck.
"Well, the first date before Casey and his NSA goons spoiled everything I was really having a good time, and when I said I liked you I really meant it. When you told me you could be my very own baggage handler my heart skipped a beat. For a while there I had forgotten that it wasn't a real date" said Sarah.
Sarah said this looking into Chuck's eyes but as she finished she was staring into her hands.
Chuck noticed that she was wearing the Charm Bracelet he gave her for Christmas.
"Sarah, I noticed you are wearing the Charm Bracelet" said Chuck.
"Yeah, I have wanted to wear it the whole time I have been back, but I was worried that maybe you would want it back. It has helped me the last three years to have this with me, it has been a reminder that even if for a short period of time you believed that we may have had something real. It was always real to me, my feelings. I am sorry I couldn't show it properly" said Sarah with tears in her eyes.
Chuck reached out to hold her hand.
"Hey, this is no time for tears, I would never think about asking for the Bracelet back" said Chuck.
She looked up into his eyes.
"Really?" asked Sarah.
"Of course you are the only woman I have ever felt those kind of feelings for, even Jill did not come close. Even though I thought I would never see you again, I was glad you had the bracelet. I just hoped that at least one time you were away, that you looked at it and thought about me" said Chuck.
Sarah starting sobbing.
"Chuck, I wore this to bed almost every night and every time I did, nothing could stop me thinking of you", said Sarah.
Chuck held her hands tighter; he wished he could do something to ease her pain.
"Um, when we had the Truth Serum, you asked if I thought we could have a future together. I hoped and hoped that we could but I didn't say that because we are trained to withstand truth serum. If we concentrate really hard we can beat the desire to say the truth" said Sarah.
"So you lied under truth serum?" asked Chuck
"Yes, I lied because I thought I had to maintain my professional distance, otherwise I wouldn't be able to protect you and if the bosses found out anything was going on I would have been reassigned immediately" said Sarah.
"I knew I wanted something more, but if the choice was nothing or staying how it was, well the choice was easy, at least I could be around you and make sure that nothing happened to you" said Sarah.
"What was the kiss at the docks about" asked Chuck.
"Chuck, what do you think. I had fallen for you, I couldn't show you because the bosses would reassign me. Then we were going to be blown up, so I wasn't going to die without showing how much I cared for you. What my true feelings were" said Sarah.
"You know that speech you gave me after the truth serum and how you life didn't flash before your eyes, instead it was what you haven't done. The list of what you want to cross of before you die. Well a big part of me was hoping that you were going to do something like kiss me or say something real to me, the last thing I expected was you to ask to break up. That hurt me, but I couldn't show it. I told you that I didn't think our time together was work and that I enjoyed it. What I couldn't tell you but desperately wanted to say was that our time together, is the closest I have ever been to being in a real relationship" said Sarah.
"At the time I had no idea what you were going through, I am sorry if I made things difficult" said Chuck.
"Chuck no, you have no reason to be sorry. I am not telling you this now so you say sorry, or for you to feel responsible. None of this is your fault, the only thing that you did that made it difficult was being so adorable and so lovable just being you. I wouldn't have wanted you to be any other way" said Sarah.
The Waiter brought out there first course and they started eating, the waiter also topped up the glasses and left them to their discussions.
"So Sarah, I want to know how you have been these last three years I want to know what things outside of work you have been doing?" asked Chuck.
Well I was in Europe for most of the first 12 months then came back to DC for a day when Bryce's memorial was on" said Sarah.
"What you went to Bryce's memorial, I didn't see you?" asked Chuck.
"Yeah, I know I was running late, the reason I was in DC was to pick up the Nexus, I didn't get to Bryce's memorial until after you left, Casey told me you were there. I was pretty angry that I missed you" said Sarah.
"Why didn't you try and contact me?" asked Chuck.
"Um I did, I called your office the day after his funeral. I could only leave a message it was just that Sarah called but I would not be contactable after this. I found out last week that it was Samantha that I left the message with" said Sarah.
Chucks eyes went wide" That was you" he said.
Sarah only nodded her head yes.
"After that I went back to Europe, where I believe you spoke to the communications specialist on the Tactical team I had in Europe about the Nexus. Carina and I then went straight onto the assignment in South America, there for two years. Next time I was back state side is now" said Sarah.
"I am so sorry Sarah that I couldn't take the call, I was in an urgent meeting with representatives from certain Intelligence agencies" said Chuck.
They had continued talking about what Sarah had been up to the last three years and Chuck quickly understood that for the last three years Sarah has had nothing but work. Sometimes her work was able to give her a distraction from her non existence of a life, and sometimes her lack of a life provided her a dangerous distraction from her work. Carina had tried many times to get her out to see someone, but never went beyond an introduction, no one could ever measure up or compare to her Chuck.
They finished the first course and the main course had come out.
"How is your Filet?" asked Chuck.
"Wonderful, how is your rib eye?" replied Sarah.
"Good, plenty of flavor" said Chuck.
"So what have you been doing the last three years Charles?" asked Sarah.
"When we are alone I think I would prefer it if you called me Chuck, it kind of makes me feel that its just me and that I don't have all these other things going on" said Chuck.
Sarah gave a big smile that Chuck returned in spades, and made her turn into a gooey puddle.
"Chuck, I would love to call you Chuck, it reminds me of times like Barstow" Sarah said sheepishly.
Chuck turned red and he looked down at his plate finding his rib eye very interesting all of a sudden.
"You know I have never forgiven Morgan for that" said Chuck.
"Chuck, either have I, as I said over five years Chuck. Do you have any idea of the sexual tension that builds up" said Sarah.
"Well I guess it means you must be ready to explode?" said Chuck.
"Well Chuck, I was close to exploding this morning with you cupping my breast, and pushing your erection into my back" said Sarah.
Chuck expected to make Sarah feel a little uncomfortable, but she sure turned the tables, Chuck was now moving uncomfortably in his chair.
"Well unfortunately I can't say that I have always slept alone while you were away" said Chuck.
"Chuck, I never expected you would, you thought I had chosen my job over you, you had to move on" said Sarah.
"Well I could never really move on, because no one could ever be Sarah" Chuck said.
Sarah thought she saw something in his eyes, it looked like love.
"Chuck, I have seen some of the women you have been with and I think you maybe expecting a little too much of me" said Sarah shyly.
"Sarah, what I see in you is what is in your heart. Not what is on the outside or what you can do with a knife or a gun. What I have missed is what is in your heart" said Chuck.
"Chuck before I met you, I never knew I had a heart, no one ever saw beyond the packaging" said Sarah.
"Well that was their loss", said Chuck.
"So when you say you have seen, I assume you mean you have seen pictures of me out in public?" asked Chuck.
"Some, I saw in a youtube clip, you with Elisha Cuthbert. Devon also told me about Odette" said Sarah.
"Ah, ok yeah Elisha and I were together for a little while I guess, physically she reminded me a little of you. But under the surface she was no you, she was pretty shallow, she wanted more but I couldn't give it to her. Odette was nice enough but was never going to be anything serious, so was that all you know?" asked Chuck.
"Well last weekend I ran into Kristin Kreuk at Aspen, she obviously knew where I was staying. You obviously had a big effect on her" said Sarah.
"Kristin was a nice girl but things just didn't seem right, I felt I wasn't being fair to her so I broke it off before things got too serious. I guess I was too late on that because she took it pretty hard, what did she say to you?" asked Chuck
"She said she would give me some advice to stay away from you, because you will never commit to anyone and I would fall for you and take it hard. Little did she know that I have already fallen for you in a very big way, and took it very hard when I didn't have you. So how many more Mr most Eligible?" said Sarah grinning.
"Ha ha, you can stop calling me that, and that is it, I have gone out with other women but, um lets just say those three went beyond a first date" said Chuck.
"So Chuck, tell me why all the extreme sports and adrenaline activities?" asked Sarah.
"I guess initially it was about not having anything to live for, I felt like my life had ended when you left" said Chuck.
Chuck could see the effect his words were having on Sarah, he didn't want to hurt her or make her feel guilty but these things have to be said.
"Then it became more, it was like it was helping me live, I felt alive by risking my life and the adrenaline that was released by doing it. I guess it just grew from that, pretty soon the same activities that caused the release of adrenaline, was no longer having the same affect. I guess I was either developing a tolerance to the fear or the adrenaline. So I needed to be more... um adventurous to get that same feeling." said Chuck.
"Chuck, do you know what it would have done to me if something happened to you?" asked Sarah with tears in her eyes.
Chuck took her hands again.
"Sarah, I guess I wasn't really thinking about that. I guess after you left I thought you would forget about me" said Chuck.
"Chuck, I could never forget about the most caring, most loving man in the whole world. Chuck you are my only reason to be, the reason I am alive. Without you I am nothing" said Sarah.
Now tears were flowing down her cheeks freely.
"Chuck, I do not want to pressure you, just understand that I will wait for ever for a chance for us, but if you say we do not have a chance then I really will have nothing" said Sarah.
"Sarah, what are you saying?" asked Chuck.
"Well you said that after I left, you felt you had nothing to live for… You are my reason to live without you I have nothing" said Sarah.
"Sarah, we will make this work. I don't know how, but I want this and we will make it. You just need to give me some time" said Chuck.
"Chuck, as I said I will give you as much time as you need. Just please don't push me away" said Sarah.
Chuck knew that he had to work it out, he had to for Sarah, the reason he started doing all he had done was because of her, he could not let her down now. He knew he still loved her so it wasn't something that his heart didn't want, it was just something that his head didn't know how to get him. He would start working out some plans for offloading some of his responsibilities.
"Sarah, I promise you I will not push you away" said Chuck.
They had finished their meals and the waiter had come over to ask if they wanted dessert.
"Sarah, how about we get the Chocolate soufflé for two?" asked Chuck.
Sarah's smile beamed 'Maybe this can symbolize us beginning to share our life'
"That would be lovely" said Sarah.
The waiter took the order and disappeared to let them enjoy their privacy.
Then what sounded like an orchestra started playing.
"Is that an orchestra?" asked Sarah.
"No it's only about 10 people playing, they are playing over there behind you?" said Chuck.
"You organised this?" asked Sarah.
"Yes, I didn't want them disturbing our discussions earlier on, so I asked them to start playing after we had ordered dessert" said Chuck.
"Chuck you have gone to too much trouble" said Sarah.
"Too much is not a word I can use when doing things for you, the night is not over yet" said Chuck
'What else has Chuck planned?'
"Would you like to dance?" asked Chuck.
Sarah blushed, "I would love to Chuck" she said.
They danced to a waltz, Sarah couldn't believe how well he danced.
"Since when have you been able to dance?" asked Sarah.
"I have had to go to a few Charity Balls, Being able to dance became a necessity" said Chuck.
They were doing spins in perfect timing; Sarah was starting to feel like a princess.
They came back to the table to have their dessert.
"That was wonderful Chuck, thank you for such a great evening" said Sarah.
They had finished the soufflé it was wonderful and Sarah enjoyed sharing it with Chuck she even fed him a few times from her spoon. She couldn't help smiling, she knew that they would have some difficult times ahead, but was now convinced that she had her future with Chuck and she couldn't be happier.
The music changed beat and started playing the Tango, Chuck took Sarah's hand and led her back to the dance floor and started dancing. They started off in a more open embrace; Sarah desperately wanted to feel his body. Half way through the dance Chuck pulled her to him and there bodies were joined in the hips and thighs. Sarah was starting to breathe heavier then the physical exertions required, she pointed out to Chuck that he had to remember that five years is a long time, and that this was not helping her sexual frustrations at all. Chuck just gave her a smile and kept dancing
At the end of the dance Sarah felt sure that Chuck could smell the change in her and could see the lust in her eyes.
Chuck went over to the waiter and spoke a few words then came back to Sarah.
"Well, I think it is time we leave" said Chuck holding out his arm for her to take.
Sarah got up from the table and put her arm in his and they left and went downstairs. When they got downstairs Sarah saw a beautiful horse drawn open carriage waiting out front, she just looked at Chuck.
"Is that for us?" Sarah asked.
"Well it's for you, but if you don't mind I would like to come along for the ride" said Chuck smiling.
"You wonderful wonderful man, I am not letting you out of my sight, so you have no choice but to come along" replied Sarah.
They both got in the back of the carriage; Sarah noticed that there was wine and glasses waiting for them in the back. The carriage started moving; Sarah was sitting right next to Chuck. She put her head onto his shoulder and he put his arm around her back and pulled he closer, he then pulled out a blanket and wrapped it around them both.
If Sarah felt like a princess before she didn't know what she felt now, she has never been treated this way, she was in heaven. They headed off in the direction of the Shoreline Aquatic Park and were heading around the park until the carriage stopped near the water.
"Um, why did we stop Chuck?" asked Sarah.
Just then Sarah saw fireworks shooting out from a pontoon that was moored in the water, she hugged into Chuck even further and the smile on her face got larger. She was smiling so much her face was hurting but she didn't care.
"That is why Sarah" said Chuck.
"I love you Chuck" said Sarah.
"I love you too Sarah" said Chuck.
Then he kissed her.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter and yes more is in store for the evening. Just finished Chapter 18, I am a little sad that this story is coming to an end. So I am probably going to start writing the next story as I finish this one. As I have said previously it will not be a sequel but a completely different AU.
Please continue to review and thank you to all your kind words.
I also acknowledge how poorly the conversation with Ellie went, and I am sorry for this. When I went back to rewrite the chapter I spent all my time on the Government entanglement. As this part of the story is what will likely allow for a sequel if it happens.
I will likely go back at rewrite the Ellie conversation at some stage.