A/N: Hey guys. Sorry for the long wait. I've been sooo caught up with school work and stuff that I haven't really had time to write. Year 12 has been killinggg me. But yeah. IT'S CHRISTMAS. AND WE GET 3 WEEKS OFF :) So all's good (:

This chapter is essentially a filler chapter...setting everything up for the nxt chapter. (: There isn't much fluff...but i promise there will be some in the nxt chapter. :) I'm a hopeless romantic myself :P

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Chuck. But I wish I did.

Chapter 6

Chuck sat at the breakfast table. He poured himself a bowl of cereal, but in the process spilt nearly half of it on the table.

"Chuck, I'm a bit worried about you." Mary walked up behind him. Ever since Sarah'd disappeared, she'd stayed with him so he wouldn't be lonely or do anything silly. He needed someone to take care of him - or at least be there for him. After all, he'd never lived alone before. Before Sarah moved in, he'd lived Morgan. And before Morgan, there was his sister and Devon.

"Why mom?" Chuck replied, but didn't turn around to acknowledge her.

"Ever since Sarah's disappeared - " Chuck cut her off.

"Mom, I'm trying to find her. And dad." Mary walked over to the end of the table and sat down across from Chuck.

"Dad? What's this got to do with your dad?"

"Well...the night Sarah was hit with the norseman, Dad appeared. He was the one that gave me the antidote...and then Sarah said she saw him at our wedding. Maybe it's just me, but I think there's something peculiar going on. I think it's all linked together. Somehow." Chuck paused. "Mom, I think I'm going to need help."

"Shoot, son."

"Can you help me find them?"

"Of course. I thought you'd never ask." Mary paused as she formulated a plan in her head. "I'll look for your father. You concentrate on finding Sarah."

Chuck doesn't respond.

"Chuck? Did you hear what I just said?"

"Uhh...yeah..sure...you go do that..."

"Chuck, are you ok? I mean - "

"Mom, Sarah's pregnant."

Sarah walked into the Buymore the same way she did some 4 years ago, but as a 'different' person. As she strode up to the Nerd Herd table, she saw Chuck. She felt butterflies in her stomach. Maybe it was because of the baby; or maybe it was because of her sheer nervousness.

Chuck looked up. "Phone problem?"

"Uhh yes. I dropped my phone on the ground and now it won't stop vibrating. It keeps on vibrating at the randomest of times and now it's really starting to annoy me."

"Oh." Examines the phone. "That's an easy fix." He took out a screwdriver and... "There you go. Good as new."

"Wow. Thanks. I didn't know you guys were that good."

"No problem." There was an awkward silence. They both looked down, but neither made a move. Sarah's hand slowly drifted up to her stomach, and she started rubbing it subconsciously.

After a while, Chuck decided to break the tension. "So...ummm..I haven't really seen you around before. Are you new in town?" Sarah broke out of her stance.

"Ummm...well...yes. I suppose so."

"You suppose so?"

"Uhh...yes." Sarah found it hard to lie to Chuck. Chuck was the one person she'd been able to trust with everything - not being able to tell him the truth was hard.

"You're name is..."

"Sa - Samantha."

"Hi Samantha. I'm Chuck. Chuck Bartowski. Do you need anyone to show you around? How 'bout I take you out for dinner tonight?" His charm was making her go weak at the knees. She struggled to keep herself composed.

"Sure."

"6?"

"Ok. Sounds good."

"OK." "Ummm...uhh..haha...where should I pick you up?"

"Oh. Yeah. Here's my address." She handed him a card with her name and her address - MAISON 23

Chuck was about to say something when the intercom sounded. "CHUCK. CHUCK BARTOWSKI. CHUCK BARTOWSKI TO THE CAGE."

He gave Sarah a sheepish smile. "Duty calls. See you at 6."

When Chuck got home, he took a quick shower and prepared for his 'date' with Samantha. He felt as if he was cheating on Sarah, but Samantha seemed so familiar he couldn't resist it. Every bit of her reminded him of Sarah - and he wanted to hold on to every bit of her as he could.

He walked across the courtyard to Ellie's place and stuck his head through the open window. "Hey Ellie, I'm going out tonight. Count me out for dinner."

"Oh really? With who?"

"With this person I met today...she reminds me of Sarah."

A/N: I hope to upload the nxt chapter sometime within the nxt couple of days. Hopefully :)

Anyways. Please review as always :P