A/N - Here's the next chapter. Please let me know what you think. Thanks for reading and the follows and the reviews. I don't own Chuck, the Olympics or the Cutting Edge.

Chapter 24

The day before the Opening Ceremony, Stephen and Mary Bartowski, Devon and Ellie Woodcomb and Jack and Emma Walker arrived in Sochi. They also were staying in the same hotel as Chuck and Sarah and wouldn't dream of not seeing them skate together at the Olympics. Ellie was three months pregnant with their first child and they were all planning on eating dinner together that night.

With the new team event in figure skating, Chuck and Sarah will be performing the short program twice in the span of a few days. One of the other US pairs teams was going to do the long program. Team USA was a favorite to win a medal due to the strength of their squad considering that they also had Davis and White for Ice Dancing and Gracie Gold for Ladies Singles along with the Bartowskis in pairs. The Men skaters were less experienced in comparison to the Russians. The Canadians also had a very strong team with strong men skaters and the defending gold medalists in ice dancing.

Stephen and Mary were there in both a personal and professional capacity. They were also sent by the CIA to look out for terrorist threats and the threat against western business leaders attending the games. Stephen brought some of his sophisticated computer equipment that was hidden in normal looking items. Chuck and Sarah sprung for suites for each of them on the same floor of the hotel as they were. After checking in, the Bartowskis, Walkers and Woodcombs went upstairs to freshen up before dinner.

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Sarah and Chuck were still getting used to the time change and were sleeping in late since they were still mostly on California time. Sunlight was streaming through a gap in the curtains as it was now 1pm local time. Chuck opened an eye and felt is gorgeous wife's body pressed up against his body, his left arm wrapped around her shoulders and her left leg and left arm draped across his legs and chest. He looked at Sarah's beautiful face, her eyes closed and her breathing even, lips slightly apart. Using his right hand, he started at her left knee and slowly caressed her soft skin as he slid his hand up her thigh to her bare bottom and then down again. Sarah shifted slightly and mumbled something in her sleep. Reaching up to her shoulder, Chuck slowly slid his hand down her side until he reached her bare bottom and spent a few moments enjoying the feeling of her very soft skin before sliding it back up her back and to her shoulder. Sarah mumbled something again in her sleep. Chuck was now very aroused and his erect manhood pressed against Sarah's leg. Chuck reached up and started stroking Sarah's blonde locks and kissed her on the forehead, before sliding his hand down her neck. Sarah mumbled something again in her sleep. This time she shifted her upper body a little away from her husband and reached down and grabbed his manhood. Now that he had access, Chuck slid his hand from his wife's neck and down to her breast, gently massaging it and pinching her nipple gently with his thumb and forefinger. Sarah mumbled something else, opened her eyes, squeezed her husband's manhood and smirked at Chuck. He looked lovingly at his wife and raised an eyebrow. "What are you saying sweetheart?"

Sarah pushed Chuck over onto his back and climbed on top of him. She kissed him hard on the lips, her tongue exploring every inch of his mouth. After breaking for air "I said, you better not start what you can't finish, sweetheart."

Chuck gave his wife a devilish grin and rolled her over onto her back positioning himself on top of her. He kissed her just as hard on the lips before moving to her jawline neck and down to her breasts, kissing and licking her nipples, causing Sarah to moan in appreciation. Loving when he took total charge, Sarah surrendered to her husband's ministrations on her body, enjoying climax after climax until they joyously came together, Chuck deep inside her. Sarah wrapped her arms around her husband and kissed him as they panted for breath, totally spent. Chuck rolled over onto his back so he wouldn't crush his wife, pulling her on top of him.

"That was absolutely incredible sweetheart. I love you Chuck."

"You're right, you were absolutely incredible honey. I love you Sarah." Chuck pulled the covers over them and they fell back asleep for a nap.

xxxxx

The four Bartowskis, two Woodcombs and two Walkers sat in the dining room at a table near the window looking out into the garden. Sarah asked "How are you feeling Ellie?

"Other than a little morning sickness, I feel really good."

"Are you going to find out the sex of the baby before delivery?"

Devon answered "Yes, we both want to. We don't like surprises."

"You sound like spies."

"Yes, we're scary spies, scary spies." Devon and Ellie said together with hands raised as they laughed at the idea.

Stephen and Mary chuckled at Devon and Ellie knowing what they joked about was true.

Sarah looked over at Mary and asked "The CIA isn't following us this Olympics, are they? I don't want to discover a bug in my hair like what happened in Vancouver."

"No, Sarah. We're going to keep an eye on you to make sure you're safe."

"Well, I'm not so sure I like the idea of my mother-in-law being my body guard."

"It's not like that Sarah. We're just going to look out for you and Chuck. We don't think anything can happen or will happen."

Chuck looked up and saw the Dudeks walk by and sit at a table next to them.

Chuck said "Damian, Kasia, hi"

They looked up and said "Hi Chuck," and came over to his table.

Chuck stood up and introduced them to his family. "Damian, Kasia, I would like to introduce you to my parents, Stephen and Mary Bartowski, my father-in-law and mother-in-law Jack and Emma Walker, and my sister and brother-in-law Ellie and Devon Woodcomb. Everyone, these are our friends Damian and Kasia Dudek. They're from Krakow and we met them last summer in Corfu." They all exchanged greetings.

Sarah asked "Where is little Molly?'

Kasia answered "She's with the nanny. We decided to enjoy dinner on our own tonight. I see you're pregnant Ellie. When are you due?"

"Not for another six months. How old is your daughter?"

"She's three and a half months old."

"We saw her yesterday," said Sarah. "She's really cute. Looks just like her mother."

Chuck spoke up "I know you came down to enjoy a quiet dinner, but would you care to join us?"

Damian said "We wouldn't want to impose."

Jack spoke up "No imposition at all. Please, come and join us."

Damian looked at Kasia and she nodded. They asked the waiter to move a table over and joined in.

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Sitting in a chair outside the restaurant, Kieran Ryker sat quietly observing the Polish couple join the Bartowski clan. He watched intently and spotted something that he didn't notice before. Is that CIA agent Frost? No, it can't be. Is it? It sure looks like her. He got up and walked to another chair to get a different angle of view. It is her. What is she doing here?

Ryker walked out of the hotel entrance and dialed a number.

"What is it?"

"I spotted CIA Agent Frost here. Could be trouble."

"Who is she with?"

"An older man and three other couples. The Polish couple joined them."

"Is one of the couples these two?" Dr. Zarnow sent a picture of Chuck and Sarah.

"Yes. Who are they?"

"They're pairs figure skaters and the man is Frost's son and she's her daughter-in-law. There's nothing to worry about. She's just here to watch them."

"How do they know the Polish couple?"

"That I don't know. Continue to watch and observe."

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The Opening Ceremony was much more relaxing an enjoyable for Chuck and Sarah this time around. They got to walk together in the Parade of Nations and everything they did was just better when they were together. It was unfortunate that there was a technical difficulty when five snowflakes were to turn into the Olympic rings, but it was still a spectacular sight. It never ceased to amaze Chuck and Sarah at all the hard work it took to put on such a spectacular, and it was great to be a small part of it. Morgan, Zondra and Carina walked with Chuck and Sarah as well. It was harder for Morgan as his wife Alex was a Canadian citizen and couldn't walk with him in the Opening Ceremony. After its conclusion, they all rode back to the Olympic Village. Before Chuck and Sarah then headed to their hotel the friends made arrangements to get together the following night for dinner and drinks. Zondra and Carina had heard about a new club in town just for the Olympics that all the athletes were raving about.

xxxxx

Located in the Olympic Park on the Black Sea, the Iceberg Skating Palace was where all the figure skating events were to take place along with the short track speed skating. Sarah stood outside the venue with Chuck and they took in the architecture. It was an impressive building. To the left was the Figure Skating training ice rink. The venues in the park were arranged in a circle around the Medal Plaza where all the medals were to be awarded during the games. At the opposite side of the circle were the Fisht Olympic Stadium and the Bolshoy Ice Dome where the Ice Hockey games were to be played. Curling was held in the Ice Cube Curling Center next to the Bolshoy.

Walking into the training ice rink they met their coach, Diane Beckman and the head of the US Olympic Figure Skating Team, George Button. Diane introduced the Bartowskis.

"So, you are the famous Bartowskis." George stated.

Chuck laughed. "You make us sound like a circus act. Pleased to meet you George."

"We are pleased that you agreed to compete. The ice hockey team's loss is our gain."

"You haven't seen me skate yet."

"To the contrary, I did see you at Nationals. You two were terrific."

"Yes they were," said Diane.

"My beautiful wife is the star. I just go along for the ride."

"You're being too modest, sweetheart." Sarah said.

"We were wondering if you would consider doing the long program in the team completion."

"No," said Sarah firmly. "I haven't been skating long enough to have the stamina to do the long program twice in such a short period of time."

"It will be tough enough to do the short program twice." added Chuck.

Diane said "We better get going or we'll miss our ice time."

"Please don't be angry with me. I just had to ask as you are the best."

"No worries. We're glad to be here and will do our best on the short program."

They said goodbye and strapped on their skates. Taking the ice for the first time in Sochi Chuck and Sarah looked around and saw some of the other skaters. Curiously, they spotted the Russian coach talking to one of the officials, pointing at Chuck and Sarah. "I wonder what that's about?" asked Chuck.

Sarah shrugged and took Chuck's hand as they began to skate around the ice, warming up. A few minutes later, the official came over to where Diane was standing and began to talk to her. Skating by, Chuck lifted his wife up in the air in a press lift before setting her gently back down on the ice. The next time around, Diane called them over.

After skating over to the boards where their coach was, Diane introduced the official. "Chuck, Sarah, I'd like to introduce you to Alexander Lakernik. He's the head of the technical panel at these games."

"Pleased to meet you," he said in a Russian accent.

"Nice to meet you, too."

"I have heard from your coach that you might be doing the Pamchenko. Is that correct?"

Diane, who was standing behind Alexander vigorously shook her head no while looking at the Bartowskis.

Sarah answered "We haven't performed it in competition before, so I doubt that the first place we would try it would be the Olympics."

"True," he said. "But I think it has such a high point value you would have to try it."

"It's tempting. Very high risk with a very high reward. It is very highly unlikely that we'll try it."

"So you're not going to try it?"

"The truth is that we don't know at this point. It's unlikely."

Alexander smiled at them and nodded, seemingly pleased at their answer. "It was very nice to meet you. See you tomorrow night at the competition."

After he left, Sarah asked Diane "What was that all about? He sure was curious about our program."

Diane nodded. "I think he was on a fishing expedition for the Russian coach. They wanted to know if you were going to do the Pamchenko for certain so they can plan for it, maybe even do it themselves."

"Have they even tried it?" asked Chuck.

"As far as I know, you two are the only ones that have ever completed the Pamchenko. It is clear that they are scared of you."

Sarah looked at her husband and gave him a kiss. "It must be all those scars you've gotten from playing ice hockey."

"Very funny, honey." Chuck picked up Sarah, put her over his shoulder and skated back on the ice, Sarah laughing and giggling the whole way.

Chuck and Sarah practiced their jumps, lifts and throws before running through their short program a few times flawlessly. Little did they know, but the Russian coach was watching them intently, looking for weaknesses. She found none. And she really was scared of them.

xxxxx

After practice, Chuck and Sarah went over to the Olympic Village to meet up with their friends. Morgan and Alex were already out front along with Cole Barker, Carina and Cole's companion for the night Eve Muirhead, a fellow curler. When Zondra arrived with Bryce and Lindsay, they all headed out for dinner at the Brigantina Café overlooking the Sochi Harbor and Seaport. After being seated at their table, the waiter came to take their orders for drinks and appetizers.

Chuck turned to Carina and asked "When is Crash getting in to town?

"He arrived this afternoon. He's going to join us as soon as he can." Carina leaned in conspiratorially and whispered "Says he's bringing a friend for Zondra."

Chuck raised an eyebrow and Sarah asked "Who is this mystery man?"

"Don't know. But it'll be good for Zondra to have a little male companionship after her old boyfriend cheated on her and dumped her a year ago."

"I heard about that. Wasn't it some brunette skank by the name of Jill he met at a bar in Vancouver?" Sarah asked.

Chuck did a double take. "It wasn't at a place called Jeffrey's was it?"

Carina looked at him in surprise. "Yeah. You know the place?"

Sarah gave Chuck a 'you've got to be kidding me' look.

"I was there a while back on a road trip with the Ducks. Sent pictures to Sarah as it was really a reopening of Patel's."

Sarah said "I couldn't believe they were able to reopen the place."

"There was a waitress at the bar named Jill. I was trying to eat my lunch and she kept hitting on me so I left without finishing eating."

"You didn't tell me about that Charles," said Sarah, a little annoyed.

Chuck shrugged. "I didn't think it was important. Besides, you don't tell me about all the times you get hit on. Of course you get hit on a lot more than I do, sweetheart."

"I don't know about that sweetie. You obviously don't notice all the looks and stares you get from other women. Don't forget about your fan club."

Chuck laughed and Carina asked "Fan club?"

Sarah said "Chuck now has a fan club of high school and college aged women waving signs and wearing T-shirts at Ducks games I recently discovered. He didn't tell me about that either."

Chuck was starting to get a little worried. He wasn't sure if Sarah was really annoyed or just teasing him. I try to be sure to tell Sarah everything. Open communication is very important in a relationship Dr. Arnaldo told us. I hope she's not mad at me.

Looking into his wife's eyes, he saw a twinkle there, giving it away that she was teasing him. While he was opening his mouth to speak, Sarah leaned into Chuck, bumped his shoulder with hers and started to chuckle. Chuck said "Sarah, I….."

Sarah put both of her hands on the sides of his face and pulled him close, their lips inches apart. "Chuck?"

"Yeah?"

"Shut up and kiss me." And he did.

After enjoying their first round of drinks and the appetizers, Devon and Ellie walked in the restaurant along with Crash Thompson and his mysterious new friend. They came up to the table.

Devon said "We ran into these two back at our hotel about an hour ago. Said they were coming to meet you here and they invited us to come along."

"Great," said Chuck. "I thought you were going to eat with mom and dad."

"We were, but your dad mentioned something about needing to be on an important phone call."

"We're glad you came," said Sarah, as they exchanged hugs.

Crash went over to Carina and gave her a hug and a kiss that was eagerly returned. She raised an eyebrow and asked "Who's your friend?"

Crash looked over at his friend and said "Jim, I'd like to introduce you to all of my friends here. This is Carina, my girlfriend of sorts. Next to her are my best friend Chuck Bartowski and his lovely wife Sarah. Next to her is our friend Zondra Rizzo. Jim reached out and kissed the back of her hand. "Pleased to meet you, Zondra." Zondra blushed a little and said "Nice to meet you too." Crash continued around the table making introductions and received help with the two people he didn't know. When he finished he said "Everyone, I'd like you to meet Jim Rye. We used to play college hockey together and he now plays for the Rangers. He's trying to take Chuck's place on the US ice hockey team."

"Gee, thanks for the vote of confidence Crash," joked Jim. "I know how good Chuck is and if I can do half of what he did last Olympics I'd be happy." Looking at Chuck he said "You're looking pretty good. Are you sure you can't play?"

Crash laughed and said "C'mon Rye. Would you want to chase a puck around the ice getting hit in the process when instead you could be skating around the ice with her?" He nodded toward Sarah.

Jim chuckled and said "I suppose not. Seriously, how are you doing now Chuck?"

"I'm getting better, though not a 100%. I'm still having a little trouble with my peripheral vision but it's getting better. I hope to be back playing before the playoffs."

Everyone on Sarah's side of the table shifted over so Jim could sit next to Zondra. Zondra raised an eyebrow at Carina who gave her a wink. Figuring out that she had been set up by her friends, she was a little angry. Thinking about it a little more, she decided to go with the flow as he was pretty cute.

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After leaving the restaurant, the group of friends headed down to a seedier part of the Seaport to what looked like an abandoned warehouse. The sign of the door said Gawk's and loud music seemed to permeate the atmosphere from the walls. When they got to the entrance there was a long line to get in to the left. There was no line to the right and a sign said VIP Entrance. Chuck and Sarah walked over to the VIP entrance and asked "What does it take to be a VIP?"

The bouncer at the entrance said "The easiest way is to be famous. Other than that, large bribes will work."

Sarah looked at him and asked "We're all Olympians. Does that count as being famous?"

"Not here because everyone are Olympians."

"Is there any other way?"

"Yes, but I doubt it applies to you."

"What is it?"

"Well, you're a VIP to the owner if you are a member of Jeffrey's."

"Jeffrey's in Vancouver?"

"Yep, that's the place."

Chuck smiled and reached into his wallet. After looking around for a moment found what he was looking for and pulled it out. "Here you go. My Jeffrey's membership card."

"Okay, you can go in. Let me stamp your hand so you can get back in without waiting."

Chuck, Sarah and the rest of the group went inside. The music pounded out its rhythm from the overhead speakers as it echoed off the concrete floor of the large rectangular space. A long bar was situated along the right wall, the bar stools filled with patrons. Waiters and waitresses scurried about carrying trays of drinks to the customers. Small square tables were scattered about the room and smoke wafted into the high ceiling. The scent of cigarette smoke, perfume, cologne and spilled drinks filled the room.

Heading toward the back, they noticed a stage with a wooden dance floor in front of it. A drum set sat in the back right corner of the stage with a clear plexiglass partition around the front. Finding a large table to the left of the stage available, they sat down. A young blonde waitress came immediately over. She set a bottle of vodka on the table with enough shot glasses to go around. "Wait," Chuck said. The waitress turned around. Her name tag said Olga. "We didn't order anything yet, Olga."

She smirked at him. "Not to worry. You're a Jeffrey's member and the first bottle of vodka is on the house."

"How do you know I'm a Jeffrey's member?"

She picked up his hand and pointed to the back of it. "You get a special hand stamp. Since you probably don't know, you also get a 50% discount on your bill. So drink up!"

A short slightly overweight youngish man with curly brown hair walked up to their table. "Hi, welcome to Gawk's. I understand that you're a Jeffrey's member."

"Yes I am," said Chuck. "I'm curious, why do Jeffrey's members get VIP treatment."

"Ah, it does seem a little unusual doesn't it. But Jeffrey Barnes is a friend of mine and due to the success of his recent tour of Germany with his band, he helped front the costs for this establishment. We're doing so good, I was able to pay him back with the first two days of receipts."

"The band wouldn't be Jeffster, would it?" Sarah asked.

"That's it! You've heard of them?"

"We saw them at the last Olympics in Vancouver. I guess they've really improved."

"Yeah, they do a really great rendition of Take On Me. I'm sure they'll be playing it tonight."

"They're performing tonight?"

"Yep. They'll be onstage in about an hour. Well, it's nice to meet you and thank you for coming." He headed over to another table.

Carina poured shots of vodka in the glasses. Ellie decided to refrain since she was pregnant. Raising her glass in the air she said "To the Olympics!" "Here, here" came the reply from the others as they downed their shots in one gulp. The vodka was actually good Russian vodka, not some cheap imitation and it went down smoothly. Another round emptied the bottle and the waitress was summoned for another bottle, a round of beers, and two orders of Nachos Samplers.

Cole came over to where Sarah was standing and said "Married life seems to be treating you well Sarah."

Grinning broadly she said "It sure is. I can't believe it's been four years since Chuck and I first met. What's new with you Cole? Any closer to settling down?"

"Are you kidding me Sarah. I'm like Carina. I don't think I'll ever settle down. There's too many beautiful women out there to settle for one, but I can see why Chuck did since he has you."

Sarah looked over at her husband who was talking to Eve Muirhead, "He has me alright and I have him. We're not letting go of each other either. Tell me more about your friend there."

"Eve's a fellow skip and a very good one. She and her team have a good chance at a medal, if not gold."

"Are you interested in her Cole?"

"No. We went out a few times but we're too much alike. She doesn't want to settle down either."

Sarah chuckled.

"Hey Sarah, can you do me a favor and introduce me to Gracie Gold?"

"She's a little young for you, isn't she?"

"I thought she's eighteen."

"She is. But she's already got a boyfriend of sorts. I'll introduce you to her later, but she's not going to be one of your conquests."

"Who else is there in the figure skating world?"

"How about Carolina Kostner from Italy. She's cute and a good age for you."

"Do you know her?"

"Yes. I wouldn't call us good friends or anything, but we're friendly toward each other. I can introduce you."

"Thanks."

The lights dimmed around them and a spotlight came on over the stage. An announcement came over the loud speaker. "Ladies and gentlemen. Please welcome Jeffster!"

Jeff and Lester danced onto the stage where a drummer, bass guitarist and two attractive blonde fraulein backup singers seemed to appear out of nowhere. Jeff was playing his guitar and Lester holding his cordless microphone. The crowd started to cheer and the music began with a rousing rendition of Take on Me. Sarah grabbed Chuck's hand and led him to the dance floor where she spun and twisted and moved to the music in a very sexy manner, pressing her body into her husband every chance she could. At the conclusion of the song, Sarah reached behind Chuck's neck and gave him a searing kiss, making him weak in the knees. The spotlight left the stage and shone on the two lovers who were oblivious to the attention. Lester kept clearing his throat to get their attention. Finally, when the need for air was critical, the kiss broke and Lester said over the mic, "Get a room. We've got a concert to perform."

Sarah and Chuck just kept their arms around each other and turned their heads toward Lester, their cheeks touching. Giving him a dismissive wave, husband and wife turned their heads back to where they were and resumed the lip lock, ignoring the catcalls as the music began again.

A/N 2 - The competitions begin next chapter and we will find out a little more about the sinister plot that seems to be brewing just under the surface.