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Chuck vs The Rich Girl

Chapter 4: Past and Present Intertwine

"What are you doing here!" She practically screamed, her face flushed with anger.

"Well hello to you too." Bryce remarked sarcastically.

"Answer the question."

"Your father hired the accounting firm I work at and asked for me specifically." He responded. After a pause, he finally asked "Did you not tell him about our breakup?"

"No. I haven't talked to him in almost a year." She said, distraught with the news that her ex would be spending an extended amount of time at her work, the same place where her current boyfriend also worked. It was, without a more eloquent way to put it, a shitshow.

"How are you doing Sarah?" Bryce asked.

Sarah just laughed at him. She really didn't want to talk to him. She was extremely happy in her relationship with Chuck, and didn't need Bryce getting in the way of that.

Bryce could tell that easing into it gently would not work out, so he decided to go with a different approach. "I'm really sorry Sarah. I screwed up. I've honestly been trying to change. I stopped partying and getting drunk, and I've been trying hard at work. I've even gotten two promotions in the last six months. What will it take for you to just talk to me again?"

Sarah snapped. "Nothing! There is literally nothing you can do. I don't even want to look at you. I'm in a very happy relationship with someone, and that someone happens to work here. I don't want to rub our past relationship in his face. So all I want from you is to leave, do your job, and not to talk to me."

Bryce realized this was going to be extremely difficult. She was in a happy relationship, and it was going to be next to impossible to win her back. He sighed defeated, and started to walk out the door. Before he left, curiosity got the best of him.

"How long has Chuck Bartowski been working here?"

"He just started last week." She responded with a little confusion evident in her voice. "How do you know Chuck?" She asked defensively.

"He was my old college roommate." He said, noticing the defensiveness in her tone.

Sarah was angry. Bryce was Chuck's old roommate, the one who stole his girlfriend and basically ruined his life. Honestly, it wasn't surprising at all, considering the fact that he also cheated on her. Bryce, seeing the anger on Sarah's face, plus the defensiveness in her tone, put two and two together and came to a realization.

"Chuck is your boyfriend?" Sarah nodded. Bryce just laughed. Fate really was a cruel mistress. "Congrats, he's a great guy. Have you told him about us yet?

"I told him about my ex and how I caught him cheating on me, but I didn't mention a name."

Bryce sighed.. Sure, he was upset that he wasn't going to win Sarah back, but when she said she was dating Chuck, he realized that he didn't want to win her back. He couldn't do that to Chuck again. Just being friends with both of them would be enough for him.

"I'm gonna be completely honest Sarah, at first I came here to try to win you back. I honestly have been trying to be a different person, and I was hoping you would see the new me and forgive me. But now that you are dating Chuck, I don't want to win you back."

"You don't?" Sarah wondered.

"No, because as much as I care about you, I couldn't do that to Chuck again. Cheating on you was the second biggest mistake I ever made, but the biggest was what I did to him. Chuck was like a brother to me, and one night I got drunk and ruined our relationship. He was the best friend i've ever had, so as much as it pains me to say, if you aren't going to be with me, i'm happy that it's him. After all he's been through in his life, he deserves someone like you, and after all you've been through, you deserve someone like him. All I really want is for us to be friends again. Same with Chuck."

Sarah smiled at him. He really has grown up. The Bryce from six months ago wouldn't have said any of that, let alone mean it. She was still furious at him, for what he did to both her and Chuck, but maybe eventually they could be friends. It would take a lot of work, but it wasn't out of the realm of possibilities.

"Thank you." She finally responded. "It will take a lot of work, but maybe one day we can become friends again. But it won't ever happen unless you and Chuck become friends. I would never betray him by being friends with you while he still hated you."

"I understand, which is why i'm going to go talk to him right now."

"Wait!" Sarah panicked. "You can't talk to him until I tell him that we used to date. I promise i'll tell him tonight, but until I do you have to lay low and avoid him."

"Ok, I'll let you tell him." Bryce said, before leaving towards the elevator. His office was on the second floor, so it should be easy enough for him to avoid Chuck all day.

Sarah hunched down onto her chair, completely exhausted by her surprise encounter with Bryce. Bryce being here brought problems, problems that she really didn't want to deal with. She was afraid that Chuck wouldn't want to be with her after he found out that she dated Bryce. What Bryce did broke him, and she was afraid that this would break him again. He was a forgiving person, but Sarah doubted that he would ever forgive Bryce, and to be honest he didn't deserve forgiveness.

Now Sarah had the task of telling Chuck. He deserved to know, especially because Bryce would be working at Walker Corp for the next two weeks. She really didn't want to break his heart though. The last month with Chuck had been phenomenal, exceeding her wildest dreams. She was happier than she ever thought possible, and now it might all be taken away because of a past relationship. She wasn't sure how she was going to face Chuck, and give him this news. To see the look on his face when she told him would break her heart.

He deserved to hear the news in person, but she wasn't strong enough to do it. She decided to cancel the date they had and tell him over the phone. It was a cowardly move, but she was a coward. Hopefully this would just be a bump in the road in their relationship, but her mind was in a dark place, thinking of the worst scenarios possible. She couldn't lose him.

It was about 9 pm when she decided to call him. Her chest was pounding, and her hands were sweaty, but it was something she needed to do. She hit number one on her speed dial, and awaited for Chuck to answer.

"Hey Babe."

"Hey Chuck." She debated on how to lean into telling him about Bryce, whether to start with small talk and work her way up, or to just straight up tell him. She finally decided to rip the band-aid off. "There is something I need to tell you."

"Is there something wrong? Are you breaking up with me? Did I do somet.."

"No Chuck, you didn't do anything wrong." She responded. Normally she would find his rambling cute, but right now she was too upset to think like that."My ex, the one who cheated on me, works at an accounting firm which got hired by Walker Corp. He is going to be working at the office for the next two weeks."

"Wow. Are you going to be okay?"

Sarah smiled through the tears that silently slid down her face. She was trying to make it through this without crying, but it wasn't working. "He stopped by my office today, and said he knew you." She paused, tears streaming down her face. "Chuck, my ex is Bryce Larkin." She finally choked out.

Silence. It was the worst thing she had ever heard. She quickly realized that Chuck had hung up on her. The pain she felt was the worst thing she had experienced in her life, worse then what she felt when Bryce cheated on her. She lied on her bed and started to weep for another relationship lost. Unlike the others, this one was her fault. She cried for a good ten minutes before she hear a knock on the door. She was not in the mood for company, so she decided to ignore it before another knock came, followed by a familiar voice."Sarah, let me in."

It was Chuck. Sarah wiped her eyes, and opened the door.

"Chuck, what are you doing here, I didn…"

"I needed to see you. There is something I need to tell you." He interrupted. She just nodded, expecting the worst, like yelling or a breakup.

Chuck spent the whole car ride over thinking of some eloquent speech about how he didn't care that she dated Bryce, and how no matter what she had done he would stay by her side, because he cared about her. But in that moment, seeing the heartbreak on her face, he said the only three words that mattered. The ones that could fix the pain, and the only ones that could truly compass his feelings for her.

"I love you Sarah. I know it might be a little early in the relationship, but it's the truth. I. Love. You. I don't care if you dated Bryce or anything else in your past. In fact, if anything I hate Bryce even more for what he did with you. There is nothing you can do to stop me from loving you."

Sarah had never been so relieved and happy. All her fears were taken away once again by Chuck. He saved her once again, and that's when she realized how she felt about him. It was always this simple, she just had to strip it down to the very core.

"I love you too."

As soon as the words escaped, Chuck captured her lips in a kiss. It was soft and tender and loving and filled with hopes and promises of the future. This eventually led to making love, which was the most special and tender it has ever been. This was a new, beautiful stage in their relationship.

Sarah was laying on top of Chuck, her head resting on his chest. She could not believe how lucky she was to be with this wonderful man. Once again, he exceeded her expectations on how amazing a person could be. She expected at the very least a fight between the two, but instead he cared more about her feelings then some stupid past relationship.

When Chuck said the words I love you, it made Sarah's heart soar. The love that encompassed her entire body was a completely new experience. He loved her, and it was the best feeling in the world. She had never felt such a feeling in her entire life. She thought she loved Bryce before, but this was a whole new world. And it was so simple, this feeling. She was making it so complicated, worrying about things like the past. She felt so silly, worrying like that. At least she figured it out quickly, instead of letting it fester and causing relationship angst. So she was happy and in love, and it felt really good.

"Are you okay?" Chuck asked, breaking her out of her thoughts.

"Huh? Oh yeah i'm fine."

"Are you sure? I can hear you thinking."

"Just thinking about how much I love you." She said honestly.

Chuck leaned down and kissed her forehead. "Seriously, screw Bryce Larkin." He chuckled.

Sarah gave him a serious look. "I think he's changed. He talked to me today, and once he found out that me and you were dating, he seemed genuinely happy for us. I think he wants you to forgive him, and for you guys to be friends again."

"Not happening." Chuck snapped, a little more harsh than intended. "I'm sorry…. I didn't mean to raise my voice."

"It's okay babe I get it." Sarah said, understanding the situation that he was in. Honestly, she really didn't want to forgive him either, and she wasn't hurt nearly as bad by him as Chuck was. She was just cheated on, he was cheated on and lost a best friend at the same time. If Chuck could forgive him, then she would too.

"It's not just about what happened at Stanford. I probably would have eventually forgiven him. But he hurt you, and that is unforgivable."

"Oh Chuck…." Sarah was so heart warmed at his confession. He truly cared more about her feelings then his own, and it made her feel special, like she was the center of his world. Nobody has ever treated her like this, especially not Bryce.

"I love you Sarah." Chuck said, closing his eyes and drifting to sleep.

"Love you too." She whispered into his chest. They both fell asleep with huge smiles on their faces despite the situation. They loved each other, and it was strong enough to get them through anything.

Tuesday September 13th

The next day at work was extremely slow for Chuck, as he was waiting for the inevitable confrontation with Bryce. Sarah had told him that Bryce wanted to be friends with him, but he couldn't see a future where that happened. He could maybe forgive him, but their relationship would never be the same. He held too much hate and resentment towards him, which Bryce would soon find out.

Chuck was working at his desk on his software project, which was basically the Walker Corp version of Microsoft Word. They were working on a new update for the year, which was ahead of schedule mainly due to Chuck. He was amazing at his job, partly because of natural skill, and partly because he loved working at Walker Corp so much. He may not love every aspect of the job (working with Jack made him continuously question his sanity) but he loved the job overall. Working down the hall from the women he loved definitely made it easier for him to enjoy his job.

He would be a total wreck, anxious about dealing with Bryce, if it wasn't for the conversation between him and Sarah last night. The feelings they had made him realize that they could get through anything, and nothing else mattered. Bryce, work, anything else was irrelevant. Still, he was down a little and his co-workers noticed. Most of them ignored him, noticing that he needed his space, but Jack was not the sharpest tool in the shed. It was almost the end of the day when Jack walked up to him.

"Trouble in paradise?" Jack asked.

"What?"

"I assume that something happened between you and your girl last night. It's the only reasonable explanation as to why you look like someone shot your puppy."

"No, me and Sarah are great." Chuck exclaimed. He didn't want the office to think that they were having relationship issues.

"You don't have to lie. I'm here for you." Jack said, bumping his fist into his chest and pointing at him.

Chuck laughed and shook his head. "I'm not lying, I promise."

"Well then why do you look so upset?"

"I have a meeting today that I really don't want to deal with." Chuck said while sighing. It was the truth, he really didn't want to meet with Bryce, but it had to be done. Just after he said that, he received a text from Sarah.

Sarah: Told Bryce that we talked. He's on his way up right now to talk. Good luck. Love you.

Chuck: Thanks for the heads up. Love you too.

Sure enough, he looked up and saw Bryce emerging from the elevator, walking towards him. Bryce saw Chuck looking at him, and smiled. Bryce finally made it to his desk after what felt like years, and spoke.

"Chuck, it's been a long time man. How have you been?" Bryce asked sincerely.

I've been good." Chuck said. For almost the first time since Stanford, this was truly the case. The last month had been amazing, and life truly was good for Chuck Bartowski.

Jack, at this point, noticed the tension between Bryce and Chuck, and hurried back to his desk, tripping over himself in the process.

"Is there a reason you're here?" Chuck asked, ignoring the commotion caused by Jack falling over himself.

"Chuck, i'm sorry. I'm sorry for what I did to you at Stanford. I was stupid and selfish and it was wrong. I really hope you can forgive me. After what happened with Sarah, I took account of my life and realized that changes needed to made. I've changed, and I was hoping we could be friends again. I know I don't deserve your forgiveness or your friendship, but I was hoping you would give me a second chance."

Chuck was pissed off. Sure, the words coming out of Bryce's mouth were nice, but he couldn't forgive him. All the anger and pain from that night four years ago came charging back, even from just seeing him again. He truly wanted to forgive and forget, but he couldn't. He was angry because he betrayed him, but he also betrayed Sarah. He was a betrayer, and Chuck wouldn't let him in his life again.

"I can't be friends with you again. You betrayed me and the person I care about the most in this world. So i'm sorry, I wish I could just forgive and forget, but I can't."

Bryce knew it was over. He had no chance of winning back Chuck's friendship, and it hurt. The worst part of the pain was that it was self-inflicted. He could have prevented all of this by not sleeping with Jill, but he did and now there was no going back. At least he had closure, knowing that he would never win back either him or Sarah. He could move on with his life, regretting the past but letting it fuel the future. He would never betray someone again like he did Chuck and Sarah.

"I'm sorry Chuck, for everything. If you ever do forgive me, I'm just a phone call away." Bryce finally said, walking towards the elevator. As he stepped into the elevator, he saw Sarah walking towards Chuck.

"Goodbye Sarah." He whispered just loud enough for her to hear. She turned and saw Bryce, his face disappearing behind the elevator doors. She just turned back and walked towards Chuck, that part of her life gone for good.

"Are you okay?" Sarah asked when she reached Chuck. He was sitting at his desk with a sad and distant look on his face.

Chuck smiled when he heard Sarah's voice. "I am now." Sarah just smiled. Chuck continued. "I feel a little bad for him, he truly seemed regretful. But I couldn't let someone who hurt us the way he did back into my life."

"I know." Sarah acknowledged, completely understanding why Chuck didn't want Bryce back into his life. Some pain is just too hard to let go. She doubted she would forgive her parents if they ever tried to reappear in her life again.

"Let's get out of here." Chuck said, stepping out from behind his desk. He took Sarah's hand, and they walked out of Walker Corp together, ready to face whatever the future held.

Hope you enjoyed my take on the Bryce situation. I'm not a fan of the stories where Bryce is forgiven instantaneously, so I went with this approach instead.

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