As Chuck and Sarah sit at their spot on the beach. The kiss ends and Chuck looks into Sarah’s eyes and finds himself lost in the sparkling blue orbs that are endless. Sarah smiles and looks a bit shocked and smiles at Chuck that smile that makes Chucks heart skip a beat.
Chuck asks excitedly … “Did it work? Did the magical kiss work.”
Sarah stares at Chuck trying to gather her thoughts and asks Chuck to give her a minute as she does so.
Sarah takes a deep breath and starts slowly,
“There was absolutely magic there, but I don’t think it was what we so desperately had hoped for.”
Chuck looks crestfallen and his chin drops to his chest and he mumbles,
”It didn’t work now so, what are we going to do? You are so much a part of my life, my family, my soul and being I can’t lose you but, if it’s too much for you to stay, I understand. I just need you to be happy and then I can live with the pain.”
Sarah grabs him by the chin and lifts his head up and says,
“There was magic there. It was a type of energy flowing thru us when we kissed. I felt it when you touched me in the intersect room. I knew then I could never shoot you. Chuck. When you said you were my Chuck I almost melted away until Quinn spoke into my com and it somehow redirected my thoughts I would never have triggered the explosives that was Quinn remotely and when he did I felt like I lost a piece of myself. I didn’t know why then but I think I do now Chuck. when I look in your eyes I see things in them. Things I may not remember from before but I know they have been there forever. Kindness, compassion, empathy, determination, you’re an all-around genuinely good guy.”
“That’s what I see, not to mention the love for me. it shines bright like a beacon. When I see it, it makes me feel like a different person than I was 5 years ago. I believe our story. I believe all of it, every bit of it. even though I don’t have the actual memories of the events I know it happened like you said.”
“Can we just sit and let me think for a while. I need to sort things out in my head. But so you know Chuck, I am not going anywhere. When I am with you I feel calm, collected, safe and protected. I can’t explain it, but that’s how I FEEL, Chuck and nothing will ever change that.”
3 hours later as they sit and watch the ocean the cool breeze sweeps in off the water and Sarah shivers a bit. Chuck reflexively puts his arm around Sarahs shoulder and Sarah immediately leans in and drops her head on his shoulder like it is a normal everyday thing without even thinking about it.
As they touch each other Sarah looks up at Chuck and smiles,
“I know you have saved me Chuck in many ways. You wouldn’t fight back at our house because you would never hurt me. you were willing to let me kill you then hurt me. I am so in awe of that and then when Quinn tried to shoot me, you stepped in front of a bullet meant to end my life. Right then, I knew you would do anything for me to protect me and that I couldn’t be Graham’s enforcer, the ice queen any longer. You had to have changed me over the last 5 years.”
“Casey dropped off the mission logs for operation Bartowski. and he and I talked a bit I only remember him as a hard ass that follows orders and is ruthless and it shook me to the core when he told me you changed both of us. He said you made us soft but that is how him and I became friends. Casey and I were friends. I would never have imagined that in a million years, I mean partners and teammates, yes. But friends, I have never had friends as far as I remember. But I have lots of them.”
“Now I don’t remember how or why, but I FEEL it ,Chuck. I really feel that the connection to you , your family, even Morgan for god’s sake. How weird is that. It’s not the normal feelings you get when you make memories but this is, well I guess, in my heart. I feel it to be true. It’s like the memories are there but walled off from my mind. But my heart feels things Chuck.”
“I don’t know. Maybe I am explaining it all wrong but I don’t know how else to do it.”
Chuck leans into her kisses her on the forehead and says,
“I get it, I really do. It’s the heart that feels, not the brain. Ellie may not agree with me, but it makes sense to me. Sarah, is there anything, and I mean anything I can do to help you in anyway?”
Sarah looks up and kisses Chuck on the cheek and stands up. Chuck gets a nervous look on his face and starts to get scared as she stands up. Sarah grabs his hand, pulls him up, and looks directly into his eyes and kisses him hard passionately, not lustfully but a plain simple expression of how much she obviously loves this man.
Sarah breaks the kiss and says to Chuck,
“When we touch or hug or kiss I know I love you because it FEELS right it feels like this is how it is supposed to be.”
Chuck gives Sarah one of the famous Chuck Bartowski smiles as big and wide as he can because Sarah loves him. Chuck asks, if she is sure about that and her response about floors him.
“Chuck my memories may be missing, but I am making new ones. Ones that are with you and Casey and everyone else and, after thinking about this a lot, I know who you are and why you won my heart the first time. You are the kindest, gentlest, most amazing person I have ever met, memories or not. I could fall for you all over again, if you were to try,” she says with a flirtatious wink and nod of her head.
“People are driven to you. You exude charisma and altruism at every turn. Chuck, it’s something to be proud of and, any woman that can’t see I, is an idiot. It may take some time for me to be comfortable in this life, but I am willing to try if you are. The way you have made me feel since I have been back in your life is incredible, and the sexiest thing I have even felt in my life.”
She grabs his hand and pulls him towards the car.
Chuck asks, “Humm, where are we going?”
Sarah turns and looks at him.
“We are going home, Chuck. We are going home.”
Just then, she gets a little dizzy and rubs her temple, “
Ouch!!.”
Chuck grabs her and holds on. Worry crossing his face.
“Are you ok Sarah?”
She takes a minute to gather her thoughts and says,
“I see a suitcase and a picture, but I am not sure what it means exactly.”
Chuck smiles so wide she thinks his mouth will fly off his face she says,
“What?
He grabs her and hugs her tightly.
“Sarah that’s incredible!!”
Sarah looks confused and says,
What is it?
Chuck explains/
“We had a small disagreement when you moved in with me about unpacking your suitcase. When you finally felt comfortable enough to unpack it after a mission, I was helping you put your suitcase away and I saw a picture of you and me. It was tucked away in your suitcase hidden from plain sight. When I asked you about it you said it goes everywhere with you because it reminds you of home. I asked, were we home? You said, I was your home I have always been. It was one of the happiest days of my life.”
Sarah looks at him and the tears start to flow down her cheeks full force . she summons up enough focus to smile and say,
“Oh my God, I remember that. It was one of the happiest days of my life too.”