Chuck vs Santa Ana Part 2

After hearing the orders from General Beckman Chuck returned to his room with a file to study on Isabella Depani. He didn’t feel like staying behind at Casey’s to listen to him and Sarah argue about how things were going to go tonight. As he goes and sits on the bed and opens up the file, “Great” he thought to himself, she is beautiful, young and intelligent. Chuck started to get a little intimidated, he didn’t know how to act around women, especially smart, rich women with daddy’s that have the power to make to disappear if you look at their daughter wrong.

Chuck puts the file down and rubs his eyes for a second and when he opens the back up the sees Casey standing at the end of the bed which causes Chuck to “YELP!!”
Chuck: what do you want Casey?
Casey: Calm down Bartowski, I came over here to drop off you tux for tonight.
Chuck: (not very enthused) gee, thanks!
Casey: Look Chuck tonight is important, if we can get these guys then that will help save countless number of lives from dieing cause of a stupid gang war or some poor idiot that was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Think about your sister and friends!
Chuck: Wow Casey it almost sounds like your starting to care about some of these people!
Casey: with a half grunt, it’s the weather, don’t read too much into it. Also about tonight, you and Agent Walker need to pretend that you don’t know each other.
Chuck: Why is that?
Casey: Makes things simple when you’re trying to seduce your marks that other things don’t get in the way.
Chuck: Simple???
Casey: Ya simple, you keep your mind on Isabella and not Sarah, and she will do the same with Marco. (Chuck gives Casey a mixed look between worried and jealous, Casey smiles and heads back out the window.) Oh and Bartowski.
Chuck: what?
Casey: Try not to use some of those cheesy lines like you did on Agent Walker this morning! You want to get next to this girl not make her die from laughter!!

Chuck gets up and walks over and shuts the windows and curtains, picks up his new tux and heads to the bathroom to get ready.

Later we see Morgan climbing through his Morgan door and stumbling a little.

Morgan: Hey dude, you weren’t at work today?? (He sees chuck in his tux) Wow hot date with the future Mrs. Bartowski?
Chuck: Ya, were going to a graduation party for a friend of hers.
Morgan: swanky, can I come, please, please, please. I never went to a big formal graduation party, pleasseeeeeeee????
Chuck: Sorry buddy, invitation only and it for Sarah and me. And did you ever think there might be a reason why you are never invited to these things?
Morgan: I think its because I make people nervous? Their scared I might know more then they do!
Chuck: Right, ( he replied sarcastically) that must be it.
Morgan: Well have fun, tell the misses I said hi and see you at work tomorrow.

Morgan leaves the way he came in and Chuck goes back to getting ready. His mind is in a million places at once. How was he going to act with Depani daughter, would she even like him? Then he thought about this morning and how great that was, he was finally the confident one and went for it and Sarah feel right into it as well. He had a smile for ear to ear thinking about that kiss. There was no about to die situation or a mission or cover that called for it, it was just them and the way they feel about each other and being caught up in that moment. His smile quickly turned upside down when he thought about what Casey had said about them acting like they don’t know each other. Chuck knew he had to keep it together tonight when he sees Sarah with Marco. Chuck gives himself a quick look over in the mirror and makes some final adjustment to his jacket. “Just remember what Casey said, you think about Isabella and let Sarah think about Marco” Chuck finishes adjusting and takes a look at himself in the mirror as he takes a deep breath.
Chuck: I hate my life!!!!:(




Cut to pictures of Los Angeles in the evening time with the wind still gusting around making things very difficult for arriving party guest at the Wilshire Grand Hotel. You see a black stretch limo pull up out front with Casey driving and Sarah in the back.

Casey: Ok, I just talked to Chuck, he is inside at the bar waiting for his mark. Just remember Walker you can’t hold his hand though this mission he has to do his part by himself.
Sarah: Got it Casey, I have my own fish to fry.

Sarah steps out of the limo in a long beautiful navy blue dress with her hair pinned up drawing most of the attention to her face and neck, which were sporting a gorgeous pair of pearl earrings and necklace. Even with the wind blowing everything around she never faltered as she walked into the hotel.

Casey: I should have brought my video camera!!

Upon entering the ballroom Sarah made a quick scan, looking for possible exits and hazards and possible thing that could be thrown if things got sticky. After her initial scan she walked over to the opposite end of the bar that Chuck was sitting at. She introduced herself to a few gentlemen that were standing there and started conversations with them. She orders a dirty martini from the bartender and as she is sipping her drinks shoots a quick look at chuck who is obviously mesmerized by her beauty. Chuck is shaken from his gaze when a man next to him orders a double shot of Jack on the rocks, as chuck turns to get a look at the guys face he flashes on the mans wrist tattoo. He gets up from the bar and pretends to go mingle around the room and reports the flash to Casey.

Chuck: the guy at the bar getting the double shot of Jack is Brandon Leffit, weapons and drug smuggler, also Marco Depani’s right hand man.
Casey: ( who is inconspicuously standing by the ballroom exit listing to chucks report in his ear piece.) Got him, I’ll keep my eyes on him.
As Chuck is moving around the room he flashes on a few more people who he identifies as local gang and crime lords. Casey doesn’t like the number of flashes that Chuck is having so he calls in for back up. As chuck makes his way to the opposite side of the room he accidentally bumps into a tall beautiful young lady.

Chuck: Oh, oh I am so sorry. I so clumsy.
Lady: It’s ok, that’s the most excitement I’ve had all night.
Chuck: your Isabella Depani aren’t you?
Lady: yes I am but please call me Izzy.
Chuck: well Izzy my name is Charles Carmichael, but you can call me Chuck.
Izzy: (with a giggle) nice to meet you Chuck, so tell me what do you do for a living Chuck?
Chuck: I own a software company up state.
Izzy: wow that sounds kinda boring!
Chuck: It can be, that’s why I come down here to LA to shake things up a bit.
Izzy: Where did you go to school?
Chuck: I graduated from Stanford a few years ago.
Izzy: Stanford, huh, your football team sucks.
Chuck: thanks ( sarcasm) , So what did you get your degree in?
Izzy: Art History, with a minor in Italian.
Chuck: Art history huh, sounds kinda boring!!
They both share a laugh.
Izzy: So how did you manage and invitation to my graduation party? Are you a friend of my fathers?
Chuck: no, I’ve never meet your father.
Izzy: so how did you get in here?
Chuck: can you keep a secret? (Izzy nods her head yes, chuck bends over to whisper in her ear. As he tells her she lets out this cute little laugh)
Izzy: So you are a party crasher, I could have you kicked out of this hotel.
Chuck: Why would you want to do that, then all the fun would leave and your party would go back to being boring!

They share a laugh which is noticed by Sarah who is getting a little jealous at chucks flirting with Isabella. Sarah’s jealousy consumes her a little more as she see’s Chuck lead Isabella out to the dance floor. The song “The way you look Tonight” by Frank Sinatra starts to play and Chuck leads Isabella around the dance floor. Sarah gets up from the bar and moves to where she can she Chuck and Isabella dancing. She thought she was looking at a totally different person, chuck had this high confidence and smile on his face, almost as if he was having fun. As the song ended and everyone watched chuck dip Isabella there was a applause over the crowd, the two stood up and took a bow and walked over to the bar.

Izzy: that was so much fun, where did you learn to dance like that?
Chuck: well, after I had to learn the tango I thought I would learn a few more dances.
Izzy: the tango, wow I am not that good, I think I will just stick to a waltz.
They both shared another laugh when a very tall man escorted by 3 more men, came an tapped on Chucks shoulder.

Man: Excuse me son, but I don’t think I ever gave you permission to dance with my daughter?
(Cut to chuck getting a little scared and swallowing hard)
Chuck: Mr. Dapani, Sir, my apologies but your daughter was looking so beautiful I just had to dance with her. And what is life without taking risks? Kinda boring right?

Marco Dapani looks down at chuck with an expressionless face. The tension between the 2 of them was making Chuck get a little scared, then Marco let out this larger than life laugh.
Marco: AAAAAHHHHAAAA!!! I like this kid, he has balls. What is your name?
Chuck: (very relieved) Charles, Charles Carmichael. Pleasure to meet you sir.
Marco: Oh sir, sir. Call me Marco.
Izzy: Papa!!
Marco: what, I am just having some fun with the boy, he looked like he was going to pee himself!!!

Everyone around starts to laugh and Chuck’s face gets a little red.
Marco: Come, you sit with us at our table, I will tell you stories about my little Izzy.

As they walk over to the reserve table, Chuck sits down next to Izzy and her father on the other side of her. Marco stands up for a second.

Marco: everyone this is Katie Walker, she will be joining us as well. ( You see Sarah walk up and take a seat next to Marco who pushes her chair in for her.)
Sarah: such a gentleman! ( With a flirty giggle)

Cut to Chuck with a Semi-shocked look on his face. He knew that he would see Sarah with Marco, he just didn’t think they would all be sitting at the same table!!! Chuck just thought to himself, Things are about to get uncomfortable!!!