Chuck vs, The Un-Born Catastrophe Part 3

Morning came with no resolve, just mixed emotions and aching hearts. Sarah’s day started earlier than usual, she had already awakened and finished her normal morning routine before heading out to work.

Bailey knocked and opened Sarah’s door only to find her gone. She knew she left early to avoid talking about last night. Bailey heard Sarah return and the heartbreaking sound of her crying herself to sleep.

Across the way there was a knock on Chuck’s door, after a few more Ellie walks in and sees her brother lying limp and pail like death, his eyes are red with circles around them as he just looks up at the ceiling. He hadn’t slept a wink.

Ellie: CHUCK!!! (She bellowed to get him out of his trance.)

A small groan of acknowledgement was all she heard coming from his pasty corpse.

Ellie is very concerned for his health as she sits on the bed next to him and checks for a fever and vital signs.

Ellie: Chuck...sweetie what's wrong?? You’re scaring me a little.

Chuck starts to laugh in a slightly sinister way.

Chuck: you know what sis, i'm beginning to scare myself! Nothing I do in my relationship is right anymore, its like Sarah feelings are so distant and out there that the twilight zone is afraid to go near them!

Ellie: Ok, slow down and rewind so I can catch up.

Chuck lets out a sigh as he sits up in bed trying to find the words to describe last nights messed up situation.

Chuck: After dinner I took Sarah to the beach so we can start discussing things about our future and the baby.

Ellie: ok, I am with you so far.

Chuck: I was holding her in my arms looking out over the water when she said she liked being there like that. It made me feel good that she would say that so I asked her if she was happy about this baby, even though it was very unexpected.

Ellie:. And what did she say?

Chuck: she said yes and that it was something she had often thought about, starting a family and stuff.

Ellie: this all sounds like good things, what is the bad part?

Chuck: the bad part is, we started kissing and one thing leads to another and...

Ellie: eeww, ok we can keep this at a PG rating please!

Chuck: I was looking up at her and I was just.... Lost in her eyes, those deep... Blue... gorgeous eyes that without thinking I asked her to marry me, and ah...she said no!

Chuck hung his head as the feelings came roaring back.

Ellie: Oh Chuck I’m sorry.

Chuck: No its my fault I pushed her to fast. I want to have that emotional security with her but she is not ready for that big of a commitment yet. She has to may emotional barriers she needs to work through and all I can do is wait.

Ellie looks at her brother with sad eyes as she pats his head. " You two didn't break up did you?"

Chuck: I don't know where our relationship stands, last night we couldn't figure out what to say to each other and now I don't think she wants to speak to me!

Ellie: what makes you think that?

Chuck: because she sent me this text message not to call her today so she can think.

Ellie: Just give her some space, she loves you, she just has a lot on her plate right now!

Chuck: I guess.

Ellie: try not to think about it and worry about other things!

Chuck: Like what? What can be more important than the woman I love and my child she’s carrying?

Ellie: that's it right there, think about what your going to do for the baby and its future! Do you really think that you are going to be able to provide for Sarah and the Baby making 11 bucks an hour working at the Buy More?

Chuck: I don't know, I never really thought about it.

Ellie: well maybe you need to start. Start thinking of going back to school and finishing your degree, then maybe getting a job that's a worth going to everyday! You need to break away from the life you have now and focus on the life you need to have to provide for a family. Your days of slacking off are over little brother, time to grow up and get serious!

Ellie leaves as Chuck thinks about what she just said. What would be the best thing for his future? After the intersect was downloaded into his brain his future was pretty much taken over by the government, it was no longer in his control. Or was there a way he could get the control back?

Bailey was trying to stay out of Sarah and Chuck’s personal life even though they wouldn't have one if it wasn't for her allowing it. She hated to see them heartbroken like that, they were both right and wrong at the same time. It was hard to be in the middle, she knew Chuck and the things he values most in this world. The same with Sarah, but Bailey knows that Sarah is just confused from never being able to emotionally express herself unless she is angry or the world is about to end. compared to Chuck who is not afraid to express his emotions by no means.

She sat at the counter of the spy shop programming the new Alienware Area 51 m15x notebook computer she had purchased for the shop. Granted the computers Chuck tried to sell her at the Buy More were good, but the Alienware software however was incredible. Mostly for gamers because of their superb graphics and media, it clearly superseded all of the other brands, and Bailey had her own plans for the software!

As she finished uploading a security program, which was linked to some cameras, motion sensors and certain programming files, she heard the bell ring on the door in front of the shop. As she looked up she saw a miserable looking Sarah walking towards the counter. She had her work uniform on with her grey hooded zip down sweatshirt walking up dragging her feet and slouched over like she was hung over.

Bailey: are you drunk?

Sarah let out a groan as she walked behind the counter and sat in the chair next to Bailey and laid her head down on the table.

"No" she cried out.

Bailey: well I can't cheer you up until you tell me what's wrong!

Sarah: you were right!

Bailey: I know that, I usually am. Wait...what was I right about?

Sarah: Chuck and I were on the beach talking and I opened my self up a little emotionally and he just took it and ran.

Bailey: Not good! How far did he run with it?

Sarah: he asked me to marry him!

Bailey: Oh Sarah, I ah...

Sarah: and the worst part is that I wanted to say yes but my head got in the way! I love him but I can't handle all of this so soon. I have only known him for the better part of a year and we haven't even been out on a real date, half of our relationship is based on a lie and I am having his baby and .....And I am sounding like I belong on the Jerry Springer Show!

Bailey laughs at that comment.

Sarah puts her head back down on the table and whimpers a little bit.

Bailey runs her hand up and down Sarah’s back trying to comfort her.
“Sarah, you both knew when you started having feelings for each other that it wouldn't be a normal relationship, and like I or not it never will be!”

Sarah: I know, but why can't he see that I am happy with him and we don't need to get married?

Bailey: I told you he is looking for some emotional security...a commitment that you will always be with him.

Sarah: I don't plan on going anywhere but I’m just not ready to let him in, in every aspect of my life yet, and I am trying to open up and talk but he just takes it to the next step and I can't follow!

Bailey: we are spies, no one will ever know every aspect of our lives, but let me ask you, if you know that Chuck is the one for you, the one that has your heart and the one you never want to live without. I have a way for you to compromise and find common ground without you having to talk to much!

Sarah looks up at Bailey and wipes away her tears. "Tell me how, I will do anything!"

The rest of the morning Sarah listens to Bailey tell a story about her and Chuck’s great grandparents, and how what they went threw and what they did will help her with Chuck!

Later that afternoon Casey walks over to the shop and waltzes into the back room where Bailey and Sarah were waiting for him.

Casey: What are you working here now to?

Sarah: Shut up Casey!

Casey: Where is lover boy, I haven't seen him all day?

Sarah: What?? He didn't show up for work?

Bailey: He is at home, I talked to him earlier he is going to meet us later. Now on to work, what did you find out about Vigos whereabouts?

Casey: Not much, he has been spotted a few times up around the Burbank area but has been keeping a very low profile.

Bailey: Ok, we can go scout it out later and if we find him we will bring him in. Is there any chance of unexpected French visitors?

Casey: From my information they are looking south towards the boarder, the French never really were the sharpest tools in the shed!

Bailey: well I am not going to take any chances so we will go out with full gear, no excuses.

Casey: Roger that!


Bailey walks into Casa Bartowski looking for Chuck, the lights are off and there is a cold feeling inside. Awesome and Ellie are at work so she is not worried about them over hearing what she needs to say to Chuck. She knocks and opens the door to his room and sees him lying in the same position he was when Ellie saw him.

Bailey: Chuck! Hey Chuck, its almost time to go find Mr. French! Come on!

Chuck: Can you go without me, you really don’t need me, you know what he looks like and I just cant seem to get my mind to focus!

Bailey: I know, I am sorry about last night, Sarah is in a funk about it to. I can see that it is killing both of you, but I need you there just in case some other French agent are around you can flash on!

Chuck lets out a long sigh, he really isn’t in the mood to go do this right now, and he sure isn’t in the mood to see Sarah.

Chuck: Ok. (He says as he rises from his bed.) But I want to talk to you about something first.

Bailey: Ok, what is it?

Chuck: It’s just…I have been thinking and want to know since I am helping out with this spy stuff…

Bailey: Spit it out Chuck, just tell me what it is you want!

Chuck: I want you to talk to your boss about me joining the agency as a field agent and getting paid for all of the missions and stuff I am doing!

Bailey: WHAT??? Chuck…NO!!

Chuck: Bailey this is what I want and what I think is best for me, Sarah and the baby. I can’t provide for a family working at the Buy More and I can’t see myself getting another job and having to deal with this spy stuff, so the only other option is to join! I want to be more to this team then just the intersect!

Bailey can see that he has been thinking about this all day and is to stubborn to change his mind now!

Bailey: Ok, I will have a talk with my boss, I’m sure there is something we can arrange, but Chuck this is not exactly something you can just get out of. I don’t want this decision to change you, you’re to good a person for that.

Chuck: I don’t want you to start treating me like they do sometimes. Like all I am good for is the intersect in my head and a few computer things, I have other things I can offer this team! I need this Bailey, to prove to myself that I am good enough to fit into the spy world and to help make a future for my family!

Bailey: I know that, and so do they Chuck. We care for you very much and we don’t want to see you get hurt, intersect or not!

Chuck: I’m not made of glass, I won’t break! Well… unless it’s some really big guy, he might be able to break me! (He laughs)

Bailey: Chuck this is a serious decision and I think that you and Sarah need to have a talk about this before you decide. Maybe I should be the one to tell her after my boss and I have come up with a reasonable agreement, then you two can talk about what you want to do! You two are going to have to make every decision together from now on because its not just her life and your life that are going to be effected, you have to start considering the baby in everything now.

Chuck: You don’t think I know that? Trust me, looking back on things I would have never had thought my life would be so screwed up as it is right now and every time I try to get it back on track something else comes along to make the last catastrophe seem like it was just a small glitch!

Bailey walks over to her cousin and gives him a hug. She knows that he is trying to do what’s best for his and Sarah’s future together under the circumstances. She also knew that Chuck would tell Sarah his intentions and she will disagree, and that was not an argument they needed to add to the fire.

Bailey: While I work on what I am going to say to her and my boss, you need to think about how you are going to fix things relationship wise!

Chuck: I don’t know how?

Bailey: Simple, walk up to her and tell her what you want and what you expect.

Chuck: I though I did that when I asked her to marry me?

Bailey: Let me finish! Then let her tell you what her expectations are and see if you can find common ground.

Chuck: She won’t even speak to me right now!

Bailey: Because you freaked her out little cuz! Sarah is so fragile emotionally that to much at once causes her to choke up and back away. I know that you love her and want to marry her and so does she, but you need to think about what she wants and what its going to take for her to get there!

Chuck: I don’t get it?

Bailey: She loves you, but you are going to have to be patient with her and when she is ready she will marry you.


She gives her cousin one last hug before walking out of the apartment so she can call her boss. After explaining the situation and what she would like to see happen, if at all possible, Mr. Dylan said he would review the request and see what he could do.