He had knocked. Not knowing who it was, she had stupidly opened the door.

Why in the world did she open that door?

"Bryce."

He smiled, that perfect smile that had once made her weak in the knees, her heart flutter, and her brain go haywire.

But not anymore. She had long ago left that train.

"Mind if I come in?" he asked.

She sighed and shook her head, "No, not at all."

She made room for him to enter, and he walked in, looking around the room before plopping himself on her bed. She sat on the chair across, and he looked at her questionably.

"Why so far away? Come sit next to me."

She simply just stared at him, "I'm perfectly fine where I am."

He sighed, "Oh, come on Sarah. If you're afraid I'm going to jump you, don't worry. I'm not."

She stared at him, shocked. How did he know what she was thinking? And how could she be so sure he wasn't going to do that, anyways? It wasn't that she loved Bryce anymore, because she didn't. That, she was sure of. She no longer loved Bryce Larkin. And it had taken one man for her to realize this.

"How can I be sure?" she asked quietly.

"I wouldn't want to hurt Chuck."

She looked at him, trying to find any trace of dishonesty, but found none. What she found was just pure honesty, with sadness mingled in between. He looked so honest, and just...not like the Bryce she had seen often. It was rare, these moments of honesty from him.

"Why would it hurt Chuck?"

He looked at her angrily. "Cut the bullshit Sarah," he said harshly.

She blinked, taken aback by his sudden change of attitude.

He sighed, "Look, I just want him to be happy. Both of you to be happy."

"What? What are you-"

"Don't try to fool me. I'm not stupid. I know why you didn't come with me-"

"It was my duty to stay wi-"

"Sarah, just don't use the duty excuse," he said sharply. "I know exactly why you stayed."

Damn. Why the hell did he have to know her so well? But even though he knew her very well, he couldn't compare to Chuck. No, Chuck knew things she didn't even know about herself. Things she had forgotten.

She sighed and looked at him sadly, "Bryce, I'm sorry but-"

He smiled brightly, "Don't be."

She looked at him strangely, "Okay, are you bipolar or something?"

He laughed, "Same old Sarah. Nah, it's just...you were, are, still important to me. Don't worry," he said after seeing the look on her face, "If you feel bad because you think I love you, don't be, 'cause I don't."

She let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. She was relieved...she just knew Bryce wasn't lying. He was always direct, never lying (not including any agency matters), and never avoiding the point.

"Look," he started, "I just want you and Chuck to be happy. I love that nerd like a brother, Sarah. He's probably the only true friend I've ever had. Just, answer me this question, honestly and directly. Do you love Chuck? Just tell me what I already know."

"If you already know, why bother asking?"

"Because Sarah, you need to say it." He cocked his head, "Have you ever admitted it out loud Sarah? Ever admitted it to anyone? I'm pretty sure Carina is out of the picture. She did try to seduce him."

Her head snapped to him, "What?! When? I'm gonna-"

"Relax. He actually resisted her, er, skills. Gotta hand it to him, that's pretty tough."

Her shoulders deflated, but the anger hadn't. Not at all.

"Stop thinking of possible scenarios where she can 'accidentally' die."

She pouted, "You're no fun."

"I try."

They stayed quiet for a couple of minutes, Sarah staring at the wall trying to work up some courage, while Bryce simply waited for her to say something.

"I love Chuck Bartowski," she said suddenly, her voice cracking.

He smiled, proud of her for admitting it. He knew it was hard, but rather than saying anything, he simply nodded and implied for her to continue.

"I just- he's the first man to ever get under my skin as much as he has. He's sweet, honest, kind, and just so unbelievably close to perfect. He knows me so well...he knows my better than anyone. Better than I know myself. He's showed me how to feel...feelings that I thought I had forgotten. A yearn for a family, a stable life, all with him.

"He's just so special, and he makes me feel safe. He makes me feel protected, and he's risked his life for me so many times. Did you hear about the crazy banner stunt he pulled? Agents only think about doing that, but never actually do it! But he did it. And he did it for me.

"And when he was thrown off that building...I felt my heart ripped out of me, Bryce. I just...I screamed, and just didn't know what to do. I felt helpless. At that moment, I felt my whole entire world collapse, and I... and then after, when he showed up with the reinforcements...I felt alive again, you know? I felt like a could breath again, and it was...bliss."

There. She had finally said it. Everything that had been inside of her all these months; she had let it all out. And to Bryce Larking no less.

She noticed that during her confession, she had started crying. She wiped her tears, and looked up at Bryce. He was smiling, and he just looked so happy.

After this, not much was said. They watched a movie together just as old friends would. She was curious to why he was here- he didn't get pulled out of his cover just for this- but she decided to ask about that later. For now, she was glad to have someone to who she could relate to.

After all, they both loved Chuck, even though they had an unorthodox way of showing it.

Author's Note: Ugh, who was super pissed at the way they introduced Bryce into the second season? Poor Chuck! Anyways, I still kinda like Bryce (yeah, yeah, scream at me later) and well, I made him into a good guy in this one. He is gonna be some-what of an arrogant bastard, but he loves Chuck (even though he was a weird way of showing it).

Doesn't mean I don't hate his timing. He just has the world's worst timing!

Anyways, I hope you liked this first chapter. (: The whole confession wasn't good, and I apologize. You can't write what you don't know. The next chapter will be when Chuck arrives. Dun dun dun. :O

Disclaimer: I don't own Chuck.