Hi guys! This is basically just a retake on the ice-skating chapters from OGSY. The first chapter is the scene from Cammie's POV and the second chapter is from Zach's. I had this swirling round in my head for a while so happy it's finally up! Thanks to ChelseaDagger14 for checking this!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, the fabulous Ally Carter does :)
Cammie POV
We walked towards Big Ben, the winter air biting at our noses. Bex was all laughs and smiles and well, I was too. It had been ages since I was allowed out, and we were barely allowed this trip (even though Bex's parent, Mr and Mrs Baxter, are famous MI6 agents and I had a huge group of guards surrounding me AND more guards tailing).
"So girls, what do you want to do?" Mr Baxter asked cheerfully, gesturing at all the activities around us. Bex and I grinned at each other.
"Ice-skating!" we chorused already running towards the frozen moat around the towers of London.
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"Hey Cammie, I think they're checking us out," Bex said while skating gracefully past me, talking about a group of boys leaning against the rails watching Bex with glazed expressions.
"They're not checking us out, they're checking you out," I pointed out with a smile, knowing that they would never see the chameleon when Bex was around, but I guess, I liked it that way. Bex just smiled as she twirled past. I flashed back to the last time I went skating, way before I started at Gallagher. I remembered every detail, every smell every face, and I remembered how happy I'd been. With my dad. Suddenly I heard a very familiar sounding song being played through the speakers and suddenly I was rushed back to 5 years ago on a very cold winter's day…
"Dad, you're a good skater," I smiled at dad who skated and danced on the ice.
"Thanks sweetie," he laughed.
"But," I continued, "I'm better," I announced spinning past him.
"Oh really? Let's see then!" he grabbed me and soon we were dancing on the ice. Mom stood near the railings clapping in time with the music, laughing at our dance. We twirled and dipped, we spun and skid. We laughed as we stumbled and we skated in time with the music. Then in the car ride home I said faintly, tired and ready to fall asleep, "next time, next time I'll skate way better than you dad," I yawned. "I'm sure you will," he smiled back.
I was faintly aware that I had been dancing and skating to the music, my eyes closed, beat steady. I almost looked around when the music faded and wondered where my dad went. Almost. But then I knew that he was gone, and 'next time' I went skating with him… wouldn't happen. I sighed; I knew some people had been watching my little 'dance' and I dropped onto a bench, thinking about whether I would ever see him again.
"Hey Gallagher Girl," someone said above me, I don't know about 'him' but, well I did get something.
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"Zach," I breathed, my heartbeat suddenly quickened, "what are you doing here?" I stared at this boy who had been showing up in my life at strange and not to mention dangerous times. He looked cold, nose slightly red, eyes a little rimmed in red. He just smiled and sat next to me, his breath warm on my skin.
"I watched your little dance there, Gallagher Girl, and I must say, you're pretty good," he said, raising an eyebrow. I froze slightly. Dad had said I was good… I turned back to him, and I knew he saw that slight change in expression.
"Yeah, well I was remembering the last time I went ice-skating…" I trailed off, thinking back.
"It was before Gallagher, before… dad," I whispered, staring into the crowd of ice-skaters, not meeting his eye. Zach just put his arm around me and whispered "I know you were." There was a slight silence, but it was comfortable and full of thought.
"So," tearing myself away from the past and back to the present, "why are you here?" I asked, knowing that he was probably here to do something, not just watch me skate.
"I'm…" he trailed off, staring into my eyes, not sure whether to tell me something. "I'm looking for Joe Solomon," he said finally, "he missed a meeting we had a few days ago and I was wondering if he was with you?" My heartbeat quickened again. My eyes widened.
"No, he's not on my protection detail," I answered slightly worried, "I haven't seen him since Gallagher." Zach saw me tense, "don't worry, Cammie, he's probably just held up or something," he said, quick to reassure me.
"Do you want me to ask the Baxters or something? Or my mom?" I asked, hoping for something to do.
"No," he said, slightly sharply, he softened, "he's Joe Solomon, why should we be worried?" I laughed softly, yeah, Mr Solomon was the best spy (well, him or my mom) and I knew Mr Solomon wouldn't be in any danger.
"Cammie," Mr Baxter yelled suddenly, "we're going!" I looked at Zach, and suddenly realised he looked… scared?
"You need to get going," he told me, touching my cheek softly, "bye Gallagher Girl." I blushed.
"Cammie! Hurry up!" Mrs Baxter yelled now. I turned back to Zach, but he was gone.
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