Disclaimer: I do not own the Gallagher Series.
A/N: Okay so this is the 1st chapter of To Save the Caught and I'm beginning it after they get off of the plane. Let's just say Cammie went to sleep on the plane or something like that. Enough rambling, here's the story..................
Cammie POV
I walked through the airport watching all my surroundings in case I saw Zach. I knew I wouldn't but that didn't mean I couldn't hope.
No one said anything to me. I guess they were afraid I'd break down or something but I wouldn't. I was strong. I had to be for Zach. I had to because I was a future Goode and Goodes don't break down. Mom walked up to me and held my hand.
"I'm fine." I told her. She looked at me and nodded. A small smile came across her lips as she made circles on my hand.
"It's just I know what's going through your mind. Thinking about the what ifs and whatnot. If you need someone to talk to, I'm here." She told me and walked ahead of me to catch up to Joe.
I knew what was going through her head. That her daughter was going to go through the same thing she went through when we lost dad. I hate to say that it hadn't crossed my mind until now.
"We'll get him back. You know that right?" Grant asked me.
"Of course I do." I responded and caught Grant looking at the ring. I smile a little.
"I told him you would like it. Helped him pick it out. Did you know you're the only person he's given something to since his parents died?" He asked. I shook my head. I was a little shocked and tears welled up in my eyes. "We'll get him back." Grant repeated, this time more to himself than to me.
I let Grant live in his own thoughts for now and walked over to Macey. She was scanning the crowds. When she saw me, she opened her mouth but closed it. She was scared she would set me off.
"I'm not gonna cry if you talk to me Mace." I told her and she laughed.
"I never have been through anything like this so I'm a little out of place. I don't know a remedy for what you're feeling." She told me.
"Well, right now I'm feeling hopeful. Hopeful that we'll find him and get him back" I told her as we walked out of the airport. I looked around to see Grant wiping a tear from his cheek while Bex put her arms around him. I saw Jonas close to a breakdown while Liz rubbed his back and tried to calm him. I saw Mom leaning into Joe's shoulder while Joe stared up in space. Jeff had his hands in his pockets talking to himself. Everyone was ready for the worst. Everyone but me.
Zach POV
I was blindfolded as I was put into an airplane. I took a deep breath, trying to keep from having a meltdown. My mind wondered as I flew to an unknown location.
First, I was thinking about what the guy said when we were outside of the school. "Not really but he is a Goode and their known for wooing women."and "I got you didn't I?" Did that mean he was in some way related to me? I pushed it aside and Cammie came into my thoughts.
How was she coping with this? She was about to cry when she left. They were going to come after her and get her too. I hoped she remembered this and wouldn't come after me. Had she opened her present? I hope she wouldn't because it would only hurt more than help. It would make her try harder to find me or make her cry her eyes out that she left without me. 'Why did I give that damn box to her?' I thought to myself. 'Because you're an idiot' I thought back.
"Hey." I heard someone say to me. I think they said it to me anyway. I stayed still. "I know you hear me." The voice continued. I stayed quiet. "Answer or the girl gets it when we get her." That caught my attention.
"Touch her and I swear I will kill you." I threatened.
"That got your attention, didn't it Zachy." The voice asked. I hadn't been called Zachy in years but I knew I hated the name.
"Don't call me Zachy," I snapped.
"Is someone mad that their little girlfriend isn't here?" Another voice asked. Before I answered I heard someone get smacked. "Hey!" The male voice from earlier said.
"Don't tease him. Can't you see he's hurting?" The first voice scolded. It was the woman from earlier.
"Oh please." He huffed. "She wasn't all that." I growled.
"Well, I think someone disagrees with you. Two someones actually. I thought she was pretty." The woman argued. Well, aside from being a bad guy, she had good taste. "Amy would adore her."
Amy? My mom Amy? Would, did this mean she was still alive? It couldn't be true. Mom's dead. I had to ask.
"Who's Amy?" I asked.
"The kid doesn't even remember his mother. I swear he got his brains from his father." The man laughed. I felt a kick in the back of my head. It stung and then I was out like a light.
I woke back up in a chair with a serious headache. I wasn't tied up so someone here is stupid. I got up and searched for a light. Oh, did I not mention there were no lights on? My bad. Maybe if I wasn't hit upside the head earlier! Sorry, sorry. Lost it there.
I continued searching until tripped I over something. "Ow!" Scratch that, tripped over someone. I jumped but recovered quickly.
"Sorry."I said but was I really sorry? Nope.
I found the lights and turned them on. I turned and was wondering if I was dead for a split second. "Mom? Dad?" I asked. They nodded and mom (that was weird saying that) ran up to me and gave a death grip type hug. "Who's that?" I asked once I noticed another person sitting in a corner.
"Zach, this is Christopher Morgan. A friend of ours." My dad informed me. I so wasn't going to tell him I was dating his daughter nor was I going to tell him I gave her an engagement ring. He looked at me and I saw a small piece of hope in his eyes.
"Do you happen to know anyone by the name of Cameron Morgan? She might go by Cammie or Cam." Oh god. I cursed in Farsi under my breath and got a slap on the arm.
"Ow!" I yelled. "What the he-" I started but thought about where I was standing. I cleared my throat and started to back away a little.
"Well, son," my dad started, "do you know his daughter?" He asked.
"Uh, well, um, I, uh," I cleared my throat. "We've crossed paths before." Smooth.
"Oh god, he had sex with her!" Mom exclaimed.
"What?!" Mr. Morgan, dad, and I yelled. Mom blushed and looked a little embarrassed.
"Well, that's the same thing Michael use to say when you asked him about someone he slept with." She said shyly.
"No, I didn't." Dad argued.
"Really? Who's Debra Walters?" Wait a minute?! Pause, stop, rewind! Tina's mom? We could have been brother and sister? I'm going to be sick.
"Well, um, we've crossed paths before." Oh god. He slept with Tina's mom!
"Zach, are you okay?" Mom asked.
"You slept with Tina's mom?" I yelled.
"Are you dating her daughter or something?" Mom asked and I swear I saw a glint in her eyes. Was she happy that her son had a girlfriend?
"No! I'm dating, um, well, that doesn't matter right now." I glared at my dad.
"What?" Dad questioned as I glared at him.
"How could you sleep with Debra Walters?" He smirked and pointed to himself.
"Spy." Wow, am I that annoying when I do that? No, I couldn't be.
"How does my daughter look?" Mr. Morgan asked.
"Well, she's-" I started but didn't finish.
"You picked the right person to ask that question, Chris. Lucky over here knows your daughter well." The man from earlier said through the door.
"Shut up!" I yelled.
"What? Scared to tell him you're dating his daughter. Or that today is the anniversary of the day you two met? That as you said and quote 'was the best day of your life'?" Oh I hated this guys' guts.
"Oh my god!" Mom screeched.
"I'm happy for you, son." Dad put his arm around me.
"So you're dating my daughter?" Mr. Morgan asked and smirked. He cracked his knuckles.
"Well, um, we've crossed paths before." It was the only thing that I could think of to say.
Cammie POV
"Zach!" I yelled as I woke up from my dream. Zach was being torture and I was tried up being forced to watch. I was sweating bullets and my mom rushed to my side.
"It's okay Cammie," she cooed, "I'm sure Zach's okay."
"Yeah. I hope so." I nodded and lay back down.
A/N: I'll stop here. I wanted Zach to have his parents with him to help and I wanted him to meet Cammie's dad. It was fun for me to write.
What will Cammie's dad do to Zach? What do Zach's aunt and uncle want with him? Why are Zach's parents and Cammie's dad still alive? Want to find out? Well, read the next chapter of To Save the Caught!!!
