I didn't tell anyone about the strange things that'd happened in Nebraska over summer break on my first day back at Gallagher. I figured it was better not to worry them, but I'm pretty sure that staying up late to hang out with your dead brother is not normal. But that's just another reason not to tell anyone, my mother especially. She still doesn't know that my father knocked up his high school sweetheart just before he met her. My brother, Chuck, was never officially proclaimed dead after that mission in Russia, so I was ecstatic when I first saw him in my grandmother's kitchen. I thought maybe he was really here, but I soon realized I was the only person who could see him. The jerk didn't think to tell me that before I went an introduced him to my grandparents.
Anyways, I made it my mission for the school year, not to slip up and talk to him in public, which would be extremely difficult considering his mission was to make me look like an ass for talking to thin air. I was doing good so far.
We were currently in the dining hall eating our first dinner of the year. Tina was spreading some wild rumor about my mother's hot love affair with Dr. Steve, when my mother took the podium. The room went silent as my mother welcomed and informed us that we wouldn't be the only ones being welcomed. The Blackthorne boys strolled through the doors just as last year. Apparently, besides the fact that last years exchange went so well, Blackthorne's cover wasn't sticking to well, and their school was being investigated, so the entire student body would be joining us. We were doing some add- ons to the school to make more room. That's when he decided to make his appearance; he being chuck. He walked in the dining hall right next to Zach wearing a tutu! Needless to say, his mission was becoming very successful already. I burst out laughing in a room full of silence and everyone stared at me!
"Cameron is there something you would like to share with us?" my mother asked.
"Ummm...." I started, still laughing as Chuck sent me a victorious smirk, and put bunny ears over Zach's head, which currently showcased confusion. "The gestation period of an elephant is 22 months." I choked out, with my last laugh. Hey, it was all I could think of.
"Okay?.....Moving on" my mother said, confused.
"Hey, what is wrong with you?" Bex whispered.
"Nothing, Macey's perfume is messing with my head." I explained. Macey shot me a glare and we all turned our attention back to my mother.
"I trust you'll each do your best to make our guests feel at home. Due to the short notice of this exchange, they've already eaten their dinner. Everyone must be in their dormitories by 11 o'clock sharp. You're dismissed."
I didn't want any surprises from Chuck, so I kept my eyes from everyone's gaze and dashed up to my dorm. I was stopped just before the door, by a very energetic Tina.
"So Cammie, my sources tell me that you and Zach got together this summer and today is your one month anniversary." she said, raising her eyebrows suggestively.
I half laughed and responded, "Well, that's entirely untrue, but in about five seconds, it will be the 30 second anniversary of the second time Zach walked through the grand hall doors, 30 seconds ago." She glared and ran off to join her minions.
My hand just reached the doorknob when I heard a familiar voice say, "Happy 30 second Anniversary" from behind me. Zach. I turned around and found of course, not only Zach but Chuck leaning up against the wall behind him.
"Zach" I greeted.
"Gallagher Girl" he mocked. "You escaping?" he asked.
"After my little scene back there? Hell yes."
"Yeah, I didn't know you were so interested in elephants"
"Me either" Chuck agreed.
I resisted the urge to shoot him a glare and asked, "What can I do for you Blackthorne boy?"
He smirked, "That depends, what are you offering?"
"I'm escaping tonight, want to come?" I asked.
"Do I want to go on one of your dates with Jimmy? No. And I really wish you wouldn't either. I mean why pretend he's me when I'm right here?" his smirk grew even wider.
"JOSH and I are no longer together. I'm going to the movies. I just want to have a little fun before school starts and I figured you might want to join me, but I guess I'll just have to find someone else." I smirked right back. I had no idea where this sudden confidence was coming from, but I liked it.
"Wait! Okay, I'll go. On one condition. You admit that you're asking me out on a date." now he was the one with the widest smirk.
"Hey, this is my outing; you don't get to make the conditions"
"Okay then, Gallagher Girl. I guess I'll just see you tomorrow morning." He said before he walked away.
"So, is that your boy toy?" Chuck asked.
"Shut up" I scolded him as I shut the door to our dorm.
He made himself at home on my bed, and I hurried to my closet to find a nice outfit to wear. I was not about to let Zach decide what I do tonight; I would go alone if I had to. Just then, the door burst open, revealing Bex, Liz, and Macey.
"Since when do you take charge with Zach?!" Macey asked shocked.
"You saw that?" I asked.
"Yes. We were walking up after Bex's major flirting session with Grant, and Liz's major lets just stare into each others eyes and blush because we're to shy to say anything session with Jonas when we saw you and Zach canoodling." Macey grinned. Liz glared at her and Bex just laughed.
"We were not canoodling!" I defended.
"Uh....yes you were" Chuck laughed in the corner.
"So, when are you going to suck it up and admit that you asked Zach out so you can go to the movie?" Bex asked.
"I'm not; I'm going to go by myself."
"Five bucks says she gives in just before she leaves" Bex bet.
"Nah, I say she makes it all the way to her exit before she gives in." Macey bet just before they shook on it.
"Are you betting on Cammie's love life?" Liz asked.
"Uh, Cammie does not have a love life" I corrected her.
"Cammie's just too stubborn to admit that she likes Zach" Macey grinned.
"Why are we talking about Cammie in the third person?" I asked, frustrated. "If you'll excuse me, I have to get ready for a hot date with me myself and I."
"So you admit that you asked Zach as a date!" Bex yelled. I shot her a glare and headed to the bathroom to get ready.
10 minutes later, I was wearing a purple t-shirt with a black pin stripe open vest, dark blue skinny jeans with converse, I flat ironed my hair, and I did my make-up.
"Don't forget to smile when you give into Zach's condition!" Macey yelled before I shut the door.
"So...." Chuck began walking beside me as I headed to a nearby passageway. "Who's the spunky one?" he asked.
"Macey." I answered, noticing that the halls were empty.
"Macey...I like it. She's hot." he smiled.
"Yeah, and she's not only too young for you, she's too alive for you, so good luck with that one." I laughed as I reached my destination; a janitors closet with a very hidden door. I stood there for a moment, contemplating going back for Zach.
After 47.3 seconds, I sighed and let out a loud "ugh!" before I headed down three hallways to Zach's old dorm.
"I new you'd give in" Chuck laughed.
"Shut up!" I whisper yelled before I knocked on the door.
The door was opened by Zach who was looking pretty hot in jeans, a white t-shirt with a black jacket, a smirk, and sex hair. He must've assumed I'd change my mind.
"Hey Jonas, you owe me 5 bucks!" Grant yelled to Jonas in the bathroom.
"Did everyone bet on this?!" I asked, annoyed. "You know what never mind, are you coming or not?" I asked.
I heard someone coming down the hall and jumped into their dorm, shutting the door behind me.
"That depends, are you going to admit that you asked me out or not?" he smirked.
It took all the strength I had to finally say, "Fine! I asked you out! This is a date! A date that I asked you on! Are you happy now?!"
He laughed, "Very"
"Okay, we're going to miss the movie, so if you could finish this sometime in the next century, that'd be great" Chuck whined.
Oh god, what have I gotten myself into?