Hiya guys! This is my first fanfic, so (hopefully) it will be alright… I would really appreciate it if you could review, just cos I want to see if people like my first story… Thank you!

Complete Chocoholic

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Somewhere in America, COC headquarters.

Brian Goode stared at his son, huddled in the corner of the cell. It had been 14 years since he had last seen this figure, so similar to himself. So similar to HER.

His scruffy black hair that always looked like somebody had hacked at it with a blunt knife fell into his eyes, which, he was sure, would still be the same perfect shade of green. His jaw had become more angular, changing from a little boy into a man. Even through the dirty, flimsy shirt they had given him to throw on, you could see his powerful biceps and broad shoulders.

One of his arms was wrapped protectively around a girl, sitting to his left. She had her head resting in the nook of his neck, and he had pulled her legs across his lap, leaving his hand to rest on her thigh.

Their intimate position and obvious love for each other made Brian think of Cassandra. His wife. His soul mate. His everything. And she had betrayed him, left him there lying in the dust, thinking he was dead. Sometimes he was so angry he wanted to pick up a gun and march straight into these headquarters, but then he realised he would never be able to harm her anyway – even if he got past all the guards and magically managed to find her in the massive maze. He was still so much in love.

Zach stirred in his sleep, and brought the girl closer to him, stroking her shoulder absentmindedly. The girl had blonde hair that fell to her shoulders. Her hands were resting on Zach's chest. Occasionally she would murmur non-existent words, although sometimes he could make out 'Zach' and 'Cavan'. He noticed a silver bracelet lying on her wrist, with an intertwined Z and C. He assumed that Z stood for Zach, and that the girl's name was Catherine, or Ceris, or Camilla. They must really be in love.

He never imagined that his son would get a girlfriend. Of course, he would always get lots of offers – SHE used to constantly say how Zach was going to grow up and be a heartbreaker. But he was never interested in girls or anything but how to train to be a better spy.

'He's a good lad, you know".

Brian turned around towards the source of the voice. He could just make out the familiar silhouette of his former best friend behind the bars to the right, Joe Solomon.

"Joe, how are you? Long time no see, good to finally speak to you again, mate". He replied.

"You too. Zach's definitely going to be pleased to see you when he wakes up."

"He's almost a man now. Completely changed." Brian looked back adoringly to Zach in the corner of the cell.

"Very good spy too, one of the best in Blackthorne. Cammie is excellent as well. She's good for him."

"They seem to like each other, anyway!' Brian chuckled almost inaudibly. "How long have they been together? I don't want you to feel like I'm intruding on my son's life, I just don't want him to have to go through the same thing that I did."

"I understand. 5 years next November, I think. Completely devoted to each other. They spend most of my lessons chatting and laughing, which, let me tell you, gets very annoying sometimes!" Joe laughed loudly, despite the terrible situation they were all in.

Zach stirred, awoken by the loud noise. His eyes slowly cracked open, and he looked around in confusion. When his eyes settled on his dad he froze impossibly still.

"Dad? Is that really you?"

Brian replied: "Yes son, it is".

"But how are you still alive? The bullet shot you straight in the heart." Zach's eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"Don't worry about any of that now – it's a long and painful story. But how are you? How has Blackthorne been? I can't express in words how sorry I am that I haven't been around - to watch you grow up and help you along the way." Brian's mouth wavered, and suddenly, he could stand it no longer. He reached towards Zach and pulled him up until they were standing in the middle of the cell, hugging each other like they never wanted to let go. "So, where have you been living all these years?"

"Well. I've boarded at Blackthorne for the past 14 years. In the holidays, though, I've gone with my best buds – Grant and Jonas. About 5 years ago we did an exchange with Gallagher, which is where I met Cam," he gestured lovingly to the sleeping form behind him, "and she's let me stay in Gallagher with her during the holidays recently – because her mum is the headmistress there."

Brian blinked. He vaguely remembered one of his good friends back when he was at Blackthorne called Matthew Morgan, obsessing over a girl named Rachel from Gallagher – could 'Cam' be Rachel and Matt's daughter?

Interrupting his thoughts, the girl moved behind Zach.

'Zach?' She called.

Zach instantly turned and knelt down, whispering "hey, I'm here,' and stroking her hair. She smiled in response, and he kissed her quickly before helping her up and supporting her with an arm around her waist.

She was gorgeous – even Brian couldn't deny it. As much as he wanted to suspect her and pin her down with questions that she had no answer to (so that the same thing didn't happen to Zach that happened to him), he couldn't ignore her innocent face, flowing hair, and caring eyes. She smiled when she saw Brian, and it was like the whole dark, dingy room lit up. She was quite thin, but you could see the definite outlines of muscles in her legs as she walked towards him.

"Dad, this is my girlfriend Cammie. Cam, this is my dad".

Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed it! :)