Disclaimer: Everything belongs to Ally Carter (well, most of it. i don't think i need to point out what belongs to me :P)
I watched as Zach and Cammie played together in our back yard. My great friend since my first year at Blackthorne, Matt Goode, sat next to me. Rachel (my wife) and Amy (Matt's wife) were inside chatting and cooking.
"Ahhh! Zach!" I heard my daughter yell at Zach. They were only 12 years old, and using spy tricks to flip each other over.
"I didn't mean to Cammie! Please don't kill me!" Zach pleaded as Cammie chased after him.
"Well, it looks like we have the perfect little couple in front of us Matt," I told my friend in a joking matter. We both laughed at the thought. Zach and Cammie both stopped and turned to us. They placed a disgusted look on their faces and I could tell they were slowly backing away from each other. I saw Zach get a twinkle in his eye. What was that kid up to?
"What's wrong Cammie, you don't like me?" Zach smirked. Matt and I started bursting out laughing. We both knew our kids had a little crush on each other. I mean, every day Cammie asked me and Rachel if Zach was coming over. Matt and Amy told us that Zach always talked about Cammie. Cammie glared at us. Wait a minute, she had the same look in her eye as Zach did before.
"Of course I like you Zachy! Now come give me a kiss!" She started running after him and he ran away. That just made Matt and I laugh even harder. Cammie beat Zach at his own game. And Zach is GOOD at those kind of things.
"Yep, definitely a great couple Chris," Matt said with laughs in between his words.
"What is so funny?" Rachel asked us as her and Amy came out to set up the bench in the back yard for lunch.
"We'll tell you guys about it later. Let us finish watching it first though," Matt said.
"Okay then?" Amy said making it sound like a question. Our wives went back inside to finish making lunch. Cammie was still chasing Zach when we turned to watch them. Then what happened next seemed like it was in slow motion. Zach tripped and Cammie fell on top of him. Neither one of them moved for a while. All we heard was their heavy breathing from running so much. Then, it happened.
"So you want me to kiss you? Okay then," Zach said with another smirk. He leaned his head towards Cammie's and kissed her. ON THE LIPS. I swear, if you were there to see this whole thing, and the look on Cammie's face, you would have died laughing. I mean, Matt and I had to hold on to our chairs because we were laughing so hard. When Zach said that, Cammie looked surprised, angry, confused, and when Zach finally pulled away, happy. Her face was filled with complete and utter joy. They both were smiling and looking at each other in the eyes. She was still on top of Zach.
Matt and I looked at each other, and a whole new laughing attack came upon us. I watched as Cammie blushed and got off Zach. He stood up and replaced his smile with a smirk.
"Be right back," Zach said with a wink at Cammie. I seriously thought I heard Cammie's breathing speed up when he winked. Zach started walking towards me and Matt. I saw Cammie scramble up a tree where she thought no one knew she ever went. That's where she kept her diary. She didn't know I ever saw her there. She was going to write about this in her diary I assumed. I looked back at Zach who was still walking to us, and had one of his hands in his pocket and the other one ran through his hair. I had to admit, that kid did look good for his age.
"Hey dad," Zach said. He sat on a chair in between his father and me.
"Hey. So, would you like to tell us what that was all about?" Matt asked with a grin on his face. I couldn't wait for Zach's answer.
"Oh that. Well, she wanted me to kiss her so I did," he said with a shrug. I already could tell that wasn't really why he kissed Cammie.
"Why did you REALLY kiss her?" I asked with a smirk. He shrugged.
"I already told you, she wanted me to." Oh yeah, totally a lie. I could tell because his pupils dilated.
"You're lying Zach," Matt said.
"When's lunch ready?" Zach asked.
"You're not getting of that easily Zach," I said.
"Come here Zach," Matt patted his knee, wanting his son to sit on his lap.
Zach raised his eyebrows. "Fine," he said irritated.
"Now, there comes a time in every man's life-"Matt started but was cut off.
"Dad! Can't this wait for, I don't know, NOT NOW?!" Zach yelled. Me and Matt started laughing.
"No Zach. What I'm trying to say is that, if you like her, go after her. That is, if it's okay with Chris," Matt looked at me with questioning eyes.
"Fine with me. She writes about you in her diary all the time anyways." I smirked when I saw Zach's eyes get brighter when I told him that. Now I KNOW he likes her.
"Uhhh…I don't know what you're talking about," Zach said, getting off his dad's lap.
"Yeah you do Zach. And you better do something about it, before me and Chris get involved." Matt said. We laughed as Zach walked away.
"Whatever," he mumbled.
I saw him looking for Cammie, and he finally found her in the tree. She didn't realize Zach was coming up, because she was day-dreaming, and had another smile on her face. We laughed as we saw Zach startle Cammie. He had a smirk on his face again. I think he gets that from his dad. Zach sat down next to her and I saw them talking. I couldn't make the words out though, because they were to far away.
I saw Cammie blush a few times and every once in a while, we would see Zach smile. Then, her diary fell from its secret slot in the tree and Zach jumped down to pick it up before Cammie could protest. Oh boy, I thought. When it fell, it opened. Zach apparently saw what was written on that page and smiled. He picked it up and closed it. Cammie looked worried, afraid of what page it opened to. Zach climbed back up and handed the diary to Cammie. Then, totally unexpectedly, Zach leaned in and kissed her on the cheek. She literally fell out of the tree. Zach was smart though, and jumped down before she hit the ground. Too bad he fell and landed on his back, and Cammie, once again, landed on top of him.
"Zach!" Cammie scrambled up to help him. Matt and I just kept laughing. "Oh my gosh, Zach, I am SO sorry! Are you okay?" She questioned.
"I'm okay. Are you okay though?" Zach asked.
"Uhh…yeah…thanks. Wait a minute, did you read my diary when it fell open?" she asked.
"Yeah. Very nice handwriting by the way," If Matt and I didn't stop laughing soon, we would probably die from lack of air.
"Lunch is ready!" Amy said as she and Rachel carried out the food.
"It was just getting good!" Matt whispered to me.
"I know! But after lunch, I have an idea," I said with a mischievous grin.
"Okay, but it better be embarrassing to them, and funny to us." Matt said.
"Oh trust me, it is."
We all sat down at the table, and of course Cammie and Zach sat next to each other. I dropped my fork and bent down to get it. While I bent down, I just happened to see Zach reaching for Cammie's hand under the table. I pulled Matt down to watch. We pretended we were picking up something. We were trying our hardest to resist laughing. Cammie didn't pull away when Zach took her hand. We picked up our forks just in time to see Zach and Cammie exchange a small glance and a smile. Cammie blushed a little. Matt and I had to cover up our laughing with coughs.
Amy and Rachel looked at us like we were crazy. I mouthed 'look under the table'. They did and when they came up, each one looked like they were about to burst with joy. Rachel mouthed 'Awwwwww!' and Amy mouthed 'They are the cutest things ever!'
Soon, lunch was over and it was time to put my plan into action.
"Hey, why don't we watch a movie?" I asked.
Matt caught on quickly and said, "Yeah. You know, I haven't seen Pirates Of The Caribbean in a while."
"Okay with me," Amy said.
"I'll go get it set up," Rachel said while standing up.
"Cammie, Zach, do you guys want to watch the movie?" I asked them.
"Sure," they both said. I looked at Matt and we gave each other a small nod. After cleaning up the lunch mess everyone headed inside. Rachel was already sitting down. I sat next to her and motioned for Matt and Amy to sit next to us. That means Cammie and Zach would have to sit on the love seat. Cammie blushed and sat next to Zach. It was a small love seat so there wasn't much space that they could put in between themselves. Zach looked happy, and Cammie looked embarrassed. Matt and I laughed silently.
Then the movie began. Very secretly, Zach scooted closer to Cammie. I saw that Matt noticed, because he had a smile on his face. When skeletons started appearing on the screen, Cammie looked away, frightened. I looked at Zach. He was watching Cammie carefully, and realized her fear. Zach put his arms around her and let her burry her face into his side. He smiled slightly. If I was a girl, I would say "Aww" but I'm not, so I just smile and think 'nice move'. Zach looked at me and Matt and glared. We smirked and tried once again to contain our laughter. He soon turned his attention back to Cammie. I decided to give them a break, so I looked away, and I knew Matt had too.
"It's over. You can look now," I heard Zach whisper to Cammie. All four of us adults turned to look at Cammie still turned away from the screen, sitting on Zach's lap. They saw us looking, and Cammie blushed a deep, deep red. She scooted off of Zach, and his face dropped the lightest. I swore I could hear Rachel and Amy's mental Awwww's. Women.
About three quarters through the movie, I decided to take a peek at Cammie and Zach. I saw Cammie curled up against Zach's side, asleep. I nudged my wife. She looked at me and I pointed to Cammie and Zach. Rachel put her hand over her mouth. She motioned me to follow her to the kitchen.
"Look at them Chris, and tell me that they don't belong together," Rachel said.
"Honey, they are only twelve years old," I responded. I mean, seriously, they were kids.
"Look at them!" She whisper/yelled to me. I looked. "Don't they remind you of someone?" I thought about it. And then, I was seeing my childhood. I was twelve years old, and I was the one sitting on the couch with Rachel in my arms.
"Exactly like us…" I said, kind of stunned. Everything they did today was the exact same thing Rachel and I did, the day the rest of our lives started. "Wow."
"Yeah, wow is exactly what I thought." Rachel said. "…Zach is good for Cammie you know. Or he will be at least. He makes her happy. I've seen it in her face since they first met each other. I know how she feels…I felt the same when I met you."
"Well, I understand what you are saying, but what are we supposed to do about it? I mean, Cammie is going to be going to Gallagher soon, and Zach is going to be going to Blackthorne soon. It's not like they can be together all the time like we were. When we were young, the schools joined to make Gallythorne, and they are split up now," I said, sort of confused.
Rachel looked at me with a guilty expression. "After the movie, I have to tell you something Chris." Then she went and sat back down. What was that about? I went and sat back down too. When I looked over at Zach and Cammie, Cammie was still asleep, and Zach had fallen asleep too. He still had his arms around her, and his cheek was resting on her head.
"…Cammie…" I heard Zach whisper. Nuh-uh! The boy sleep talked! Matt and I both ran outside and started bursting out laughing. Good thing there was a window so we could see what was going on inside.
"Chris! Those kids are probably the most hilarious things I have seen!" Matt exclaimed between laughs. I had to wait to get my breath back.
"Matt…I might as well start calling you brother in law!" And we laughed some more, receiving glares from our wives through the window. We quieted down and went back inside.
The movie was almost over. Probably for the last time during the movie, I looked over at Cammie and Zach. She shivered and scooted onto his lap. It was almost as if they were awake, but I knew they were still asleep. Zach adjusted himself so they were both laying on the couch, his arms still around Cammie. She was curled up against his chest. We were all watching, so Amy got up and grabbed a blanket. She draped it over the kids and then, the movie ended. What perfect timing.
I motioned for everyone to go into the kitchen. "Rachel, you said you had some news?" I asked.
She looked at Amy. They shared a small nod. "Chris…I applied to work as the headmistress for Gallagher. And, I got the job."
"Wait, what about your job as being a spy? I thought you loved that…"
"I do. I can't risk my life though, being a spy. We have Cammie. And, she is going to need a lot of help getting through school. She's not like other girls. She's a pavement artist. Also, being one of the best agents, it would be good to teach those girls a thing or two about the real world. I want this Chris."
"Chris, Rachel has been talking to me about how much she wanted this for months," Amy said.
"And none of you told us about this because…?" Matt asked.
"I wanted it to be a surprise," Rachel replied. "So, Chris. What do you think?"
I thought about it for a minute. "I think you'll make a great headmistress," I said with a smile. Rachel was good at anything she tried. If this is what she wanted, I wouldn't stop her. She sighed, relieved.
"Thank you Chris for understanding," Rachel said.
"Welcome. So, now that that is over with, why don't we talk about our two little love birds," I laughed.
Matt laughed and asked, "Did you guys see them earlier?"
"No, we were inside cooking and talking. What happened?" Amy asked. Wait a minute; we left our security cameras on today. EVERYTHING WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE!
"Rachel! Please tell me you left the cameras on!"
"Yeah, why?"
"Everything they did was caught on camera then. Go watch the tape, and start it from when they started flipping each other over. Matt and I can't miss anything funny that they do right now. So we are going to go watch them while you and Amy watch the two children practically fall in love," I said with a smirk. Rachel playfully slapped my arm, and her and Amy left to our security camera control room.
"Chris, we have to get them together more often," Matt said.
"Hmmm, how about the day after tomorrow we get together at your house," I suggested.
'Well, why not tomorrow?" he asked.
"Because, I want to see how much they complain about not seeing each other NOW," I explained with a smirk on my face.
"Oh…good plan."
"Thanks, now shhh so we can watch them," I hushed my friend. Cammie and Zach were still in the same position as we left them. I turned the TV off, and got another plan. I ran upstairs and grabbed Cammie's I-pod. This would be the perfect way to wake them up.
I ran back downstairs and plugged the I-pod into our stereo. Matt looked at me with a curious look on his face. "Just watch" I mouthed. I made sure to turn the volume up, full blast. I found the perfect song.
Everytime We Touch, by Cascada. Cammie listened to this song a lot. I clicked play, and watched as Zach and Cammie fell off the couch. Me and Matt started cracking up, AGAIN. Cammie landed on Zach, and immediately blushed, realizing that she fell asleep in Zach's arms.
"DAD!" Cammie yelled. She stumbled a few times while getting off Zach, then angrily grabbed her I-pod and stormed off to her room. Zach turned and glared at us again.
"You tell me to do something about it, and I do. I thought I was doing a pretty good, what with her starting to feel comfortable around me. Heck, she fell asleep in my arms! Then you guys pull this kind of stuff and it makes it that much harder for me," Zach lectured us.
"So, you are finally admitting that you like her?" Matt asked.
"Whatever dad. I'm going to see if she is okay," Zach replied. He left to her room. Matt and I ran to the camera control room to see what was happening in Cammie's room.
"Pause the tape," Matt told the girls when we entered the room.
They paused it and Rachel was about to say something but I cut her off by saying, "Long story, just turn the camera on that is in Cammie's room." She did, and we saw Cammie on her bed, singing Irresistable by Jessica Simpson. Wow. I could only imagine Zach's reaction to this song. Cammie stood up and went to look out her window. She was still singing to the song when Zach came in. He quietly went up behind her, and she had no idea. He listened to the lyrics, and smiled, thinking the song had to do with him. It probably did though… The song ended and Zach decided to make himself noticed.
"You have a beautiful voice," he said quietly as another song started playing. Cammie jumped at the sound of his voice.
"Ummm…thanks," she blushed. "What are you doing here?"
"I came up to see if you were okay. Ummm…I'm sorry about that downstairs. I uhhh…" Zach struggled with his words. Matt and I laughed.
"Jeeze, nice move Zach," Matt said sarcastically. We continued watching the screen.
"It's okay," Cammie assured him, a little too quickly. Zach must have caught that and smirked slightly.
"Are you sure?" He moved a little closer.
"Yes," she said in a small voice. She moved a little back, and bumped into the wall. He moved closer.
"How about now?"
"Yeah," she said an even higher voice.
Zach was now in front of Cammie, maybe five inches separating the space between them. He looked down into her eyes and asked, "Positive?"
"Mhm," Cammie squeaked.
Zach wrapped his arms around her waist. "And now?" Cammie did a small nod while shaking a little. He smiled down at her, and she smiled back up at him. She wrapped her arms around him too.
"So, you're saying that you are comfortable around me, and would be okay if I did, oh I don't know, this in public." He picked her up and spun her around. Man that kid is strong. Cammie giggled and kept smiling. Zach laughed a little and put her down. "I'll take that as a yes."
"Ummm…so what do you want to do? I mean, you probably have to leave soon," Cammie said.
"You could sing and I could listen to you," Zach suggested. Apparently he didn't know that Cammie didn't sing in front of anyone. Not even me or Rachel.
"Well, I don't really like to sing in front of people," Cammie admitted, blushing a little.
"Not even in front of me? The dude that always catches you when you fall? The guy that is in your dreams? The person you write about in your diary?" Zach asked, smirking. Matt and I started bursting out laughing. Man, Zach was GOOD. Cammie blushed, probably the deepest color red I have ever seen her blush before, and her gaze fell to the floor.
"Good idea buying those high definition cameras Rachel," I said.
"Told you they would come in handy," she responded. Cammie still hadn't said anything and Zach was still smirking.
"Not going to answer me?" Zach asked.
"How did you know?" she asked, eyes still locked on the floor.
"Well, when you fall, you always land on me, so I always catch you. I also saw one of your diary entries. And, I was pretty sure I heard you say my name while we were asleep. But maybe that's because I was dreaming of you. Shoot!" Zach was saying everything so smoothly, until he let it slip that he was dreaming of her. Matt and I laughed again, while Amy and Rachel said "Awww!"
"You were dreaming about me?" Cammie asked, finally looking at Zach again.
"Well…uh...I…"he stuttered.
"I'll sing for you," Cammie said in a small voice. Wow. Did NOT see that coming. Zach looked at her.
"Really?" Zach asked.
"Sure. You want to pick out a song? Or should I?" she asked.
"Let's both look at your I-pod," he suggested. They both sat down on her bed and scrolled through the songs. "How about this one?"
Cammie smiled and said, "My favorite." She got up and plugged her I-pod back into her stereo. Cammie began singing to it while Zach sat on her bed and watched.
"Well, Chris I think that's all I can take for one day. Why don't we go separate our kids for the day," Matt said with a smirk. All four of us headed upstairs and Cammie's door was closed when we reached it. We heard the song finish as soon as we entered her room. Now, Cammie was sitting on Zach's lap, both of their heads turned towards us.
Cammie started to get off Zach but he leaned in and whispered, "I thought you said you were okay with doing stuff like this." She decided to stay sitting on Zach.
"Well Zach, it's time to go," Matt said. Zach and Cammie's faces dropped, and they both got up.
"So soon?" Cammie asked.
Rachel smiled and said, "Yes honey. It's getting late. You two will see each other soon enough." I guess she wanted to tease them at least once. Cammie blushed and looked down, and Zach reached out and grabbed her hand.
"Walk me outside?" Zach asked Cammie. I had a hard time containing my laughter, and when I looked at Matt, it seemed like he was doing the same. I looked at Amy and Rachel and they were smiling. All of us started walking back outside with Zach and Cammie trailing behind, hand in hand. I looked at Rachel as she mouthed, 'Just like us.' I chuckled and nodded my head.
Finally we were outside saying our goodbyes. I looked over at Zach and Cammie, and they were staring into each others eyes. I silently laughed, and nudged Matt. I pointed over to the kids, and he laughed too. He walked over to Zach and waved his hand in front of Zach's face.
"Time to go Zach," Matt said. He looked up and glared at his dad.
Zach turned back to Cammie and said, "Well, bye Cammie."
She waved and said, "Bye Zach." He picked her up and spun her around. She giggled like before.
He put her down and whispered, "You can do better than that." She thought about it for a moment and gave him a hug.
"Bye Zachy. I'll miss you," Cammie whispered.
He hugger her also and said, "That's more like it."
Matt smirked and said, "Okay lover boy, really it's time to go," and tried to pull Zach away from Cammie. Zach and Cammie smiled at each other and Matt dragged him away. I saw Zach 'accidentally' bump into Cammie, but it was actually one of the best brush passes I have ever seen a twelve year old do. While our friends, the Goode's, were getting in the car, Cammie opened up the note. I read it over her shoulder.
Dear Cammie,
I had a lot of fun today. I hope we can do it again sometime. Maybe next time at my house? By the way, you have the most beautiful voice I have ever heard. I'll be on AIM when I get home if you wanna talk Good night Cammie. Sweet dreams (of me of course).
-Love Zachy P.S: Only YOU are allowed to call me that. Personally, I don't like it but, I…I like you.
I looked up and saw Zach in the backseat, listening to his I-pod. He smiled at Cammie and she did the same. We watched as our friends drove away. When they were out of sight, Cammie started dreamily walking towards the house. Oh wow. She's going to be out of it for a while.
Rachel walked towards Cammie and said, "So, Cammie. Do you like Zach?" I thought Rachel would have brought up conversation before actually asking Cammie that.
"Well…ummm….I…." Cammie stuttered. Rachel smiled and put her arm around Cammie's shoulder. "Can I call Bex?" Cammie asked suddenly. I assumed she was going to fill Bex in on everything that happened today.
"Sure honey," Rachel said. Cammie ran into the house and grabbed the house phone. Rachel and I sat down in the kitchen and both had a cup of coffee. A few minutes after that, Cammie came running downstairs.
"Can Bex spend the night?" she asked.
"That's fine. Straighten your room up though," I said. She ran back upstairs to call Bex back and clean her room up. Even though it wasn't dirty, it still could be improved.
About twenty minutes later Bex knocked on the front door. Rachel strolled to the door, and Cammie came running down the stairs to greet her friend. She beat Rachel to the door with amazing speed (probably comes from me).
"Bex! Hey, come on," and Cammie dragged her to her room.
"Hi Mrs and Mr. Morgan! Bye Mrs and Mr. Morgan!" Bex yelled as she was being pulled away.
"Well, I'm tired so I'm going to go to bed. Night Chris," and Rachel gave me a quick kiss.
"Hey! Do me a favor and leave the security cameras on in Cammie's room tonight," I called after her. She turned around to roll her eyes at me and proceeded to the security camera room.
Unanswered questions filled my mind. Has Cammie found her true love at such a young age? Will Zach ever break her heart? I would have to kill him… What was going through Cammie's mind today? Were Bex and Cammie talking about Zach? Talking TO him on AIM maybe? Was that actually how Rachel and I acted at twelve years old?
Most of these questions I would never know the answer to, but it didn't hurt to think about it. That night I lay in bed, dreaming of my childhood and Cammie's future. It looked pretty good so far.
A.N Hey this is my first FanFic, so i'm sorry if it is terrible. This is a one-shot, but i might consider doing a two-shot if people actually like it. It is kinda long...sorry...the idea kinda just hit me. R&R plz! Thanks!