Disclaimer: I do not own the Gallagher Series! Ally Carter does!

I just wrote this when I was bored so it's not that good, but I hope u like it! :)

Cammie's POV-

I stared gloomily out the window as the rain splattered it, blurring my view. It had been a day since Gallagher had started school after the summer but was I with my friends enjoying a five_star dinner cooked by our amazing chef? No. I was stuck in my step-cousin's mini-van driving to a small town in Nebraska.

Why? How?

Long story short, we were on a mission to save a particular someone we didn't know. We meant me, Bex, Liz, Macey, Grant, Jonas, and Spencer. Oh and of course, Zach.

I still couldn't believe that everyone knew about this except for me.

-Flashback-

"As you all know, you will be accompanied by Zach, Grant, Jonas, and Spencer on this mission to help you girls." stated.

I nearly fell off the couch. When did she mention that? How did I miss it? A thousand questions were going through my mind at that point but only one came out. "How?"

My mom sighed. "I sent you the mail last week Cammie." I nodded, knowing that I hadn't checked my mail for a week. Great.

-End Flashback-

The rain cleared up so I could see clearly outside now. A desolate landscape looked back at me with fields stretching as far as I could see. I groaned inwardly. Why did I have to be HERE? In the middle of no where?

"Come on guys!" my cousin, Derek, called to me. "We're here!" Thankfully my best buds were with me. I climbed out of the car and stretched. It had been a long drive and I didn't get any sleep thanks to the fact that I was squashed between Zach and the window. Yay me.(hint of sarcasm).

"Excuse me, but is this where we're living?" Macey asked in absolute horror. In front of us was a big log cabin that stretched out for a 102 yards. Macey looked at it in frustration.

"Yeah!" Derek said brightly. "It's awesome!"he said. Macey looked at it in disgust. Liz rolled her eyes and walked up to the door behind Derek. Me, Bex, Macey, Zach, Spencer, Grant, and Jonas followed them in. When you actually looked at it from the inside, it wasn't that bad. There were four large rooms separated by actual walls and doors! There was a fire crackling in the fireplace and the kitchen was across from it. In the center was a large table. A big sofa and some more chairs took up more room in the corner. Derek pointed to the girls' bedroom and the guys' bedroom.

"That's where you guys will be staying. This is my room." Derek said pointing. "That's my parents' room. They're on a hunting trip so they won't be back for a couple of weeks." He looked at each of us in turn. "Well... I'll leave you guys to settle in." and with that, he strolled into his room and shut the door. Me, Bex, Liz, and Macey walked into our room and dumped our bags on the floor. I was astonished. This place was amazing! There were to bunk beds with soft comforters on them in the two corners of the room. In the middle was a smaller fireplace with another fire burning merrily inside. There was a nice soft bear skin stretched out in front of it. In the last corner was a big wooden wardrobe with plenty of space for all our things. Connected to the room was also a small bathroom with a mirror included! This was like a hotel.

"I love it!" Liz shrieked as she connected her laptop to the internet. This place even had network! I mean, seriously! I loved it. I dropped my bags near the closet and flopped down on the bear skin in front of the fire. Macey started to arrange everyone's clothes in the closet and Bex sat down on one of the beds. The guys appeared in our doorway.

"Hi Gallagher Girl!" Zach smirked as he walked over to me. I sat in his lap and sighed contentedly.

"Hey Blackthorne Boy." I replied. He hugged me tighter and we both stared into the fire until Grant cleared his throat. "What?" I asked, annoyed.

"Nothing?" Grant grinned and Bex slapped his head. He winced, rubbing the back of his head when Derek appeared in the doorway. I quickly scrambled out of Zach's lap and stood up.

"You guys wanna go swimming in the water hole?" he asked. All of us grinned.

"Okay!"

"Sure!"

"I packed bikinis for everyone!"

"Awesome!"

"Yeah!"

"I'm in!" Derek grinned.

"Great!" he said." Be ready in five." And with that he walked out the door. Zach, got up and kissed me before walking out of the door. Macey threw us each a bikini before walking into the bathroom to change. All of ours were the same except different colored. Mine was blue, Bex's was a goldenish brown, Liz's was purple and Macey's was pink. All of us walked out with towels and met the guys by the door. Derek walked up behind us and gaped. I smirked and walked out the door with Zach.

-Time skip-

The water hole was amazing! It was about fifteen feet deep and had crystal clear water with some plants at the bottom. A few fish swam here and there, nibbling your toes and making you jump. I walked up and dove in. It was cold but it felt good in the hot weather. Derek dove in next. He quietly came up behind me and splashed me! I glared at him and splashed him back. Soon, everyone had jumped in and started in on the splash fight. At one point in the game, Derek accidentally pulled my towel into the water! I swam over and tossed it back out but it was still wet by the time we got out.

The sun had started to set and all of us wrapped our towels around us and started walking home. I shivered since my towel was wet and I didn't have another one. Zach came up and slipped his own towel around me.

"Thanks." I said gratefully, pulling it around me tighter. Zach smirked and led the way back to the house. After a warm shower, I curled up on my bed and flipped through a magazine I had found. The girls were outside eating dinner but I had already finished. I heard the door open and glanced up. Derek walked in, grinning.

"Hey!" I said. I put down the magazine and looked at him. "What's up?"

He just shrugged. "Just wondering how you liked it here."

"Oh, it's great! I love it. So does everyone else." His eyes narrowed at the word everyone.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Oh, nothing." "It's just that the Zach dude is bothering me a lot.

"Zach?" I asked in confusion. What was wrong with Zach. Nothing as far as I knew. As if on cue, Zach came through the door.

"Hey Gallagher Girl." Zach said, sitting beside me.

"You know, she doesn't like being called anything else other than Cameron, Cammie, or Cam." Derek said frowning. I shook my head.

"It's okay for him to call me that." Zach smirked.

"Cool. Then I can call you that too, right?" Derek said. I raised my eyebrows.

"I had never really thought of anyone else calling me that." I started.

"But now there's two." Derek said, grinning. "So Gallagher Girl," I cut him off with a shake of my head.

"Don't." "It's only something Zach can call me." Zach smirked at Derek who grimaced.

"Why does he call you that anyway?" Derek grumbled. I was at a loss for words. Until, something popped to my mind. I stood up.

"Because he loves me." Then I walked out of the room leaving both the guys speechless. I walked outside and saw my sisters giving me a thumbs-up. I grinned and sat down at the table for some more dinner.

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Thx! -akjupiter