I do not own the Gallagher Girls series. The short story "Double Crossed" which is a match-up of Ally Carter´s two series and the book is about Macey and Hale, a spy and a con man working together, is mentioned in this chapter. It is worth reading if you have not. Macey meets Hale and Kat in the book and they become friends. Thank you to the 3 people who both favorited and followed – Also a big thank you for the two reviews. The Guest: I am glad you like it. I can say this most it will a hell of a trip before this story is over.

If you have not figured it out, for every character there will be a new secret which is discovered. And you are of course more than welcome to guess who Cammie and Grant´s triplet sister is. Tell me what you think. :)

Secret Two is discovered.

"Good." Bex says and walks quickly towards Grant to kiss him. After kissing him, she asks: "Who took the girl, Rachel?" Rachel looks at her and answers: "Thieves. Thieves took my girl." Bex turns pale and looks away from the rest of the group as she, too, is hiding a secret.

"Bex..? Is there something that you want to tell us?" Cammie asks a bit worried about one of best friend who is starting to act a bit weirdly. When Cammie thinks about it, Bex has always acted weirdly when the word "Thief" has been mentioned.

"Bex, what is your connection to thieves?" Cammie says looking tensely at her best friend, but her other best friend; Macey is the one to answer: "I do not believe that Bex has anything to do with thieves, but I do. I know a pair of thieves or con men as we call themselves, but they are thieves by nature."

"You know two thieves? Then did that happen?" Liz says wondering and one could hear her thinking about how and then that happened.

"Was it the time in Russia?" Liz asks after two minutes of hard thinking. Macey shakes her head and answers: "No, it was not the time in Russia. In my summer vacation a few years ago." Liz´s face turns again red and she stutters: "But you said never said anything about thieves. Al you said was that your summer was boring as hell."

"Because I told her to say that." Rachel says and looks at Macey. "I am proud that you could keep it from the others."

"Thank you, it means a lot coming from you." Macey says to Rachel a bit formal. Rachel has always brought respect into Macey. "I am at a thing for rich people – a dinner thing or whatever. But the point is that a man wanted his mother´s jewelry necklace which is worth a lot of money – and I do mean a lot of money. But he could not just take the jewelry necklace, so he hired some hired guns to help him get the necklace. It did not work out like he wanted."

"I do have something to do with thieves." Bex says for the first time in a long time. Everyone turns to look at her as she starts to speak: "I have a brother – an older brother named Ralph. He worked for the CIA before he went rogue after the Baxer family opinion. He started an undercover division for the CIA. This division is named MARLIS, and they take care of anything thief-related. They help with catching thieves and prelude them. They work in many different ways about how to prelude thieves. I do not know how they are planning on doing that, but I know Ralph wanted to figure out why people steal and take things that do not belong to them. It has always been an interest of his – the why people act and do the things that they do. This group is full of ex thieves mixed with elite trained agents who work for CIA. I know that I have never told you about Ralph, because it was forbidden for me to speak for Blackthorne Institute for Troubled Young Men. But I knew of the place, because Ralph went there. I believe you know him. He went two years above you. My family and I cut him out of the family when he started the division. Back then I thought it was the right thing to do, but today I know it was wrong of me to cut my brother out. He is my brother…" Bex starts to cry the moment that she says Ralph´s name. Bex´s friends look at her like their eyes are about to roll out of their heads.

"Bex?" Cammie says and looks at her best friend a whole new pair of eyes. She feels like she does not Bex at all. But Macey is not as diplomatic as Cammie, so she burst out: "Why did you not tell us? I mean literately I have told you everything – EVERYTHING about myself, and you have… you have kept secrets – not just small stuff like you having your period since they can guess that ourselves – but you kept a big secret. You kept the secret that you have a fucking brother who you have told me about. Why did you keep that from me – from us? We are you bloody best friends if you have not noticed!" Macey is yelling at Bex who just keeps crying and crying. It truly shock most of the people around her, Bex has always the strong one who does not cry. She is the tough cookie who could make grown men cry. (The girls have tested that on some random dudes when they were in Dublin, but that is another story.)

"I am so sorry." Bex cries out. "But it just never seemed like a time to tell you. The longer I waited the harder it became to tell you. How do you tell someone that you have a brother who you has no contact to whatsoever? No, you do not. But I see now that it was a mistake. I should have told you. But as an excuse gift I will take you to MARLIS and you can ask my brother for help. I cannot promise that he is going to help. That is not in my power. But before we go there is something you should know."

"What? Do you have another brother who you have told us nothing about?" Macey says sassy.

"No. My brother´s division was not a success in the beginning, but then about one year after he has started it, it was a very big success and the thief-related crimes had gone down with 65 % in less than a year. Since then the thief-related crimes has kept going down, and no one understands how. Everyone thought that this idea of his would be the end of his career, but instead this has made his career. If he wanted, he could retiree now and lives with a god for the rest of his life and his great-grandchildren's lives." They look around, and together they nod. Bex may not have been forgiven yet, but she is getting one step closer for them to forgive her.

At MARLIS´ chambers.

"Bex, where are we?" Cammie asks.

"You are on unwelcomed territory." A voice behind them says.