Cammie POV

I fluttered my eyelids open and realised I was in my mother's office. I looked up at the high wooden beams, the smell of vanilla, old books and leather filled my nostrils. I turned my head and saw my mom and Joe sitting at her desk.

'How are you feeling kiddo?' My mom gave me a smile

'What happened?' I asked trying to sit up. Joe and mom rushed over to me to support me as I was overcome with a headache. I sucked in a breath through my teeth.

'I found you in a tunnel Cameron. You mentioned Penny' Worry was in his voice and face

'I...I had a panic attack...I thought-'

'It's okay kiddo' My mom soothed

'People were talking about it earlier' I snapped, tears springing to my eyes. My mom placed a hand on my shoulder

'People are bound to talk, we just have to stick to the story'

'I NEVER WANTED YOU TO LIE FOR ME!' I shouted standing up from the sofa and pacing to the other side of the room

'We do a lot for each other Cam, that's what families do'

'Then tell me why you want me to watch Connor? Why am I buddied with him and not Zach? The others all know something's suspicious'

'Connor was Jason's friend at Edgemount' Joe stated. I began to laugh

'And you want me to spy on him?'

'We need to know if he knows anything' My mom said sweetly

'Because if he does he's a danger' Joe finished

'Great' I huffed.

'Connor's had a hard time like yourself'

'What's that supposed to mean?' I snapped. My parents shared a look

'That's something only he can tell you' Joe gave a smirk, I rolled my eyes.

'What's the time?' I asked looking out the window and realising the sun was setting

'Evening, everyone's had dinner already. Would you like me to ring chef?' My mom stood up

'No it's okay' I began to walk to the door

'What happened with you and Zach? He looked troubled' Joe asked. I shrugged my shoulders as I opened the door

'We've just had a misunderstanding' I smiled at them as I disappeared out of the door. I walked along the corridor and back to my room, instantly I was lept upon by my friends.

'Where did you go? Why weren't you at dinner? Why are you covered in cobwebs?' They all stared at me, arms crossed and hips cocked.

'I went into the tunnel, I stayed with my mom all day' I answered honestly, techniquely that's what happened. They seemed to accept my answer but not satisfied completely. I moved past them, went to my wardrobe and got out my workout gear.

'What are you going to do?' Bex asked plopping down on her bed

'I promised Connor I'd take him to the P&E barn' I said doing up my laces

'It's funny how you got paired with Connor' Bex sung whist fiddling with her necklace

'He seems more suited to be partnered with Tina' Macey quipped whist brushing her hair

'He got the highest in some of the tests, that's all I know' I answered defensively whist making my way to the door

'See you in a while Cam' Bex waved sarcastically at me. They suspect something. I shrugged the feeling off and made my way to the East Wing where the boys were staying. I knew which room they would have been in and I knocked lightly on the door. It opened and revealed a surprised Grant.

'Hey Cam!' He smiled 'Where were you at dinner?'

'I was with my mom' I said making my tone as casual as possible

'Oh okay' He looked over his shoulder 'So...are you here to speak to Zach?'

'Actually I'm here for Connor' I heard someone in the background choke on their drink, I smiled a little bit

'Connor?' Grant asked looking back over his shoulder

'Yeah' I smiled as Grant opened the door wider. Everyone was sitting on their beds, but I couldn't see Connor. Jonas was typing on his computer and seemed oblivious to me being there whilst Nick was trying to clean up the water he had spilt on the floor. Zach sat on his bed reading one of the textbooks, his hands gripping it so tightly that his knuckles were white, his jaw set firm but I couldn't see his eyes. Grant moved past me and knocked on the bathroom door.

'Embers you've got a guest' He shouted. The shower turned off, I felt my cheeks go slightly red. After a few minutes of silence Connor came out of the bathroom with a towel draped across his middle, I felt my eyes widen as I looked at his chizzled chest glistening with water, his hair damp across his face making his eyes stand out more, when he saw me he smiled.

'Hey Cam'

'Hey, um..is this a bad time or-'

'No just give me a few minutes then I'll be ready' I nodded and made my way to wait outside.

'Come on Cam, there's no awkwardness with us' Grant put his arm on my shoulder pulling me back into the room and making me sit on his bed

'Grant…' I moaned

'Where are you both going?' He smiled gleefully at me, he loved what this was doing to Zach

'Out' I said defiantly, trying not to look around the room

'Ohhhhh, where abouts?' Grant put his hand on his chin, a smile growing wider on his face. I laughed and playfully slapped his arm

'You sound like the girls' I rolled my eyes

'Do they know where you are?' He raised his eyebrows

'Yes' I whined 'Connor are you ready yet?' I called

'Yep' I turned around and he was wearing some plain black shorts with a white sports shirt. He smiled at me, I smiled back

'Okay then let's go' we moved to the door 'Bye guys' I waved at all of them

'Bye' Everyone said apart from Zach, he didn't look away from his book.

Author's note: DAILY UPLOAD CONTINUES! Hope you all like this chapter, what's the secret Connor's hiding? Will Cam and Zach be back to normal? Find out tomorrow xxx