AN:This chapter is only part of Rachel's second year without Matt. Look forward to another part soon. Please review with your thoughts, if you choose to flame please be constructive. I would like to thank Sydney for their review I hope I did better this chapter and you will let me know what you think.

Chapter 2

Today officially marks my first anniversary with James. He is still the most romantic man a woman like me could ask for. In that year the dates have still been the most romantic I had ever been on. We never did the same thing more than once except each one included dinner. I am surprised that Cam hasn't figured out yet who it is that I am seeing. I told her five months ago that I was beginning to date again but she has never asked to meet him.

Not much about our lives has changed, I am still Headmistress of Gallagher. Cammie has been doing better in school and has moved on to her last year in the public school system grade six. James has had the most eventful year. For the last three months he has been taken into consideration for a promotion from top field agent to Director of the CIA. He is supposed to find out today whether or not the promotion is his. I planned the date for tonight since he always plans it. Cammie has made friends with some of the local girls and has been invited to a sleep over birthday party for one of the girls so I planned a nice stay at home dinner and movie night. Don't worry I didn't make the food I asked the chef to do that part for me since last time I cooked for James he ended up with food poisoning for a week.

~Time Skip~

"Hey babe how did it go down at Headquarters today?" I asked as he walked in the door.

"As well as could be expected when four old candidates for the job keep threatening the young candidate for the job to back down or else. I still didn't back down. Seems like not backing down when threatened by even the most experienced agents is what qualified me most for the job." he said in an annoyed tone.

"So did you get it or not?" I asked.

"Say hello to your new boss." he said with a smirk

"Ooooh I feel like such a bad girl but I was thinking of trying to seduce you tonight since my daughter is gone and all of my other daughters are never really in trouble often so no one will be brought here and my office is sound proof." I said in a tone of a little kid trying to get out of trouble with her parents.

"That sounds perfect baby. Do you want to eat first or watch the movie I know you picked out first?" he asked in a playful tone.

"How about both at the same time? Then comes the seducing you are in store for mister Director." I said in a slightly naughtier tone.

"Well Rach I think I can arrange that into my busy schedule. Have I mentioned lately that I love you so much?" he said with so much love it would burst through if put into a box.

"Jam I love you too so much and happy anniversary." I said kissing him lightly.

"Happy anniversary to you also. Now it is time for me to give you your present." he said with each word coming after a soft kiss.

"Your present is coming tonight when the movie is done." I said with a wink.

~Time Skip~

After the movie was over I gave him his present. My first time with anyone after Matt disappeared. When we woke up the next morning still side by side, I knew that our first anniversary would be one we could never forget. "Jam, I need to go pick Cameron up from her party. Congratulations again on your promotion. I love you and will see you this weekend but talk to you for hours on the phone after you get back home." I said getting ready to pick up Cammie from her new friend Melinda's house.

"Fine love but why can't I meet her yet?" he asked.

"You can once the commitment is fully made. I mean I don't want her to get attached just for you to leave us heart broken again like when her father first went missing. I just want her to get to know people she can rely on." I answer trying my best to leave quickly.

"Rach, you know this promotion comes with the benefit of living wherever I want. I have just bought a house here in Roseville and when I absolutely have to go to Langley I can, it is only one town over, I want you and Cameron to move in with me. You will be in the same town as the school and be here until curfew then you can come home and be with Cam and me for the rest of our lives." he argued.

"Jam please just let me get her. I already called her friends house and said I was on my way. We can talk about this later. I love you and goodbye." I said rushing out the front doors of the school to my car and out into the town.

When I arrived at Melinda's house I went to the door to retrieve my daughter. "So sorry I'm later than I said, my boyfriend would not let me leave. I noticed the house next door to you was for sale yesterday but now it said that it was sold. Do you know who bought it?" I asked.

"Hello Rachel, it is perfectly okay Cammie is Mel's best friend and is always a pleasure to have around. I only know that he introduced himself yesterday he said his name was James something and that he was going to ask his girlfriend and her daughter to move in with him. I hope they say yes and the girlfriend's daughter is around Mel's age she only has a few good friends." Melinda's mother Piper said.

"I have a feeling they will and that she is Melinda's age. We have to go now, Cammie has some little projects to finish up and some tests for her admittance into a new school for next year." I said leaving with Cammie hoping James was still there when we got to Gallagher. "So Cammie how would you feel if I told you that we may be moving out of Gallagher Academy and into town?"

"Mom why do we even need to move? I will be in Gallagher next year anyway." she replied.

"Cammie there is a chance that James was the one that bought the house next door to Melinda and I was hoping you would be happy to have her as your neighbor. He asked me to talk to you about moving in with him since he got a house here in Roseville. If you don't want to I can tell him no and keep living the next town over from him. He also got a promotion and he is now my boss when I choose to go back to missions." I said explaining why I was talking to her now.

~Time Skip~

It has been nine weeks since James asked me to move into town with him. I sadly had to decline since Cammie did not feel comfortable but he still moved in to be able to be closer for us to see each other more often. I can't help but think something is going on I have not been feeling well for the past few days. I went to see my friend Destiny who is a doctor. Now she is on her way to Gallagher as is James to give us our answer as to if I am right or not.

"Rachel the Director and some other woman are here to see you. Do you want me to send them up?" Jordan, the head of security, asked.

"Tell James to use his special entrance and to take Destiny with him." I replied enthusiastically.

"As soon as I heard Jordan say up I left and dragged Destiny with me right off." James said walking up to me and kissing me sweetly.

"Okay so I'm just going to say it. Rachel you and James are having a baby and that is why you have been ill." Destiny said proudly.

"What? James did you here her? I can't believe this is happening." I said in disbelief.

"Yes baby I heard her. I can't believe it either. I think it is a good thing we have that house just a few miles away in town. Come live with me and I can help take care of you and the baby." James said trying to get me to actually move in with him yet again.

"I'm sorry but I have Cammie to consider in all of this. The way to make everything easier on all of us is for me to tell Cammie that you have assigned me to a mission. I figure I will begin to show just after Spring Break so I will fake go on a mission about then and be gone for long enough to have this baby and get my body back to where it is now." I say beginning to plot how to save my daughter's emotional well being.

"Rachel, where do you plan to go during your supposed mission? Will anyone know the truth or will no one know? I don't feel comfortable lying to everyone that is involved in the development of your daughter's career. And why can't we tell her? She will be so excited to be a big sister." he asked with a hint of hurt in his voice.

"I know she will be but she still is not exactly over her father being dead and not just missing. I will be staying at the house but in disguise and with a different name I am known in this town too well. The staff will know but no one else. Anything else? Didn't think so." I replied in a tone that meant business.