Hello fellow spies, so sorry for uploading so late today, I had a few lessons that I had to go to. Anyways, enjoy this chapter!

*Contains a large amount of Major Spoilers*

Disclaimer:

Spy School and its places, events and characters are owned by Stuart Gibbs.

Spy School Goes South (If Ben kissed Zoe, with Erica POV)

But I didn't answer her right away. Because, while I knew Zoe was all those things, I was now

struck, once again, by how pretty she was. And now she was sitting only inches away from me, in a

fancy villa with the roar of the surf close by, bathed in the delicate glow of the TV.

I had only kissed one girl in my life, and that had been the very brief kiss with Erica when we

thought a nuclear bomb was about to vaporize us. A kiss that Erica later claimed was merely to

distract me from my imminent death.

At that moment, I very much wanted my second kiss to be with Zoe Zibbell. And I was quite

sure she wanted me to kiss her. And I was additionally sure that a kiss without the threat of nuclear

annihilation would probably be even better than the first.

I leaned forward, hesitated a bit, but kept on going.

Our lips joined together. Even after all this chaos, I found Zoe's lips to be soft and delicate, unlike my dry and chapped ones.

This kiss lasted a few seconds, obviously longer than the one I had with Erica. In the heat of the moment, I found myself actually enjoying myself for once in this whole mission.

Until I heard someone clearing their throat.

Me and Zoe spun towards the sound to find Erica leaning against the wall, slightly annoyed.

"How long have you been there?"

"Long enough." Erica replied curtly.

"Both of you can do this when the mission is completed. But please stay on task. Ben, we have to go now." She scowled.

Both of us blushed deeply and turned away from each other, with me walking to get my stuff for infiltrating SPYDER.

Erica's POV

I heard Ben next door groan as he got out of bed. He must've been sleepless. His door creacked open and his footsteps lead to the living room.

I knew Zoe was already there so I was quite interested in how Ben would react.

I crept to my door and opened it, scanning the perimeter for Murray or Mike.

Clear.

I checked on their rooms just to be safe and sure enough, they were both sound asleep.

I stealthily went down the stairs that lead to the living room, hid in a corner, then started eavesdropping on their conversation.

"...I might not be anywhere near as good a spy as Erica, but I'm a much better person. I'm nice and I'm smart and I'm fun. So why don't guys like me more than her?" Zoe argued.

I realized that was true, Zoe was generally a nice person, and I think she is quite cute.

I kept listening.

"Warren liked you more than her," I heard Ben say."

"Yeah. And look how well that turned out. I'm not talking about Warren. . . ." Zoe trailed off.

Their was an awkward silence as they stared at each other, thinking about what to say or do next.

To my surprise and annoyance, Ben started leaning in for a kiss, and Zoe did too. Ben hesitated a little but still decided to kiss Zoe.

They stayed like that for more than 5 seconds.

I felt anger churning up in my heart as I saw them kissing, then realized I was jealous of Zoe. Anyways, I had to get Ben to get ready for the infiltration so I decided to clear my throat to get their attention.

They turned in utter shock and surprise. "How long have you been there?" They both asked.

"Long enough." I replied quickly. I didn't want my anger and envy infect my voice.

"Both of you can do this when the mission is completed. But please stay on task. Ben, we have to go now." I scowled.

They both blushed deeply and turned away, and Ben finally deciding to pack his stuff for infiltration.

With only me and Zoe in the room, I decided to interrogate her.

"So you think its a good idea to kiss Ben in a crucial mission?" I questioned.

Zoe stuttered nervously like Paul Lee. "Err...No...Uhm I...Ben...that wasn't what...I was...doing."

"Then why did you kiss him?"

"I...mm...felt...that was...a nice time...to do...it?"

I sighed, "Zoe, I understand that you like Ben, but please control your emotions."

I must've looked annoyed when I said that because right after, Zoe regained confidence and retorted, "Erica, I think you're jealous of me, right?"

"No! I would never do such an outrageous thing!" I said fiercly.

At least, that was how I was trying to say it. However, it came out like when we had the "girl talk" in Vail.

"Aha! So you do like Ben enough to be jealous of me! It's fine, if you're really into him, I'll just let you have him." Zoe offered.

I blushed slightly, was I actually jealous of her?

"Fine! I'm into Ben and that's final okay?"

"Okay, he's all yours." Zoe said bravely but with a tint hint of disappointment.

"Well, thanks, you're...uhm...a good friend."

That was it guys, chapter 3. I apologize again for uploading so late. I hope you enjoyed the chapter and please follow and comment. Feel free to post or DM any request for me to write. Hopefully I will be able to upload tomorrow. Cya!

~AgentIggy