This chapter is dedicated to a very wonderful Lizaluvsdoggies for reviewing on both this story, and "Welcome to the World of Boys."

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Zach: Damn straight.

Me: Shut up before I rib your oh-so-sexy limbs off of your body.

Zach: Riiiiighttt.

Me: You don't believe me?

Zach: No. Spy, remember?

RECAP:

...for the second time that evening, and the third since this past summer, a strange hand was placed on my shoulder.

Cammie's POV:

I grabbed the hand, flipping the offender over my head and onto the ground in front of me before I pinned their shoulders down with my knees.

The face that I saw was all too familiar and all too smug about our current position. I stared down at Zach, eyes narrowed and pulse racing, waiting for him to break his gaze away from mine. When he didn't, I sighed and gave into the sting in my eyes, blinking quickly to relieve it.

"We're never getting past this are we?" he asked, gesturing to our bodies.

I shook my head, smiling slightly. "I'm afraid not."

He struggled under my weight before I stood up and helped him out. I brushed dirt off of his shoulder and he smirked, running a hand through his hair as if he were thinking. "Well, at least I know you're not letting your guard down."

I studied him, from the tense posture to the frustration etched into his features. His incredibly attractive features...

"What are you really doing here? Because I'm pretty sure you didn't come to New York to say hi." I paused for a second, forcing myself to stay calm and collected. I mean, Zach was here.

ZACH WAS RIGHT HERE!

What kind of girl wouldn't be extremely excited when a hot spy boy was standing in front of them?

He muttered something under his breath that I didn't catch, then looked straight into my eyes. The look he gave me was intense, with his eyes burning into mine. "I was looking for Dani. But I guess she's too young to be on the Cove Ops track no matter how much she already knows."

Sadly, that was all too true.

"Yeah, but that doesn't mean I couldn't tag along." Zach and I both turned to see the twelve year old girl leaning against the wall. Her coat was heavy, perfect for an abnormally cold September day.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, growing concerned. I looked around for Solomon, realizing I couldn't hear his voice in my ear anymore. Nobody was saying anything. And that's when it hit me.

They were listening to my conversation.

"Dani, you shouldn't be here-" I started, but she cut me off.

"Stop. I'm here now, so what's up?" She turned to Zach, raising her eyebrows.

His eyes were hard and his body stiff. I don't know which was scarier. The fact that Joe Solomon didn't catch Dani, or that Zach really wasn't expecting that. And Zach just doesn't get surprised. "I was just making sure you weren't doing anything stupid," he told her, "But I guess I should have known."

"Now that isn't fair, Zach. You know I can take care of myself. You can't protect me from every little thing," she chastised, trying to gain control of the conversation.

Zach's gaze softened, but almost as quickly as it came, it was gone. "I'm not protecting you from every little thing," he mocked. "I'm just watching out for you."

"No, you're not!" she yelled. "You're treating me like a child!"

"Maybe it's because you are one," he snapped.

I know it was wrong of me to find the conversation amusing, but they sounded like a parent and child. I bit my lip to keep from laughing out loud at the confrontation, but they both noticed.

"You think this is funny?" Zach asked harshly.

My eyebrows scrunched together as I stared him down. "No, but I find it amusing how you two are arguing over something as inane as this."

"Inane?" Bex asked through the earpiece. "I'm pretty sure Zachy-boy doesn't even know what that means."

I rolled my eyes at her, even though I was positive she couldn't see me. Or...at least I couldn't see her. "Bex, he knows what it means."

"Are you sure, Cammie?" Liz butted in. "Because surveys show that 98.5 percent of the average population wouldn't know what it means. They normally use words such as silly or unimportant."

"Liz," I snapped. "I'm sure he can understand. Besides, we aren't normal, remember?"

By that time, Zach and Dani had stopped arguing verbally, but began a stare-off. Dani looked determined, but Zach looked like it wasn't affecting him at all. Bex and Liz were arguing over the comms units, and I saw Eva, Mick, and Anna pass by, talking amongst themselves.

Someone shoved Zach forward, forcing him into Dani, who pushed him back until he grabbed her arm and made her stop. He demanded that she stop, but she wouldn't have that. As their conversation grew into a shouting match, Bex appeared by my side, grinning with excitement.

I was desperately hoping they wouldn't start beating on each other, for fear of someone getting seriously hurt.

"Well, you're acting like a spoiled brat that can't handle being told what to do!" Zach yelled.

Dani's face was turning red with anger as she screamed back at him. "At least I'm not being an over-controlling freak!"

Part of me wanted to go in there with duct tape and rope to break them up, but another part wanted to see how far they were willing to go. Bex looked as if she just wanted to see a fight happen, and began cheering them on.

"I'm not over-controlling. Is it wrong for me to care about you?"

Honestly, I've never seen Zach blow his top. I've seen when he was angry, I've seen him upset. I've even seen him scared, and trust me when I say that it doesn't happen often. But this was different. Zach was actually yelling, showing some emotion.

Please don't hit. Please don't hit. Please don't hit...

"No. It's wrong for you to act like you have a say in what I do. You will never be my dad, and you can never replace my brother."

With that said, Dani stormed off.

And all I could think was that I should have let them hit each other.

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Me