"Is this it?" I asked as the motorcycle came to another stop.
"Well, almost." Zach said. He parked the bike, hopped off, and then grabbed my hand as I hopped off the motorcycle. He held my hand as we started to walk. "You should consider yourself lucky."
"And why is that?" I asked.
"I'm the only one who works for this guy. No one knows about this location I'm taking you to."
"Wait, your the only one?"
"Yes."
"And your only job is to protect me?"
"Yeah."
"Why is that so important?"
"Don't worry, you'll understand soon enough." I was confused. Am I really such a big deal that this secret guy would go through all this trouble for me? It just didn't make sense. The wind blew, cold. I shivered and was automatically covered in goose bumps.
"Gosh, when did it get so cold?"
"Well, maybe it's because you didn't finnish getting dressed before you came out tonight." Zach smirked. He instantly started to take off his jacket.
"Oh, don't complain. You know you like it."
He smiled, "Who said I was complaining?" I laughed as he put his jacket around me and put one arm around my shoulders while holding my and with his other. "Better?"
"Much."
"So, I gave you your chance for questions, now its my turn."
"Sounds fair enough."
"O.K. question number one, how do you have enough time in the world to discover all those secret passage ways?" I started laughing. "No, I'm serious."
"Well, I spend more time at that mansion then any other girl. When your all alone, you find a lot of time on your hands. And those things really do come in handy."
"Like when?"
"Like when you just need time to think or , in my most recent example, when your sneaking out for a guy who can't know your a spy and a school who can't know about said guy." Maybe I shouldn't have said that.
Zach didn't reply. O.K. yeah, definantly should not have brought Josh up.
"Well, now for my serious questions."
"O.K. I'm ready."
"Why did you decide to actually go for it with Josh? I mean I know your a spy and all but your a gallagher girl. Your supposed to behave and learn how to dance and drink tea. You all have the same cover as rich snobs to the outside world. And when they let you out on the real world, your pretty much the same. Some rich heiress who obeys every command. Then you, the head mistress's daughter of all people, go and sacrifice it all for one guy. How did you do it?" Wow, I so wasn't expecting that question.
"Good question."
"Thanks."
"The truth is, I've actually thought about that quite a lot."
"Really?"
"Yeah, you know I'd always expected my mom, or Solomon, or even one of the C.I.A. guys who interviewed me about it to ask me. None of them did though. No one ever did."
"Until now."
"Yeah, the truth is I may be a Gallagher girl, but I'm still just a girl. I have wants and I have needs,and a cute guy noticed me. I was even with Bex, and he didn't look at her. And I was on a mission to not be seen, and he saw me. It was the first time anyone had shown me that kind of affection and I realized how much I had always wanted it. So, I continued what I was doing and I don't regret what I did."
"Do you regret getting caught?"
"No, not at all."
"And why not."
"The truth was going to come out sometime. It always does. And if it hadn't of come out, I wouldn't be with you right now."
"Well, I'm flattered gallagher girl."
"I'm glad." I smiled. I loved being so open with Zach. It felt so natural, and really good.
"So, is your employer going to be mad you brought me?"
"Not at all. Actually I think he'll be pretty pleased. Maybe not with the fact that we're you know the way we are now though."
"And what way are we Zach?"
"Well, were as much as we can be in our situations. Is that good enough for you?"
"Yes." And I actually wasn't lieing. I mean the truth was there was no possible way that we could be anything more then what we were right then in this moment. And if everything went back to normal, I would probably have to move on from what was happening with Zach. I may not even ever be allowed near him again. But I wasn't going to think about that now. Because right now I was with a boy who may or may not be falling for me the same as I was falling for him.
"We're here." he said.
"We're where?" I asked. We were in the middle of a field. Nothing was around us but grass that was even taller then Zach.
"Just watch." he said smirking. He let go of me and walked over to a rock. When he picked it up the grass to the left of me parted into a flight of stairs. "Cool isn't it."
"Oh yeah." We walked down the stairs and as soon as our bodies were underground, the opening shut.
"Did you press a button?"
"Nope, that was my employer."
"Really cool." We walked down the stairs. When we got to the bottom, there was an opening where the light was seeping out. I saw a smokeless fire in a pit, Mr. Fibs had discovered that himself, and a shadow on the wall. Zach stopped and turned to me.
"I need you to promise me just one thing." Zach said. He looked really nervous.
"Anything."
"O.K. please don't hate me. And promise me you'll stay calm." What the heck was he talking about.
"Why would I-"
"Mr. Goode, she can handle it." A voice called from the other side of the wall. Wait a minute, I knew that voice. Not only did I know it, but I knew it well.
"O.K. come on Cam." Zach walked ahead of me, and I saw the shadow stand up. "Hello Mr. M."
"Well, are you coming?" The voice called. O.K. this was impossible, I must be getting my memories confused. I walked into the room, then stopped. I thought I was going to faint.
"Zach?" I said shakily.
"Cameron." The man said. It couldn't be, there was no way. It was impossible.
"Dad?"