JPOV
I pulled on the brown wig and the glasses as we left the school, before driving in a car reserved for missions like this.
"Joey, when we get there can we have ice-cream?" Zach asked me,
"Cake!" Cammie interjected, "We want cake!" She said again, a huge grin spread over her face.
"Maybe, and don't call me Joe. For this mission you two are my children so call me dad." I said gently, they were a bit young to understand how it all worked, I saw Cammies face fall as she mumbled,
"But I don't want you to be my daddy." She said slouching on the chair behind her, Zach sat next to her,
"He's only going to be your daddy until we find your daddy!" Zach persisted, "I promise, we we're all grown up like Joe, we will go on a mission and find you daddy if the grown ups don't find him first!" Zach said as Cammie glanced at him,
"You promise?" she asked as Zach nodded, putting a hand on his heart and said,
"Cross my heart and hope to die," he started jabbing fingers towards his eyes, "stick a needle in my eye!" He said, dead serious as Cammie smiled and they linked pinkies,
"Pinkie promise!" They both said at the same time and hugged.
"Guys, we're almost there, pick a name now." I said thinking I may as well let them have some fun,
"I want to be called James! Like James Bond!" Zach said as I smiled at nodded,
"Okay Mr Bond, what about you Camster?" I asked Cam as she thought about it long and hard,
"I want to be called…" She looked out the window, "Fern" She said finally and I didn't question her.
"Okay Fern and James, I'm going to pull the car up, if you spot the girls, tell me, discreetly. If they see you your out, if you find them their out. Got it?" I asked,
"Got it dude!" They both said as I laughed. Getting out the car I held onto their hands,
"Daddy can we get some ice-cream now?" Zach asked,
"Lets find an ice-cream van first" I said noting there wasn't one around,
"Ohh! Clothes!" Cam yelled dragging me over to a shop where there were a pair of light blue jeans with light pink pumps to match, "Can I get them Daddy!" She asked,
"Maybe later Fern…" Then she did the unthinkable, she pulled out the puppy dog eyes, I leant down beside her, "Tell you what, if you do really well in your test, I'll take you shopping!" I said as a grin spread across her face,
"a-hey! What do I get?!" Zach asked tugging on my coat,
"What do you want?" I asked him ,
"Ice cream!" He yelled I sighed, "Other than ice-cream, if you pass your test, what do you want?" I asked, he thought about it for a while,
"Superman comics." He said and crossed his arms, proving that was his final decision. I was really starting to warm to him. Around the corner the sound of the ice-cream truck sounded,
"Ice Cream!" They yelled, dragging me around the corner. Fifteen minutes later we were sat by the fountain talking.
"You know, I really like those blue vans with the black leather coat." Cammie said looking over at Christie, the sixth person for Cammie to pull out, I watched her in the reflection as I saw her glance around and head back to the school. I high fived Cammie who smiled at me,
"Well done" I said,
"Two times five" Zach said, it sounded like a question, but indicated that a student was five metres away and two meters to the right of us.
"That was the last student" I heard Abby say through Comms.
"Well done!" I said smiling, "100%" They started cheering then Cammie went quiet looking ahead of her, "Whats wrong?" I asked her as she started off into the distance,
"Daddy!" She screamed, running towards an unknown person, a few girls from school looked over as I ran to catch Cammie, my wig flying off in the process, "Dad! Come Back!" She screamed again, girls started to follow us when they realised who I was,
"Cammie!" I yelled,
"Cammie its not him!" Zach called behind me, I heard girls yelling orders at each other as some split off to catch her from the front whilst others went in other directions in case of a quick direction change.
"Daddy! Please come back!" She screamed, hurdling a table no civilian could jump, dodging people and running, full sprint towards who she thought was her dad. "DADDY!" She screamed, a few people looked at us as we ignored them and chased the sprinting ten year old,
"Cammie, its not him, its not him Cammie!" Zach said, obviously seeing what I couldn't but was distressing Cam. "Come here Cammie, its not him!" Suddenly a girl shot in front, grabbing Cammie as she sprinted the other way, slowing so we could catch up.
"Nice job Christie" I said as we wrestled a screaming Cammie trying to get her to calm down,
"Daddy! Help me please?!" She screamed, tears streaming down her face, "DADDY! HELP ME!" She screamed again,
"Calm down cammie, please, your okay!" I said cradling her in my lap whilst she screamed and fought, trying to get away,
"IM SORRY! PLEASE COME BACK! DADDY!" she continued to scream,
"Joe" Hannah handed me a napotine patch as I put it on Cammie back under her shirt,
"Thank you." I said picking Cammie up, "Can you do me a favour, over at Forever 21, there is an outfit in the window Cammie wanted, heres $30 can you get it for her and get Zach his spiderman comics please?" She nodded, "Take Zach with you, he'll show you what she wanted and the comics he wanted, thank you." I said as she smiled and her, Zach and a few other girls walked over to the store acting as if Zach was their little brother.
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"RACHEL!" Abby yelled when I walked in with Cammie in my arms, "what happened?" she asked me as I walked up the stairs with Cammie in my arms, as Rachel skidded around the door,
"Joe! What on earth happened?!" I handed Cammie to her,
"She thought she could see matt and got hysterical, we had to knock her out with a napotine patch after we chased her half way through Roseville." I said peeling the patch off her back,
"Thank you" Rachel said hugging me, as I followed her into her office. Half an hour later Hannah knocked on the door,
Rachel POV
"For you" She said to me handing me the bags and Zach.
"Thank you" I said as she smiled and walked off with her friends. Zach wandered in and sat on the floor,
"He was there you know" He said staring at Cammie, "I saw him."
"Saw who?" Abby said kneeling beside him,
"Matt, her dad. He was there, just watching, observing us." He said again, face blank, "Then Cammie saw him and he walked away, but no matter how fast we ran, he was always faster, when Joe had Cammie in his arms, he stood and watched, a tear fell down his face and he said to tell you thank you." Zach said all in one breathe. I wiped a tear from my face,
"He was there, you saw him?" I asked, he nodded,
"So did Cammie." He said, still staring blankly at my daughter, "He's watching over you, all of you." Zach said, before his eyes started to droop, "He said thank you, and… and that he loves you all…" he finished as he fell back into Abbys arms, fast asleep.
"Did you see him Joe? Did you see Matt?" Joe shook his head as I ran out the room, refusing to believe that Zach and Cammie had seen his spirit. Running down the corridors I found Christie,
"Christie!" I yelled as she turned, "When you all chased Cammie, did you see who she was following?" I asked, she shook her head,
"No, sorry headmistress." She said as I smiled, thanked her and ran to the next person, Hannah,
"Did you see who Cammie was chasing?" I half screamed at her, she shook her head as I punched the wall and stormed back into my office. He cant be dead. Can he?
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