So, I only got one person telling me to make "From Here to the Moon and Back" longer. So I don't know if I will.
Song Fic #10 Just a Dream by Carrie Underwood
Cammie slowly opened her eyes, before she remembered what day it was. She was eighteen. She was legal! She smiled. Zach had wanted to take her out today, but he didn't tell her why. She turned her phone on, to see,
1 New Message
Zach
She smiled. She opened it. It had been sent at midnight.
I know you're probably asleep right now
Gallagher Girl, but HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY!
Since Zach had offically become her boyfriend, she couldn't be happier. She hoped he felt the same. She climbed out of her warm bed, not wanting to wake her roommates. She quietly slipped down the hall of history to her mother's office. She walked in and was greeted by a huge happy birthday hug from her mother. Apparently the whole staff knew it was Cammie's birthday. Mr. Solomon hugged her and told her that her father would be proud. Cammie smiled. All of the other teachers said happy birthday, then they parted and Zach was standing there with the bigges smile (yes, an actual smile, not a smirk) on his face. She ran up and hugged him. He apologized to the teachers, then led her out to a helicopter.
"Okay Gallagher girl, put this on." She raised an eyebrow at him. He was holding out a blindfold.
"You have got to be kidding me."
"Nope. Put it on." She reluctantly put the blindfold over her eyes. Zach tied it tight so she didn't have a hope of peeking. He led her into the helicopter. Cammie sat there counting the minutes. It was fourty seven minutes and fourty two seconds. Zach then led her to some sort of car.
"Cammie, you remember the day at the mall right?" He asked. She nodded. "Good, do exactly what you did that day."
"Alright. Whatever you say Zach." She took her blindfold off to find she was at the mall. She found a note that said,
Theres no place like home-5:00
That was exactly what Mr. Solomon had said to her on that day about two years ago. She wandered the mall, like she and Bex had, wishing Bex was here with her. She repeated every single motion from that day, apart from anything she and Bex had done together, and minus all the tails. She saw Zach sitting on a bench watching her. She wanted to walk over to him and ask "Why?" but she resisted.
"Fourty seven minutes." Cammie muttered to herself. She was walking north, vaguely aware that Zach was following her. She walked into the subway, but unlike during her sophomore year, there were no girls from "Mock Supreme Court". Cammie jumped on the train, and jumped right back off as if she had remembered something. She walked to the elevator, and Zach's hand reached out and punched the button before she could.
"Hey there Gallagher Girl."
"Zach, is there a point to all of this."
"Yes, but first, we have to go to the ruby slipper exhibit." They rode in the elevator, and walked across the mall hand in hand. At the same spot where Cammie had threatened to call a cop on him, he disappeared. She rolled her eyes, continuing to make her way to the ruby slipper exhibit. When she got there, it was deserted. She waited for Zach to make his entrance. He cam up behind her and wrapped his strong arms around her waist.
"Hi again Gallagher Girl."
"Hi Blackthorne boy."
"So, I've been waiting all day to ask you this question."
"And what question is that Zach." He turned her around, and held her hands in his. He slowly lowered himself onto one knee and looked up at her, taking out a black box..
"Cammie, Gallagher Girl, I didn't know it when we first met, but you're my only one. I love you with all my heart. Will you marry me?"
"Yes! Yes, Zach, yes!" He slipped the beautiful ring onto her finger, picked her up and spun her around. She giggled, then kissed him. "Was the whole repeat of the day necessairy?"
"Absolutely." She shook her head at him.
"I love you Zach."
"I love you too Cammie."
~Time Skip, One week~
When Cammie had come home from her day at the mall with Zach, her roommates wouldn't leave her alone. They all knew what was going to happen. They just didn't know how. Cammie walked down to the Grand Hall, and sat next to Zach. He tensed.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
"It's just that,"
"Just what Zach?"
"I got my first mission with the CIA. I leave in two weeks."
"Okay."
"It's really dangerous. I want to make you my wife before I leave."
"Alright."
"Next week? We'll tell only our close friends, okay?"
"Okay Zach."
~Time Skip the wedding~
Cammie headed to the church in her mother's wedding dress. Zach had gotten a little church right outside of Roseville. She asked Mr. Solomon to give her away, and he happily obliged. She opened the doors to the church, which only consisted of a sansctuary, and lowered her veil. She tried to hide the fact she was crying. Mr. Solomon noticed and patted her arm reassuringly. She heard the trumpets from the CIA band, and saw Zach waiting for her. She smiled. Joe handed her off to Zach.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today…." Cammie got lost in Zach's eyes. He was staring at her with so much love, she didn't want it to stop. They slipped the rings on each other's fingers, promising to be there forever. After the reception, Zach took Cammie back to the gift her mother had given them. Their own apartment, not far from Gallagher.
"My mom got us our own apartment?" Zach laughed.
"Yea Gallagher Girl. She didn't want us to be to far away from Gallagher." Cammie closed the door and kissed him. Zach understood what she was asking for. He picked her up and carried her to the bedroom.
They lay together, not moving. Her head on his chest, him breathing in the scent of her hair.
"Don't leave me." She whispered with a yawn.
"Never." He said. They both knew he was lying. He would be leaving in a week. They would have to treasure every moment they had together until then.
~Time Skip Zach's leaving~
"Come back to me okay?" Cammie asked.
"Okay Gallagher Girl. I love you." He kissed her one last time.
"I love you too." She hugged him. She never wanted to let him go. He put his head on her shoulder, then regretfully let go.
"I'll see you in three weeks okay?" She nodded, tears streaming down her face.
Cammie had to keep busy. She couldn't think about Zach, who was supossed to be back last week. She knew he couldn't call her. Sometimes missions went long, and Cammie willed herself to believe that Zach's mission was running long. All of a sudden, as if getting a bad omen, she felt sick. She ran to the bathroom and puked her guts out. When she was finished, she heard a knock at the door. She ran, hoping to see Zach standing outside waiting for her. Instead when she opened the door, she saw a man in uniform.
"Mrs. Goode?" He asked. She nodded. "We regret to inform you that Zachary Goode has been killed in action. We're sorry for your loss." He handed her an envelope, and walked away. Cammie shut the door, stunned. The reality that Zach was never coming back hit her, and she started sobbing. She went and puked again.
~Time skip, Zach's funeral~
Cammie sat there, as the preacher talked about Zach, who was taken before his time. He then called for the congregation to rise, and they all sang. Cammie couldn't stand, she couldn't sing. It was a miracle she was even there to begin with. The director of the CIA came up to Cammie, and handed her a folded American flag. She clutched it for dear life. The flag was all that she had left of him, and what could have been. The general then called for the shot to be fired. Cammie jumped when she heard the guns go off. It felt like she had been shot. Grant put his arm around her and she sobbed. She would have been happy to join Zach.
Cammie stared at the little stick in her hand. She was pregnant. She was going to have Zach's baby. She could handle this. She knew it.
~Time Skip~
Cammie held the crying baby boy to her. She felt she was crying. The boy had her hair color. When Zachary Mason Goode Jr. opened his eyes, Cammie saw he had the same eyes as his father. She still had a piece of Zach to hold on to. She could feel Zach's presence when she brought their baby home for the first time.
"I love you Zach." She could barely hear the reply,
"I love you too Gallagher Girl."
