A/N: How's everyone doing? I'm here with Chapter 29 :) A couple of people requested to have cute Zammie fluff, so I included that, as well as the Zach/Townsend moment and the Cammie/Rachel moment. Oh and Abby and Townsend will come to terms about their relationship. So really, yeah today's the chapter where we'll tie up any loose ends between characters.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Gallagher Girl series.


Chapter 29

Zach POV

After Cammie had been released from the infirmary, the first thing she did was push Zach in the direction of Townsend's roomhe had been upgraded from his cell after his work on the mission.

Now Zach was walking down the hall to Townseno, his dad's room. He had his hands stuffed in his pockets and was desperately trying to figure out what he should say when his father opened the door.

"Hey Dad. It's nice to meet you even though we've known each other for ages now."

Words and sentences kept popping up in his head and soon Zach found himself standing in front of Townsend's room. He swallowed hard and raised his hand, knocking on the door three times.

Only seconds passed until Townsend opened the door, saying, "Abby, it's good" He paused when he realized that it was Zach standing at the entrance and not Cammie's aunt.

"Zach," Townsend blinked and stared at his son. "Hi."

"Hey," Zach said, giving a faint smile. "Can I come in?"

"Of course," Townsend scooted to the side and allowed Zach to enter. He directed the teen to the group of sofas sitting in center of the living room. His place was surprisingly...neat. Everything was nicely placed in their spot and not a single object was out of line.

I guess not everything runs in the family, Zach thought, referring to the messy state of his own room.

"Do you want something to drink?" Townsend asked, fiddling with his fingers.

"...No," Zach sat down one of the sofas and Townsend reluctantly took a seat across from him.

"I have a pretty good guess as to why you're here..." Townsend looked down at his hands. "But I want you to know, that I had no idea whatsoever. Catherine never told meand I never assumed."

"You never assumed that I could be your son?" Zach gave him a look. "Catherine's my mother. You're the only person she was ever with! Who else could have been my father?"

Townsend nodded, biting his lip. "I realize that now...I just always thought you were someone else's son." Zach just scoffed and looked away.

"But I promise, now that the dust has settled, I'll be a good dad," Townsend leaned forward and balanced his elbows on his knees. "We can spend time together and"

"I'm almost eighteen now," Zach interrupted. "I don't think I need any more quality time with dad. I did well enough without it."

Townsend pressed his lips together in a tight line. "I deserved that," he exhaled, leaning back into the cushions.

"Did you love her?" Zach suddenly asked. "Catherinedid you love her?"

Townsend frowned slightly but answered his question. "I did, at one point. When we were young, not any older than the age you and Cammie are now. I thought Catherine was the most exquisite being on the planet."

"And then you stopped loving her," Zach said. "After you found out what she had done to herself. What she planned to do to others."

"I felt terrible that my feelings had turned," Townsend explained. "I tried to convince myself that Catherine was a bad person. That she had changed. That she wasn't the lovely little redhead I had fallen for. I ended up choosing the Outlanders over her, as I do now."

"Did you ever regret it?" Zach had his hands together tightly. He had no idea why he wanted to know all this information.

Townsend looked down at the ground, with a serene expression on his faceas if he was reminiscing about his past. "No. I don't think so." He looked back at Zach. "Why are you asking me all this?"

Zach sighed and played with the frayed ends of the sofa cushions. "II never really knew Catherine. My entire life was spent on hating herI guess I just wanted to see if there was a chance that I could accept her as my mother and nothing more."

Townsend smiled weakly. "I should be asking myself that same thing. I was the one who killed her."

Zach glanced up sharply when he said that. He stared at Townsend for a while before breaking out in a shy grin. "Good riddance."

Townsend chuckled and gave Zach a sweet, fatherly look that made Zach's heart swell up in pride. "I swear, Zachary, that I will be here for you, even though you're practically an adult, okay? Anything you need, just tell me."

Zach opened his mouth and sat there for a few seconds before nodding. "Yeah. I will...Thanks."


Cammie POV

Cammie was making her way towards Joe's office, silently smiling to herself. She was so happy that everything had gone back to normalshe, Zach, and her family were all right—Wait a second, she thought suddenly. Family...My mom!

Her eyes widened and she started running down the hall. She had completely forgotten all about her mother—Rachel was allegedly here in Blackthorne, and Cammie had idly just stood by without even remembering.

She burst into Joe's office, out of breath and her wild eyes scanned the people inside. She saw Joe lounging at his desk, and he stood up once Cammie came in. On the other side of his desk was Abby who was mid sentence about something. Seated next to her was a gorgeous woman with dark hair, the same woman Cammie saw talking to Joe on the plane ride back to Blackthorne.

That's her! Cammie's mind screamed. That's your mom!

"Hey Cammie," Joe said, the ends of his mouth twitching. "How are you feeling? What did the doctor's say?"

"Uh...I'm good," Cammie said absently. Her eyes were still on her mom, who looked like she was about to cry. Rachel's eyes were shining and her bottom lip was trembling ever so slightly.

"Cameron," she breathed and stood up, almost knocking down her chair in the process. She walked over to Cammie and hesitantly stopped when she was only inches from her.

"Mom," Cammie grinned, and all the faint memories she had about her mom when she was a little girl poured into her mind, replaying over and over again. Growing up, Cammie had thought that the images were all fake, since there was no way that she could have remembered something from when she was one or two years old. But now, as she stared into her mom's eyes, she had a really big gut feeling that they were all true.

"You've grown so much," Rachel lifted her hand to her mouth. "You look so much like your dad."

A small laugh escaped Cammie's mouth and she smiled modestly. "Well, it has been fourteen years." She rocked back and forth on her heels. "But it's really good to see you again."

Rachel nodded and suddenly swept Cammie into a hug. Cammie stood stiff at first but relaxed, burying her face in her mom's shirt. Cammie could smell the vague fragrance of strawberry scented shampoothe same kind that she used. She felt her mom's tears fall down into her hair, and the entire time Cammie held her mom's waist tight, as if her own arms were the only thing keeping Rachel from disappearing the minute she let go.

After a while, Cammie slowly pulled back and she glanced past her mother to Abby and Joe. Abby had her hands clasped together and was staring at Cammie and Rachel with a big smile plastered on her face. Joe's eyes had turned red and when Cammie looked closely, she was pretty sure she saw a small glinting tear escape the corner of this eye.

"Are you crying?" She stared at him while chuckling.

"No!" Joe said hurriedly and turned his face away. "It's just...allergies, you know?"

The three Morgan women burst out laughing and Joe's face turned as red as his eyes.

"Whatever," he waved his hand dismissively, and turned serious again. "It really is great to have you back, Rachel."

Rachel beamed and squeezed Cammie's shoulders, sharing a look with her. "It really is great to be back."


Abby POV

After all the hugs and happy tears between Rachel and Cammie were over, Abby went to Townsend's room, as he had told her to meet him after the mission was over. She hadn't gotten the chance since then—she had just gotten her sister back—but she decided to go there now.

The minute Townsend opened the door for her, she noticed that something was different about him. He looked happier and seemed like a changed man overall. But after looking at Abby for a few seconds, his expression sombered and the aura faded a little. Abby frowned, wondering what could possibly be the matter.

"What's wrong?" she asked him.

"I" he started but closed his mouth. "Why don't you come inside first?"

Abby nodded and followed him inside, her mind still racing with questions. "Is it something serious?" she said as she sat down.

"No," Townsend shook his head. "But the news may surprise you." He swallowed hard and lifted his eyes to meet Abby's. "I found out, during the mission, that I'm...Zach's father."

At first Abby thought she hadn't heard him correctly. Who's father? her mind asked. Then the image of the dark haired, green eyed, smiling boy, arms wrapped around Cammie's waist popped up in her mind.

"Zach's father?" she echoed, staring at Townsend in complete shock. "I...how is it...I mean, how long have you known?"

"Only since yesterday," Townsend assured her. "I told you, it was during the mission. Catherine told me, and I had no idea beforehand."

"Oh my god," Abby leaned back into the sofa.

Townsend bit his lip, staring at Abby with a hesitant expression. "I know, it's a shock. It was for me, too."

"I don't know, it's just—" Abby started. "It doesn't seem that surprising...It's like I knew from the moment you came back to Blackthorne. Like I've always known," She looked up at Townsend with a concerned glance. "Does Zach know?"

"Yeah, he was there with me when Catherine let the cat out of the bag," Townsend nodded. "We just talked before you came—about what the news meant for the both of us."

"And what does it mean for us?" Abby asked slowly. "What are we supposed to do now?"

"Nothing!" Townsend exclaimed. "It doesn't mean anything. I haven't stopped loving you, Abigail. Everything's the same between us, I promise."

Abby pursed her lips, and nodded slowly. Her heart was beating fast, and she was a little breathless. He just told me he loved me, she thought, almost smiling. But it was a single thought that made her stop from showing how happy she was.

"Where do you see us in the future?" she asked.

Townsend frowned before giving his response. "That's easy. Getting married, maybe even having kids of our own—"

"We can't," Abby interrupted bitterly. "It's not fair for Zach—"

"What do you mean?" Townsend reached out and took Abby's hand, but she pulled away. "If this is about Zach having stepbrothers and sisters, I'm sure he'll be fine with it—"

"I wasn't finished. It's not fair for Zach and Cammie," Abby gave him a pointed look. "Think about it. If we get married...then Zach and Cammie would be cousins. And they'd never be able to have a future together."

The truth suddenly dawned on Townsend. His mouth parted and he gave a long, sad look to Abby. "Do we really need to sacrifice our love for them?"

"We do," Abby nodded. "Because she's my niece and he's your son. And we love them."

Townsend nodded and moved his gaze away from Abby as if it was too hard to look at her. It probably was.

She stood up and took a seat next to him, placing a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry it had to turn out this way."

He finally lifted his head, but he still didn't look at her directly. "I'm sorry, too."


Cammie POV

Cammie was still sitting in Joe's office, her head leaning against her mom's shoulder while Rachel stroked her hair. Joe was also still sitting at his desk and he was staring absentmindedly off into space. Cammie had finished telling Rachel all about her time in Gallagher, how she had been 'kidnapped' by Zach and found out that Joe was the leader of the Outlanders. And then she told Rachel about her crazy adventures that she had once she had become an Outlander— going back to Gallagher, saving Preston and Abby, having Townsend come back from Cavan, and the Winter Ball—where she had been captured by the Circle and tortured by Catherine.

"Oh, I completely forgot to ask you about this," Joe slipped out of his reverie and turned back to Rachel and Cammie. "Cam, I heard from Zach that you gave Catherine the Circle members' names. What was that all about?"

Cammie thought back to her time with Catherine in her cell. "Oh," she smiled. "I didn't actually give her the real names. They were all fake ones."

"Fake ones?" Joe repeated, looking very much relieved.

"Yup," Cammie nodded earnestly. "I didn't want to give up, but after what Catherine had done to Zach—or rather what I thought she did to Zach—I was scared that she would do something to one of you guys. So I just pretended to write down the real names of the Circle members."

"Wow," Rachel turned to look down at her daughter. "And she never noticed?"

"Apparently not."

"Huh," Joe leaned back in his chair. "I guess that's settled then."

Cammie glanced at the time on the clock sitting on Joe's desk. "Oh hey, listen, I want to go see Zach before dinner, so I'm going to go head out, okay?" She pulled herself off of Rachel, and gave her a small hug. "I'll see you guys later."

She left, humming quietly. As she was walking down the hall, she took the time to smile and greet each and every person she passed.

How long has it been since I was this happy?

She slowed to a stop when she reached Zach's room, and knocked on the door. Cammie remembered the first time she came to his place, when she was lost and it was her first week at Blackthorne. Zach had found her wandering the hallways and had offered her to come inside. They had talked, and the conversation had led into a kiss. Sure they had their fair share of fights and arguments, but Cammie had to agree that Zach was the best thing that ever happened to her.

Cammie was smiling when Zach opened the door. "Hey," he grinned and pulled her inside, pressing his lips against hers. "How was meeting your mom?"

"Awesome," she looked up at him. "How was meeting your dad?"

"Awesome," Zach smiled before leaning in again. They stood there, Cammie pressed against the door and Zach kissing her softly. After several minutes, he pulled away slowly and looked down at her. "I was so scared," he whispered. "When you were gone. I thought...that they had killed you or something—"

"Zach," Cammie cut in and tried to stop him from talking about the topic.

"And when I saw you in your cell, huddled up in that thin blanket, I felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I was so relieved. My Cammie wasn't taken from me, and I almost felt like thanking Catherine for not killing you—"

"Zach," Cammie cut in again, with a more firm voice this time. "Don't think about things like that."

Zach nodded, and cupped Cammie's face in his hands. "I love you. More than you could ever imagine. You know that, right?"

"I know," Cammie smiled and looped her arms around his neck.

"I've never fallen in love before, let alone known what it was like to have you in my life," Zach continued. "You are the bane of my existence, Cameron Morgan. I will love you with every dying breath, and if I go and you're still here, you needn't worry, because I'll keep loving you then."

Cammie choked back a sound of joy as her eyes welled up with tears and she pulled Zach closer to her so that their mouths were almost touching. "I've never been good with big speeches. But I'll tell you right now, that I feel the exact same way. I love you too, Zachary Goode."

Zach smiled and before Cammie realized what was happening, Zach's lips were on hers again and his hands were snaking around her waist.

"What's. With. All. The. Lip. Locking?" Cammie asked in between kisses. Zach's hands left her waist and traveled up to her hair.

"No reason," Zach released her mouth, panting slightly. "I just really love you."

Cammie gasped as Zach's fingers found the hem of her shirt and slipped underneath. Her eyes met Zach and he had a questioning look in his green irises. She gave a nod and within the next minute she was lying on Zach's bed with her face buried in the crook of his neck as he left a trail of kisses going down her body.


Liz POV

Liz was working in Dr. Fibb's office, studying one of the vials that Catherine had injected herself with and trying to figure out the formula that Catherine had used. The chemical equation was complex, and Liz figured it would take a while before she could wrap her head around the concept.

A few days ago, she had been waiting anxiously in Blackthorne, desperately wishing that she was with the rest of her friends in Cavan. The anxiety was killing her, and she distinctively remembered almost chewing all of her nails off in anticipation.

At one point, Professor Buckingham had found her pacing back and forth in the control room and had told Liz to go get some rest. Liz silently obeyed and left, but instead of going back to her room, she went to the lab and asked Dr. Fibbs if he needed any help with anything. Working in the lab was equivalent to painkillers for her and was also the best way to get her mind off of things.

And then the call came in from Joe, telling the Outlanders in Blackthorne were all right—they had few casualties—and more importantly that Cammie needed medical attention, but she was alive and safe. Liz was so relieved when she was waiting in the hangar next to Professor Buckingham and the rest of the teachers as the Outlander jets started arriving, one by one. She almost cried of joy when she saw Cammie being helped off of the jet on a gurney, but Professor Buckingham put out an arm to stop her from advancing towards her.


"Give Cameron some space," she said gently.

Liz bit her lip and nodded, and her eyes went back to the Outlander jets, where more people were getting off. She spotted a familiar faceglasses and dark curly hair.

"Jonas!" Liz ran forward, throwing her arms around his body. He staggered back from the impact and awkwardly patted Liz.

"Uh...hey," he said, pulling himself off of her. "How are you?"

"How can you be asking me that when you literally just came back from the Circle's evil lair?" Liz said, scanning Jonas up and down. "You're okay, right? You didn't get hurt or anything?"

"I'm fine, Liz," Jonas blushed, looking down. "I was in the jet for pretty much the entire time." He picked up the things he had dropped when Liz had hugged him and started walking forward.

"What happened?" Liz asked, going with Jonas to the elevator.

"Well, I heard from the others that Zach and Bex were able to find Cammie fairly easily, but on the way, they ran into Catherine. Zach stayed behind, and Cammie and Bex continued on. And then they encountered some Circle agents, and Bex told Cammie to find the rest of us. She left Bex and Josh found her, and tried to kill her, but Joe, Macey, Grant, and Zach found her in time," Jonas explained warily. "And Zach killed Josh."

"Wait, I thought Zach was with Catherine," Liz frowned.

"He was, but then apparently Townsend arrived and told Zach to find Cammie. I'm pretty sure Townsend ended up being the one who killed Catherine," Jonas said.

Liz nodded. "Good. So then it's all over. And what about Cammie's mom?"

"She's here," Jonas turned around and pointed to a woman with dark hair talking to Joe and Abby.

She doesn't look much like Cammie, Liz thought. But maybe up close there's a resemblance.

Jonas and Liz entered the elevator and joined the others in the infirmary to see how Cammie was doing. As she waited by her bedside, Liz couldn't help but remember the time when Cammie was in a coma and her condition was much serious.

She's been through so much, Liz beamed. And she's still here, fighting with every ounce of her own will.


"Liz?" Dr. Fibb's voice broke through her thoughts. She looked at him with a questioning expression, feeling her cheeks grow warm as this wasn't the first time Dr. Fibbs had caught her daydreaming.

"Hmm?"

"I was just letting you know that Jonas is here to see you."

"What?" Liz looked up and saw Jonas standing at the doorway, his hands stuffed in the pockets of his jeans. "Oh...hi, what are you doing here?" She walked to him, taking off her gloves and lab coat.

"I...uh...I came to see you," Jonas smiled shyly. "And I wanted to ask you...if you wanted to maybe go somewhere?"

"Go somewhere?" Liz raised her eyebrows. "Go where?"

"I don't know...take a walk or something?" Jonas suggested.

"Um," Liz looked back at her station, where Dr. Fibbs was standing. He smiled at her encouragingly. "Sure, why not?" She turned back and gave Jonas a grin.

"Great," Jonas breathed and stepped aside, allowing Liz to exit the room. They walked down the hall, Liz giving small, quick glances at Jonas's profile. She felt his hand knock against hers and soon both of their hands were clasped together.

Jonas suddenly stopped in the middle of the hallway, and Liz turned to look at him. "What's wrong?"

"Can you believe what we've been through?" he asked. "Kidnappings, and rescue missions, and assassination attempts." He gave a short laugh. "It's pretty amazing, isn't it?"

"It is," Liz smiled at his newfound excitement.

"And I think you're pretty amazing," Jonas suddenly blurted out and then opened his mouth to form a small 'o'. "Uh...I mean," his cheeks turned scarlet.

Liz chuckled and walked closer to him. "I think you're pretty amazing too," she said in an almost-whisper.

Jonas exhaled and leaned forward, his mouth brushing Liz's softly. He pulled away as a second later.

It was a small kiss, but it left Liz breathless. She smiled widely and squeezed his hand, swinging it back and forth as they continued down the hall.


Cammie POV

Later that evening, during dinner, Cammie was sitting next to Zach, their hands joined under the table. She was surrounded by all her friends—Bex and Grant were laughing about something on her left and Macey was leaning against Preston's shoulder across from her. Liz and Jonas were talking together quietly, but they seemed...unusually different. Like they were more comfortable with each other and not as awkward.

In the next table over, Joe and Rachel were talking—exchanging stories, no doubt. Abby was also a part of the conversation, but Townsend wasn't anywhere near her. She saw her aunt look at something longingly behind her. Cammie followed her gaze and saw Townsend sitting in one of the back tables, chatting with Mr. Smith.

Cammie turned when she felt Zach sigh next to her. "What's wrong?" she asked.

"Nothing, actually," Zach smiled down at her. "You know, I think we're going to be all right from now on."

"I think so, too."


A/N: Eee! Yay I finished! It's not the last chapter though, the next one's going to be an epilogue. But the official story is over :( Wow, it's been a long ride, back from February 13th of 2014 all the way to July 13th of 2015. Exactly 18 epic months :)

And can I just say how exceptional you guys all are? I got flooded with so many comments and reviews and PMs, and I want to thank you all. You guys are so amazing, and I've said it so many times before, but I'll say it again—I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH! You rock my world, and I feel so grateful to have awesome readers like you! You're practically the only reason I wrote this story, so thank you-from the very bottom of my heart!

zammiandjackunzel4evaderp: This review made me feel bittersweet :) I intended for Catherine and Josh to die in the last chapter, but maybe I can add a sequel? I don't know, we'll see. But thanks for being an awesome reviewer the past few months!

GallagherGirls13BYE: Ahaha, thank you so much Colleen! Yesss, I was also so shocked when I found out about Townsend XD Ally really does know how to surprise everyone...I should be thanking you for reading this fic, you were one of my first reviewers, and I really do appreciate the support you gave for all these chapters :) I'm glad you loved the last update, and I hoped you liked this one :) Thank you, once again!

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