Cam POV
I woke up against a pillow, not the hard warm body of Zach that I remember. I bolted upright having a dreading feeling that last night was just an extremely horny dream. The morning light filled the room, there was a slight chill in the air, I drew the blanket over me. I glanced over to the balcony and saw Zach. He was standing with his back to me, facing the garden. He was shirtless and had put pj bottoms on. I could see every muscle in his perfectly sculpted back and arms. I wrapped the blanket around me and made my way to the outside. I leaned against the doorframe watching Zach.
'Morning' I smiled. Zach turned around sharply, a smile exploded on his face, he came towards me, reaching me in two strides. His arms landing on my waist.
'You looked so peaceful, I didn't want to wake you' He kissed my nose. I smiled and rested my head on his shoulder. His arms wrapped around me more and held me tight.
'How was the meeting?' He asked. I sighed.
'Internal investigation into what's happened. Joe's come to help fix everything'
'Joe's here?' Zach raised his eyebrow. I nodded
'He's helping with the investigation'
'And...does he know...you know…' There are only a handful of times that I've ever seen Zach nervous.
'He knows' I nodded.
'So...are we…' Zach left his sentence hanging but I could see in his eyes that he was thinking about us, what our relationship was.
'Let's just take it slowly for now' I answered quickly 'We still have this investigation that we need to finish first' Zach nodded 'I need to stay focused' I added. Zach sighed.
'I understand' He said, slightly pulling away from me. Zach then withdrew away from me towards the balcony. He then reached for a small box on the table and pull out something and put it in his mouth. I narrowed my eyes.
'Since when did you smoke?' I asked, Zach ignored my question and looked away from me. I gritted my teeth together and crossed my arms. Clearly Zach was annoyed that I hadn't said we were official. But at the end of the day, as long as I was on a mission, I needed to be focused. Entertaining Zach when he's in a bad mood is like talking to a brick wall. I moved back into my room and picked out some fresh clothes. I then moved into the bathroom and had a quick shower. I willed the tears not to fall; last night had been amazing and then this morning was practically tense and frosty.
I got dressed and practically ran back out of the room. I didn't look back outside to see if Zach was still there, but I could tell that he smoked at least one cigarette. The tobacco hung in the air. I made my way downstairs hearing chatter from the kitchen
'Morning' I called as I walked in. Everyone stopped talking and looked at me. 'What?'
'How did it go last night?' Bex asked. Usually I would blush and act all giggly, however after this morning, I wanted to drop the conversation.
'Fine' I muttered moving off to make coffee. I could sense everyone exchanging looks.
'Just fine?' Macey asked in a suggestive tone. I slammed my coffee on the table causing a few drops to splash.
'Can we drop it please, we have a very important meeting in a few days that could decide our futures and I want all of us to be focused'
'I completely agree' Joe said walking in with Townsend and dropping a stack of papers in the middle of the table for everyone to see. 'Ladies and gentlemen, we have an extremely serious problem' Joe looked at me 'Agent Douglas' file is missing'
'Excuse me?' I choked on my sip of coffee
'Her file isn't here' Joe repeated
'Who was the last agent to have eyes on her file?' Townsend asked
'Wasn't me' I answered, shrugging slightly. Grant sighed.
'I gave the folder to Zach' He admitted 'He wouldn't admit that Camilla was suspicious and I gave it to him to prove a point. I left it with him and that's the last time I saw it'
'Has anyone else had eyes on it?' Joe asked.
'No sir' Everyone replied.
'Are you all aware that Zach was not supposed to have to folder in the first place?'
'Yes'
'Well, we need to try and find this folder soon, or it will go against us in the investigation' He said. We all nodded.
'Where is Zach?' Townsend asked looking at me
'He went out for a jog about 10 minutes ago' Grant informed. I felt my heart sink slightly. I guess while I was in the shower, Zach made his escape.
'Well when he gets back I need to have a word with him' Joe then picked up the files and walked back into the front room which he made his temporary base.
'I need to make a few calls. Excuse me' Townsend smiled in apology before exiting into the garden. I waited till Townsend was further down the garden path before turning to the others
'Has Zach ever smoked?' I asked.
'What?' Liz looked at me with wide eyes
'It was something I noticed this morning' I shook my head 'when...when I said I couldn't do us right now, he kind of shut me out' I shook my head 'I've never seen him smoke and I don't know-' I shrugged 'It kinda annoyed me' Grant, Jonas and Nick all shared a look.
'What?' Macey hissed noticing the look as well.
'I'm not saying anything' Jonas held up his hands.
'Someone say something now' Bex snapped. Nick and Grant had a silent conversation within a single look. It was Grant that sighed and caved.
'When we were in Blackthorne, as like a graduation present, we were all given a pack of cigarettes. We were told to keep them on us and use them when we were at our lowest point. There was a rumour that when you run out, you return back to Blackthorne for something'
'What?'
'I've never heard of anyone running out so I don't know if it's true' Grant dived into his pocket and brought out a plain box. Nick and Jonas did the same.
'Have you ever smoked them?' I asked them.
'I opened one to see if there was anything laced into the cigarettes, but they're just normal' Jonas shrugged
'I smoked one the night before I met Bex's parents' Grant admitted 'I was shit scared'
'Nope, never' Nick shook his head
'How...How many has Zach smoked?' I asked
'I have no idea' Hearing Zach's voice made me jump. I spun around and saw Zach taking out his headphones, dripping in sweat, his eyes looking lost and hollow...and he was staring at me.
'Joe needs to see you' I found my voice. Zach's eyes twitched slightly. He didn't say anything else. He just turned abruptly and went into the front room. I let out a breath I held in.
'Well he's in a mood' Bex muttered. I turned to everyone raising my hands up in defeat.
'Why can't my relationships be smooth like all of yours' I exclaimed. Everyone had a bashful smile on their lips, glancing quickly at their partners.
'Sex is a big help' Grant said automatically.
'Grant!' Bex exclaimed, throwing a piece of toast at him. He caught it and took a bite.
'I'm being honest' He winked. I began to laugh, everyone was chuckling. Then my phone rang…
Hello
Cameron, it's Christine the nurse.
Is everything okay?
There's no easy way to say this...I think you should come down to the hospital immediately.
.
Zach POV
'You wanted to see me?' I slammed the door behind me. Joe was typing on his computer, he glanced up at me and folded his arms, raising his eyebrow
'Where has this attitude come from?' He asked. I gritted my teeth but didn't answer. Joe sighed and sat back. 'What's happened between you two now?'
'She doesn't want to make us official!' I began to pace, needing to vent to someone. 'All these mixed signals about her having feelings for me and then not wanting her heart broken, then last night she said that she wants me but doesn't want to be with me!' I raised my arms up. 'What the hell am I meant to do?' I asked. Joe sat forward and clasped his hands together
'What you are meant to do is talk to Cam rationally about this and not ice her out like you clearly did this morning'
'I needed time to think'
'And she doesn't?' He asked rhetorically, shaking his head 'Think about it Zach; a month ago she was in a good place, her career was rocketing and she had a boyfriend. Flash forward and she gets told that her ex is missing and only she can rescue him. Then she discovers you kept meaningful posessions and her boyfriend gets shot. And there's another girl in the picture who is set on you. Next, Cam had to deal with you confessing your feelings and her deciding who she loved, resulting in breaking up with the person who has kept her steady and safe for the past 4 years. Now Cam finally has faced her feelings, which scares her, you want to move forward and back to how you use to be and on top of all of this, she's expected to complete a mission. So yeah, I can understand why she's taking her time' I stood there allowing everything Joe said to wash over me. Cam had Tom and she was happy, then I came back and basically made her choose.
'I...I didn't think-'
'No you didn't' Joe sighed 'You've spent the last 4 years acting on impulse and dealing with Cam is an impulse, a natural reaction to you. But you have to give her time Zach. She may have shared last night with you, but it doesn't mean that you're welcome in her bed tonight'
Before I could speak, the door opened, Macey stood there, wide eyes and pale. I could hear voices shouting in the kitchen.
'We've got a problem'
Author's note: So Zammie had a little trouble with dealing with emotions of the morning after. Zammie haven't broken up, however Zach doesn't like the idea that they aren't official. I love how Joe put Zach into his place and trying to get Zach to see it from Cam's point of view...so what's happened in the hospital? What's happened with Tom? Wednesday's chapter is so full of drama that I'm not going to give you a sneak peek. Also, currently I am developing 4 new Fanfic stories all of which you should expect to see in 2018! Holy shit, I just can't stop writing! Lol! My favourite line in this chapter was one of Joe's; She may have shared last night with you, but it doesn't mean that you're welcome in her bed tonight See you all on Wednesday xxx
BritishBombshell007: Aww thank you! I really loved that chapter, it was just Cammie and Zach's honesty with each other and they just gave in on their feelings, SO CUTEEEE! Oops...well they clearly need to talk about a lot of things...but will trouble in the hospital get in their way again... xxx
Zachgoodet: Aww thank you so much, and don't worry about not reviewing. I know that you are busy so don't worry xxx
4EverAGallagherGirl: Thank you so much! Yeah I loved that everyone helped, especially Bex because she's the one that was most apprehensive when it came to Zach coming back. Aww bless ya so much! I'm so happy that it was the perfect balance, I've never gone into intimate detail but I didn't feel like it went too far into detail that it would have changed my story rating. Zach loves Cammie so much that he wants to get back to how they were straight away, but she just needs a little time. xxx
Smiles180: Zach wasn't allowing Cam to think of excuses especially after she broke up with Tom and was trying to bear two broken hearts, clearly if she was taking on that load then she cared about his feelings. Well, do you think that they'll be stronger after this? xxx
gymnast1150: I need a Zach in my life as well...It's so sad that Zammie seems to have one problem after another, but now that they've admitted their feelings for each other, everything should be okay, right? But what's happened with Tom? Christine helped Cam realise that she wanted Zach, so why is she calling her about Tom? Camilla will be sticking around for just a little longer. The little flashback moment that she had before her interrogation was also her remembering everythings. I guess all her feelings were bubbling under the surface and having someone from home tell her that she needs to seize the opportunity to be with Zach was a turning point with Cam. I bet she was going into her room just wanting to talk to Zach about everything but he'd surprised her and she was just too full of love that she caved. I loved Townsend's talk because it's unexpected for him to show so much emotion and advice, then I love Joe in this chapter where he was putting Zach in his place. AHHHHH You're going to LOVE heist society, make sure you get the other two books as well! xxx
Original Gallaghergirl: Aww thank you! I'm glad that you enjoyed all of my recent chapters, I can't wait to share with you all the surprises I have in store. Yeah, I get you, when there's too much fluff it can be a bit off putting, but I am so happy after all the feedback that I've received from this. I think I'll shock a lot of you with what's going to come soon...Ah, Well Tom is a very interesting character and his reason's behind not going after Cam basically revolves around protecting her, but protecting her from what? xxx
AllyCarterFan: HOLY SHIT! I didn't think that I missed it! I thought I had replied...I'm sure I replied but I guess that it didn't save properly. Ah I feel shit, sorry! I love your name because I know that it's you. I honestly think you are my longest fan, it's amazing that it's been over a year and you're still reviewing! Aww thank you so much! I can't wait for you to catch up on everything! xxx
Miss. L 2002: Yay, I'm glad you liked it! I've read it and re-read it several times to make sure that it was perfect and I'm so happy with how it's turned out. Camilla, Will and Elijah are in custody and they'll be back in the picture soon. I don't know if there will be a Zammie baby or not in this story, you'll just have to wait and see xxx
Dreamer0704: Ah right, so Twisted Fate was a story that I began to upload and then deleted altogether because I wanted to change the story and improve on it. It was a hard decision for me to make because I wanted to stick with it. I decided to upload An Inside Job and Selling Our Soul before uploading but then I got sidetracked and uploaded them two and then this one...I'm revisiting Twisted Fate making it better and I'm starting to binge writing it. It'll probably be uploaded in Feb/March time but I'm not 100% sure as I've got 3 other new stories in development stages now. I will keep you posted xxx
