Chapter 38:
Cammie POV:
Just as graceful as Gallagher. The members of the CoC flowed about the room effortlessly, but I guess you would expect that from a room of trained operatives. The crystal that decorated the room gave the room of colors a dizzying effect. Reflecting movement, colors, and light as people waltzed past.
I ran my hands over the skirt of the beautiful dress Macey had gotten me. The short strapless dress, with glittering accents and a nude color that made my skin glow. The symmetrical neckline added to the intricate beading that led to the v-waistline at my hips. Layers of sheer tulle fell to my thighs and ruffled at the edges, giving it a playful look without taking away the sophistication of the rest of the dress. Stunning as always, thanks to Macey, who was walking besides me in a black dress, her signature color.
The short strapless dress had a sweetheart neckline that was beaded by hundreds of dazzling diamonds like the rest of the bodice. The drop-waist started the layers of sparkling vertical ruffles that fell to mid-thigh on her ridiculously long legs.
Then there was Bex. Her exotic frame was easy to spot in the crowd, with the bright strapless dress she was wearing. The chest had rhinestone beading, between the black silk fabric. Below the empire waist was a brightly colored skirt, ruffled to the middle of her extravagantly long legs. With the silver hair piece, I almost believed she was a princess from some foreign country.
"Oopsy daisy!" Liz squeaked from a table nearby where she had knocked over a glass filled with wine on her way past. Macey immediately checked her dress, making sure the bright blue stayed that color. The sweetheart neckline was embellished in sparkly beading, and the layers of smooth tulle created a flattering mini skirt, though it was weird to see Liz in something that revealing.
The boys of course, looked amazing in perfectly simple black with pieces of white here and there. The black pants and shirts looked formal, but not uptight and the white ties were kept loose. Macey had even done the guys hair, so it looked messy, but perfect all the same.
Zach led me to the dance floor, the comms buzzing in my ear as we floated about, keeping an eye on our target. Callie.
She was talking excitedly with another member of the circle, her red dress flowing around her with every movement. The rim of the sweetheart neckline on her dress was beaded, and the beads continued down the middle of her torso until the waistline gave way to a high-low skirt, made of layers of fabric. The guy I had seen her with this morning was standing beside her, joining in on the conversation just as animatedly. The guy's hair reminded me of how Zach, Jonas, Grant, Liam and Riley had been done, and his outfit was similar too, only instead of white there was red that matched Callie's dress so perfectly that I knew it was no coincidence.
"Let's dance," Zach suggested and pulled me onto the floor and began the slow graceful kind of dance, like at Gallagher. We twirled about, in our own little world, and I had forgotten about the mission until I heard a voice in my ear,
"We're using the same strategy as at Gallagher, right?" Liz asked for the fourth time and Liam answered,
"Yes, Liz." His voice was serious but there was a slight chuckle at the end before the comms fell silent.
"She's the smartest Gallagher Girl ever, and she can't even remember the simplest of plans without panicking and checking five times!" I joked, and Zach laughed before spinning me around in another circle. That's when Callie saw us; her face showed no shock at first, but a moment later her eyes lit up and a smile stretched across her face. But the damage was done. She had slipped up, missed a beat, and worst of all she was on to us.
Behind the fake light in her eyes there was worry. She knew her mistake, and was trying to cover it up with no success. The guy she was with bent down to her ear and asked something, but I couldn't tell what, I couldn't see his lips, but she answered, "some friends of mine," so I assume he asked who we were.
"You see that too?" Zach mumbled into my ear and I nodded, as we maneuvered around the people and out of sight of Callie. As soon as she couldn't see us, we stopped dancing and made our way to Grant and Bex who were dancing in the same graceful circles we had moments ago.
Zach clamped a hand on Grant shoulder, stopping them mid twirl, causing Bex to stumble in her heels.
"Dude, what's wrong?" Grant asked looking between us,
"Callie knows." Zach answered, but the fake smile he had plastered onto his face suggested to everyone else that we were talking of a cheerful subject, like maybe our golf arrangements for the next day, or tea on the main deck at sunrise.
"Crap," Grant said, and then looked around without being too obvious, anyone else would think he was admiring the wonderful setup and shining crystal. "We've got to do something. Girls will you go find Macey and Liam?" he said, "We'll get Riley." I nodded before pulling Bex into the crowd.
"How'd she find out?" Bex hissed into my ear as we made our way across the crowded room,
"I don't know," I said, and Bex looked at me, baffled. Gallagher girls always know no exceptions.
"Well we'll have to find out then." Bex said before picking up her pace, striding across the room with her long dutiful legs. I matched her pace and we wove through the crowd until we got to Macey and Liam.
"Guy's we got a problem." I said quickly, interrupting their conversation as they swayed with the music. They stopped abruptly and turned to look at us,
"What's wrong?" Liam asked, looking around the room for any immediate threats,
"Callie's got us figured out." Bex answered bluntly and crossing her arms across her chest like an upset child, and shifting her weight to the right so her hip popped out.
Liam cursed and started to push his way through the crowd and we followed closely behind as the crowd parted to let him through. We found Zach and Grant right as they were explaining to Riley.
"So, what do we do now?" Grant asked, his usually playfulness gone.
"We better figure it out quick." Zach said looking over my shoulder,
"Why?" Macey asked, staring at him with a puzzled expression, while I found the nearest reflective surface before answering,
"Because the handoff is about to begin,"
Oh my gosh, it has been a long time since I've updated! I am sooo sorry! I feel like this chapter should have been super duper long, but I couldn't help but stop here.. so expect another update soon!
On the bright side, the mission has really begun now! So any guesses as to what's gonna happen next.. hmm?
Even though I've been bad,
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