A/N: So, I just took my World Civ and English midterms, and I'm taking my math midterm tomorrow. Wish me luck. By the way. Has anyone read Ally's new novella, Double Crossed? It's pretty awesome. Well, anyway, here's chapter four. Please read and review. Hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, original storyline, or anything to do with the Gallagher Girl franchise; that all belongs to Ally Carter. The only part I own is my words and personal storyline.

Awkward Is Another Name for My Life

Recap: "Hey! What are you doing here? You can't be back here….." Cutting the person who was speaking off, I whirled around ready for a confrontation. "Wait…Cammie…? Is that you?"

At the person's high pitched voice, my eyes grew wide. Her blond hair bobbed up and down as she talked, and I couldn't help but notice that she had hot pink skinny jeans on underneath her pharmacist lab coat.

"….Dee Dee? What are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same thing Cammie," and, for a second, I thought she was going to report me to security or something like that. However, suddenly, she lunged forward and pulled me into a stifling hug. I couldn't breathe, nor did I want to breathe, because her overpowering flowery perfume was making me gag. I stiffly pulled away, trying to not inhale more toxic fumes than I already had.

"So Cammie, really, why are you back here?"

"Oh, well, um…I was trying to find the bathroom?" I stated in a questioning type voice.

Dee Dee just rolled he eyes at me. "Cammie. Do you think that I was born yesterday?" She chuckled before continuing, "You are such a bad liar."

"Yeah...I was just kidding." I was still completely thrown off by Dee Dee. Had she seen what I had been doing moments before? And why was she even wearing a lab coat? I mean, I understood that she was working at the pharmacy, but didn't you need some type of degree to work in the back where the actual medicine was kept?

I could see Dee Dee's mouth moving, but my brain was too busy to even begin to try to understand what she was saying. She was talking like a mile a minute and her short hair kept bouncing around as she spoke, quite animatedly. I noticed a pair of diamond earrings that glinted in her ears. Well, I guess Josh had taken my advice. Turning my gaze back to Dee Dee, I noticed that she was staring at me intensely.

"Cammie…are you sure you're ok?"

"Oh…What? Yeah I'm totally fine. Well, it's nice seeing you, but I've got to get going now."

"But you just got here! We should totally hang out a little." Her eyes lit up. "Here, follow me!" Grabbing my hand, she pulled me out of the room and back to the main store front. Walking us up to the counter, she spoke to the girl behind the register who had been previously talking to Grant. "Hey, Grace, I'm going to take a break, I'll be back in like thirty." Nodding to show she understood, the girl who was called Grace didn't look up from her phone.

"Wait," I said. I need to grab my friend before we leave to go…wait where are we going again?"

"We're going out to lunch! Don't worry it'll only take like twenty minutes because technically I'm still supposed to be working my shift."

"Cammie!" a voice called out to me. "Were you just going to leave without me?" demanded Grant in a whiny tone.

"Of course not Grant." I replied, rolling my eyes. Sometimes Grant could be a little over the top. He walked up to me, and slipped his arm around my waist. I involuntarily flinched, but tried to catch it and nonchalantly pass it off as nothing. I really hoped that Dee Dee hadn't seen it.

Turing back to Dee Dee, I noticed her eyes were as wide as saucers. Quickly, she grabbed her phone and texted someone before turning her attention back to us. "Hi Grant!" She said enthusiastically, "I'm Dee Dee."

"Nice to meet you Dee Dee," Grant replied in a formal tone. We followed Dee Dee outside the store and down the sidewalk to the center of town. As we walked Grant held me really close. To any passerby it might have seemed like we were just another cute couple, but we took the time to engage in several conspiratorial whispers, hoping that Dee Dee couldn't hear us because she was too far in front.

"So Cammie, what type of mess did you get us into?"

"I'm sorry, I was in the back, and she just kinda barged in. Do you think there's any way we can get out of this?"

"No."

"By the way, why are you holding me and acting like this? We aren't boyfriend and girlfriend in real life, obviously, and it's not our cover."

Grant just shrugged at me in reply. "When Zach's not around, I've got to protect his girl."

I snorted. "From what? Girls in hot pink clothes and…" My reply was cut off as we stopped in front of the popular hang out place of the town. It was the burger place me and Josh first went to on our first dinner date. Great.

Before we entered, Dee Dee turned to us. "I really hope you don't mind Cammie, but I invited Josh. We haven't seen you in like forever. The last time we saw you was when you came into town with that guy…what was his name?"

"Zach." I supplied, out of habit.

"Oh right, Zach. Well I'm sure that Josh would love to see you again."

Sighing, I walked in with Grant. This was going to be just fantastic. If I could win the award for "able to put herself in the most awkward situations," I would have won it by now. Passing by several green leather booths, we final came to stop in front of a large family size booth with two guys lounging in it. Great. Just what I need. Dillon's here too. I tried to smile at them, but Dillon kinda just hung out to the side, glaring at me, while Josh sat there with his eyes wide. Well this is going to be fun.

After introducing Grant to the group, we all awkwardly sat down and stared holes into our menus. After figuring out what we were going to order and putting our orders in, we all stared at each other in silence. I kicked my self for allowing this to happen. This was even worse then seeing Josh around town. What was I even thinking? Eating with him, and his best friend who just so happened to hate me, at the restaurant where we had our first real date? Yep. Best. Day. Ever.

Grant broke the ice awkwardly by speaking up. "So…Jimmy right?" Josh's cheeks grew red as I watched him narrow his eyes at Grant. "It's Josh, actually." Grant threw his arm around me and smirked at me out of the corner of his eye. I just rolled my eyes back at him, too mortified to even say anything. Grant was laying it on really thick, and I knew Josh was getting really pissed off. "Oh sorry, Ji-" I nudged Grant in the side. Hard. "-Josh. Sorry bud, a good friend of mine, his name's Zach, Cammie's boyfriend actually, told me about this douchebag in town name Jimmy, so for a second I got you guys confused," he flashed Josh his award winning Greek god smile that Bex was in love with, "sorry man. Little mistake. Clearly you're not that guy."

After Grant spoke, we lapsed back into awkward silence and I prayed to myself that it would all just be over soon. Noticing that my top was really low, I pulled it up with my fingers. Unfortunately, as all the bad luck in the day had already fallen upon me, I felt one of the pill capsules, that were still in my bra by the way, slip out, and I could sense that it was about to slide down my shirt and become a major awkward scene. I grabbed my stomach in the "it hurts so much motion," and kicked Grant under the table. At first he glared at me, annoyed, but after he began to understand the predicament I was in, his eyes dawned with understanding, and suddenly stood up. "So, um guys," he stated. "It was really fun, so yeah thanks, we have to go. Let's totally do this again sometime." Staring back at Grant in surprise were three completely shocked faces. I ignored their questions and just snapped at them, "Guys just eat our food. I honestly don't really care."

Before they could question us further, I grabbed Grant with one hand, keeping the other hand over my diaphragm and under my chest, and basically dragged him out. Once we were outside, we walked to a side alleyway, and I forced Grant to turn around while I took the capsules out of my bra. Ignoring Grants outburst of laughter, I forced grant to take them and put them in his pocket. Then, we walked back in silence to the van, although I could hear Grant trying to suppress his laughter every few seconds. While I acknowledge that it was most likely hilarious, and an event that I would look back and laugh at, right now was not the time and I was in a terrifically terrible bad mood.

Coming back to the van, we joined up with Zach, Bex, Macey, Ryan, Tina, and Nick. I could hear them talking about what had happened, but I just ignored them as I got into the van and started it up. On the way home, no one even asked me about what had happened, probably because they could see what a bad mood I was in. Putting the van onto auto pilot, I curled up into a ball in the driver's seat and went to sleep.

After arriving back at Gallagher, I delayed traveling back to my room and the awaiting Cove Op report that I knew I was going to have to face at some point. I preferred to hold it off, if only for a little. After moping around the school for two hours and thirty two minutes, I decided enough was enough and headed back to my room. Today sucked. I was in the worst mood possible. Opening up my door I came face to face with an ecstatic Liz and an evilly grinning Macey who was holding up a glittering, floor-length, strapless dress. Music was blasting throughout the room, and I could see Bex setting up a table full of make up. I groaned as I saw what was coming. Unaware of my mood, Liz screamed at me over the music so she could be heard.

"SO HOW WAS THE FIELD TRIP?"

A/N: That's. Sorry it took so long. Midterms have been horrific. I only have one more; math. My worst subject. Well anyway. Hope you liked it. Please read and review. Constructive criticism is greatly appreciated.