I stepped into my mother's office and she turned in her swivel chair and put her penetrating gaze on to me.

"Hello Cammie"

"Hey Mom"

Chap 2: Settling In

"I am going to assume that you are the one that set off the code red?"

"Um yeah, about that," I spoke slowly so that it might seem that I had said more, but I don't think it worked. "On the fourth floor third window to the right you can see the red flashing light of the code red alarm." I took the chance to look up at her as she processed the information.

"Well we'll have to get that fixed won't we? But for now…" She pushed a button and the picture of my mother and I in front of Cinderella's castle in Disney World slip back into the picture of me and my mother in front of the Taj Mahol.

She looked up at me and her headmistress's façade fell apart and my mom rushed around the desk and pulled me into a warm hug. "Don't you ever do that again Cammie."

"I'm sorry Mom I was on a mission, and I came to see you now. Didn't I?"

"That's something I was wondering about that sweetie, why didn't you just call?" Wow thanks mom.

"Would you rather I not be here?"

"No! Stay I was just wondering." Great now I would have to explain…or come up with a story.

"Well the truth is I was wondering if I could stay here for awhile?"

My mother looked slightly confused but pulled that feeling off her face in under a second and replaced it with a look of happiness.

"Of course Cammie! I would be overjoyed to have you stay here. You can stay here as long as you want!"

"Okay, thank you Mom" I said as I headed for the door."

"Cammie?"

"Yeah Mom" I said turning around.

"Don't you have a apartment in New York, a beach house in California, a small ranch in Texas, and a apartment in Paris?" Awkwardness

"Umm, yeah it's just I would feel out of place there right now, I don't know why but I just felt like coming back?" Something must have shown on my face because she immediately stood up and came around her desk. She held me at arms lengh like she was deciding whether she should pull me into a hug or not.

"Oh Cammie, people can get lost," my mother said as she pulled me into a hug. "They get lost in their own lives all the time"

"I can't be lost I'm a spy!" I stated as I felt a tear trickle down my cheek. I'm not supposed to be this messed up. None o this was supposed to happen.

"Spies are people to, even the best spies are."

I sniffled a bit and pulled away wiping my eyes. "Thanks Mom" I don't know what I'm thanking her for, mostly I just wanted to get out of here.

"Anytime Sweetie"

I started walking towards the door "I'm going to go get my stuff out of my car."

"Okay sweetheart. Bring them to the east wing, that space has been open since we built the Blackthorn house out in the back. And just leave the keys on the front seat of your car, I'll have one of the maintenance men park it in the garage."

"Okay… and Mom?"

"Yes, Cammie?"

"What language are we speaking at dinner today?"

My mother laughed and said "It's Sunday Cammie, I'm cooking you dinner." I laughed with her and waved goodbye as I walked out to get my suitcases.