I started searching for the man who had just left the note, but he was nowhere to be found, although I was certain the note would describe where I could later meet him. I opened the note, horribly scrawled in the ever so familiar writing that always my heart skip was the following:

Hey Gallagher Girl,

You probably know it's me.

Yes I've been trailing you (spy) and yes, I'm that good(e)

We need to talk

Don't find me, I'll find you

-Z

I knew someone had been following me, well I suppose it was better Zach then a CoC member. I mean, he must have wanted me to find him, or he wouldn't have used the same disguise as he had in Boston. Then another thought popped into my head, this was lovely, Zach was going to meet me but I had no idea when. I headed back to my room in the hotel I was staying in where I had set up headquarters. I opened my suitcase to pull out a tracking device that Liz had set up for me; I hadn't felt the need to use it until now.

Last semester right before I left the Academy Liz and I decided it might be safe to plant a bug on Zach, so tiny, so inconspicuous it just looked like a little freckle that may have appeared suddenly on Zach's neck. I pressed the "activate" button on the handheld device and in moments I would have Zach's location. Why I hadn't used it earlier, I truly could not say, perhaps I did not want to know where Zach was for fear he was with his Mother or with another girl. But now the device was a necessity and Zach obviously had some information I needed to know. "Ping" I heard the device ring, Zach's location was up. Although it was weird because according to the tracker he was in…

"Wow, really Gallagher Girl" I heard from behind me.

I turned around and saw Zach jump out of my closet, which didn't shock me because as I was saying, Zach was in my room.

"How did you…" I began to stammer, but before I could Zach replied

"Spy." Of course I thought rolling my eyes to the back of my head.

"What did you have to tell me Zach, you know you could've just talked to me on the beach right" I stared at him

"Well I could have," Zach said, "but the Circle just picked up on your location and me meeting with you alone is risky, but especially in public" He said and plopped next to me on the bed.

I was shaking, how had they found me… this was not good, I took a deep breath and stopped myself from panicking, "what was the important news you had for me Zach, is it just that the Circle had found me, because I figured that was bound to happen."

"Well that, and we have a mission" he started "This mission is so cool Cammie, we have to take it!"

"What is this we Zach, I made it very clear that…" I started to ramble.

"You're not going alone Gallagher Girl, this mission is too much fun and it gives me a chance to totally ambush my mom" Zach said with his famous "I AM ZACHARY GOODE" smirk.

"Just get on with it Zach, what is the Mission" I rolled my eyes and began tapping my foot. Not only was I upset that Zach had found me, but I had forgotten how annoying his arrogance could be.

"Well, I began reading what was left of Solomon's journal after the explosion" He started, wow I had almost forgotten about that night in the cave, for good reason I suppose. "And he describes a mission that you, well now we, are supposed to complete, it's the end of your dad's mission and we are going to join the Circle and be able to infiltrate it"

"Zach that's crazy!" I screamed and began hyperventilating; I could not complete my dad's mission, that was his mission that he would be coming back for.

"Zach, I started, I know you think it's a good idea but what if Solomon is trying to trick us…" I began but as usual was cut off.

"Cammie, I know Solomon would not trick us, he loves you like a daughter, and well I'm Zachary Goode, Joe is like my father that I never had. Anyway, we have our identities, and we have weeks to do our planning and training because the best time to join the Circle is in September, when a lot of spy school kids have graduated and ready to take their mission life seriously"

"Zach, I don't think I can…" I began. I was not going to miss the start of my senior year at Gallagher for a mission that would probably kill me.

"Cammie, you have no choice, we have to do this mission, if your dad is alive there we'll be able to find him, and if not we can still take down the circle, it is you and me against the world, and right now… We're winning." Zach's words hit me.

Now may have been a good time to bring up the question what exactly were me and him, I opened my mouth but not to my surprise Zach cut me off, although I didn't really mind this time. Zach's arms wrapped around my body embracing me in a soft hug that took away all my fears, his lips were tender against mine, yet I could still feel the urgency. There was a tap at the door and he pulled away.

"Room Service" a Russian accented voice yelled. When no one answered we watched the door know begin to slowly turn…

Zach and I jumped in the closet waiting for our visitor to go away.