A/N: Sorry for the delay. I forgot about some orchestra performance I had on Saturday, and Sunday I was really busy. Then I still had to send this in for editing. I know it's short, I'm sorry. Also, it's mostly filler, but it will lead into chapter 8 and the story will get more interesting. I still have many twists and turns in store before this is all over. Once again, a big thank-you to my BFF and editor Jill for beta reading this story. Please review, I appreciate your feedback and it motivates me to write more. Happy reading! Oh and the disclaimer was disclaimed a looong time ago. I'm not Ally Carter.

Chapter 7: Unexpected

Cammie's PoV

"Is everything alright?" Bex asked in a voice full of concern.

My voice was shaky as I said, "Zach won't believe me; he won't even listen."

"Maybe I could get Grant to talk to him," Bex reassured.

"No, I'm fine; I'll get over it," I lied, both to her and myself.

"Okay," Bex replied. She believed me. "Let's go back inside and get some lunch." I nodded in concurrence.

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The next two weeks didn't produce much of anything. David grew increasingly annoying while Zach wouldn't even make eye contact with me, let alone talk to me. Solomon's lectures were strangely uneventful. Maybe it was because I couldn't really focus on what he was saying because of the whole situation with Zach. I could only imagine what heartache Liz felt for Jonas. Still, things were strangely quiet as June moved into July and the remainder of our summer days began to slip away.

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I walked into the classroom we'd been using for CoveOps only to find that everyone was gone. That was when I noticed the note attached to Solomon's desk.

No class today. Go back to your rooms.

-Mr. Solomon

My spy senses immediately kicked in overdrive, telling me there was a reason behind all of this. I took the scenic route back up to my room. Lately I had been wandering around Blackthorne at night, looking for hidden passages. I had found one so far, when I was running after Zach the night David kissed me. It was over by the statue of Blackthorne's first headmaster outside the library. Naturally, I did not want to revisit that place any time soon. When I finally reached my room, I plopped onto my bed and heard a crunch that caught me off guard. I had failed part of this CoveOps test; I didn't notice. I picked myself up and opened manila folder sitting on my bed. Inside were the details of our first summer Covert Operations mission. I memorized my cover legend quickly. I was Cameron Mayfield, age 18, in Manhattan on a vacation with my long-time boyfriend Zachary Newman, and my friends Elizabeth Jenkins, Rebecca Davison and Macey Stone. Accompanying them were their boyfriends: Jason Ray, Grant Smith and David Williams. There were no details yet about the mission objectives. I went out to the corridor to meet Bex, Liz, and Macey.

"Finally, something advanced about this CoveOps class," Bex stated.

"I don't know how I'll handle this," Liz said. Her Southern voice was shaky.

"You'll do fine; I'm the one lacking any true experience," Macey added in an attempt to comfort her.

"Besides, you don't have it that bad; you are a genius," I said.

"But you're the Chameleon, you're meant for this life," Liz told me.

"I guess so, but your mission partner isn't the boy who currently refuses to listen to anything you have to say." Truthfully, I didn't know if I could handle that. "I don't know if I can work with him," I said. Unlike all missions before this, I was nervous, not anxious or excited. There were some major problems Zach and I still needed to work through.

"That's part of the challenge Ms. Morgan, learning to work together," the familiar voice of my CoveOps teacher instructed. "Oh, and if I were you ladies, I'd be packing; we leave for the airport in two hours."

A/N: Sorry it was so short. I will try to make the next chapter long. No guarantees. Reviews will help, so quit reading this author's note and hit that button!