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Grant opened his eyes groggily. Then the pain set in. He held his head in his hands groaning. The pain in his head felt as if someone was sawing his brain in half.
"Oh good your awake." Jonas said walking in with a glass of water and some Advil, and handed them to Grant, who took the Advil and downed the water in under a minute. "Man, you were wasted." Jonas chuckled.
Grant raised his eyebrows, "I couldn't have been that drunk."
"Oh you were. You downed 3 shots and a large pint of beer."
Grant groaned letting himself fall back down on the pillow, "Nothing happened did it?"
"Well you started chatting up girls, then Cammie tried to pull you way, then Zach practically carried you away and here you are. Not as bad as last time." Jonas replied.
"Hm, I suppose." Grant shrugged.

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As Zach and Cammie lay there, a cool wind blew in through the window of Cammie's bedroom, also letting through the rays of morning sunlight that were dancing along their faces. Zach opened his eyes, squinting immediately from the brightness of the sun in his eyes, he groaned quietly laying his head back down next to Cammie's.

It had been a long day after they saw him. Zach had never seen Cammie so distressed and upset and it pained him. It killed him whenever Cammie was upset, and now he couldn't do anything about it. It wasn't up to him to.

He placed a light kiss on the back of Cammie's neck, causing her to whisper, "Zach." And she shifted in his arms to face him, her eyes fluttering open. He smiled at her, laying his head gently against her shoulder, one arm around her waist, the other behind her.

"Zach." She spoke out softly after a moment.
"Mhm." He replied.
"Do you think he'll come here, I mean try and get my mom to take him back, try and come back to us?" She asked. He lifted his head from her shoulder and looked at her.
"Honestly, I don't know Cam. But whatever happens, I'll be right by your side. Everything will be fine."

She smiled, "Thanks, Zach."
He smiled back, and began to ease in closer to her, pulling her close with the arm that was around her waist, bringing her lips to touch his. She kissed him back within seconds, bringing her hand to his cheek as he ran his tongue along the bottom of her lip. She opened her mouth allowing him to explore her mouth, as he moved, now hovering over her. She wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him closer, whilst he moved his face away from hers, kissing down her neck. "Zach." Cammie sighed, bringing his face back up to hers, and kissing him again. Soon Cammie began to tug at the hem of Zach's shirt, pulling it upwards, exposing his rippling abs. He lifted himself a little letting her pull it over his head, then he was back down on top of her, kissing back down her neck.

Then Zach heard his phone ringing from it's place on Cammie's desk, he buried his face in her neck, "Zach answer it." She sighed. He lifted himself up reluctantly and walked over to the desk, answering it.
"Hi Craig."
"This has to stop happening, where are you?" Craig asks.
"Cammie's."
"Why don't you tell me where you are."
"I forgot, I'm sorry." Zach replied. And noticed Cammie staring at him from her place still laying in the bed, he smirked at her. "Well we're just having breakfast now, so I'll talk to you later."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye." Once Zach hung up, he put the phone back on the desk and walked back over to Cammie, returning to his position on top of her.
"So." He began, "Where were we?"
"Hm." She said, pondering it for a moment, "I guess you'll have to remind me."
He growled, leaning down and kissing her hard, her hands met once again at the back of his neck. Then the door flew open and someone walked in...

The couple separated, seeing Cammie's mom, in the same happy mood she was before when she interrupted another one of Cammie and Zach's moments.
"Cammie, Zach." She smiled and nodded, then paused looking at Zach. "Again, Cammie you didn't tell me, you had anyone staying round."
"Zach's hardly anyone, mom." She replied, causing Zach to chuckle.
"Still." Cammie's mom said, "Well I'm off to work, you can make your own breakfast, I hope, I'll see you later." She continued, kissing Cammie on the forehead, and nodding to Zach before leaving.

Cammie was sat up by now on the edge of the bed, as Zach drew himself closer to her, wrapping his arms around her from behind. He began kissing from her ear, down her neck to her collar bone. She sighed, "Zach."
He smirked against her skin, continuing. "Zach." She said again. He stopped, and looked at her.
"You okay?" He asked.
"She doesn't know."
"What?"
"She doesn't know." Cammie repeated, "She doesn't know my dads here."
"Which is good. It's good she hasn't seen him."
"Yeah, but what if he pops up like he did the other day."
"Then we'll avoid him."
"But-" He cut her off with her kiss.
"Cammie, it's going to be fine, don't worry, I'm here."
"But-"
"Ssh." He said, and she obeyed.

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Cammie and Zach a few minutes after had decided to just go down to breakfast. "So." Zach started, "What do you wanna do today?" He asked, whilst he cracked an egg into the pan.
"Maybe we should go see how Grant's doing. I mean he was pretty hammered and I'm sure Jonas won't want to be stuck with him for that long during his hangover." Cammie replied. Zach shrugged and nodded.
"Sure, okay." He served up the egg on her plate as she buttered her toast.

They both sat down together at the table, eating. Then Cammie heard someone knock on the front door, "Do you think that's Grant and Jonas?" She asked.
Zach shrugged, as she got up and walked into the hallway, and opened the front door.
"Cammie."
"Dad, what are you doing here?" She asked, her voice suddenly strained, which caused Zach to come to her side, taking her hand in his.
"I've come back to see you. It's been long, I know. And who's this?"
"No dad, you left us, eight years ago. And all you have to say is 'I've come to see you.'
well I'm sorry for not wanting to roll out the welcome wagon, but why are you here? The real reason now."
"I've come to see you, Cam."
"And you didn't think to come before?"
"I couldn't."
"And why?"

Cammie scowled at him, a weakness was stirring inside her but she pushed it back, letting out as much anger as she could to hide it.
"I think you should go now." Zach said, stepping forwards.
"And why should I? Who are you?"
"I'm Cammie's boyfriend. And I don't want you upsetting her or her mother, so I think it's best for you to leave. Now." Zach said, his voice hard.
"I'm her father, I have a right to see her."
"But right now, your upsetting her, so I think you should leave." Zach said taking another step forwards, letting go of Cammie's hand and reaching for the door.
Cammie's dad stepped forwards, pushing Zach back. Zach glowered at him, moving forwards at him again, but this time Cammie's dad punched him in the jaw.
"Zach!" Cammie shrieked, as Zach touched his jaw. He clenched his teeth, his hands balling into fists, his face hard with anger. He walked forwards punching Cammie's dad in the jaw, then in the eye, and pushed him back onto the sidewalk. "Zach, stop!"
But he didn't stop, Cammie's father tried to fight back but it wasn't successful because, Zach Goode never lost a fight and he wasn't going to start now. Once Cammie's dad picked himself up, he moved back glaring at Zach and walked away.

Zach turned back to Cammie, "Why the hell did you do that?" She shouted, running back into the house, attempting to slam the door behind her, but Zach had luckily caught it and followed her inside.
"Cam, what did you think I was going to do? Sit and take it?"
"Yes!"
"Well Cammie, I'm not like that. And you know that. Cam, he was upsetting you, I was trying to help-"
"But it didn't help!" She screamed, cutting him off.
"Fine then, that's the last time I try to help, because apparently it didn't help. Cammie, you know you don't want him back in your life, causing you more sadness especially after Kai passed away." He shouted back at her.
"How dare you bring Kai into this." She said.
"How dare I? I didn't even bring him into this. I know exactly how you were like when your brother passed away-"
"No you have idea, how I was like." She cut him off.
"Yes I do."
"How?"
"Because I was just like that when my mom passed away." He said, his voice softening.
"Zach." Cammie said softly to him, touching his shoulder, "I'm sorry."
"Forget it, it doesn't even matter. I was trying to help you, Cam."
"I know. I'm sorry. I just- My dad, as well as Kai has always been a touchy subject to me. And I- I didn't think he was ever going to come back. But now-"
"You don't want him back, because he caused pain to you and your mother." Zach filled in for her.
"Yes."
"Cammie I understand."
"I know." She said.
"Then trust me." He said, "I was only trying to help out. Besides, he started it in the first place."
Cammie laughed, causing Zach to smirk, "I do trust you."
"Do you?"
"A little bit."
He eased closer, "And now?"
"Half and half." She said.
Closer. "Now?"
"Mostly." She smirked.
"Did I ever tell you, you look hot with my smirk?" He muttered, then kissed her.
"Zach."
"Mhm?"
"I was joking, I do trust you." She winked.