Cammie POV
Gallagher Academy had once again been transformed. There were banners lining the walls and coloured lights beaming across the room.
'This looks amazing!' Macey said coming next to me, she offered me a glass of champagne
'No thanks. I can't'
'Oh, that's right' Her eyes fell on my small bump that was just poking out of the cream dress that she had picked out 'Do you know the gender?'
'Nope. Zach and I have agreed that we want it to be a surprise'
'Seriously?' Macey raised one of her perfectly arched eyebrows 'I mean with all the advance technology we have now, why don't you want to know?'
'I didn't find out with Sean, I don't want to find out with this one'
'Fair enough' Macey swirled her drink 'My money's on a girl'
'You said that last time' I chuckled
'But I'll be right this time' She winked.
'Causing trouble is she?' Nick placed his arms around Macey giving her a quick kiss on her cheek 'Ever since she found out you were pregnant, she's created a shopping list. Do you think you'll need a mahogany changing board with organic bed lining, Cammie?' He smiled at me. Macey hit his arm
'I was just looking' Macey tried to defend herself.
'At three am?' He raised his eyebrow at her, Macey's cheeks darkened. Nick looked back at me 'She's full of surprises, isn't she Cam?' Nick smiled at me. I studied Macey carefully.
'She is' I replied.
'Well, I'm going to see if Grant needs any help with the food' He gave Macey's cheek another kiss 'Let me know when Zach arrives'
'I will do' I smiled at him. Nick left to the otherside of the hall. I turned to Macey.
'Got a secret you wanna share?' I asked
'What...what do you mean?' Macey shifted her gaze quickly away and then back to me. I looked at the glasses in her hand. Both of them were champagne but neither was drunk. This was strange. Then it hit me.
'Oh my god' I exclaimed
'Oh my god what?' Bex asked coming up behind us with Liz. Macey looked up at me, her eyes wide and scared. She shook her head ever so slightly, only letting me see.
'I...I thought I felt the baby kick' I said quickly.
'Really!' Liz exclaimed, already placing her hand on my stomach. 'Early kicking is usually a sign that your going to have a boy'
'I think it's going to be a girl' Bex said.
'And why would you think that?' I teased. Bex shrugged
'Just the Baxter feeling' She smirked.
'What's the famous Baxter feeling telling you now?' Abby asked, floating into the conversation. She pointed to one of the glasses Macey was holding 'May I?' She asked. Macey nodded and handed over one glass. Abby took a sip and then turned to Bex 'Well? What feeling do you have Rebecca?'
'I think that Cam's going to have a girl'
'Really?' Abby said surprised, she then turned to look at my bump and tilted her head 'My money's on a boy'
'Well, as long as they're healthy, I don't care what the gender is' I said
'I absolutely agree' I jumped slightly at the voice, I turned around to see Zach dressed smartly with his top few buttons undone. Sean was dressed adorably in his smart shirt, tie, suspenders and black trousers. Zach smiled effortlessly at everyone, but when his eyes rested on me, his smile dropped. He opened his mouth to say something.
'Mommy look!' Sean bounced up and down at Zach's side 'Daddy helped me with my tie'
'It looks very nice honey' I ruffled his hair 'Why don't you say hello to everyone?'
'Hello Auntie Abby, hello Auntie Bexy, hello Auntie Lizzie and hello Auntie Macey' He turned back to me 'Can I go and find Grandpa Joe now? I want to wish him a happy birthday!'
'Sure sweetheart' I smiled at him. Sean didn't need to be told twice; in a flash he was running across the room.
'GRANDPA JOE!' He called as he ran. I smiled and then turned back to Zach who was staring at me, a guilty look on his face.
'Can I talk to you?' He asked. I was aware that the girls and Abby were still standing close to me.
'Can it wait? I still haven't seen Joe yet, and someone needs to watch Sean befo-'
'I can watch him' Bex interrupted me
'So can I' Macey said
'Ditto' Liz added. I turned to Abby. She shrugged
'Looks like you lost, Squirt' She smirked. I glared at all of my friends. I turned to Zach who was trying not to smirk. He offered me his hand but I just moved past him, situating myself into a quiet corner.
'Well?' I folded my arms across my chest
'First of all, I want to apologise for what happened this morning'
'You mean the fact that a phone call was more important than watching our son, or the fact that a CIA agent appeared at the door asking to speak to you or the unbelievable fucking fact thatshe'd already met Sean?' I gritted my teeth. Zach sighed.
'Look, I know how bad it seems that Karis has met Sean-'
'You think?'
'-But in my defence, she ambushed me in the park'
'What?' I asked. Zach looked away and then back to me
'I was with Sean in the park one day whilst you were asleep. I was pushing him on the swings, Karis called my name and said that she needed to speak to me about the Circle. I told her that she needed to ask someone else because I was retired'
'What did she say to that?'
'She mentioned Milo Fielding which is one of the aliases my mom gave me when I helped her'
'What did this Milo Fielding do?' I raised my eyebrow.
'He stole...from the cartel'
'Are you serious?' I gasped
'I stole a data chip. Just a small surveillance thing...Catherine wanted it to track down the people on the list'
'And how important is this data chip?' I wondered. Zach ran his fingers through his hair
'So important that they still want it nearly 10 years after I took it'
It was my turn to run my fingers through my curled hair.
'Do they know where you are?' Zach shook his head
'Everything I had associated with that identity was burned or destroyed or buried by my mother' Zach held my hand, his thumb rubbing slow, rhythmic circles. 'Cammie, we're safe' I gave a small nod. A giggle escaped Sean's lips from the otherside of the room and I couldn't help but look. Sean was getting swung around by Joe in the air. Sean's endless giggles seemed to have drowned out the music. He is the reason I fight every day. He is the reason I will keep fighting.
'You want to return to work, don't you?' I turned back to Zach. He looked surprised.
'Cam-'
'If you wanted to return to mission work, then why didn't you say anything?' I felt hurt that Zach and I hadn't been talking like we used to.
'Because I thought it would seem that I was failing you. I mean, I left you alone to deal with your pregnancy and then put your life in jeopardy when I came back'
'Zach, you wouldn't be failing anyone. You've always been a good agent, and you're an amazing dad. If you wanted to return to work, then that's your decision. I never made you leave the CIA and I can't stop you from returning. I just wish you would talk to me first'
'This morning you said we agreed to no more missions. We, Cammie as in both of us'
'I was pissed that ever since I told you that I was pregnant, you've been acting weird'
'How so?' Zach let go of my hands and folded his arms. I mirrored his posture.
'Well, for starters you've been taking more phone calls, you've been staying up late, Sean noticed that you've been on the phone and he's been trying anything to get your attention; look what happened in the kitchen! He wanted to have breakfast and because you were on the phone, he tried to do it himself'
'Is that all?' I rolled my eyes
'No. You also seem to be distant with me' I admitted. Zach shook his head and gave a low chuckle.
'You were the one that called our marriage a piece of paper' I gritted my teeth.
'You're unbelievable' I turned and began to walk away, Zach caught my arm and spun me around.
Author's note: So Cammie is back at Gallagher for now. Then Macey has a little secret, what could it be... Also how do you think the rest of the Zammie conversation will go? Find out next week xxx
Smiles180: Rachel has always been one of my favourite characters and I feel like (especially in this story) is that she understands what it's like to be in a relationship with another spy and have a kid. xxx
AaGallagherGirl: Thank you so much xxx
GirafeRosie: Aww thank you so much! I'm really glad that you are enjoying this story as much as I love writing it xxx
Guest: She will talk to him...they'll have several 'Talks' whilst they're in Gallagher. And these talks will change their relationship FOREVER! I love stubborn Cam though, there's just something about her which is different xxx
4EverAGallagherGirl: Zach is just amazing and I laughed when I made Rachel say that line. I can almost imagine her raising her eyebrow or winking at Cammie. But it's true, all the girls gushed over Joe when he arrived so it's only fair that it's Zach's turn xxx
Guest: Cammie will soon be listening to people and most importantly Zach...because their relationship and Sean's future is about to hang in the balance... xxx
.athena.2326: I've already selected the name for the baby but you won't find out what gender or the name for quite some time... Bless ya so much! I'm so glad that you are enjoying all of my stories (I actually have two new stories in development at the moment that I'm soooooo looking forward to). It looks like I'll be writing for quite some time with the amount that I have planned. 2018 is looking GOODE! xxx
Miss. L 2002: I hope that Sean will never notice the problems that Zach and Cammie are having. I think that it would break Cammie's heart. I already have the sex of the baby and the name sorted. Sean will almost always be my favourite ever original character that I've created. xxx
flash 2.0: Thank you so much! I'm very excited for what's to come xxx
BritishBombshell007: Aww thank you so much! I'm so glad that you're enjoying all of my stories, and I hope that the next stories to come out are exactly what you expect! I hope to keep improving my writing style and my stories, I'm really trying to push myself in all areas. Thank you as always xxx
Guest: Thank you, I never try and make Zammie relationships easy and I can see what you mean by them being similar in someway. I think that the route of Zammie's relationship is their love for each other and it just fuels them on. Thank you again xxx
