Zach POV
One of the best things about Sean is that he always, always goes to sleep without any problem. Like a light being turned off. He was sleeping soundly after I read him a story. I gave him a kiss on his forehead. He looked so peaceful. Almost angelic, but the smirk tugging at the corner of his lips told a slightly different story. I took out my phone.
'No reception down here' Cam said 'So you can't call Karis for a little chat'
'I was actually going to take a picture of our son. He looks so peaceful'
'Oh' That's all she said.
'Gallagher Girl, can we talk?' I asked. Cammie sighed.
'Since we're stuck here, we might as well'
'Karis was trying to contact me to tell me an old asset I know has been flagged up entering the States'
'Who?'
'Damian Knight' I waited for there to be a reaction from Cam, perhaps she knew about him from when she investigated Karis; but there was nothing.
'Who is he?' She asked. I looked at Sean, checking that he was indeed asleep.
'Somebody I thought I'd…' I make a clicking noise, making it known that I meant killed.
'Was this because of what you stole?'
'Yes and no; it's...complicated'
'Everything is complicated Zach'
'I know. But this is hard to explain'
'Try'
'Well' I began 'My mother needed me to steal this data chip so I was given an alias and a job. My job was to get close to Damian Knight's daughter'
'How close?' Cammie said through gritted teeth
'I love you, you know that, right?'
'Zach…' She warned
'Close enough that she could trust me but not enough for any sparks to fly'
'Were there sparks?' She teased. I smirked, loving how jealous she was getting.
'Come on Gallagher Girl, you were my first kiss, my first everything!' She held her hands up.
'Well, I just want to know how many girls I should be expecting to kidnap me'
I chuckled. I made my way over to where she was perched on the bed and I gave her quick kiss on the nose.
'You Gallagher girl, are mine. Anyone who disagrees will have to go through me first'
'Hm, I don't really like being someone's property' She teased. I skimmed my hand across her stomach
'Well too bad Mrs Cameron Ann Goode, because we're a package deal'
'Is that so?' Her eyes flickered to my lips momentarily. I suppressed a groan. This girl could drive me crazy with just one look.
'I'm going to kis-' Before I could finish my sentence, I felt a strange sensation under my palm. Cammie jumped slightly.
'Ow' She muttered.
'Is everything okay? Is there a problem? Do I need to get Joe? Do you need an ambulance? Are you hungry? Is it bad?' I panicked. Cammie laughed.
'Zach, the baby kicked' She smiled proudly, a tear escaping from the corner of her eye. Suddenly all the panic left my body.
'Really?' I knelt down in front of her, both my hands on her stomach. Cammie placed one of her hands on top of mine and her other hand ran through my hair. We were silent for ages and then there was another kick. I smiled
'She kicked!' I exclaimed excitedly.
'She?' Cammie raised her eyebrow. 'Did you hack into the doctor's files?'
'Of course not. I just have a hunch'
'Not you too!' She groaned. I chuckled and kissed her stomach.
'Relax Gallagher girl, I know we're going to have a girl because you are predictable'
'Me?' She looked confused 'You do know it's your sperm that's either X or Y?'
'Well, we've already got a little Blackthorne Boy, all we need is a little Gallagher Girl and we'll be the perfect spy family' I smiled at her. Cam's face dropped, she removed her hands.
'What's wrong?' I asked
'Do you really want this for our kids?'
'What?'
'This' Cammie gestured around her 'Zach, they won't just be any average spy kid, they're going to be legacies, and trust me legacies are a lot harder to live up too than people believe'
'But you managed to survive being a legacy and so did Baxter!'
'I barely survived! The fact that I'm a legacy put my life in danger and I was scrutinised by everyone. I was known as the daughter of the headmistress, therefore apparently getting special treatment, and the daughter of an MIA agent. I had people constantly telling me how wonderful my father was and how proud he'd be of me'
'He is proud of you' I tried to reassure her
'He put me in danger, Zach. That day at the carnival, I didn't want to go, but he convinced me too. He used me as cover; just a dad looking after his kid and not an agent waiting for a drop off!'
'It'll be different for our kids'
'How?' She snapped 'You honestly want Sean to go to Blackthorne, and learn how to become an assassin? You know the looks that you got from people when they found out you were a Goode, well imagine that for Sean. One of his grandmother's groomed her son to be an assassin, killed one of his Grandfather's and tortured his mother!' Cam was thunderous 'Oh and Grandpa Joe was a double agent who was also my father's best friend and then married his wife!'
'Cammie, stop' I tried to calm her down
'Face it Zach, our life is far too dangerous. I mean, how…how…' Cracks began to show 'How am I meant to tell him about what she did to me? About that Summer and that I found my father's grave?' Tears formed in her eyes 'How can explain these?' She gestured to her arms, the faint scars were still visible.
'We'll think of something, we always do' I sat on the bed and enveloped her in my arms. She sobbed quietly into my shoulder.
'It's okay, it's okay' I reassured her. This was something that I hadn't really thought through before. Yes I did want to return to mission work, however I never properly considered the repercussions that it would have on my children. Cam was worried that something would happen on a mission and she would be left alone to raise Sean and the baby.
But if Sean went to Blackthorne...then his joyful outlook on life would be ripped away from him, like mine was. He'd be trained with how to hunt, survive, gather intel, disarm a bomb...and kill…
A chill ran down my spine. I looked over and saw that Sean was still sound asleep. An angel like his mother, but a darker side like me. Right now, I hope Sean grows up to be nothing like me now…
Author's note: Poor Cammie...Poor Zach...Poor Sean. I feel so sorry for them. They thought they had the perfect spy family, but instead their children's future looks just as uncertain as their own. Zach thinks that they're going to have a girl. What do you think? Find out more on Monday xxx
flash 2.0: Thank you so much! I'm very excited to see where this story goes as well xxx
Smiles180: I love Abby, in fact I love all the characters. In the books, I always felt that there was something about her that made me love her more (especially the moment she kissed Joe!) xxx
Guest: Sean is definitely a chameleon like his mother. He just pops up when no one expects him too. That would be so strange if we knew eachother (though I highly doubt it) xxx
4EverAGallagherGirl: Thank you so much! I didn't expect to write such a long chapter, but it worked. I'm very much enjoying Zach's protective nature xxx
GirafeRosie: All your questions will be answered soon...xxx
