Zach POV

'Get your hands off of my wife' I hissed stepping forward. Damian held me back. Ironic considering that less than 10 minutes ago I wanted to tear his head off.

'I wouldn't move if I were you' Karis moved her gun from pointing at Cammie to pointing at the bump. Within that instant, I saw red. I fought against Damian's hold. Cammie was trying to remain composed, but her eyes showed how scared she was.

'Now, I thought we had a bloody good deal, you and I, Damian' She began 'But sadly, you didn't keep to your end of the bargain'

'You told me that Zach had it! You lied which means our deal is off' Damian growled. Karis gritted her teeth.

'So you decided to let her hunt me down?' She glared at Cammie 'This bitch' She pushed Cammie further and she stumbled. Cammie fell but caught herself before she fell completely.

'LEAVE HER ALONE!' I shouted. Damian didn't hold me back this time. I stormed forward. Karis' gun trained back on Cam.

'Take one more step, and I fire' She hissed. I stopped, holding my hands up. Cammie took a few moments to sit up properly. Her hands were bleeding slightly from landing on the gravel.

'Cam, are you okay?' I asked. Cam looked up at me and nodded slightly.

'Just an itch on my leg' She replied. I glanced back at Karis to see that her weight was mainly on one of her legs. She'd been shot, and judging by the wink that Cammie sent my way, she was responsible for it.

'Stop talking' Karis hissed. Cammie threw her head back to glare at her.

'Oh go fuck you-' Cammie was cut off by her own screams and groans. The baby had kicked her. Hard. She gritted her teeth and clenched her stomach trying to breath. I took a step towards her.

'Don't move' Karis warned.

'She's in pain!' I snapped stepping forward, Karis fired a shot just in front of my foot.

'Don't move!' She hissed.

'Zach….' Cammie groaned. My heart pulled and all I wanted to do was hold her, comfort her, make the pain go away. And certainly not here, not on the dirty ground with someone aiming a gun at us.

'Back away, Zach' Karis warned

'Look' I began, tears stinging my eyes the more Cam's cries of pain filled the air 'Whatever you want, I'll do it. Just please, let Cammie go' Karis thought about it for a moment, but it felt like an hour. The whole time Cammie was taking deep breaths trying to hold her pain in, and it kept breaking my heart. Karis smirked at me as if she could read my mind. She enjoyed making us both suffer.

'Whatever I want?' She teased

'Yes' I gritted my teeth. Karis tilted her head.

'I want to finish what Tina started. Meaning that you have to leave Cammie, do whatever I say, and I promise not to hurt her'

'NO!' Cammie screamed. She looked at me pleading 'Don't' She said. I bit my lip. The hardest decision I would ever have to make.

'I'll do it' I said begrudgingly

'NO!' Cammie cried. Karis smirked triumphantly. She dropped her gun and took a step back. Immediately I fell to the ground by Cammie's feet holding her in my arms. Her sobs were loud and heartbreaking.

'It'll be okay, Gallagher Girl. This will all be okay' I soothed 'Take some deep breaths'

'Don't leave' She clutched onto my shirt 'Please don't do this again, Zach' I gave her a sad smile but on the inside I was breaking.

'We'll be okay' I kissed her on the forehead. Cammie took a few more deep breaths shifting slightly to be more comfortable. I held her in my arms, closing my eyes and savouring this moment.

'Tick tock, Zach' Karis said 'We need to leave, now'

'Zach…' Cammie looked up at me, she cupped my face and pulled me down until our lips met. I could taste her salty tears. I placed one hand behind her neck pulling us impossibly closer. If this was going to be our last kiss, I wanted to savour it as much as I could. My other hand came down her side and landed on her bump. Once again I was leaving before my child entered the world. Thinking about how broken Sean will now be caused my throat to tighten with tears. I pulled back with glistening eyes just as the baby kicked where my hand was. Cam's pain seemed to have subsided, it was either that, or she was holding it in for my benefit.

'I love you, Cameron, more than I will ever love anyone else again. Thank you so much for giving me your heart over and over again despite me being an asshole' Cam laughed lightly 'You have given me so much more than I ever thought I'd receive. Sean and this baby have made me the happiest man alive' I gave her a kiss 'Till death do us part' I told her

'Till death do us part' She repeated. I caught a tear from her eye as it cascaded down her cheek.

'I love you' I told her once again

'I love you too'

'Aw, cute' Karis said sarcastically 'Now hurry the fuck up'

I gave Cammie one last kiss before standing up and moving towards Karis. At the last moment I turned around to see Damian helping Cammie to her feet. He looked up at me and gave a small nod as if to say I'll keep her safe. I nodded back. I followed Karis to her car and sunk into the passenger seat. I looked back at Cammie as we drove away. She was standing with tears rolling down her face and her hands placed tenderly on her stomach. That was the moment my heart broke.

Cammie POV

Zach left. Again. Words cannot describe just how broken I am. The last kiss he gave me lingered on my lips, this was a goodbye. I watched as Zach stood up, his shoulders slumped and his head downcast as he walked towards Karis.

'Cameron' A voice I recognise from behind said. I looked up to see a tall, smartly dressed figure with a scar on his eye look at me. He offered his hand. I took it. Damian supported me as I stood up.

'Are you alright?' He asked

'No' I shook my head 'I don't think I ever will be' I looked back as Zach began to drive off. The reality of everything was sinking in. Then finally Zach disappeared in a cloud of dusk.

'Here' I turned back to Damian and gave him the data chip

'Did you look?' He asked. Before I spoke he held his hand up 'Of course you did'

'Your sons look like you' I offered. It was true. For this whole time I thought that Damian Knight was after the chip because it contained very important and classified information, however, I couldn't be more wrong.

The images and files that we pulled up were dated photos from his past. Family photos from holidays. A father loving his children. He was no more a monster that I am. All he wanted was to protect his children's identities.

Damian gave a smile.

'My eldest, Sebastian, is planning on going to university. He wants to be doctor' He sounded proud.

'That's sweet' I mustered a smile

'And your son, how is he?' Damian seemed concerned. It reassured me just a little bit.

'He's good' My smile disappeared 'I don't know what to do now' I began to cry. Damian pulled me into a hug. He ignored the fact that I was crying all over his expensive suit.

'I'm so sorry that it ended up this way' He tilted my head to look up at him. 'I can promise you Cameron, that I will do everything I can to get Zach back to you'

Just then, a car pulled up from the West side. Damian placed himself in between the car and myself.

Out jumped my mom and Joe. As soon as my mom's car door was shut, she whipped out her gun, and fired at Damian.

'NOOOOOO' I screamed as Damian fell to the ground.

'Cameron, step back!' Joe barked. I ignored him and fell to Damian's feet. Immediately my hands went to apply pressure to the open wound on his stomach.

'You don't get it!' I turned back to them with tears in my eyes 'Damian was only protecting his kids' They shared a look. I turned back to Damian, he was still conscious, taking very shaky breaths. Tears formed in the corner of his working eye.

'You're going to be okay' I soothed. Then he coughed up a little blood. 'Joe, I need help' I looked at my step dad with pleading eyes. Joe rolled up his sleeves and came next to me.

'Move your hands and support his head' Joe told me. I nodded and followed his instructions.

'Ambulance is on the way' Rachel told me. She passed the phone to Rachel I nodded.

'Kiddo' She began 'You're going to have to tell us the whole truth'

'Karis' I began 'She was behind all of this. It was her fault that Damian came after us' I wiped a tear from Damian's cheek 'He was only protecting his kids' I repeated my earlier statement. The tears welling up. That's all any of us wanted to do. We wanted to protect our kids. That's why mom shot Damian; she was protecting me.

Just then two more cars pulled up; Liz, Abby, Bex and Macey appeared from one car; Jonas, Nick, Grant and Townsend from the next.

'CAMMIE!' They all ran over to us

'What happened?' Liz asked

'He's bleeding' I told her 'Bullet to abdomen'

'Jez Cam, I thought you said he was the good guy' Bex commented

'She didn't shoot him. I did' My mom said

'Damn Rach, I didn't think you were serious about shooting him' Abby teased. My mom just shrugged

'He threatened my baby and my grandkids. He's lucky I didn't go for the head' She said. I glared.

'Too late for that' Grant chuckled. Then his smile disappeared 'Hey, where's Zach?' He asked. Everyone turned to me. I didn't try to stop the tears this time, everything just began to crumble.

'He...he's gone' I said. Everyone looked confused.

'What do you mean?' Bex asked

'Karis told him that if he left with her, then Sean, the baby and I will be safe' I wiped a tear.

'Oh Kiddo...' My mom sighed

'I don't believe this' Jonas shook his head

'It's happened again' Grant huffed.

'Sean's going to be crushed' Macey commented. The guilt and worry about Sean's reaction hit me hard. Townsend was closest to me and sensed my distress. He pulled me into his arms.

'We'll get him back, Cammie' He soothed 'We'll get him back'

'They shouldn't have gotten too far' Jonas pulled out his phone 'I'll check the police scanners'

'We'll think of a plan' Bex told me. The ambulance to take Damian away arrived. Everyone else moved around me like a blur, doing their own jobs whilst I was breaking inside

'Let's get you in the car to rest' Townsend said. I nodded allowing him to guide me into his car. Once we were settled, the silence that enveloped us was deafening.

'I don't think I've experienced deja vu until right now' He broke the silence. I gave a weak smile.

'You don't have hot chocolate this time' I told him. Edward gave a sad smile

'Perhaps I need to start carrying a flask with me at all times. Just in case' He was trying to make the situation more light hearted, but it wasn't working. We were just both too upset to try.

'Why does this always happen to me?' I blurted 'Why can't Zach and I be happy?'

'Don't say that'

'But it's true! Everytime Zach and I get just a little bit of happiness, something has to ruin it'

'The greatest love stories are never the easiest ones' He told me 'You and Zach are so strong both individually and as a unit. As Phoebe in F.r.i.e.n.d.s would say; he's your lobster' I burst out laughing. Edward Townsend, THE BRITISH SECRET SERVICE AGENT Edward Townsend just quoted a hit U.S. Sitcom to me.

'You like F.r.i.e.n.d.s?' I teased

'It's only one of the best shows! I'm hooked' He smiled widely. I laughed again, this time picturing my father-in-law sitting on his sofa obsessing over the drama whilst cleaning his semi-automatic weapon. Imagine it.

For a moment I forgot about the pain I felt...but only for a moment. Reality soon snuck in. Bex banged on the car window.

'There's been an accident'

Author's note: DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA! What did you think of this chapter? So much to take in at once...What's going to happen next? Will Cammie be okay? What 'Accident'? Will Zach be safe? What about Karis? In the next chapter, Cammie is reunited with Sean; she will have to tell him the truth and will have to face a terrible decision...Find out on (hopefully) Thursday xxx

GallaghergirlsEmbassyrowFan: What did you think of this chapter? Did Zach make the right decision? Should Damian have done more? WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT? xxx

GirafeRosie: Neither one of them got shot. I think Rachel was acting on instinct and doing what any mom would have done, considering that Rachel didn't know the entire story. With what I have planned for Karis, she's gonna wish she got shot. Sean will appear in the next chapter and be his cheeky, bubbly, innocent self. xxx

Smiles180: I feel so sorry for Cammie in this chapter; I actually cried when writing it and had to take a break because it was so emotional to write. xxx

BritishBombshell007: Aww thank you! Hope you didn't fall of your seat with this chapter, lol. When my exams were over, I didn't do too much. I went on an early holiday which was nice. I do remember that I read a lot of books that summer, which was brilliant. Gap Years are great if you have a plan/goal for the year; my goal was to redecorate my room and write more stories (both I feel like I have achieved) and then just been working my arse off to earn money. But this gap year has taught me a lot about myself as a person and presented me with a career path that I never thought possible before. I just want Ally to never stop writing these books, but she's interlinked pretty much all of her books in some capacity...imagine the ULTIMATE crossover between all of her books? I reckon it would be better than Infinity War haha! Aww thank you! I really do wish that Ally would read some of my stories. My life goal is for someone in the world to dedicate their 'Dedicated to' Page in a book to me. Life would be made if that happened. xxx

4EverAGallagherGirl: Zach was so pent up on anger, that it didn't work with Damian. Now he's redirected all of his emotions into keeping Cammie safe. Hope you liked this chapter! xxx