Chapter 2

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"Gallagher Girl…" I him slightly groan. I immediately recognized and stared at the intruder looking at me from the ground.

"Zach." I breathed, my eyes wide. "Zach, what are you doing here?"

"Isn't it always the same question? The same answer? To make sure you were safe." He smirked and got off the ground. I rolled my eyes and touched his cheek.

"I missed you…"

"Well you wouldn't have if we ran away together," he stated the obvious. I snuggled into him and asked him what was bugging me the most.

"How did you know where I was?"

He didn't answer but shoved his hands into his pockets. I know I missed seeing him and all, but when it comes to the truth, nothing can stop me from finding out. I decided to be the bigger person and strutted away.

"Cammie…" I noticed he called me by my actual name, not Gallagher Girl. He ran after me and put his arms on my shoulders. I pushed against his chest, and he dropped his arms.

"No, Zach. All I want is the truth," I whispered.

"You don't need to know. And that is final."

"Fine." I spat the word at him and turned my back, not knowing where I was going. As long as I was away from here. As I was slowly jogging, a pair of arms wrapped around my waist.

"Gallagher girl, would you calm down? All I did was…ask the clerk downstairs to call me if he saw a girl about your age, with brown hair and brown eyes," he looked down. So that's who the clerk was talking to last night. Zach. I slightly took a deep breath and buried my head in his shirt.

"I'm sorry," I sighed. All he did was hug me tight to him. I guess I was forgiven.

"So, your plan failed miserably, Jamie Johnson. Even Liz was able to track you down to this city." He tried to make conversation while mocking me. I narrowed my eyes at him and pulled him towards me, hugging him.

"Wait does that mean…" I trailed off.

"Yes. Macey, Liz, and Bex, are coming here in the morning with Grant and Jonas to make sure you're alright," he told me.

"Oh, well at least we get the night together…" I winked and he smirked. "But I'll ditch you if you smirk again." I said as his smirk became a slight frown.

"I know you well enough to know it would kill you if I had to go out there to fend for myself," he clutched his heart dramatically.

"Okay, you're leaving," I rolled my eyes and playfully pushed him away from my body. Instead of budging, he leaned his forehead against mine.

"No."

He smiled against my lips and before I knew it, he was on top of me. I kissed him, knowing I couldn't do anything else. As he broke off, he smirked.

"Way to distract me," I muttered, annoyed. It was still really dark outside and I needed to get some sleep.

"Hey, you look tired. Maybe I should put the beauty in your sleep?" he chuckled and I groaned. How cocky could he possibly get?

"Mhmm…" I said, not trusting my mouth. Tomorrow the rest of them would be here.

"I know a warehouse somewhere around here." He said pointing ahead of him.

"What? How?" I was confused. Why ever would he know where a warehouse in New York just happened to be?

"My mother used to keep me at different warehouses while she was on her…missions," he said so low that I wasn't sure that's what he said.

"Oh."

He then held my hand and hugged me to him, pulling me towards the big, empty warehouse. As we walked there, I noticed it was silent. Not knowing what to say, I squeezed his hand.

"Ladies first?" he gave me a cocky smile and opened the door, revealing what looked like a graveyard.

"Whatever." I couldn't stop but notice how dirty the place was. Especially compared to the hotel I had stayed in the night before.

"Zach." I grumbled. "I will NOT sleep somewhere that looks like it was a former cemetery!"

He smirked and gave me a hug. "No need to worry, Zach the Goode is here!"

I rolled my eyes and gave him a playful punch. Shivering, I pulled the covers of an old blanket over us and snuggled closer to him. The last things I heard before dozing into a deep slumber was, "It may not seem like it Gallagher girl but I love you."

I peeked through my eyelashes in the morning to see Zach lying next to me. I sat up on my elbows and looked at his face. Pushing a strand of hair from his face, I sighed.

"You know, I am awake," Zach's ruffled voice said, grabbing my arm. I blushed, smiled at him and yanked my arm out of his grip. As I stared into his beautiful green eyes, I saw hurt in them. My smile lightly faltered.

"Hey, its okay," he reached out to pull me to him and I went willingly. "So much for a good morning."

His lips brushed against mine and I thought he was going to kiss me but I was wrong. He pulled back and I pouted.

"You're so cute when you do that," he put a strand of my hair behind my ear and smirked. "Well the crew should be here soon, so you'd better get up."

"No," I stubbornly replied, still pouting. He sighed. I stuck my head into my pillow not looking at him.

"You asked for it."

That was all I heard before I felt myself in the air over his shoulder. I glared at him.

"Put me down!"

He just ignored me and set me on the couch.

"I hate it when – " I was cut off by his lips against mine. I kissed him back, my hands tangling in his hair and him pulling me to himself. As we both stopped, a smile crept along his red, breathless face. Not a smirk, a smile.

"Well. I like the effect I have on you," he chuckled, and I blushed. He held out his hand for me and I grabbed it knowing we were to get ready for the arrival of my friends. I put on black boots, a fur coat, faded jeans, and a long sleeved shirt. Macey would definitely not approve. As I walked out of the bathroom, Zach checked me out and winked. I pecked him on the cheek. We heard a knock on the door and opened it only to see by Bex, Macey, Liz, Grant, and Jonas.

"Cammie!" Bex ran over to me and pulled me into her death grip. "Don't ever do that to us again!"

They all gave me a hug, and to Zach, a pinch on his cheeks. Well that was grant, actually.

"Hope my boy wasn't being naughty with Cammie!" he playfully punched Zach on the shoulder, as I blushed and Zach rolled his eyes. That's when I noticed Macey. She looked upset.

"What's wrong, Macey?" I asked, concerned. She took one look at my outfit, and pretended to barf.

"I think someone should kill me and call the fashion police before I go out in public with you," she grimaced. Zach glared at her. I sighed. Of course she would say that, it was Macey!

"Umm…Maybe we should go out to eat breakfast?" Bex suggested, breaking the awkward silence.

"Sounds like a great idea," I quickly agreed, trying to get myself out of this awkwardness. "I'll be right back, though…"

I walked to the bathroom and changed into a plaid mini skirt. Ugh, today was a cold day and I was bound to be shivering. I hurriedly sprinted back down to the lobby, annoyed. Then, after all the trouble she caused, Macey smiled. I gave her a frown and turned to Zach.

"Do I look decent?" I asked.

"You look perfect," he winked and gestured for the rest of us to start walking. Since it was New York, there were tons of stores and people.

"I'm cold," I complained as a light breeze passed by.

"Well you have a lot of options. I could hug you, kiss you, give you my jacket, or kiss you. Which one will it be?" he babbled. I narrowed my eyes.

"The jacket will do."

He sighed and gave up trying to flirt for the moment, handing me his jacket.

"Hey Cam, do you know any operatives anywhere around here?" Grant quickly asked.

"Yeah, I took one down yesterday. He was following me and I slapped a napotine patch on him before scurrying away. Why?" Zach looked frustrated at what I had said, and looked down at the sidewalk.

"I think he might be following us."

So because you guys made me so happy with more reviews than I expected from chapter 1, I'll cut some slack. Just 2 more for the next one as well:) Hope you enjoyed this chapter, but for those of you who gave me advice, I'll try making it better starting from Chapter 4. I already wrote these first 3:) Thanks! and once again...Love you, fans!

~Allie Goode