Chapter Two: Summer Surprises
A/N
Hi! Thanks to everyone who has reviewed, favorited, and put my story/me on alert! I really appreciate all your support and advice. Very special thanks to my real life best friend, Carly, AKA IFeelAliveAgain, and my FFBFF, Michelle, AKA Zammielover. Read their stories, they are amazing!
Randomness: So we have been having mice problems in our basement. We think that the one mouse we have caught so far was pregnant. This is what my mom was telling her friend about this mouse (we don't want to think that the father is still in our basement somewhere): It was a hoe and it was already preggers when it got here. Ahhh I love my family!
Oh yeah! I almost forgot again. Disclaimer: I don't own the Gallagher Girls, I only own the plot and any characters that are not from Ally Carter's books.
I also changed something to fit my story. For my purposes, Cammie had other boyfriends before Josh. Thanks for pointing that out, because I forgot to tell you it was changed.
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"Oh Cammie you better wake up!" Liz said sweetly, yet loudly in my ear. Ugh. Why can't they ever just let me sleep? Oh yeah. Now I remember. We are at my Grammy and Poppop's beach house! I can't wait to go swimming and shopping in town, and hang out with my best friends. Scratch that. My sisters!
"Fine, fine! I'm up! Let's go. I can't wait for this summer! Believe me; Bethany is way funner than Nebraska." I told them, and we scrambled out of the car.
I unlocked the front door and led them in. Bex loved that the first room we passed was the kitchen, and of course she wanted a snack. But I said no, and continued the tour.
"Ok. Here is the living room. That door over in the corner is the master bedroom and office, which will be our HQ. Through these glass doors is the family room/dining room, and the second set of glass doors leads to the back porch/3 seasons room. There is a shower outside for after the beach so the house doesn't get sandy, but the water pressure is seriously suckish," I tell them before leading them to the little hallway to the right of the living room that led to the two bedrooms and bathroom that we would be using.
Bex and I were sharing a room with a queen bed and a twin bed. She tried to claim the queen, but I beat her to it! I also got it because it was technically my room and my bed. Liz and Macey were sharing the room across the hall that had two twin beds in it, so there were no arguments for them (A/N: This house is real, and many details are true. I changed Liz and Macey's room because I didn't think they would want to share a queen bed :)).
"So Cam, what should we do first?"Macey called to me as she tried to cram her clothes into a tiny dresser and closet.
"Probably the pool. It's more fun than getting all sandy at the beach, and it'll give you and Bex a chance to break out those bikinis you guys have been dying to wear all year!" I hollered back.
"Ok. But let me dress you, just in case there are any hot guys around here," she told me, as I sighed. I knew that she would never let me wear my favorite one-piece, but I relented. I really really wanted to get in that pool.
Forty-five minutes later we were finally ready. Jeez I mean, I could have been ready in just five minutes, but Macey and Bex needed to pick out the "most gorgeous" bikinis out for the four of us, and then they had to do our makeup (waterproof, but still, who needs makeup at the pool?) and even our hair (straight and sleek, with spray that protects your hair from chlorine).
It was ridiculous. They even packed us each a beach bag (hairbrush, sundress, goggles, designer sunglasses, sunscreen, etc) and Bex made us a snack bag with twizzlers, sweet and salty bars, and Gatorade. We finally slipped on our flip-flops and headed to the back pool, which I preferred to the front pool.
After signing in and staking out a prime tanning location, I dragged the girls over to the deep end.
"Everybody is diving on three, or else!" I screamed. "ONE…TWO…THREE!" with that we each executed a perfect dive, and drew a lot of wolf whistles from the teenage guys at the pools. They obviously loved the bikinis Macey picked out for us. Mine was turquoise with a halter top and black paint splatters all over it. Bex's was purple with white hibiscus flowers all over it. Macey's was fire engine red with a bandeau top, and Liz's was a hot pink halter top with white polka dots on it.
We came up for air and raced back to the shallow water. I won, but Bex was a close second. We were laughing and splashing and just being regular teenage girls. We didn't notice the guys who had quietly slipped into the water and were sneaking up on us.
All of a sudden I felt two very strong arms snake around my waist. "Miss me Gallagher Girl?" an all-too familiar voice asked me.
"What would make you think that Blackthorne Boy?" I whisper, turning around to face him. That was a bad idea. I looked into his deep green eyes and almost swooned. Yes, actual swoonage. What had gotten into me? Cammie Morgan does not swoon.
He smirked as though he could read my mind. "I'm gonna kiss you now Gallagher Girl," he told me, and he followed through. All of the love I knew deep down I had for him he returned in that one kiss. I didn't want it to end.
But then we heard snickering, and Macey's distinctive voice saying, "Guys, can you please try to keep it PG? There are a lot of kids here, and the life guards are starting to glare at you."
Oh. Right. I broke it off, and Zach looked like I just ran over his puppy.
"Awww, Zachy! It's ok, I'm not just gonna leave now. Who would do that?" I said sarcastically, obviously mocking him for kissing me and then leaving.
"Awww, Cammie! Give it up! I'm sorry!" he pleads, begging me with his eyes.
"Oh, fine. I forgive you. Now let go of me, I came here to swim and that is what I'm going to do," I told him. He reluctantly let go.
Unfortunately, the lifeguards decided just then that it would be an opportune moment to call adult swim, so we had to get out. Sighing, I grabbed a light blue Gatorade and a sweet and salty bar.
"Zachy can you grab my iPod and sunglasses and bring them to me, please," I said sweetly, and Zach grumbled. He agreed to do it when I gave him my Bambi eyes, which I know he can't resist.
"WHIPPED! WHIPPED! WHIPPED!" shouted Grant, Jonas, and wait. Who was the other guy here? I slowly turned around and saw… NOAH!
"NOAH!" I yelled, running over and giving him a huge hug.
"Wow. Nice to see you again little sis," he said
"Yeah, you too. But don't call me little sis! They told me you were dead," I whispered. Zach looked kind of angry.
"Oh what's wrong, Blackthorne Boy?" I asked. He was starting to look rabid.
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER!" he screamed at Noah. Why would he yell at my brother?
"Zach, Stop! Why are you yelling at my brother?" I said, very confused.
"WAIT WHAT!" everybody screamed at once. It was actually kind of freaky.
"What in bloody hell do you mean Cameron Ann Morgan?" Bex asked.
"Well guys, I have a twin brother. Noah. He was an amazing spy, even when we were really little, and the best friend I could have asked for. My dad had needed a little boy for his cover in his last mission, and of course Noah was the obvious option. When neither came home I was devastated, and I was told that my twin and my daddy had died. I wouldn't speak for seven months. And now, I find that Noah is alive, and I have a boyfriend, and I'm back in Bethany with my sisters. This is one of the best days of my life," I finished with tears in my eyes.
Zach, Noah, and my sisters moved to comfort me, and I let them. We head back to the house, and I wonder where the boys are staying. Never mind. We'll figure it out later. For now, I need to catch up with my brother. Ahhh it's great to finally be able to say that. Need I say that this will be the best summer ever?
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So what do you think? I was going to have Noah be her best friend from when she was younger, but I decided at the last minute that she would have a long lost brother. A hot long lost brother. So anyways I had planned on updating sooner, but I got lazy. Plus I was in Ohio this weekend to see the Indians game, and it's an eight hour drive from my house to Cleveland!
So I will try to update sooner, and I really want to hear what you guys think! I was disappointed with the ratio of reviews to readers for the last chapter, but I like this story, so I'm not going to give up on it! But thanks to all who did review, you are all so sweet! Please review, and have a great day!
Lots of Love,
Beth xoxo
P.S. Sorry Michelle, but I was too lazy to send the story to you, and I wanted to post it asap! I'll send you the next chapter asap though! Haha sorry, luv BETH