Chapter 3: Catching up with Noah

A/N:

Hiya! Sorry I've been taking forever to update, but my laptop's charging cord broke so it's dead! I also started school on Monday, and I have already gotten a bunch of homework! So yeah now my updates shall probably be slow, because I am super busy! I lost the original third chapter when my laptop died, so this is me starting from scratch! Okey dokey here goes! Enjoy!

Randomness: There are three Friday the Thirteenths in 2012. This week's randomness provided by Bri-Bri!

Disclaimer: I don't own the Gallagher Girls series. Are ya happy now?

This has officially been the best day of my life! I'm back in Bethany with my sisters, I get to see my boyfriend again, my Blackthorne Brothers are here, and I get to see Noah for the first time since we were fourteen! I was mentally happy dancing when we got back to the house and I realized I was the only one with keys. I skipped up the steps and opened the house. We settled in the family room.

"So, Noah, tell me where you have been! I've been devastated and they made me hide it since you are classified! And since when do you go to Blackthorne? And why weren't you at the exchange?" the words tumble out of my mouth. He better answer truthfully or I'm going to make him tell me!

"Woah Duck! Stop glaring at me like that! I'll tell you the truth. We were taken hostage during our mission and tied up in the basement of a warehouse. Dad was tortured almost daily, and I was tortured weekly. We were fed only enough to keep us alive. Eventually we escaped and Dad told me to enroll at Blackthorne. He also told me not to tell you or Mom just yet. After that he disappeared. I've gone to Blackthorne for a semester and a half, and I didn't go to the exchange because I was behind in my classes. And it has been awful to not be able to see you guys!" he explained. The fact that they were tortured got me started on the waterworks, as I had always been a daddy's girl and I had a very close bond with Noah, or as I used to call him No-No or Froggy. I smiled at the use of Duck, he and dad's nickname for me.

Then a look came over Zach's face. "So all this time you were actually Cam's twin? And you never told us? Not even when we talked about the Gallagher Girls? Wow, just wow," he finished, shaking his head disappointedly.

"Now you know the truth and you know that it was classified. I don't see you just handing out classified information!" Noah replied angrily.

"Hey hey hey boys cut it out! I will not have my brother and my boyfriend arguing! God stop being so immature! Zach, it was classified, Frog, you should know better than to betray a spy's trust! You are both wrong, now apologize!" I butt in, knowing that this will get ugly if I don't interfere.

Bex, Liz, and Macey had just been sitting there the whole time, staring stupidly at Noah and me. I'm pretty sure they just thought it was sweet that we had found each other once again. Grant and Jonas had gone to grab some food, and were walking into the room just now.

"Ok, we've got M&M's, Twizzlers, Skittles, Reese's, Twix, Sweetarts, popcorn, and Coke," they announced, and they dropped the food in the center of our little circle.

This seemed to bring the girls back to the present, and then they started grabbing food and chattering about my reunion with Noah. Out of the blue, Macey asked, "Hey Cams, why does Noah call you Duck? And why do you call him Frog?"

We both tried to answer at once, and our words overlapped.

"It's a long story…" Noah started.

"I'm not really sure, it's what our dad used to call us," was my reply.

"Anyways, 'Duck', what're we going to do now?" Bex asked, teasing me about my nickname.

"Well, I suppose we could go down to the boardwalk shops tonight," I told them, and the girls rejoiced. Just as they were about to drag me to the rooms to get "fixed up", I heard the door to the back porch open. As the familiar head peeked in, I started hyperventilating.

"Hey, Cams, Noah! What are you guys doing here? I thought you stopped coming after your grandparents passed away? Wow it's good to see you!" Chase said, walking into the family room. "Who're your friends?'

That was it. I couldn't take being in the presence of this jerk any longer. I ran out of the room and barely made it to my bed before I curled up in a ball and started sobbing. I couldn't believe that lying cheating bastard had the nerve to come here after what he and Megan did to me. He had to know that I never wanted to see him again. God I hope Noah, Zach and Bex kicked his sorry ass out.

I grabbed my iPod and put on my crying playlist. I let the sobs wrack my body and tried to calm myself, because I knew they would be in here shortly.

Noah's POV

Damn it why did Chase have to come here and ruin everything! He can't be oblivious to what he did to Cammie, he isn't that stupid. He broke her heart into a million pieces when he cheated on her with one of her best friends, and it didn't help that he practically used to be our brother. He was Cam's first love, first crush, and first kiss, and she was never as trusting of boys after Chase.

I had to make this better. I sent Zach to her with some M&Ms, her favorite, and I had the girls find some wintergreen icebreakers and Burt's Bees Lipbalm. These were the only things that helped her through the tough times. I had already had Jonas and Grant escort Chase off our property, and I grabbed Cam's old quilt from the pile of blankets in the corner.

I went in to her room and it broke my heart to see little Ducky like that. I could see that time hasn't healed what Chase did to her, and I know it was tough for her to let her best friends and boyfriend see this side of her. I still can't believe that Cam was dating again, and I knew that I would have to have a little chat with Zachy here.

"Hey Noah, what should we do?" Everyone asked. I had them just leave the stuff, and I placed the quilt over her. Zach and I both kissed her forehead, and the girls hugged her. Grant and Jonas squeezed her hand. Then we let her cry it out.

Let's hope we don't see Chase or Megan in town tonight, because I can't handle seeing Catatonic Cammie.

A/N

I know it sucks, but my brain is fried from school and stuff! I'll try to update as often as possible, but I could use some help! Review with ideas, comments, and criticism! Please review, because it breaks my heart to see that even though over 700 people have visited my story, less than thirty have reviewed! I don't know if I will be motivated enough to continue if my lovely readers don't review!

Have a good week!

Love Always,

Beth