A/N: Okay, I know Mia's like really young to have ovarian cancer, but just go with it. (:

Chapter 5: Shut up and Aunt Abby

Zach POV-

It took exactly 5 hours, 50 minutes, and 10 seconds to get to Gallagher. Those 5 hours, 50 minutes, and 10 seconds seemed to drag on forever.

"So, Zach, are you excited to see Cammie again?" I smirked at Grant's question. "Hell yeah!" But there is no way I'd tell him or anyone else that.

"Of course he is." I glare at Jonas. "At least I had the balls to talk to my Gallagher Girl."

"Oh please, like you guys aren't jumping out of your skin to see Bex and Liz." Both of my best friends glared at me, while I just smirk. Who knew, I guess my smirking is annoying to them.. All the more reason to do it.

"You guys are all dying to see your girls." Nick says, clearly annoyed. "No idea how Gallagher Girls could actually like you guys though." He says under his breath.

I smirk, "You're just jealous you didn't get to come last time."

"Shut up."

Lili POV-

"Lilianna. Get up." "Who the hell is waking me up?"

"Now Lilianna." "Wait a second, I know that voice.. Aunt Abby?" I've known Aunt Abby all my life. She's been my mom's best friend since they went to some boarding school. Gallagher or something like that. I squint up at her. "What are you doing here Aunt Abby?" She hasn't visited in awhile, not since mom and Abby got into a fight. Mom didn't want us to go to Gallagher, Abby did.

"Time to go." Abby says, trying to wake up Mia. "What? Go where?" "It's only.. What time is it?" I mumbled.

"5 a.m." "This is weird."

"Abby, what the hell is going on?" I ask the anger obvious in my voice. Aunt Abby gave up trying to wake Mia up, and sat on the couch next to me.

"Hon, I got called about an hour ago.. Your mom.." She trailed off, not being able to finish. It's not like I needed to hear the rest of the words, I already know what she means. I already know that my mom is gone. Forever. "Are you sure?" I ask, my voice cracking and tears streaming down my face. It's not true, it can't be.

"I-I.." She can't seem to find the words, so she just nods. "NO!" I start to sob, Aunt Abby just holds me while I cry. "It's gonna be fine Lilianna Shay. You and Mia are going to come with me to Gallagher, and we'll figure everything out. I promise." "Lilianna Shay.. Mommy called me that when I was upset. I want my mommy!"

"No! Our lives are here! All my friends are here! Mia's doctors are here! We can't leave, we just can't!" I sob out. Abby gives me a look. "Go to school today and we'll talk tonight, okay?" No reason fighting with her, she always wins. I give in and nod while shakily getting up to get ready for the day.

"Wait! How am I supposed to wake Mia up?" She whispers franticly. I roll my eyes and run over to Mia.

"Mia, wake up." I did our usual routine, I try three times to wake her up, I call her a dork, I laugh at her.. When we are about to leave, Abby wants to talk.

"Hey hon, don't worry about telling Mia. We'll tell her tonight." Tears well in my eyes and a lump lodges itself in my throat, so I just nod.

"Mia, leh go!" I shout finding my voice again. "Lili, I'm right behind you." She points out, a smiles sheepishly. "Whoops? Ha."

"Sorry Mia." I say as we walk out of our house. "Our house. Mia, moms and my house. Mom's house." My heart clenches. I'm off in La La land and Mia's talking about Drew and how he says that he wants to knock Jason Bourne out. Kids these days. Don't they know that spies don't exist? Maybe if I wasn't daydreaming, or off in another world, maybe, just maybe I would have seen the van. Maybe I would have gotten us out of danger soon enough. Maybe we wouldn't have been kidnapped.