Chapter 7: Telling the Lovebirds

Rachel's POV:

"How could this happen?" I spoke, breaking the silence that had settled between Joe and I since I woke up ten minutes ago. To say I was terrified was an understatement.

"The girls were walking to school when it happened."

"Where the hell was Abby?" I asked, furious that my lovely sister hadn't done her job and now my baby girl is missing. "Lili told Abby she wanted to talk to Mia. Alone. Abby got there in time to see a partial plate though." He answered his voice quite. "God damn it."

"Well, what's the plan? If Zach or Cammie found out.." I trailed off, not even sure what the kids would do. "Isn't it obvious? We tell the love birds and get Mia and Lili back." "If only it were that simple."

"Now?"

"Probably, I believe that they're in Cammie's room. I'll go get them." Joe got off the couch and made his way toward the door, "Thank you." I stated as the door closed.

"Zach, Cammie, Joe and I need to talk to you." Cammie looked at me, a funny look covering her beautiful face.

"Zach, fourteen years ago, where were you?" Joe asked. I was shocked, I thought he was going to leave all of the explaining to me.

"With my family, before my dad died and I knew about my mom." He replied without hesitation. Cammie grabbed his and squeezed it tight, letting him know she was there. He looked at her and smirked, " I'm fine Gallagher Girl." She smiled.

"And how much do you remember from that year?" I took over, my maternal side taking over.

"My mom went on a lot of missions. I stayed with my dad a lot. Did the average two year old crap. What does this have to do with anything?" Zach looked kind of irritated that he doesn't know something for once.

"Well Zach, your mom was pregnant. And you have a 14 year old sister that was in hiding from your mom. Up until a week ago that is. Her name is Lilianna, but goes by Lili. She's just like you." Joe told him carefully, examining his expressions.

"No, that's impossible. I would have known." He shook his head disbelievingly. I sighed and pulled an envelope out of my desk. I knew this would happen. I took out pictures of Lilianna and gave them to Zach, along with her birth certificate.

"Holy shit." He breathed. "I have a 14 year old sister, and I never knew?"

"Yeah, after your dad died and your mom turned, we put her in the care of an operative to keep her safe. But your mom wanted her baby back, and she wasn't going to give up." Joe told him.

"Zach?" Cammie asked Zach. I wasn't shocked at all at what I saw in her eyes. Love.

"Then who's the little girl in the corner? The one by Lilianna?" He glanced at Cammie while asking me.

"Cammie, that's what I need to talk to you about.. you have a little sister. Her name is Mia and she's 7 years old." I said, terrified of her reaction.

"What?" She asked, shocked. This time is was Zach's turn to grab Cammie's hand. "You okay Gallagher Girl?" She nodded.

"When did this happen?" She was getting very angry, that much is obvious. " Well, two years after your dad went MIA, I went on a mission and found him. Neither of us knew that Cassandra followed me. He got captured trying to save me. I'm still looking for him, and I won't ever give up hope." I explained, desperate for her to understand.

"Zach, Cammie, go get some dinner. Today was a long day. Tomorrow you can help create a plan, If you'd like." Joe told them just as Cammie was gearing up for an attack. She glared and me and left the room, following Zach out the door. Both of them equally pissed off.

"Well, I don't know about you, but I'm tired. I'll see you tomorrow Rachel." Joe yawned. I looked at him, and smirked. " Can't handle the pressure Joe?" He gave me a funny look. "God help us. And my babies."