Disclaimer: Am I Ally Carter? I wish, because then I could own Gallagher Girls. And Zach!!! Mwahaha… ok enough of my craziness and on to the story :]
Chapter 3:
Cammie POV:
During the limo ride, I thought about Zach. And now that I looked back at it, ever since he kissed me back when Blackthorne visited, when hadn't I been thinking of Zach?
Did this mean I loved him? I really needed Macey, but when I really needed her, she was on the campaign trail with her dad… and Preston. I stifled a laugh thinking about those two. They were quite something.
And back to Zach. He'd told me that I looked great!!! HE TOLD ME I LOOKED GREAT!!!! My inner girl was happy beyond health. I mean seriously, I bet I'd never been that happy in my whole entire life.
Bex snapped me out of my thoughts and happiness by yelling in my ear, "ARE YOU GOING TO GET OUT ANYTIME SOON, OR ARE YOU JUST GOING TO SIT THERE!?" With that, I followed her into the house.
I wish I didn't. She decided it would be fun since Zach would be staying here( which by the way was totally cool with Bex's parents) to play Barbie with me.
She did my make-up and my hair. It was about two hours of pulling and tugging at my hair. It was very painful, and probably my personal hell on earth. Why did she enjoy torturing me?
Not to mention, she made me change my clothes. And truly I thought that I looked like a tramp. So, eventually, I talked her out of the short-shorts that she had originally chosen for me and let her allow me to wear just normal sweats with a tank top and UGGs.
We spent the rest of the time just chatting in my room. Until the doorbell rang.
And it was Zach.
We squealed and ran to the door where we saw two figures standing there. Zach…. and Grant?
Bex opened the door and immediately greeted Grant by jumping into his arms for a hug. He was pleased and expressed it by using his old nickname for Bex, "Well, there's my old British Bombshell! Surprise!"
I took the time during Bex and Grant's reunion to approach Zach. And I felt butterflies in my stomach. Yes, butterflies. Spies don't get those ever, but girls do. And every time that I was around Zach my girl instincts acted up more than my spy ones. Yet, I always heard Aunt Abby's warning in my head.
"Stay away from that boy, Cammie."
"He's from Blackthorne, We know him."
"Do you?"
And those two words kept replaying in my head. Did I really know Zach or did I just think I knew him.
"Gallagher Girl…" he said softly.
"Zach…" I replied.
There was an awkward silence between us.
Zach looked towards Bex and Grant to find them making out in the door way. Wow. That was quick.
"Do you want to go upstairs, so we don't have to watch them.. you know."
"I'd love to."
We headed upstairs and we went to my room. We took seats in front of the plasma. I looked at Zach for a minute. I started looking at his face, his gorgeous green eyes, and his brown hair…and then I realized he was looking back at me. He sighed. Why did he sigh? What was wrong with me? I started to worry in my mind. But I had to keep my cool so, I tried to bring the subject back up.
"So, tell me, what brought you to the mall? I don't see you as the shopping kind of guy…"
"Well…."
"Right. You can't tell me."
I started to get up. "No Cammie! I can tell you, just not in detail."
"Well, I guess it's better than nothing."
"I was there because of you."
"Me? Why?"
"We got a tip that someone might be looking for you."
"Oh… Anything else you can tell me?"
"Nope. But I have a question for you."
"Shoot."
"Were you happy to see me there?"
He looked into my eyes, and no matter how good of a spy I was, I couldn't lie to those eyes. Those were the only ones I couldn't lie to.
"Y..yes, I was happy to see you." I admitted softly.
"Well, good." He checked his watch. "Well, I better go ask Bex where I'm staying. If she's done with Grant, I mean."
He started to walk away , then he came back.
"… And Gallagher Girl?"
"Yes?"
"I was happy to see you too."
I blushed as he left.
Zach's POV:
I thought about the conversation that I had with Cammie as I made my way down the large staircase.
"Gallagher Girl…" I said softly.
"Zach…" She replied.
There was an awkward silence between us.
I turned to see Bex and Grant sticking each others' tounges down their throats, so I decided to leave and and have some time alone with Cammie.
"Do you want to go upstairs, so we don't have to watch them.. you know." I suggested.
"I'd love to."
We took seats in front of her plasma, and I took a minute to look at the beautiful girl sitting in front of me. Her brown eyes stood out with the blue make-up (I think they called it eye-shadow?) and her eyelashes also stood out (I think that was called mascara?). Her lips were a light pink, and her hair was messily put up. I think they called it either a bun or an up-do. What was the difference? She looked great anyways. And I saw that she was looking at me to, and that's what brought me back to reality.
"So, tell me, what brought you to the mall? I don't see you as the shopping kind of guy…"
"Well…." I said. I wasn't sure if I could tell her, just now.
"Right. You can't tell me." No! That's exactly what I didn'twant to do. I didn't want to upset her.
I started to get up. "No Cammie! I can tell you, just not in detail."
"Well, I guess it's better than nothing." I smiled.
"I was there because of you." It wasn't a lie, but it wasn't the truth either, but it slipped out nicely.
"Me? Why?"
"We got a tip that someone might be looking for you." Another half lie.
"Oh… Anything else you can tell me?"
"Nope. But I have a question for you." And I really wanted to know the answer to this one.
"Shoot."
"Were you happy to see me there?"
"Y..yes, I was happy to see you." She admitted softly.
"Well, good." I checked my watch. "Well, I better go ask Bex where I'm staying. If she's done with Grant, I mean." It was true. But I hoped wherever I was staying, it was near Cammie's room.
Right before I left, I poked my head back through the door.
"… And Gallagher Girl?" I said.
"Yes?"
"I was happy to see you too." I smirked and exited.
Bex told me that my room was right next to Cammie's and that pleased me a lot. I put my stuff on the king size bed. And opened the door to Cammie's room. She was laying on her bed and I wasn't sure if she was asleep or not.
Either way, I was going to say something.
"Gallagher girl… guess what? I'm back!" And I rolled onto the bed next to her and wrapped my arms around her. I liked the idea of having her in my arms, even though I would've never guessed that I'd actually fall for Cammie. But at the same time, I was glad I did.
She didn't answer, and I knew she was asleep. Frankly, I didn't care. At least, she was here in my arms, safe and sound.
??? POV (hehee.. you still can't know who it is!):
I walked into the room and saw the three men. I took a deep breath and got ready to tell them what I needed to tell them.
"Mark, John, Bob, You've helped me a lot in the past two years. But I don't think I can go through this anymore. Knowing about my parents means a lot to me, but I don't feel like I'm doing the right thing. I feel like I might lose something or someone in the long run. And I don't know if I can afford that. Yes, I've come close to completing my mission, but I can't go through with it. I'm sure you can find someone else willing to do it. Sorry."
Mark spoke first, as usual (A/N: This is the guy in the middle from last chapter.) "Young man, you have let us down. But I guess you must do what you need to do. You may leave but just keep in mind, that we'll be watching."
"Yes sir." I said as I walked out. Finally! I was free! I didn't have to keep secrets… or so I thought.
A/N: Well that brings this chappy to an end. I felt like I should update now, as I will be gone for about a week or two. I have a basketball thing out of state and then my parents thought I would be fun to see the Grand Canyon also (woo hoo…) so I won't be able to update.
I didn't get as many reviews as I'd like on this last chapter.
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