Author's Note: Hello amazing reviewers. THANK YOU to everyone who reviewed/alerted my story! I'm very thankful . Anyway, sorry I haven't been able to update sooner. Lacrosse started this week and my bro had a crew competition blah bla blah you don't care haha anyway, I will probably only be able to update once a week (Saturdays or Sundays). Here is the next chapter. It is Gallagher. I'm pretty sure it's longer than the last chapter, but since I wrote it then typed it, I can't really tell haha. On to the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Gallagher Girls or Heist Society (so, no Hale or Zach for me *sad face*). Ally Carter does!

The Great Gallagher Heist

Chapter 3: Surprise (#1)

Cameron Ann Morgan

(1st Person)

Date: March 13, 2010

After flying in the helicopter for what seemed like hours, (but, really, it was only 53 minutes), Mr. Solomon finally allowed us to take off our blindfolds. As he opened the door and a warm, spring-like breeze filled the copter, Tina Walters asked the question on everybody's' mind.

"Mr. Solomon, where exactly are we?"

Mr. Solomon just shrugged and looked at us expectantly, stepping outside. Of course, being the highly-trained operatives we are, followed him.

"This is the center of all we do. Observe, ladies, and later you will get a taste of what it is like at the home base. Welcome to the Pentagon, ladies."

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Walking the halls of the Pentagon, Bex was talking my ear off in excitement.

"Oh my god, can you believe we are actually here?! I mean, there is the room that holds the files for ALL the clandestine missions! And there," she pointed, her accent heavy, to a room labeled interrogation, with a sign underneath is with the words 'discontinued'. "Is where they practiced Chinese water torture!". Only Bex would be excited by the idea of torture. I laugh to myself.

"What?" Bex asks.

"Nothing," I answer innocently.

"Thinking of a certain Blackthorne boy?"

"Nope." I reply, popping the p. And actually, I hadn't thought about him until Bex brought him up. Ugh. Zachary Goode and his stupid smirk and I-know-something-you-don't-know eyes.

"You are, like, totally in 'lurv' (A/N: is that a word? 'Cause now it is!) with himmm!" Bex says, using her sing-song voice again.

"This isn't the place to talk about it Bex." I reply, laughing nervously and glancing around. Until, a voice says behind me,

"Talk about what, Gallagher Girl?" I whip around, my eyes confirming what my brain had already registered.

Zach Goode.

Was here.

At the Pentagon.

Standing very close to me.

"Miss me?" he smirks. I look behind him and see what must be other Blackthorne boys, but I only recognize a few. I looked to my side for Bex, but it appeared that she was already making her way towards Grant. I turn back to Zach.

"Now, why would I do that, Zach?" I reply back with a smirk of my own. He was about to counter as he took a step closer, but Mr. Solomon called for everyone's attention, my mom standing off to the side, observing (A/N: she's there too, FYI).

"Ladies, if you haven't already noticed, Dr. Steve and a few of his students have decided to join us in our field trip today, as well as returning to study with us the remainder of the year." Let the craziness begin once more, I think to myself.

"Now, ladies and gentlemen, if you would follow me, you will all learn something very valuable in the field of Covert Operations. It is a skill necessary in obtaining information needed to successfully complete a mission. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to 'Interrogation 101'."

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A/N: Ooooo cliffy! Can you guess what'll happen next? Hope that was better than the last chapter, and please keep reading and reviewing. Thanks for reading! I'll update in the next week or so.

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