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Chapter #12, lets goo
Chapter 12
(Cammie's POV)
I woke up the next morning, groggily. I looked at the ceiling for several minutes, remembering everything that had happened last night.
I thought again about Garret and Zach and the war I had going on in my mind. I probably would have sat there all day and thought about it but, luckily, there was a knock on the door.
"Maddy, open up!" Garret called out. I groaned and got out of bed.
"I'm coming." I called back. I threw on a shirt, and ran to open the door.
Garret stepped inside, and looked me over. I realized that I still wasn't wearing pants and blushed.
"You look great." He gave me a beaming smile, and walked towards the kitchen. "Can I make you some breakfast?"
"Ummm, sure. That would be great." I smiled back, and moved to follow after him.
"Can I have your iPod?" I asked and held out my hand. He handed it over, and I plugged it into the iHome. I turned on shuffle and then moved back to the kitchen. I helped to scramble the eggs as he cooked the bacon.
"How do you like your eggs?" I asked.
"Scrambled." He replied as he places the bacon on the saucepan. I put the eggs in and we chatted while the breakfast was cooking.
We sat down to eat and he cleared his throat, "Madison, I have something I want to talk to you about."
"Yes?" I asked nervously.
"I just want to make sure that you know that last night when I mentioned…" He trailed off for a second, "sex, I was just saying that. I, um, don't want you to feel like I'm rushing you into to anything like that. I really, really like you. But I don't want you to think that I am just in this for the sex or anything… I mean don't get me wrong, I would love to have sex with you, I just…" He sighed, unsure how to continue.
"Listen, I just wanted to say that I would love to have sex with you, but regardless if it's your first time or not I think that sex is a special thing and I all want to share it with you if you feel the same about me that I feel about you. And the way that I feel about you, is that I think that I am falling in love with you." He finished, and then looked down.
I didn't know how to respond. "I, uh, didn't think you just wanted me for sex. Also, I really, really like you too."
He smiled, partially, "I'm glad. You just kind of weirded out on me last night after I mentioned it and I just wanted to make sure you knew how I felt."
I could tell he was a little hurt that I didn't say I love you back, but I didn't want to say something when I wasn't truly sure how I felt.
"And, by the way, I haven't had sex before." I added.
"You haven't?" He asked, surprised.
"No." I responded, somewhat self-conscious.
"It okay that you haven't! I wish I had waited." He told me.
"How many times have you... you know?" I asked, not really sure if I wanted to know.
He coughed, "My last girlfriend and I did it a decent amount."
"You and Haley?" I asked.
"Yeah, and of course the girl that I cheated on Haley with…" He looked down, upset with himself again.
"It's okay. She isn't mad at you anymore." I reassured him.
"She forgave me a long time ago, but I can't forgive myself. I just feel so awful every time I think about it. I never meant to hurt her, but I broke her heart and I can't forgive myself for that." He replied, his voice shaking.
"Garret, you can't beat yourself up over it forever." I placed my hand on his arm.
"I know, I just don't feel like I'm worthy of being forgiven yet. I've been doing everything I can to show her and everyone else that I'm not the douchebag who cheats on his girlfriends or even just the guy that sleeps around. I'm not that guy." He told me.
"I know. I know that. I never thought you were." I told him honestly.
"Do you mean that?" He asked.
"Yes." I leaned in and gave him a kiss. He smiled.
"Okay, what's the plan for today?" I asked, trying to lighten the mood.
"Well, since its Sunday we don't have any classes, but it's raining so we can't really do anything outside. I was thinking maybe just like a movie marathon with Haley and Howard if that's cool? I know that you probably don't want to spend all of your time with them but they asked if we would and I promise tomorrow after our classes we can spend time just the two of us..?" He asked hopefully.
"Yeah, of course! That's totally fine." I was actually happy about that, right now I needed as little alone time with Garret as possible.
"Alright! We're meeting at my place in like 20 minutes so if you want to put on pants or something…?" He laughed as I blushed when he mentioned my lack of clothing.
"Yes, I'll definitely go put pants on." I blushed, "make yourself at home I'll be out soon."
"Okay!" He said as I moved into my bedroom. I closed the door behind and changed into my outfit for the day, I picked something cute but causal since I was going to be sitting around all day. I was done in less than 15 minutes.
"Hey, you ready?" Garret asked as I came out of my room.
"Yep!" I moved towards him and grabbed his hand as he led me towards the door.
"What kind of movies do you like?" He asked as we walked to his room.
"I like all kinds of movies! I really like action movies, like Batman and the Marvel superhero movies, but of course I also love romantic movies like The Notebook." I told him.
"Of course." He laughed. We walked in a comfortable silence the rest of the way to his room. When we arrived he pulled out some blankets and pillows for people to have and grabbed some snacks.
We were there 4 minutes and 34 seconds before Haley and Howard arrived. Haley gave a soft knock.
"Hey!" she called as they walked in.
"Hey guys!" Garret and I called back at the same time. We all laughed.
"So, what do you guys want to watch?" Garret asked the group. We all responded with "I don't care," or "whatever you want to watch," which didn't get us anywhere. We talked about it for 23 minutes before we decided to watch a romantic comedy.
Garret and Howard both groaned when Haley and I chose the movie, but were very good sports about it. We all cuddled up on the couch and laughed for hours.
We stopped at 1:22 and got lunch and then Garret and Howard choose our second movie. They choose The Dark Knight Rises which I loved. We talked all throughout the movie and I was honestly having a great time. I realized that it was 4:03 and I had no idea what time I was supposed to meet Zach and Bex.
"I'll be right back," I told Garret as I went to the bathroom to check my phone for any emails. I had 2.
One from Zach:
Camelon, I've been staking out the Target's room. But I don't think it would be a good idea for me to retrieve the letter, if your blackmailer is watching the room like I think he/she is then you should be the one to get it. You have 3 hours. I know you're with Garret and Haley. Have fun. Don't do anything dumb. Please. I miss you.
Soccerboy.
And one from my blackmailer:
You have 2 hours to retrieve the letter. Rachel is not in her room right now, and she won't be until your time is up. Get the letter then email me back at this email address. All I want you to say "I have it." Nothing else. I hope for your sake you get the letter on time.
Shit. I totally forgot I had to get the letter. I checked my watch, 1 hour and 47 minutes to get the item. I went outside, and saw that Garret, Haley, and Howard were just hanging out.
"Hey guys, I'm sorry I've got to go!" I told them apologetically.
"What? Why?" Garret asked, upset.
"I totally forgot I have a project for science I have to finish!" I told him lamely.
"Oh… okay." Garret said.
"I wish that I could stay." I told him as I gave him a quick kiss.
"Bye!" Haley and Howard called as I left.
I jogged to the floor below Garret, and found Rachel's room easily. I passed Zach in the hallway and gave him a small nod. He quickly walked out of the hallway.
He bumped into me on the way towards the stairs and I felt him drop a note into my pocket. I checked and saw that the hallway was clear, so I opened my locking picking kit and got to work.
It took me 43 seconds to unlock the door, fast even for me. I went inside and looked around to see that no one was there. When I was sure that there was no one there, I began to look around. I had no idea where to find the letter so I did a routine search; I check all the normal place people hide things.
"Common, where could it be?" I thought to myself. I found her safe hidden in her closet and cracked that in a few minutes. I had been inside for 37 minutes; there wasn't much time left.
I looked in the safe and finally found the letter. On the outside it simply read "Smalls."
I knew I needed to read it so I jogged quickly back to my room. I had a kit that could allow me to open and then reseal the letter. I checked my pocket and saw the note Zach left me:
Let me know once you get back to the room and have read the letter, I'll be in my room. See you soon.
Then, I opened the letter:
Rachel,
I got your message and I'm sending someone to help you with the project. I know you don't like spying on Haley but I need you to keep at it. Jacob says that he's almost ready to launch the mission but he needs just a little more time. Be careful not to be caught, but if you need anything contact Jacob at the house nearby:
Take the right path on the way back from the cliff. Follow it for 2 miles and then take the right by the group of 3 boulders. Walk for another mile and then take a right. You will see a small shack, he is there in the morning from 8-10 and then he sleeps there at night, 6pm until 3am.
Come only when you are alone and do not be seen. If you compromise this mission in any way there will be dire consequences. We have your family. Don't forget.
Edward Francisco.
"Shoot, why does my blackmailer want that letter…" I whispered. I still had 45 minutes, so I ran over to the vent. I saw Zach lying on his bed.
"Come here. Now." I called into the vent. He sat up and climbed into my room.
"What's wrong?" He asked, concerned.
"Read this, and then tell me what you think." I held out a pair of gloves and the letter, he put on the gloves and then took the letter.
"Well, it does help us some. Tomorrow we can search the cabin and look for something to help us identify Jacob, but what really concerns is that it seems like a really big coincidence that your blackmailer asked you to get this letter that happens to relate directly to our mission. It just seems a little fishy." Zach concluded.
"What should I do?" I asked him.
"We can't compromise the mission by trying to change the letter or anything, so I guess you just have to reseal the letter and give him/her what she wants." Zach told me.
"Okay." I said with a sigh.
"It'll be fine." Zach told me, "We'll figure out what this all means." He gave me a small kiss on the forehead.
"You better let him/her know that you have the letter. We don't want those pictures getting out." Zach said.
I blushed, thinking about that night in the woods. I pulled out my phone and emailed my blackmailer, "I have it," and then waited for a response.
My blackmailer responded immediately:
"Drop it off behind the vending machines in the common room. I will retrieve it from there."
I sealed the envelope so it looked unopened and then said goodbye to Zach; I went down to the common room and saw that it was empty. I dropped off the letter behind the vending machine and then placed a camera so I could hopefully see my blackmailer's face.
I went back up to my room and looked at the clock; I had cut it really close on that one.
I figured that Zach and Bex wouldn't want to meet until later so I decided to take a nap. I woke up to Zach knocking on the vent.
"You ready to go? How did the drop off go?" He asked as he climbed into my room. I rolled over, still groggy from just waking up and answered, "Fine I think, I just dropped it off." I sat up and checked my email again. I had a new message from blackmailer:
Good work. I will let you know if I need anything else.
I then checked the camera feed, my blackmailer arrived 2 minutes after I left but was wearing a hood, I could not make out their face.
"Damnit. I was hoping I'd be able to figure out who it was." I sighed.
"It's alright. We'll figure it out soon." Zach consoled me.
"You're right. Are we leaving soon?" I asked.
"Yes, we are meeting Bex and our ride in 15 minutes, so get your gear together." Zack told me.
"Okay." I said as I changed into my most comfortable clothes and my running shoes. I also grabbed my backpack with all the rest of my stuff in it. I was ready to go but I wanted to send a quick message to Garret:
"Hey baby, just letting you know that I'm going to call it an early night. I had a great time today and I'm sorry that I had to run out on you. I'm looking forward to spending the day with you tomorrow. Have a great night. See you tomorrow."
I sent the message and then told Zach I was ready to go.
"Your 'butler' is going to drive us." He told us as we snuck out of our room. He motioned for me to keep quiet as we crept down the hallway to the main foyer. There we met Bex, she gave us a small wave as we continued outside.
Once outside, Jacob was waiting for us. We climbed into his car and we drove about 5 miles east. We discussed the plan several times on the way there, and we stopped when we were in front of an abandoned field. In the field there was a helicopter, which I guessed was our ride to Germany.
Jacob was our pilot and we took off as quickly as we could. It was only 7:20, so we still have at least 12 hours before we needed to be back. Bex and I sat in the back and Zach sat in the front with Jacob. Bex grabbed a notebook and scribbled me a quick note:
Tell me what's happening with you and Garret.
Nothing, I'm just doing my job, which is to date him.
That's not what I heard. You don't actually like him, do you?
Bex..
Cam, it not going to work between the two of you!
You don't think I know that?! I know that every minute I spend with him I just like him more and I'm just setting myself up for heartbreak but I can't help it. I like him. A lot. More than Zach sometimes.
Cammie, I want you to be happy. You know that. But I want you to be happy with someone who know the real you. Garret doesn't even know your real name. Do you get what I'm saying?
Of course I do, Bex. I think the same thing to myself every day. I can't help who I fall in love with.
What about Zach?
I don't know. I like Zach; I can't deny that any more than I can deny that I like Garret.
Tell me about what you've done with them. Both of them.
Bex, don't make me talk about it.
I blushed and I passed her back the note. She gave me her signature Bex glare and passed the note back:
Cameron Morgan, you will tell me at some point!
Zach has fingered me and Garret ate me out and that's it.
I felt the heat rise to my face again as I passed the note back.
Ohh… was it good?
I'm not talking about it!
I'll take that as a "yes." Who was better?
I'm not sure. I honestly don't know. They were both pretty great.
I'm going to say this one more time. You might like Garret. You might even love Garret, but you can not be with him. I want you to be happy. I totally mean that, but I want you to think about this realistically, if you can't continue the mission of dating Garret without developing feelings for him then break up with him. We have almost all the information we need know, there isn't much left we could need from him and if we need to cut our loses and move forward without him then we can do that.
I will finish this mission through, and if I am broken hearted when I get home then I will be broken hearted when I get home then I will deal with that then. We are almost at our destination, we'll talk later.
I didn't want to talk about Garret anymore, because I didn't want to think of the time when I wouldn't be with him anymore.
Bex didn't push the subject and we arrived after 2 minutes and 32 seconds of silence.
After touchdown, we found we were a .10 of a mile from the The Wall. We walked quietly, having already gone over the plan. We broke the wall into 3 segments and searched the whole wall. It took us well over 3 hours to search the most of the wall, and finally I heard Bex call over to us quietly, "Guys, I found something."
Both Zach and I ran over to where she was and she showed us a hollow stone. Inside were several letters, we put them in chronological order:
January 5th
Jacob,
The work is done. Whenever you are ready we can start. I couldn't reach you by your phone so hopefully you will see this.
Edward
January 6th
Edward,
We have to wait for the other 'components.' Of course yours was the most important but we do have to wait for the "all clear" before we can move forward. Be patient just a little while longer. I know you want to see Haley but I can guarantee she doesn't want to see you. Smalls told me last time I talked to her that every chance Haley gets she talks about how much she hates you. Just letting you know.
Jacob
January 10th
Jacob,
I know she hates me, but she is my daughter and I love her. The sooner this project is over the sooner we can move on with our lives and I can try and rekindle our relationship.
Don't get me wrong, I have no second doubts. I am fully committed to this project, so take as long as you need to get everything perfect. Have you talked to Miller lately? He says that the 'items' we need are going to be harder to get then he originally thought. Also, I heard that our spy is having a rough time in America, the government may suspect him, so we need to take care of that problem.
Edward
January 15th
Edward,
The problem has been taken care of, both problems. Miller has found the things that we need; all we need now is the perfect time to strike. We shall wait 6 months and if no time arises then we will try a new plan. Be prepared, I could need you at any time.
Jacob
January 17th
Jacob,
I will be ready.
Edward
Febuary 19th
Jacob,
I have heard nothing from you, is the plan the same as before?
Edward
April 21st
Jacob,
There has still been no word, I know you said 6 months but I still expected to hear from you. Tell me, has the plan changed? Where are you!
Edward
May 16th
Jacob Boyd! Where are you! There is less than a month left before you plan on proceeding and I have no idea what we are doing. Is the plan still the same? Do you still need me, or have I been replaced?! Answer me with in the month or I will back out, I will destroy me research and you will have no project.
May 17th
Edward,
Do not be so melodramatic. I told you I would let you know before the plan initiated; well I'm letting you know. July 4th is the set date, I will send a messenger to contact you will more details. In the future, you will trust what I say or there will be consequences.
Jacob
After we all finished reading, we sat for a minute to try and absorb all the new information.
"Here's what we know-" Zach started, "The person they called 'Miller' is Garret Miller's dad, unless they are referring to Garret, which I don't think they are. He is somehow connected to this, though I'm not sure how yet. Jacob's full name is Jacob Boyd, so hopefully we can find some information on him now. They are planning the attack on Independence Day, which is less than a week away. Since there is no information to the contrary we must assume the attack is continuing as planned. In that week we must find out who Jacob is, where he is hiding, what the 'project' is and how to stop it."
"Looks like we have a lot of work to do!" Bex exclaimed as she stood up. "No use hanging around here, we got what we came for." She made her way back to the helicopter.
"Do you think we can do it?" I asked Zach quietly.
"Of course we can." Zach told me, he lifted my chin so I looked him in the eyes as he bent down to give me a long kiss.
"Don't forget that you have your teammates here to help you," Zach reminded me, "with every problem." He finished suggestively. I gave him a small push and we laughed as we walked back to the helicopter.
We had a lot of work left to do, but with Zach and Bex by my side I had no doubt we would get it all done.
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