ZPOV:
"Zachary." Someone was calling me. I was still asleep with Cam lying on me. Then I felt them move closer. I pulled my arm out from under Cammie and punch the person in the stomach. "Bloody hell Zach! Damnit! Your dad is rubbing off on me, we need to stop going to London so often." Abby? I was wake now at least. "Jesus! I wanted to ask you if you wanted to plan a little surprise for Morgan?" Surprises? I like surprises.
"Good Morning would have been a good way to wake me up. You know? Instead of Zachary and then you wouldn't have a stomach ache as you do now. Also what do you have planned?" I sat up with a smirk on my face.
After Abby told me her idea, Bex and Cammie began to wake up.
"Morning Gallagher girl, Bex. Baby, I have to go. The director just phoned me and I need to leave ASAP. Tell Morg I'm sorry I couldn't see him properly." I slid out of bed to get changed and get the plan into motion. When I walked out of the room it was 10:04 and everyone was going down to breakfast. I am a pavement artist. I might not be as amazing as Cam but I am still good. I hid in the shadows until I found my passage. Not even Cammie knew about this one. This one hid in between the layers of the walls allowing me access to anywhere in the whole school and no one would know any better. I made my way to Morgan's room.
CPOV:
Zach just left without saying goodbye to Morgan. Morgan was going to be so upset. I could tell he was so excited to see his dad and he barely got two seconds together. I gathered up my thoughts and got up to get changed then sort Lucy. When I went downstairs with Lucy it was 10:27. Abby and Bex left at the same time as Zach. As I went into the hall Morgan looked at me and I just shook my head. His face just dropped and he went back to eating his breakfast. When I reach the head table I gave Lucy to Bex and went to the podium.
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Today as you know we are going back. We will be leaving after lunch which is going to be held at 3 today. I would like to leave by 4 at the latest. You all have the morning to get to know each other some more. Today you will all be required to stay on the school grounds. I hope you have all enjoyed the last few days and that you all stay in contact. Just a quick note, would Morgan Goode stay five minutes after he's finished breakfast." I stepped back down and took Lucy. I grabbed some food for Lucy and fed her. I still couldn't believe that Zach had just left without saying anything to Morgan. It made me feel sick.
"Mama! Feed me!" I laughed at Lucy as I was so caught up in my thoughts again I stopped feeding her.
"Sorry baby girl."
***15 minutes later***
"Mum? Where's dad?" Morgan came up to me once everyone else had gone. It was just him and his roommates.
"I'm so sorry Morg. He had to leave. The director phoned him and he had to leave straight away. He said he was sorry. I promise I will make sure he makes it up. If he doesn't it will be the very last time he does anything." Morgan looked like he was about to cry but just held his head high and walked out the room.
MPOV:
I can't believe dad just left without saying goodbye. It isn't like him. He always made sure to say bye. I just left the hall without saying anything to mum or Lucy or aunt Bex or Grammy. I just left.
"Morg, it must have been important! You know what its like. I'm sure he wouldn't do it on purpose."
"I know J. But he never just ups and leaves. I don't really feel like doing anything today. Can we just sit in the room for a bit and chuck on a film?"
"So long as I get to pick Morg!"
"Dom..." I gave him my infamous Goode glare. I get it from both mum and dad so my glare is pretty amazing. Suddenly I was glaring at the floor. "Elliot! Dude, I was in the middle of a glare down."
"Morgan. I know and we all know where it finishes! You two beating the crap out of each other and what's the bet your mum is going to find the two of you doing it?"
"Fine, your right. Let's just go up to the room." Elliot carried me to our room. J opened the room and gasped. Dom pushed passed us and gasped. El walked in and gasped. Why the hell was everyone gasping?
"Whats he done now?" Now I was gasping.
"Umm...umm nothing sir. He was just trying to start something." Elliot stammered at dad. He put me down and I turned to see dad.
"I'm hungry. I kinda skipped breakfast. Wanna come and see how to sneak into the kitchen with me?" My friends were all stood in shock. I was laughing. I had already found the passage that led to the kitchen. I mean I get hungry in the night.
"Sorry dad already beat you too it. I mean I am the son of the Chameleon and Shadowcat. I find the passages. But we can still go. Then we can get some sweets for our movies." My friends were still just stood there. They didn't do it to my mum who is the Chameleon. The best pavement artist in the whole of the CIA and MI6. "Dad, this is Elliot. He is the fighter. This is Justin. He is our detective and computer geek. And this is Dominic. He's the cocky one. Any of them remind you of anyone? And guys this is dad. Zachary Goode AKA Shadowcat." Dad laughed as I described my friends.
"Humm let's think about this Morg. Bex and Grant, Liz and Jonas, Preston and Macey. And let's not forget you who is Me and your mum. Seriously, kiddo, I'm starving. Can we go now?" I laughed some more. "Shit." Dad suddenly froze. "Your mum's pissed off with me isn't she? Best leave her a note otherwise she'll have Bex on me." He started laughing again. Finally my friends unfroze.
"Morg, that's your dad!"
"Is he really, J?" I rolled my eyes.
"It is so awesome to meet you, Mr Goode!" Dom screamed at dad.
"Your married to Mrs Goode!" I facepalmed myself. Elliot is an idiot sometimes.
"These are your best friends, Morg?" Dad was laughing his head off. "Right I'm going so if your coming let's go." Dad left the note on the door and put his arm over my shoulder. We all left for the kitchen.
CPOV:
After Morgan left I went to check on the girls. They were all packed and ready to leave after lunch. Most of them had gone outside with the boys since it was sunny but cold. Bex was sat outside on the phone to Grant. Abby was with Thomas in his office doing something. I went with Lucy to go and check on Morgan. He was pretty upset before. When I got to his room I saw a 'lovely' note.
Hey baby,
So I didn't leave. Abby's idea as a surprise for Morg. Don't be mad! If you are kill her. She told me not to tell you and please don't get Bex on me. Otherwise I won't ever be coming home again. I love you my Gallagher Girl and my baby girl.
-Z
If Zach wanted to play this game, I could play too. I pushed open Morgan's door and went in.
ZPOV:
When we got back to the room, I knew something was wrong. Something was out of place. The chair. The chair by the desk was facing the other way when we left. The boys stood silently behind me. I lifted my hand to signal them to stop. I was just about to perform a roundhouse kick, when the chair spun around.
"Your getting sloppy, Hun." Cammie was sat there smirking my smirk and creasing our sleeping baby.
"Says the one who thought I would really leave without saying goodbye to my only son." I was smirking back at her. Morgan came forwards towards Cammie and took Lucy.
"Guys you're freaking my friends out!" All three of us laughed. Morg put Lucy down on his bed so she was sleeping comfortably and ushered his friends into their room. "Guys, my mum and dad. They are always like this. You kinda get used to it. And smirking seems to be in the blood. My aunt and uncle do it and so do all of us so yeah." Then Lucy began smirking in her sleep. It was kind of freaking timing but my baby girl looked so cute. Where the hell is a camera when you need it most?!
For the next two hours me and Cammie got to know Morgan's friends better. Half the time we were in there she was sat on my lap and she was sneaking in Plittle kisses here and there. When I started kissing the back of her neck she stood up and walked over to Lucy who was beginning to wake up. Great timing Luc. Once Lucy was settled from her nap, Cammie gave her to me.
"Boys, I must get going. I will see you all before we go later." She walked towards the door with a sway in her hips. At the last second she tuned and winked at me.
"Morg, take Lulu. I need to go and do something. I will be back really soon." I put Lucy on the floor and ran after Cammie. She was about a foot ahead of me so I took my chances and swiped her off her feet. I wasn't running anymore but I was still being pretty quick.
"Zachary, dear, what are you doing?"
"Exactly what you asked for Cameron." I kicked open the door to our room and chucked Cam on the bed. Swinging the door shut, I leapt on top of her.
***an hour later***
"We should really go get our small baby from our not so small baby." Cammie smiled at me. I was rather comfortable were I was.
"Cameron, open the door." Oh Abby does know how to ruin a moment. Cammie jumped out of bed then ran to the toilet because she moved to quickly. I got out of bed and went to the door.
"Good timing Abs. We were jus getting up to get Lucy." I was smirking. Abby didn't look impressed.
"Jesus Christ Zach! I can't leave you and Cammie alone for 5 minutes before you guys are getting at it. We are at Blackthorne for christ's sakes, could you just not wait till we got home tonight?" Abby looked pissed off but also ready to laugh so I could tell she wasn't that bothered at us doing it here but the fact she couldn't come into her room.
"Yeah, we could of but by the time we have the girls in bed, we are exhausted. You know how it is. Plus she looked so hot and she was teasing so she asked for it. Anyways you have full access to the room now, I'll just be leaving." I kissed Abby's cheek and walked back to Morgan's room. When I was stood outside I could hear Lucy giggling away and the boys all cooing at her. As I walked in the boys all turned looked at me and then all their attention went back to Lucy.
"Dada!" Lucy stood up and walked over to me with her arms wide open.
"Hey baby girl," I picked her up and went to sit on Morgan's bed. "Did you have fun with Morg?" She nodded wildly at me. "Well now you need feeding and then nap time." She sighed and put on her 'I'm-not-going-to-as-I'm-told' face. I shook my head and tickled her, making her laugh and not be stroppy. "Why don't you boys go and enjoy the sun while it's still here? I will see you all at lunch. Morg, if your mum comes by tell her Abby's fault and that I'm feeding Lucy." I went out of the room and down to the kitchen.
***2 hours later***
CPOV:
Everyone was packed and ready to go home.
"Girls, can you all grab your bags and lets go home. I want to see my twins." Everyone who was with us started laughing. The girls started piling out of the door, leaving me, Morgan, Zach, Lucy and Abby. Bex and Thomas went out with them to make sure they were ready to leave and everything was packed properly.
"Squirt M, I haven't had a hug the whole time I've been here. Also, I expect you to phone me more often. We all miss you at the mansion. Me, Grampy, Granma and Granddy all want you too talk to us! Just because Joe gets to bloody see you doesn't mean the rest of us don't miss you." Morgan ran and gave Abby a hug. "I love you Little M." She kissed the top of his head and then held him close again.
"Love you too Grammy. Anyways I'll be home soon enough and I bet mum and dad with dump us with you guys for at least two/three nights not including after the wedding." Abby let go, smiled at him and left for the limo. Lucy was sleeping in Zach's arms but Morgan was going to take her from him. "Hey, Lu, you being a Goode girl as always? I bet you are. I love you so much, Lulu and I can't wait to be home with you and the twins again." He kissed her head and gave her back to Zach. Zach grabbed him into a hug with his free arm. "Dad, I'm so happy you came. You got to meet all my friends and 'show' me some secret passages. Dad, come more often with mum. I want you to really get to know them."
"I want to get to know them too, kiddo, but it isn't always possible. I can't just leave the girls every time your mum comes here. It isn't fair on them or on your Granma. I will try though, Morg, I will try. Love you Morg."
"Love you too dad." Zach let go three seconds later.
"Saving the best for last, baby?" I stood smirking at him. He ran into my arms. "I love you my baby boy. You are making us all so proud. Can't wait for you to be home again."
"I love you too mum." I gave him one last really tight squeeze before letting go. After I let Morgan go I wrapped my arm around Zach's waist.
"We need to go home." I rested my head against Zach's chest as he told me. I blew Morgan one last kiss before heading out.
The ride home was quiet, shockingly. Bex was asleep, she really can sleep anywhere and at anytime. Lucy was sleeping in Abby's lap and I had my legs across Zach's lap and my back resting against door.
My phone started ringing, we were about 37 miles from Gallagher. Zach was asleep. If it wasn't for my legs he would begone the floor right now. Macey was ringing me.
Hey Mace, what's up?
Hey Cam, how far away are you?
Half an hour, why? What's happened?
It's happening.
What's happening? Mace, your scaring me.
The baby's coming.
I will be there as soon as I can. Where are you right now?
The middle of town. The contractions are half an hour apart.
Get a cab to Gallagher and get to mum. If I don't get there in time one of them will take you to the hospital and I'll meet you there. It will be fine.
Okay, I'll see you in a bit. Thank you Cam. Love you.
Love you too Mace. Take it easy and not long now.
"Excuse me, you need to go fast. Like really fast." I told the driver. "Zach! You said that there was no way the baby was going to come before Monday! She's gone into the freaking labour and both of us are here! What am I meant to do?" Zach sat up straight.
"She's what?! No, no, no you have to joking. I went with them to the doctors when they said the baby wasn't going to come. I swear to you. Look whatever is happening it will be fine. We will be back in less than half an hour and then you can go to the hospital and I can go to theirs and help Pres get ready."
***30 minutes later***
I was in the car with Zach. I was driving. I dropped, chucked, Zach off at Macey's and went to the hospital.
"I'm here for McHenry-Winters. I'm the birthing partner." The nurse showed me to Macey's room. She was screaming with pain. "Mace, it's okay. I'm here. This little ones going to be out soon enough and it will all be fine again." I gave Macey my arm and she grabbed it with so much force it could have broken.
Macey gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, Jack Winters. I smiled down at them. In a few months it is going to be in that place. As I walked out, I got a text from mum.
Cameron, do NOT panic! But Preston just got attacked by who we assume are some of the drug dealers you were dealing with last week. Zach fought them off and they are both fine. Lilli is still at Gallagher and has no idea. Do NOT tell Macey. You need to go to the house now and check on them. After that I need you back here. We have a lot to talk about.
I ran to the car and went to the house. When I walked in there was broken glass everywhere.
"Baby?" I called from the door.
"We are both in the kitchen." I ran through. Zach had a bruised eye, jaw and hand. That was all I could see right then, I bet there was more underneath his top. As much as you might expect Preston to be in shock right now, he was cool. In fact he was making some coffee.
"Pres, go and see your wife and baby. We got this sorted. Just don't tell her anything so she isn't worried. Can you just phone us when you guys leave? The nurse said they should be able to come back tonight." I was stood in this doorway now. Zach came to me and took me in his arms. Preston left and it was just the two of us. "Are you really okay, baby?"
"I've had worst." I stepped away from him and lifted his top up. He had three massive bruises already and what looked like two broken ribs.
"Yeah, I've had worse too but you are not okay. Have you even applied ice? Zach, I can't live without you, you cannot just say you've had worse every time you get hurt! I can't do this every time!" I walked over to the freezer, tears pouring down my face. A grabbed a bag of peas and a bag of sweet corn then put them on Zach's chest. "What if one of your now broken ribs had punctured your lung? Would you still be fine? Would you still have had worse? Because the last time I checked having a punctured lung can and will most likely kill you. So I will ask you one last time, are you really okay?" I was angry at him for being so self centred and careless. He has a family now. People who can't live without him. He has children who love him to pieces. He has a sister now. He has a real family and he doesn't even care. Is that all I mean to him? Is that all our kids mean to him?
"Gallagher girl, you can see I'm not. You really want to know. I thought one of my best friends one was about to die in front of me. I didn't know if I could save him. Macey would never forgive me if I let him die. You could never forgive me if I let him die. These drug dealers are powerful. They know who we really are. They know our friends. They will know our family. Someone who knows us is with them and I might not be able to keep us all safe. I might not be able to keep our kids safe. I might not be able to keep you safe. You are everything to me and you know it." We both sat on the floor. I kept the ice on him but avoided eye contact.
"I'm going to do some cleaning up. " I got up to go when Zach got up as well. "Just go home Zach. I will get Liz and Grant to help." I walked away and started cleaning.
***2 hours later***
I had to go home at some point. It was already 10:30 and I had to go to the CIA headquarters in the morning. I also hadn't seen the twins. My three princesses were at home, where they belonged. Where it was safe. Where they were with their daddy who was blind sighted with stupidity if anyone or anything was to harm them, he loves them that much.
I walked in the front door to hear Lucy crying and the twins singing away to something they made up. I walked into the living room to see Zach trying to feed Lucy and almost about to cry as well.
"Just give her a bottle and put her in the cot. She's tired even though she had so many naps today." I walked back out shaking my head and up to the twins room. "Hey you two."
"Mummy!" They both ran into my arms and we had a big hug.
"Time for bed was two hours ago but I can tell Lucy has been crying, a lot, so it is fine. Go run and get into your PJs and I'll tell you what Morgan told me." They both ran into the bathroom. Lucy had stopped crying which meant Zach had given her a bottle. It was pretty peaceful in the Goode household. When they came back the jumped into their beds. "Well Morgan have some funny friends who I can tell your going to like and he said he misses you both. He also said he can't wait to come home and tell you about everything. Oh, and your uncle Thomas might have a little present for you next time he comes round. But he said only if you are Goode like your names. Night my little princesses, I love you both and see you in the morning." I planted a kiss on their foreheads and went to see if Lucy was asleep. She was like I expected. That was the one thing she was different to compared to Zach. I could read her and Sammy like an open book unlike Morg and Pen. I walked out of her room to see Zach with a blanket and a pillow. He was getting ready to crash on the sofa. I didn't stop him, in fact I walked right past him and into our room shutting the door behind me. I was mad but I had calmed down now. I got changed and went downstairs after him. He was already asleep. I stood there watching him. It is funny how quickly our moods can change. That morning I was angry with him, then I was flirty with him when I knew what he had done, then we were happy, then I was mad, then ecstatic at Macey's birthing, then mad again but at the end of everyday I just want to be able to forget everything bad I felt during the day and lie with my husband who loved me to bits. "Zach budge over, I need space for two." Well I didn't get but I like having space too. His sleeping face lit up and he moved closer towards the back of the sofa and lifted up the blanket. "I'm sorry baby. I love you so much." I fell asleep with my face in his chest.
Nadz x