I'm sorry I have updated in FOREVER! I just got back from sleep away camp a couple of days ago and finally had time to write again!

So sorry again for keeping you waiting.

With much further ado... (drum roll please!)... CHAPTER 16!

Disclaimer: I don't own the Gallagher Girls series

CAMMIE

So maybe I should have thought this through more, Cammie thought as she stepped out of the car and into the restaurant she was meeting Elliot at.

When her friends had found out she was going on a date, they nearly shattered glass with their high pitched squeals and forced her into dress that she totally couldn't pull off.

At least her dress wasn't a strapless one. Not only would she be subconsciously worrying about it the whole entire time, it would remind her too much of Zach.

Cammie shook the thought out of her head. You weren't supposed to think about your ex-boyfriend on a date with a different man. But then again, wasn't he the only reason she was on this date at all?

It had been the 3rd day since her debriefing and Zach hadn't come home once. Laying down on the couch, Cammie couldn't help feel sad about her current predicament.

Here she was, crashing at her ex-boyfriends house babysitting the two children while neither the aforementioned ex-boyfriend nor his wife was home. It seemed really sad.

So when Elliot called her cell phone and asked her out, her only thoughts had been I have to get out of the house and away from here.

Now here she was on a date with a guy because Zach hated him? Because he reminded her of Zach? No…. that couldn't be it.

Zach doesn't control her life.

It was halfway through the main course when Cammie and Elliot found out they had almost nothing in common.

Secret spy missions didn't make good conversation when all the juicy details were classified.

Elliot didn't like peanut M&Ms, secret passageways, or kids.

He also didn't believe in working with partners on missions.

Every conversation somehow led back to Zach and ended with an awkward silence.

Why was Zach taking over her life?

And then the power went out.

Cammie's spy instincts sharpened and she focused on the sounds around her.

A woman was screaming, people were complaining, there was shuffling and pushing in front of her, but nothing touched her.

The next thing she knew, the lights were back on… and Zach was sitting in Elliot's seat casually eating a bread stick.

"What-.. You-… What in the world are you doing here?" Cammie finally managed to sputter out.

"Enjoying a breadstick." Zach replied way too innocently.

"You know what I mean Zach." Cammie replied in a steely voice.

Zach sighed. "Fine, Chloe wants a divorce."

"So, you decided to come ambush me on my date?"

"Yup."

Cammie didn't know exactly what to say after that. How were you supposed to act when your ex-boyfriend tells you his wife is divorcing him AND he knows that you still love him- well you think you do.

"Are you going to say anything Cammie?"

"What do you want me to do Zach?" she answered in a exasperated voice. "Comfort you? Tell you everything will be okay? Because you and I know that nothing in our lives has been okay."

" I want you to give me a second chance."

Cammie sat there stunned.

"What?"

"I want you to give me another chance, Cammie. I know I really messed up with you the last time and I probably messed up again over and over. Don't deny that you don't have feelings for me still. It hasn't been till Chloe explained it all to me that I realized I never stopped loving you. She tried filling that gap in my life, but she couldn't. Only you can. We don't have to get married or go too fast. I just need you in my life. I need you to be mine."

He was completely serious and his voice was so full of emotion.

"We can try." Cammie finally managed to stutter out. "We can try again to make things work."

He looked as happy as if she had just said yes to his proposal rather than just getting together again.

Zach picked her up, spun her around, and kissed her passionately in a picture perfect scene.

LINA

"Dad is weird." Lina commented after her father slammed the door behind him in a rush to get somewhere.

"I know." Andrew replied casually.

They were sitting in front of the TV watching who-knows-what and attempting to be normal for once. It was completely laughable.

Then Andrew got fed up and turned off the TV.

"Lina, let's stop pretending to be normal because we're obviously not. We're spies. Now let's do something spy-like."

Lina laughed. "What should we do then? Spy on our parents."

"Great idea. I've already got trackers on them." Andrew replied in an overly-serious tone.

Lina had to stifle a laugh.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go already!"

And that's how Lina and Andrew found themselves outside the restaurant watching Zach kiss Cammie. Talk about awkward?

"Well, I guess we figured out why Dad left in such a hurry." Lina commented.

"Wasn't your mom supposed to be on a date with Elliot?" Andrew asked.

"Yeah she was. I wonder where he went."

"He's right behind you." whispered a voice into their ears.

Lina felt something slapped on her forehead and blacked out.

Oh god that was horrible. And short. And really choppy. . I hope you liked it though. I really need to wrap up this story fast! I'm getting really bored with it.

Anyways... review and tell me how you felt. I'm still waiting for some constructive criticism here. Really, don't be afraid to completely bash this story for the crap it is.

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