Chapter 4

"Yeah, we do know him. He was in our grade at Gallagher. He and Cammie were actually-" Liz began but I cut her off.

"We were really close. Like, best friends," I said with a fake smile. Liz gave me a concerned look.

Bri smiled. "Wow. It's so hard for him to open up to people so you must be really nice. Why were you guys so close?" She frowned. "Did you, like, date or something?"

I laughed. "Of course not!" She looked so relieved. This is why I'm glad I'm a spy. Not only did I date her fiancé, I fell in love with him and have a daughter with him who was a few doors down the hall. I wanted to befriend Bri so maybe she would get the chance to meet Zach and her future step-mother. I really didn't want to see Zach, though. I never truly got over him and I don't think I ever would because of Sam. Plus, I still hate him a little. Never in my life had I ever been more hurt than the day he broke my heart. Everything was perfect and he destroyed that.

"Oh, okay! I wouldn't have, like, not talked to you or anything, but it might've been a little awkward next weekend when he visited! I'm glad you're friends! That'll be so cool! It'll be a fun reunion for you guys!" Bri said, excitedly. Bex and Macey looked like they were about to burst out laughing so I decided to continue the conversation.

"Yeah. Super fun. We should do something tonight to get to know each other better!" I said.

Bri smiled and nodded. "I don't really have that many friends because I've been on missions on and off since high school. We could go do a girls' night in town tonight."

"That sounds great! So, it's about four o'clock. Let's meet downstairs at six-thirty. We'll go get dinner and drinks in town. It is Friday night so we don't have school tomorrow!" Macey said excitedly. "Now let's go get ready." It was at this point in which we went our seperate ways. Well, Bri did. Macey, Liz, Bex, and I all had rooms next to each other built into a secret passageway. We all walked into my room and they sat down while I started pacing. "So, we're going to befriend Bri?"

I nodded. "Liz, call Jonas and get me Zach's number." She looked slightly confused but walked into my bathroom and called up Jonas. "If Bri marries Zach and I ever tell him about Sam, it's good for us to be friends. Plus, she seems really nice and she needs a friend."

"And Zach?" Bex asked.

I groaned and sat down, putting my head in hands. "I dread speaking to him ever again. He's a giant jerk and now I have to pretend I'm friends with him, but I knew she'd be upset if she knew. I also didn't want to explain the whole mess of Zach and I's relationship. That's why I need his number. To call and give him a heads up. You guys have to help me stay away from him, though, and we need to keep Sam away. The less time she's around him, the lower the possibility anyone finds out."

"Here's Zach's number," Liz said, handing me a sheet of paper.

I smiled. "Thanks. I'll put it on speaker so you can hear." I dialed Zach's number and listened to it ring.

"Hello?" His voice said through the phone. I felt my heart flutter at the sound of his voice but I also felt 16 years of rage come back to me.

"Goode," I said angrily.

There was a pause. "Gallagher Girl?"

"Don't call me that. Please call me Cameron." Macey gave me a thumbs up. "Now, the reason I called. Are you aware that I'm the CoveOps teacher at Gallagher?"

Another pause. "Wait, that means..."

"That I met your fiancé," I practically spit the word out at him. "She was very pleasant and we're actually going out for girls' night tonight."

"As great as this story is, does it have a point? Is this some desperate attempt at getting me back because you remember how amazingly good-looking I am?" Zach asked. I could hear the teasing tone in his voice, but I didn't care.

This just made me angrier. "Actually, the only feeling I have for you is hate."

I could practically hear the smirk in his voice. "You know what they say. There's a fine line between love and hate." I just rolled my eyes. "I know you're rolling your eyes at me and I know you know I'm smirking." It's true. I knew Zachary Goode like the back of my hand and he knew me. That's why this hurt so much.

I coughed. "I just called to let you know..." I paused. That we have a daughter together. "That I told Bri we didn't date. She asked if the four of us knew you and when we answered yes she got really nervous. I told her we didn't date and that we were just really close friends so she's excited for our reunion."

"Why did you say we were friends?" He asked. I glared and I knew he felt it. "Not that I don't want to be friends. I just didn't think you wanted to be."

"I have no interest in befriending you." I could feel his disappointment. "There's no denying we have a history. I couldn't say I hardly knew you because she'd know we were lying and I didn't want to worry her by saying we dated. Now, what knowledge does she have about the COC?"

"No knowledge I was involved," he replied.

I smiled. "Good. Then you can lie. It's my story. Good bye."

"Wait! Cammie," he paused. "Thank you. For saving my ass with Bri when you didn't need to. I didn't deserve that. You're a good friend."

"I didn't do it for you. I did it for her. She can decide on her own if she thinks your as horrible of a person as I think you are. And we're not friends. We never will be." And with that I hung up. My friends looked concerned for me so I shook my head and said, "Let's party!"

Macey put me in a tiny, tight red dress and painfully high black heels with curly hair, red lipstick, and smokey eyes. When we all finished getting ready, we grabbed our purses and made our way to the door.

"Hey, girls! You all look stunning! So are we ready to-" Bri began as she was cut off.

"Mom! My locket is gone! Did I leave it- oh. Hello. I'm Sam. Who are you?" Sam screamed from the stairs, sounding, acting, and looking a lot like Bex. Bex looked very proud.

"I'm the new teacher, Brianna Evans." And your dad's girlfriend. "Your mom is?"

"That would be me. Sweetie, you take it off every time you nap in my room. How have you not learned this yet? We're training you to be a top secret agent and you can't keep track of your jewelry!" I exclaimed.

Sam just rolled her eyes. "I'm fine. You all look awesome. What are you doing?"

"Girl's night! Woot woot!" Macey said excitedly. We all exchanged a look and burst out laughing at Macey's dorkiness. "Fine. Judge me. I don't even care."

"Can I come with?" Sam asked.

I laughed. "Nice try. Word on the street is there's a CoveOps quiz tomorrow!" Sam ran away instantly while I laughed.

"Is there actually a quiz?" Bri asked.

I laughed and shook my head. "Nope, but she left, didn't she? And she's studying."

"How young were you when you had her and are you married?" Bri asked as we walked to my car.

"I was just out of high school and no, not married. It was a fling," I answered. She nodded. A fling with your jerk of a fiancé.

Bri smiled. "She looks just like you." Not really. People always say that but it's because they don't know how much she actually looks like her dad. "Are we ready to go?" We nodded and walked to my car. We drove over to a bar in town and ordered our dinners.

"So, Bri, what got you into spying?" Liz asked.

Bri shrugged. "I went to regular high school but my parents were spies so they trained me at home. You all went to Gallagher?"

"Yep. We were roommates and we're still best friends," Bex said.

"That's really awesome. I just hope we all become friends!" Bri replied. Then she looked around and said, "Um, Cammie, there's a guy staring at you over there. Do you know him or should we leave?" I looked up and when we made eye contact, I blushed.

"I do know him. He's my ex-boyfriend from sophomore year. Josh," I said.

Macey's head practically whipped around to see him sitting with a group of friends. "No way! Do you think he's single?" Bex shot her a look. "Not for me! For Cammie! He looks really good!"

"Go talk to him!" Liz shouted.

"No. She has to be sneaker. Just walk to the bar, get a drink, and hope he follows you," Bex said. For some reason, I did just that. Probably because of all the drama in my life, I knew things with Josh were always simple. I might have had to lie to him but we worked together really well. As I ordered my drink, Josh walked up.

"Cammie?" Josh asked.

I turned and smiled. "Hi, Josh! It's been so long!" I gave him a hug. "So, how's life been?"

"Really good. I took over the pharmacy and I really love it. Still single, though. What about you?" He asked.

"I'm good. I'm teaching over at Gallagher now. I'm still single, too," I said.

Josh smiled his signature smile at me. "Do you maybe want to go out next Saturday then?"

"That sounds really fun. I'd love to go out with you. Here's my number," I said, writing it down.

He grinned. "I'll pick you up outside Gallagher. We can do a redo of our first date. Dinner and a nice walk around town."

"It sounds perfect. I should get back to my friends," I replied with a smile.

"Me too. I'll see you next Saturday at six. Bye," Josh said.

I gave him a peck on the cheek and walked back to my table. "Guess who got a date next Saturday night?"

"That's awesome!" Liz cheered.

Bri smiled. "How about all of us do dinner next Friday night? Zach will be in town and he's bringing his friends so I don't want to be alone."

"Sounds good! Now we should probably head back. It's getting late," Macey said. It did not sound great! Dinner with two of my ex-boyfriends back to back. Yay. Fun weekend for Cammie. At least I had my Sunday night family dinner to keep my sanity. As we drove back, I realized how awkward it would be when I left for my date with Josh. I know Zach and I are broken up, but he's always hated Josh. I just can't see this next weekend going well.

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