Zach's POV

'I'm not hungry' Cammie stood up and ran out of the room.

'Cammie' Macey shouted. We heard the front door open, a cold breeze filled the room.

'I'll go' Bex said standing up and ran after Cam.

'So…' Grant began

'So?' I asked

'Do you think Cam will come back willingly or will Bex have to use force?' He smiled.

'For Cam's sake, I hope it's the first one.' I added

'Well, I'm not waiting for them. Who want's tacos?' Nick said dishing up the food.

'Might as well, don't know who or when they'll be back.' Grant added getting up to help Nick. Liz and Jonas were clearing away their equipment leaving Macey and me at the table.

'You need to talk to her.' Macey said

'I don't need to do anything Macey' I glared.

'Yes you do. She cares about you and you are the only one that can get through to her.'

'18 months of nothing Mace. What do you expect me to do?'

'Talk to-' As she was about to finish, Bex and Cam walked in with beaming smiles and linking arms.

'The food smells amazing. I haven't eaten a proper meal in ages' Cammie said.

'I can tell. You're getting slower Cam.' Bex teased.

'Yeah but her aim hasn't changed' I whispered pushing my food around the plate. Silence once again crept its way into the room.

'Anyway Cam. Who is Leo?' Nick asked.

'Leo Johnston. Graduated from Blackthorne two years before you did. Became an independent hitman for hire. Catherine hired him and he was worked for her ever since.'

'I think I remember him having the 4th best score on the shooting range.' Grant said between mouthfuls.

'Who were the top 3?' Macey asked

'Soloman, Me and Cam's Dad' I looked at Cammie 'In that order' I smirked at her, she blushed, rolled her eyes and looked away from me.

After dinner, we all sat in the front room with the television on. Macey and Nick were cuddling on the sofa, Liz and Jonas were congregated by the computer making a profile of Leo. Grant and I were sitting on another sofa. Bex and Cam were sitting around the coffee table. Bex was telling her everything that she missed. Which is a lot.

'...and then the Director showed us a photo of you and asked us to bring you in.' Cammie took a sharp intake of breath.

'Are you going to?' She looked at all of us in turn.

'That depends' I move forward staring at her 'Are you a threat?' Her wide eyes dropped shaking her head. She let out a long breath and started to remove her jacket. Her tanned arms were covered in bruises. Liz let out a squeal. We all stared at Cam in horror. She kept her head down, looking at her arms. I found myself moving towards her, running my fingers over the marks. My hands made their way to her face, lifting it to look at me in the eyes.

'Who did this to you?' I whispered. She gave a weak smile as a single tear fell down her cheek. I wiped it away with my thumb.

'The people that want me dead.'

'Well that's a long list' I smiled

'And it's got even longer' She placed her hands on top of mine and removed them from her face. 'I should go' She began to stand up. I grabbed her arm.

'And why would you do that?' I teased

'Because I'm unsafe for all of you. Bex is getting dragged into this and I don't want you getting dragged in as well.' She was serious.

'DRAGGED INTO WHAT CAM? PLEASE ENLIGHTEN US BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T TOLD US ANYTHING' I shouted, standing up blocking off her path.

'I can't tell you.' Cam dropped her eyes.

'AND WHY NOT?' My anger was rising and my fists were shaking.

'Because that's what she wants' she looked at me. 'She wants you to get involved and then hurt you Zach. I can't let her hurt you.' Her voice broke. She stood staring at me.

'So she did this to you?' Bex stood up and had a better look at Cammie's arm. Cammie laughed.

'No. Some of them are from missions, others are from nightmares.'

'You still have nightmares?' I asked stepping closer to her

'Every night. They've become worse since I left you' She gave a weak smile.

'Cammie, how often do you sleep?' Jonas asked standing up and looking at Cammie's eyes, feeling her blood pressure. 'Shit Cam. Your pulse is too weak. You need to rest.'

'I'm fine, honestly' she said lightheartedly.

'No you aren't. I prescribe bed rest immediately.' Jonas said pushing Cam out of the room.

'Where am I staying?'

'With me' I said as I caught up to her.

I moved past her and opened to door. 'If that's alright with you' I added with a smirk. She paused.

'It's acceptable' She smiled and moved into the room looking round, her eyes rested on the double bed and then back to me. 'Just no funny business' She smiled

'Shame.' I shut the door and lent against it, she turned towards the window to conceal her blush. I crept up behind her placing my arms around her waist, her head lent against my shoulder, closing her eyes.

'I've missed this.'

'I missed you' I whispered into her ear, getting a slight shiver in response. I smirked even more. 'You need to sleep' She turned around in my arms and stared up at me.

'I'm sorry for everything.' She looked slightly scared. I looked at her confused.

'Why apologise Gallagher Girl?' I asked. She exhaled loudly and moved out of my arms sitting on the edge of the bed.

'I left once and you went crazy. I disappeared again and shot you yesterday. Then I've just told you that your psycho mother is still alive and that I'm working for her.' She paused looking up at me. 'Why are you smirking?'

'I just remembered how cute you are when you're rambling' I moved to her and kissed her lightly on the lips. I then went to the bathroom to get ready. When I emerged, Cam was lying on the left side of the bed already asleep. I moved into the other side and kept distance between us.

I drifted off into a dreamless sleep but was woken to screaming at 3 am. I turned to my left and saw Cam was in the middle of a nightmare. 'Cam! Cam? Cameron? Gallagher Girl! It's okay. Wake up.' I wrestled with her and managed to pin her to the bed, my body on top of hers. She was still squirming as I continued to try and sooth her. 'Gallagher Girl it's me. Wake up' She began to relax under me. Her eyes opened and she looked at me.

'Zach?' Her voice was scratchy from screaming.

'Hey' I smirked

'Hey' she smiled.

'Nightmare?' She nodded.

I rolled off of her and pulled her into a hug. Her head buried into my neck and her breathing matched mine. A few moments passed before she spoke.

'Sorry'

'Don't be. You're safe now, go to sleep'

'I'm always safe when I'm with you'

'Obviously' She hit me.

'You're still as cocky as ever.'

'You're still as beautiful as ever.'

'Well played Mr Goode'

'Back at ya Miss Morgan' We both laughed and ended up falling asleep. Cammie secure in my arms the way she was over 18 months ago.

I woke up to sun streaking through the window. It took me a moment to come to my senses until I realised something...or someone was missing. Cammie.