Bex POV
'WHO IS SHE ZACH?' Cammie screamed, we all couldn't help but listen.
'A one time thing' He whispered. Me, Macey and Liz all looked as each other wide eyed and open mouthed in horror.
'Did he-' Before I finished we heard the most almighty slap followed by 'Zachary Goode, I hate you' before Cammie ran into the room and straight to the corner away from all of us.
'YOU ARE DEAD' I said launching at Zach who just entered and slamming him against the wall. 'WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO GOODE?' I shouted holding him up by his collar.
'BEX STOP' Grant said, wrapping his arms around me forcing me to let go of Zach.
'How is she?' He asked, I kicked him in the chest since Grant had my arms.
'YOU DO NOT GET TO ASK HOW SHE IS AFTER YOU CHEATED ON HER!'
'I WAS DRUNK AND STUPID! I THOUGHT CAMMIE WAS DEAD! Grant help me out?'
'Dude, I am. If Bex wasn't going to kill you, I sure would. When did this happen?'
'Last month'
'YOU MOTHERFUCKER! WE WERE ALL IN PARIS ON A MISSION AND YOU WENT WITH A FRENCH BIMBO!' I tried so hard to get out of Grant's arms, but he had an iron grip on me.
'What happened that night?' Liz asked getting out her notebook and pad.
'Liz, is this the right time?' Grant asked while struggling with me.
'Actually, I think it's a good idea' Macey said looking at her nails
'AND WHY IS IT A GOOD IDEA.' I screamed
'Because, it means I can count the amount of times I need to make his life a living hell'
'Trust me, it already is' Zach whispered, he looked up at us with glazed eyes. Zachary Goode never gets emotional; he always had a permanent mask of cockiness and arrogance around him. But seeing him broken is the worst kind of torture. Then my phone started buzzing. Grant let go of me and we ran towards it. The caller ID was blocked, I put it on speaker.
'Hello?' I said
AH! Rebecca Baxter of the famous Baxter's. It's delightful to finally have your acquaintance.
'Catherine' Zach mouthed at us.
'Catherine Goode it's a shame we aren't face to face' She laughed on the other end of the line
I may be closer than you think
We all looked at each other and began to look around the room.
'How close?' Zach asked
Zachary! I'm surprised that Cam didn't beat you to a pulp when I mentioned Stephanie.
'You told her!'
Oh sweetheart! Who do you think sent Stephanie your way? She let out a long laugh
If you weren't so focused on forgetting Cameron, you may have realised that Stephanie drugged you.
'I don't understand' He said
You never slept with her. She just used you for information and then made it appear like you slept together.
'THEN WHY TELL CAMMIE' He screamed
Because...it's all part of my plan, Isn't that right Charlotte?
Sure is. Even the part where I 'love' Preston and swap the sleeping pills for something...stronger
Did Cameron take any pills perhaps?
'What did you do to them?' I asked staring at Cam's unconscious body
You'll see when she wakes up...IF she wakes up. Farewell for now! She hung up.
'Cam! Cam? Cam, please wake up' I said shaking her shoulders
'Her pulse is weak' Jonas said taking her wrist
''Fuck' Zach swore in Farsi
'We have to get her to a hospital' Liz chipped in
'How do we get out?' I turned to Preston who was just staring into space.
'Preston?' Macey walked towards him and placed her arm on his shoulder. He seemed to snap out of his trance.
'I was going to propose to her. Bought a ring and everything. I should've known a girl like her would never fall for a guy like me ' He said looking at Macey
'Preston, you weren't to know, she tricked you and trust me I will make her pay for that. But right now Cam needs your help...I need your help'
'Okay, there's a secret passage along that wall that leads to a cave by the river' He stood up and started searching one of the brick walls for something out of place. He pressed one brick and it pushed into the wall, suddenly the whole area slide away revealing a dark corridor
'What is it with us and secret passages?' I say
'There perfect places for Gallagher Girls to hide' Zach said (mostly to himself) as he went to pick up Cammie, I roundhouse kicked him, sending him away from her.
'You may not have cheated but I'm still pissed that you could have. If Cammie wakes up in your arms, God knows what she might do.'
'You could have just said it Baxter, you didn't need to kick me' Zach said standing up and dusting himself off
'I needed to hurt you at least one more time' I smirked his smirk. 'Grant, could you?' I asked
'Sure' He said walking over to Cammie and picking her up gently 'Guys, she's cold'
'Then we better move fast' The rest of us said.
'I'll call Nick to come and pick us up' Macey said reaching for her phone, then she remembered she threw it against the wall earlier, 'Can I borrow someone's phone?'
'Use mine' Preston said passing it to her, she smiled in thanks.
The corridor was dark, becoming damper as we got nearer to the exit of the cave. When we emerged, the river was flowing south, on the other side of the bank Nick was getting out of the car.
'Hey!' He shouted running across the shallow water towards us...or Macey.
'Hey!' She said running into his arms and planting a kiss on his lips. 'Sorry, I should have talked to you'
'We'll talk about it later, now let's get Cammie to a hospital' Nick helped Grant carry Cammie across the water and then I helped her get into the car. Nick rented a family sized car to fit all of us in, it also would help us blend in with the tourists around.
Nick was sitting in front with Macey. Jonas, Liz, myself and Grant were bunched up in the middle with Cammie lying across us, and Zach and Preston were in the back.
'You're going to be okay Cam, Stay strong and don't leave me or I will kill you.' I whispered into her ear, I looked at her face, hoping for a little smile to dance across her mouth. But nothing.
When we arrived at the hospital, we all ran in, Grant had Cam in his arms.
'WE NEED A DOCTOR STAT!' Jonas said
'What's wrong?' A doctor said taking Cammie and placing her on a stretcher
'She took what we thought was a sleeping pill but it appears to have been switched'
'What's her name?'
'Cameron Ann Morgan' There's no point lying or making up a fake name or story. Not when Cammie could be dying.
'Are you relatives?' A nurse asked holding a clipboard
'No we're friends'
'I'll notify her parents immediately, please make yourself comfortable in the waiting area' She said pointing at the room next to us before rushing off.
'What are we going to do?' I asked
'We wait.' Zach said before walking into the room and sitting down with his head in between his hands. We sat around for a few hours, everyone was asleep at one point when my phone buzzed.
'Hello?' I said
Rebecca! Is it true about Cammie? Joe Soloman said
Yeah. We're at the hospital now.
You found her?
We've been with her for a few days
The doctors said that she had an overdose. An overdose of what?
She took sleeping pills to stop the nightmare's but Catherine managed to swap them for quote 'Something Stronger'.
There was silence on the over end of the phone
Rachel and I are on the next flight to Rome
You don't have to-
If Catherine is involved, it's something serious. You need to get Cameron secure.
The doctors won't let us passed the waiting room
Miss Baxter, you are a Gallagher Girl. You'll think of something.
Thanks Soloman
Anytime. Oh and by the way, don't let Zach out of your sight. I turned to where Zach had been sitting to find an empty seat
Fuck.
