Rachel POV

A little ear ache, but I'm good.

Cammie, don't do anything stupid

I think that's a couple of years too late mom. She hung up. I walked briskly out of my office, I'm headmistress after all, if I ran, the students would worry. I walked towards the CovOps class that Abby was teaching. I knocked on the door. 'Sorry girls, but I need a word with Miss Cameron' I smiled casually as Abby walked out the room and shut the door behind her.

'Well?' She asked

'Cammie made contact' I exhaled

'Where is she?'

'She didn't say. She says she's safe and that she has ear ache' I smirked at my sister

'She definitely takes after Matthew' Abby smiles. In case you didn't know, ear ache is code for a comms unit not in place. Cammie must have a comms unit on her, meaning that we can track her.

'I'm going to find Joe' I said walking away, then Abby grabbed my wrist.

'Rach, Joe showed me the picture. Eric's involved. He's back, isn't he?' She asked

'I don't know. But for some reason, Cammie seems to trust him'

'Why would she do that?'

'She's a better judge of character than anyone, I just hope that she doesn't get sucked in like Matthew...or you' I dropped my gaze

'She won't. She's smarter than that' Abby said

'I know. But is seems that somebody else knows that as well'

'Keep me posted' She says before letting go, I nod and disappear to find Joe. I found him in my office sitting on the sofa watching the news on the television. He stood up as soon as he saw me.

'They've landed' He says

'She called' I say, he steps forward, closing the distance between us

'And?'

'She has her comms' Joe instantly smiles

'We can track her' He said, I smiled as well. He kissed me on my forehead before striding towards my computer and typing away. I stood behind him and wrapped my arms around his neck. 'When this is over, we need a break' He says

'A long break' I say

'Have you thought of retiring?' He says

'No. Gallagher needs me.'

'Or do you need Gallagher' He mutters.

'What is that supposed to mean?' I withdrew my arms from him, he spun round in the chair and held my hands in his.

'Your life has been Gallagher, CIA, Matthew, CIA, Marriage, Cammie, Matthew missing and dead, Gallagher, Cammie in Gallagher, Cammie missing, Cammie found, Cammie in the CIA, then back to Gallagher. Rachel you've done so much, you've lost so much. Perhaps Gallagher is something you can't lose?'

'I love it here too much' I say closing my eyes 'Gallagher is home'

'I know. But perhaps you need a break from home for a while, start a new adventure' I opened my eyes and say him smiling.

'Meaning?'

'Meaning we spend more time as a family. Do normal things that normal families do.'

'I'm willing if you-' I was interrupted by my computer flashing. Signal Lost flashed on the screen. My mouth dropped open and my heart deflated. 'What now?' I whisper, Joe sighed, stood up and enveloped me in a hug

'I hate to admit it, but I hope Catherine can help us.'

Author's Note: So i decided to update 2 chapters today, because this one was the shortest I've every done (Just over 500 words) and I did think about joining chapter 27 & 28 together, but I thought that i'd keep them separate, just update both! I'll reply to comments in the next chapter.

P.S. There will also be an announcement on Saturday to let you know about updates. Please don't hate xxx