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The next morning I woke up warm and secure. I gave a small hum and heard an unexpected chuckle come from under me. I opened my eyes and realized I was laying half on top of Zach with my head and one hand on his chest. One of my legs was draped over him under the blanket and his arm was wrapped snugly around my waist. I blushed, a little embarrassed but smiled and shifted so I could see his face. He was smiling at me and he looked so happy I couldn't help but grin back at him.

"Hi." Was all he said before kissing me. It was a kiss I hadn't recieved in a long time, one full of passion but it was slower than last time. Last time we had both been scared and all too aware of the danger that haunted us both. This time we werent kissing because we thought we might never see eachother again or not get another chance, we were kissing because we wanted to, because at that moment wrapped up in the blankets and eachother there was nothing else that we wanted more than to just be together without worrying about what came next. I pulled back from him and we smiled at eachother again.

"Hi." I whispered in response to what he'd said earlier. I layed my head back down onto his chest.

"How'd you sleep?" He asked. The faint smugness I heard in his voice confirmed 2 things. One, he was smirking. Two, he already knew the answer to his question he just wanted me to answer it out loud.

"Good. I have to go see my mom today. Will you come with me?" Before I asked the question he was perfectly relaxed but as soon as the words were out of my mouth I noticed a tension appear in his body language that made me look up with a frown on my face. He was frowning too and I was worried I'd broken the cocoon of love and warmth we'd been living in since we'd woken up. I gave him a questioning look and he sighed.

"Gallagher Girl I like that you depend on me and feel like you can count on me because I care about you a lot. I more than care about you actually, but that's a conversation for another time. Anyways, I like that I do but, I can't go with you to see your mom." I was about to protest this but he cut me off. "Cammie she's your mom and your all she has left. When you see her it's going to be emotional for both of you and I don't want to intrude on that because I know how much you and your mother love eachother. You both fight hard to keep what you feel from other people and even though you're ready to let me in, which makes me really happy by the way, your mom is not going to let me in that way. This is something you have to do by yourself." I knew he was right about everything but the alarmed look on my face must have alerted him to my feelings. "What are you so scared of? It's just your mom."

"I don't want a repeat of last night. Everything with Macey, I'm not over it." I said in a small voice. I watched as the emotions played across his face. Realization, sympathy, anger.

"That reminds me. I need to talk to her." His face was hard and his voice was almost a growl. My eyes widened and I grabbed his face, making him look at me.

"Zachary Goode you will do no such thing. Understand? This is between me and Macey. Remember that. You are not going to ruin your friendship with her over a fight that's going on between me and her. She was right about about what she said ok? It was upsetting to hear but she was right so now I'm dealing with that. This is not your fight alright?" He sighed but nodded. I smiled. "Good. Now we have limited time before I have to go see my mom so what are we doing for the time being?" He smirked.

"Hmm. We could go get some breakfast." I shook my head, although I was sort of hungry. He leaned in and kissed me again but he cut it off a lot faster this time, grinning. "Or we could just lie here and laze around while I get to kiss you whenever I want." By the time he finished I was all smiles.

"Sounds like a plan." He gave me a cocky grin and rolled himself over so he was leaning over me. I laughed and wrapped my arms around his neck, running my fingers through his hair. How does he make bedhead look like the hottest thing ever? I pulled his face down to mine and for the next hour and a half we just stayed there together.

After we forced ourselves out of bed, I took a shower in Zachs bathroom, threw on the jeans I came home in (ew but I had nothing else) and another one of Zachs shirts, which made him smirk again and left his room promising to be back later. I made my way to my moms office and took a deep breath before knocking softly on the door.

"Come in." I heard from inside. I took one more breath before twisting the doorknob and walking inside. My mom looked up from her desk and her expression went from calm to shocked. "Cammie?" She ran over and pulled me into a tight hug. Tears sprang into my eyes. I felt so bad. I didn't regret running away but I regreted worrying my mom and the other people who cared about me. Mom was still holding me tight and I hadn't realized how much I had missed this until now. The comfort of being hugged by someone you knew would love you unconditionally. I loved my mom so much.

"Cammie I'm so happy you're back. Never do that again Cameron do you hear me? Oh I love you so much Kiddo." We were both crying as she led me to the couch and ssat down beside me. I layed my head on her shoulder and she stroked my hair soothingly. "Cam where have you been?" She asked suddenly. I sighed and explained the situation. She was quiet until I mentioned I came right home after I woke up and I realized I'd made a mistake. "How long have you been here?"

I licked my lips and tried to figure out a way to gloss this over. But came up with nothing. "Uhm, I got here at around 6 AM yesterday. " She turned to look at me.

"Then where've you been? Why didn't you come here first? Wait, where'd you get that shirt? Why does it look like a boys-" She stopped talking and narrowed here eyes. "Zach." I hesitantly nodded. She shook her head and then her eyes widened. "And you spent the night with him. In his room. Alone." I nodded again but started talking before she could.

"Nothing bad happened! I promise! I just didn't know where to go so I figured Zach was my best option until I figured everything out. I'm sorry I worried you mom. I won't do it again. Ok?" She looked at me and nodded. I gave her one more hug and left to go find something to eat. Ont he way there I noticed someone walking beside me but didn't look over to see who it was until we got to the kitchen. I rotated to the side. "Macey?"

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