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Yea… you all want to know about what Macey and Zach were talking about… in due time young readers in due time

Chapter 15

Brother, Wake Up

2 weeks later

I walked into DeeDee's office only to hear Grant and Bex arguing… again.

Josh and DeeDee were conferring over something at her desk. Surprisingly Mary was there and holding Josh and DeeDee's daughter. She looked fine but it was obvious she was distant.

Flynn on the other hand, was nowhere to be seen.

"Cameron. Glad you could make it." DeeDee didn't bother to call me Cammie. I blamed it on the fact that she was distracted.

"Well you called." I said glancing over at Zach. He was smiling at something Macey was showing him on her phone. A prickle of something I couldn't identify flashed through me. It felt the same as it did when I saw Flynn and Mary.

"Rebecca, Grant, please quit the heated discussion and join us please." DeeDee ordered, She looked tired, As if she was carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders.

Bex and Grant disengaged from the argument, glaring at each other. And to think… she had been 'fawning' over him two months ago.

"Now, as you know Joe Solomon had not woken. But we are glad to report he is stable and will live. It is just the matter of waking him up." Josh started.

"Sadly our doctors, even with their excellent medical skills, are finding that their ways are not working. So we are bring another one in. Another mind will be a great help in assisting us." He looked around the group.

"Won't that get expensive? CIA doctors don't come cheap." Liz piped up.

"Money isn't necessary in this case." DeeDee explained, taking Alessia from Mary, who gazed at the baby. She still hadn't spoken.

"But then why do you need me for this? Other than the fact that 'he's my father'." I snapped.

"Because… Cammie… you're in too deep. This doctor we are bringing in… well… Oh come on in Maggie." DeeDee said exasperatedly.

The woman who burst through the door surprised me. She looked like Joe. With the same cheekbones. Same hair. I was shocked.

"So… So…" I stammered.

"Cammie, this is Dr. Margret Solomon. You Aunt."

"I have an aunt now?" I exclaimed. The news was still sinking in. Not more lies and secrets. I was getting enough of those for a life time.

"Three actually. Your father had another sister and your mother does as well but they are unreachable at the moment." DeeDee explained.

"So when you all said you were reporting to Solomon… you meant her?" I asked. They all nodded. I put my head in my hands.

Zach's mom filed in behind Maggie, closing the door before going to stand behind her son.

"Your Aunt is right here," she walked towards me, studying me. I studied her back. "Last time I saw you… you were just a bump on your mom." Maggie said.

I turned to the others. "Any other mystery family members I need to know about?' I asked raing my eyebrows.

"Other than the grandparents on your dad's side, no.' Josh explained.

"Anyway," DeeDee continued, swaying too keep Alessia quiet, "Your Aunt here is going to try and wake up your father. From there we can progress farther."

I had an Aunt. Three to be exact. And Grandparents. I actually had a family. Besides my mom and my dad who really isn't my dad.

How life changed in five months.

Maggie, Macey, Zach, Josh and me all filed into my supposed father's private room.

Catherine and DeeDee were having a heated conversation over the phone with the borad when we left,

Maggie stared at her brother. "Oh Joe." She murmured, going to his side. Joe didn't stir. His breathing was rhythmic, his pulse steady.

Nothing had changed.

Maggie worked for hours it seemed. Eventually she sat by his bed, holding his hand tightly.

She looked at her brother. "Cameron?" she said softly. Macey gave me a push forward.

Slowly I walked towards Maggie. "Sit." She patted the chair next to her.

"He was so excited when he found out about you." Maggie looked at me. Her grey-blur eyes had a sense of vulnerability and hardness to them.

"Your mom was five months along with you. They were engaged. Then he get the mission. I delivered it to him. I had never seen my brother look so broken." Maggie reached for my hand. It was soft and cool to the touch. "Why did he leave than?" I whispered.

Maggie took a deep breath. "Because I made him. I made him go." She looked back at Joe. Everyone else had faded to the background.

"Why?" I pressed softly

A tear dripped from Maggie's beautiful eyes. "I don't know… I guess… I guess I was jealous. He will always be my baby brother. I will always have to care for him, always have to protect him. I didn't want to share my brother. Especially not with a woman who could do everything I could do. Only better." Her hands tighten on mine.

"You regret it don't you?" I said.

Maggie nodded. "He took the mission. I didn't know Matthew would kidnap Rachel. But it's my fault he wasn't there to save her. He came home and she was gone. No trace of her or Matthew. Joe clicked on right away to what had happened. He was so angry. I didn't know that would happen. I… I… I… I feel as if it's my fault." Maggie bent her head, trying to contain her sobs.

"Aunt Maggie." Did I just say what I thought I did?

Maggie raised her head, looking at me with watery eyes. "You can't blame yourself. You know that my dad, the fake one, took advantage of the situation. He—"

I never finished that sentence because the man in the bed let out a huge gasp of breath, eyes wide open, his hand clenching Maggie's.

Deep breaths shuddered trhough his body. Sweat beaded on his forehead.

Joe Solomon was awake.

Who's been watching the Olympics? I have and it's amazing to see what those people can do. It really inspired me to get out there and get in shape.

One more chapter and an epilogue till we are done here!