-TIME SKIP-CHRISTMAS EVE-

The past few weeks have been very uneventful, especially after my first day. I wasn't aloud out, so I had to send Macey, Liz and Bex out to get Christmas presents. I wasn't really sure what to get everyone, so I let them choose – Macey seemed good at that stuff anyway. And, of course, she was.

What I got everyone for Christmas. A list by Cammie Morgan (Lilly Cooper):

Adoptive parents: A digital photo frame: full of pictures from when I was younger, pictures I took in London, my Gallagher school photo and group pictures with my new friends.

Mom: The newest lock picking set and pen camcorder. How they found them, I don't know – but it's AWESOME!

Bex: (I told the girls to buy something for each other but from me...) A new slingshot – she was scarily into them.

Macey: A new designer purse.

Liz: Some advanced encryption device.

Joe: A new set of wigs and fake noses – I don't even know what that's about, but at this point, I know better than to ask questions.

Zach: some book called 'Spying – How To Do It'. I doubt he needed it but Macey claimed that 'his ego needed an urgent deflating.' Okay.

Everyone went home two weeks ago, because it was the Christmas Break. That left Mom, Joe, Bex, Zach and I. We didn't get a break. They've been spending the time teaching me CoveOpps and P&. I must admit, I was pretty good, obviously I wasn't aloud out, so I could only practice with the other four, but even Joe was impressed. And Bex told me that he is never impressed by anything or anyone.

Then Bex's parents got off their mission about a week ago (They wouldn't tell me what it was, even though I begged them. It's a 'need-to-know basis' and I don't need to know. Fine.) And I showed them what I could do. And they were impressed too. They took Bex home for Christmas, but not before she taught me this illegal move that could easily kill.

So that left Mom, Joe, Zach and I. Mom and Joe had loads of things to do, so that left me and Zach alone, for the most part. We had grown pretty close. We, obviously, did everything together, but we now wanted to do everything together. Not just because there was no one else. It was nice. But that little slight, teeny weeny crush I had, became a big, fat, 3 tonne crush. I sure hopped that he actually did like me, and still does.

I woke up the next morning to my bed being shook. I thought it was an earthquake, so I was preparing to take cover under something, but when I opened my eyes there was something completely different.

Zach was wearing only loose, grey sweatpants and jumping on my bed. Yes! You head (read)! Zachary Goode, the egoistic, cocky spy-in-training was jumping on my bed. I looked to my alarm clock and it was 5am. He was jumping on my bed at 5 in the morning!

"IT'S CHRISTMAS!" He screamed. He had this huge grin (that looked amazing) plastered on his face. I, on the other hand was quite cranky, thanks to my awakening.

"Zach." I said firmly, "I am aware that it is Christmas, however, you are 17 years of age. You had celebrated 17 Christmas'. And I want to sleep."

He suddenly became serious, and crawled under the covers with me. Um what?

"I've never celebrated Christmas. Well I have, just not with anyone before." Oh… "All I was to my mum was an heir, another follower. The Circle is more interested in their next quest than Christmas Traditions and gifts and went by their evil lives, and left me in my room. When I went to Blackthorne and went against the Circle, I stayed in hotels on my own over Christmas. So this is the first time I've spent it with anyone." Wow. I can't imagine what that's like. I mean he basically has no family, and I have two. I didn't know what to say, so I just hugged him. He was a little shocked at first but then hugged back. We sat like that for a few minutes in a comfortable silence.

Then he pulled away slightly to look at my face. He was looking with such concentration, I felt heat in my cheeks and bowed my head to hide it. He held my chin with his thumb and forefinger and pulled my face up so I was looking at him.

"You're so beautiful." He stated. Before I had the chance to counter, his lips crashed into mine. Omg what? I sat shocked for a second, but then I kissed back. He smiled against my lips. His lips were so soft, like seriously. His hands gipped my wait and pulled me into his lap. His tongue ran along my bottom lip, asking for permission. I let him, as my hands went to run though his hair. We kissed for a few minutes, until we both pulled away, breathless. Our foreheads together, looking into each other's eyes, smiling. I just kissed Zach, my crush Zach. Well he kissed me, and I kissed back, but that's not the point.

"Macey was right." I whispered. He laughed quietly.

"Macey is always right." I laughed with him – he had a point.

"I got you a present, let me be the first to give you a present." I said, while getting off his lap. He pouted, to which I stuck my tongue out and giggled.

I pulled out his present, and he unwrapped it like a hyperactive toddler, while I climbed back under the quilt. He saw the title and started laughing.

"Thanks Cam – however I do not need any tips." He said while still laughing.

"Well, the point of that is to tell you, that you do need tips" He gave me a glare for saying that.

"I got you a present too." He said while digging in his sweatpants pocket. He found what he was looking for, and pulled out a small, black velvet box. He opened it and there was a ring.