AN: I'm sooo sorry readers! I really wanted to update sooner, but life and high school got in the way. My classes are really hard this year so I've been really busy with homework. Here's the next chapter. Be warned, it isn't as funny or fluffy as the other ones. And it's definitely not my favorite so far. 1. I've never had a boyfriend so I don't know what Cammie would feel seeing her ex. 2. I'm still trying to get back in the groove of writing. Well, hope you guys enjoy!

Chapter 15: Forgotten Quarter

Zach POV

Everything was going perfectly. Cammie and I were holding hands and strolling down the sidewalk (while meticulously observing our surroundings of course). But then life decided it wanted to crash our party.

"Oh my gosh! Cammie is that you?" Cammie froze and her face screamed "oh shit!" "It is! How are you?" A petite blonde girl dressed entirely in light pink bounded up to us. Even her socks were pink. By her perkiness, I guessed that this was DeeDee, Josh's friend. DeeDee gave a still shell-shocked Cammie a bear hug. Cammie finally snapped out of her daze and hugged her back.

"Hi DeeDee. I'm doing great,"

"Cammie?" A male voice asked. Aw damn. If it isn't my mortal enemy. No wait, my mortal enemy is my mother. Yeah, I've got problems.

"Hi Josh," my girl winced. I wished I had had some time to prepare for this meeting. Maybe pack some brass knuckles or something. Cammie's ex walked up next to DeeDee, looking extremely uncomfortable. I'm sure I wasn't the only one who noticed the way Josh and DeeDee's hands were inching towards each other.

They shared a not-so-subtle glance, like they were asking each other, "Do you think she can tell?" By Cammie's stiff posture and pasted on smile, the answer was clearly yes. Josh finally saw our entwined hands. I was definitely not going to let Josh off easy after he broke Cammie's heart.

"Nice to miss you, Jimmy," I ignored Cammie's glare and Herculean grip on my hand. "I'm Zach, Cammie's.."

"Boyfriend!" she blurted. What?! I had dreamed of her calling me that a hundred times, but never like this. It was too bad she didn't mean it. Josh looked dumbstruck. What, he didn't think Cammie could find a boyfriend this soon? Well, technically, she didn't by she definitely could if she wanted to . Cammie looked at me ruefully and I smirked. While we were in this situation, I might as well take full advantage of it. Without warning, I leaned down and kissed her.

Cammie POV

It's not good for spies' brains to be blank. Our mind is out most important weapon. Well, it's neck-and-neck with Bex. But here I was, the famous Chameleon, totally blanking out. The only thing I could register was, "Oh my god this feels amazing," So I did what any highly trained operative would do-I kissed him back. Somehow my free hand ended up in Zach's silky hair...in the back of my mind, there was a voice telling me I would eventually have to breathe, but it got distracted by how good he smelled. Unfortunately, Zach broke our kiss. Zach! I had totally forgotten I was kissing my best friend. I'm sure I was redder than a tomato. Zach looked adorable with his even messier-than-usual hair, pink cheeks, and slightly dazed expression. Did he enjoy our kiss as much I did?

"Ooh! You two are so cute together!" DeeDee squealed, bringing me out of my reverie. Zach and I fixed our expressions.

Josh looked like Macey watching a bad fashion show. The pain in his eyes was like a punch in the gut. "Well, you two hooked up pretty fast," he finally sneered. Wait, did he think I was some kind of slut or something? Zach started to move forward, but I squeezed his hand in warning.

"I could say the same to you. How long have you two been dating?" I asked coolly, the words tasting like acid on my tongue. Josh had the decency to look ashamed.

"Three weeks," DeeDee answered proudly, seemingly unable to sense the awkwardness.

"Congrats," I said quietly. I was genuinely happy for them though. No matter what had happened between Josh and I, he and DeeDee belonged together.

"Thanks! So Zach, what school do you go to?"

"Cammie's, at the moment,"

"I thought Gallagher was an all-girls school?" Josh asked suspiciously.

"Our schools are having an exchange. A mutual opportunity to meet new people," Zach stated, quoting my mom.

'So, you've only known each other for a few weeks?" he persisted. I wanted to yell that I had only met him a few times before we went on our first date.

"Actually, we've been best friends since we were born. She moved away though, and this is the first time we've seen each other face-to-face for years.

"How romantic!" DeeDee swooned. J osh just muttered under his breath.

"Yeah, it is," I smiled at Cammie who grinned right back. Josh cleared his throat and I remembered our mission. "So it was really great meeting you guys. DeeDee, Jimmy. Let's go Cammie. We have to head back soon,"

"Wait!" DeeDee cried. She fished something out of her tote and handed it to me. It was a flier for a school dance. "I'm on the organizing committee of the spring fling at my school. I was hoping you two could come. The whole town's coming and it's going to be a lot of fun," DeeDee pouted in a way that made her look less like a duck and more like a sad puppy. I did feel really bad, but I would rather go through another interrogation session than go watch my ex slow dancing with his new girlfriend.

"That sounds nice. I have to ask my mom though. Gallagher is really strict about out of school excursions,"

"Okay! Call me when if you can come so I can get you guest passes. Actually, call Josh. You have his number right?" I nodded. The first thing I was going to do when I got home was delete Josh's number. "All right, then! We'll see you two later. Nice meeting you Zach,"

"Bye Cammie," Josh said deliberately ignoring Zach. I walked away from them sighing. I glanced over my shoulder and saw that DeeDee was resting her head on Josh's shoulder and he had an arm wrapped around her waist. I hope their relationship works out, I thought. No one deserved to go through what I did.

When I got back to the truck, the girls were looking at me with...pity? "I'm so sorry Cammie," Bex whispered. Macey came up and hugged me. "You needed to see him eventually, but it shouldn't have happened like this,"

"What do you mean?"

"Cammie, you were on Comns," Bex whispered. Oh my god. And I thought it couldn't get any worse. I glanced at my CoveOps teacher for confirmation and he just nodded sadly. For once, Joe Solomon looked like he had nothing to say. I walked up to him slowly and gave him a hug, which I hadn't done since I was six.

Mr. Solomon patted my back. When I let go, he turned to Zach. "Thank you, Zach," he said.

Zach just nodded, "It was the least I could do,"

"And nice brush pass," Mr. Solomon added. For the first time, I felt the weight of the forgotten quarter in my hand.

AN: How was it? I apologize if there are any errors; my iPad's autocorrect is a pain in the neck. Please review so I can see if anyone is still reading this :) I'm working on the next chapter. Hopefully it will be up by next weekend.