A.N.

Hey Guys! So because the other chapter was kinda short, this one is definitely longer than usual (8 pages on a word document, instead of 4 or 5).

I got some really great reviews. And a lot of favorites and followers. I just wanted to thank all of you who favorited or followed me or my story. It means a lot to me to know that you all like my work.

Shoutouts:

Crazy-for-Goode (You are like seriously awesome. You have stuck with me since the beginning, and have amazing ideas.)

Captain Hook the ninja (You're amazing too! And I haven't forgotten about your ideas! I'm saving some of them for the next couple chapters, so look for them!)

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Divergent-Chameleon-Wise Girl (Same as above!)

Thank you all for your continued support of my story

Special Thanks to Crazy-for-Goode. The Macey and Preston thing I was talking about in the last chapter was your idea, and it was definitely a great one! I also used what you and Captain Hook the ninja suggested for when the announcement should be (I included the pudding XD) And to all of you other followers keep reviewing, and I may choose your suggestion.

That's all for now. Remember, questions at the bottom.

ZACH POV

Now that Cammie was finally talking to us again, we were all enjoying ourselves, joking around like the best friends we were.

Funny.

I never thought I'd be saying I had best friends, or even a girlfriend (if that's what we are…I'm still trying to figure it out). But I guess that's life; it's full of unexpected things.

Shortly after it was time for dessert! Cam and I decided to continue sharing, and ordered the Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie. Which Cam ended up eating most of. I didn't really care, but teased her about it anyway

"Jeez Gallagher Girl! Could you leave some for your hungry boyfriend? We are splitting it after all, and splitting means equal shares for both people. It does not mean that poor Zach gets three bits and Cammie gets the rest."

Her response was a forkful of the pie in my face proceeding with a hard punch to my bad shoulder.

"Owww! You know Gallagher Girl, someday you're really going to hurt me, and then you'll be sorry!"

"Okay, fine. Go wallow in self pity while I eat the rest of this amazingly scrumptious, delectable, mouth-watering, chocolatey, delicious pie!"

Two can play at this game!

CAMMIE POV

I was totally goading him on purpose, and he knew it! So he snapped out of his longing-for-pie daze and smirked at me, not his I'm-so-amazing-and-cocky-smirk but his I'm-up-to-something-extremely-devious smirk. Uh-oh! Quickly I looked around for something to shield my face with, but I was too late! He had already grabbed a huge chunk of Grant's Brownie Obsession, and was throwing it directly at my face!

Grant then went to take a bite of his brownie only to see half of it gone. He looked around in search of the culprit and landed on our guilty faces smeared with dessert.

GRANT POV

"What the- how did you- wait a minute-you….YOU STOLE HALF OF MY BROWNIE! ZACHARY GOODE! I WAS GOING TO EAT THAT! OHHHHHHHH IT'S ON!"

Never get between a man and his brownie.

I quickly grabbed some of Bex's Tennesse Whisky Cake and shoved it in Zach's face.

He blinked a few times, a look of shock on his face, and then grabbed some more of the pie Cam was again shoveling down her throat.

"You don't need this, right babe," he asked her, not waiting for an answer before throwing it back at me.

Meanwhile Bex was seething at me with a murderous look. My elated spirits were short lived as I realized what I had done.

The only thing worse than getting between a man and his brownie is getting between a highly-trained-spy/hormonal-female-who-is-pretty-dang-scary and her cake.

I was doomed.

BEX POV

OOOOOOOOH he is so DEAD!

" YOU. STOLE. ."I said, seeing look of pure terror come over Grant's face. "BE PREPARED TO FACE MY WRATH!"

"But Beeeeeexxxxx. You LOOOOOVE MEEEEE RIGHT? DON'T KILL ME! PLEASE! NOOOOO-"

I cut him off with Lizzie's Vanilla Bean Cheesecake shoved in his face.

Revenge is DEFINITELY sweet, no pun intended!

LIZ POV

Did Bex just- she DID! Now Liz, its okay. It's just a dessert. No need to get mad. No need to be upset. I will not freak out. I will not throw the rest at her face. I will not- Oh who am I kidding!

BEX POV

I turned around laughing only to be assaulted with the remains of Liz's cheesecake. She was grinning like a maniac. I threw another dessert at her, but she ducked, and it hit Jonas square in the head. Flicking it out of his hair, his mouth gaping, he managed to get three words out.

"Oh.

It's

ON!"

CAM POV.

It had evolved into a full-on food war!

By this point, food was flying everywhere. We were laughing so hard, and I was almost in hysterics. Every time Grant got a new dessert shoved in his face, he would lick it off, tasting it and, because he was Grant, smiling and saying it was "Delicious" or "Tasty". Which made us crack up more.

Ah, who knew making a mess in the middle of a restaurant would be so much fun!

Macey and Preston, the only two not involved were bickering about something. Preston was shouting and gesturing widely, and Macey was shaking her head.

Bex noticed it the same time I did and teased them with a smile, saying "Hey guys. Why don't you stop fighting and join in the fun. You're acting like a married couple!"

Bex then turned back to squirt ketchup at Zach.

She didn't hear the weak chuckle Preston shakily exhaled.

She didn't see Mace and Preston exchange a look of shock, which screamed 'We've been caught!'

She didn't watch them quietly go back to eating their rice pudding, heads down, unobtrusively separating themselves from the fight around them, like they were trying to blend in.

Like they wanted to disappear.

But I did see and hear it all. And I knew the feeling. Which is why I immediately knew something was up.

Besides. When is Macey ever quiet of unobtrusive?

Never.

Unless she's trying to hide something.

Which proves my original thesis.

And being a nosy best friend, I had to know what was up.

"Hey Macey? What's up? You and Preston look a bit worried."

"Oh, nothings 'up'. I'm just trying to up my chances of not getting hit with a pie. These are designer clothes after all!" she replied, with a slight quiver in her voice, and a forced smile, which normally would have gone unnoticed. But my best friends and I know each other like the back of our own hands. So I could totally tell she was lying.

"Yeah, sure. Tell me what's really going on."

I wasn't one for tact. I wanted to get straight to the point.

"Absolutely nothing." She lied smoothly.

"Preston?" I asked, turning my gaze to him. He was nervously fidgeting, obviously not immune to my Morgan glare.

"We can do this the easy way, or the hard way," I said. My glare was sharp, penetrating the depths of his very soul.

He was on the verge of letting it spill. I could see it.

But something kept the bursting secret inside, and he managed to get out "W-why wo-would y-you think some-something is go-going on?"

They just wouldn't spill.

"Fine," I said nonchalantly. "The hard way it is. BEX! LIZ!"

I saw the look of apprehension and fear on Macey's face grow.

"What Cam? Can't you see I'm busy?" Bex snarled in the middle of defending herself from an onslaught of mashed potatoes.

"What do you need Cammie?" replied Liz, who then stopped throwing the mashed potatoes at Bex.

Both turned to face me.

"Bex, Liz, Macey and Preston here have a little secret that they won't spill. I need your help."

Everyone stopped what they were doing then, and stared at the two guilty souls in front of me. Zach and I exchanged a look. The full attention of the table was now on the two suspects. Exactly what they wanted to avoid.

"Nothings going on, we swear!"

"Suuuuuurrrreee" Bex said. "I don't believe you. Now, you have two

Choices. You can tell us this little secret of your own free will, or Lizzie here will inject you with some truth serum-yes, we still have some smuggled away- and you'll spill that secret, and probably some more. Either way you tell us. It's just matter of the way it's done. I'll give you…30 seconds to talk it over. GO."

They went right back to the previous argument they had been having. I was straining to hear bits of the conversation. It started to get louder.

"Preston we just can't tell them yet!"

"Macey, what else can we do about it. I'd rather tell them of our own free will. Besides, they're going to figure it out soon enough."

"But-"

"Macey. We have to tell them. Nothing is going to change. They're our best friends. They can't be mad. The worst thing that could happen is that they're annoyed that we didn't tell them right away and didn't invite them to the-"

"SHHHHH!"

"5 seconds guys" Bex interjects "Time's a' wasting."

"Fine. But we have to do it"

"Alright. I'll do it."

During this argument Josh, Deedee and the rest of the group finished and came up to us.

"Cam we're…"

"SHHHH! They're finally going to tell us!" I interrupted. Couldn't she see how crucial this moment was?

She stepped back, subdued by my scolding.

"Just listen," whispered Jonas to a bewildered Josh.

Finally they turned to face us. Macey was now as calm and stoic as ever.

"We're going to tell you."

"Well? We don't have all day!" said Bex, impatiently.

"It's okay. No matter what it is we'll support you" said Liz comfortingly.

The both stood up and seemed to grow calmer after Liz's words of encouragement.

After a few seconds of silence, Preston steeped forward

"You said we acted like a married couple when we were fighting. Well… that's because… we are!"

A.N.

OOOOOH CLIFFHANGER! Haha. So, did you all like the story, and the different POV's. I wanted to try something different. If you liked it, let me know.

Question time!

Believe it or not I didn't want to bombard you all, and didn't have too many to ask, so there's only one question:

What was your favorite gift this holiday season? (Mine was my new ski helmet that I'm going to be using this Monday! The best part is that it isn't deteriorating inside! LOL)

Keep reviewing!

Love ya!

-Courtney