Previously..
"Good night, Gallagher Girl." I felt myself being carried, bridal style into the bed. Then finally, I let myself be engulfed in a long sleep.
Cam POV
The next morning, I wake up only to find myself in Zach's arms in bed. I groaned inwardly. Yesterday was like hell. I finally told him my secrets. Most secrets anyway. I slowly get out of his arm's reach, tucked a gun under my nightgown and started to go outside to see if anyone was up. As I walked in I see someone standing there within the shadows. I slowly reach for my gun and aim at the stranger's figure.
"Hey, you." I say. My voice was rough with sleep. The figure slowly raises its arms up and steps into the light. I stared at the disgruntled figure. "Jason?" I quickly walk to him and hug him tightly. "Stupid. Why didn't you stay with us?" I whisper/yelled.
"I knew I would do something stupid if I stayed with you guys." He answered back after a moment of silence. "But then again, I'm going to do something stupid anyways."
I look up at him. "What?" Then suddenly, he knocks the gun out of my hand, grabs my neck and starts choking me. I start clawing at his hands. He looks into my eyes.
"This is the only way to get her back, Cammie. They told me they'd give her back to me. I hope you understand that." Sadness had filled his eyes and he looked away.
"Jason…," I was gasping by breath and holding onto his arms really tightly. My arms straining to get his gun. My vision slowly starts seeing dots everywhere and the edges of my vision turn red. For one last push, I make him look into my eyes. "I.. understand." I whisper. My entire body was refusing to fight, I was tired. I closed my eyes and just waited until my body was violently released and I fell onto the ground. I started coughing and rasping for air. Vaguely, I see Bex and Grant.
"Oh, hell no! Cammie stay with me! LIZZ I NEED YOU!" Grant yelled while he was slapping my cheek, he probably woke up everyone and Bex, well, from what I can see, was beating the crap out of Jason.
"What in the world..?" I hear Macey say. A faint smile comes across my face but it didn't last long because I kept on coughing.
"Oh god! Cammie!" Liz scrambles to me and frantically pats me on the back. Then finally, I see Zach. There's no emotion in his eyes. And here I thought, maybe we can start over. Maybe we can be friends, partners. But in the spy world, I guess there's no such thing as "Maybe's" just death and solid answers. Silly me. Silly of me thinking that we can be… Something again. I tear my vision away from Zach and look at Jason and Bex.
"Bex…," another torrent of coughing racks my body as I hold my throat. I hear Liz mutter something about water and she gets up quickly to get it. Bex looks at me and all fury washes off of her face into worry. I somehow muster up a sad smile. She lets go of Jason's bruised body and I scramble to get to him. Then, I feel myself being pulled back. Zach. I look at him and I give him the best glare I can give him. I swat his hand away. Shock registers his face but I barely acknowledge it. I kneel down to Jason. He looked horrible. Bruises forming his face, a busted lip, probably some cracked ribs and a bloody nose. I brush the hair out of his face.
"You should have told me." I said, my voice hoarse. Liz hurriedly gives me the water. I look at her gratefully and down the water. I clutch the glass in one hand and one hand on my neck. It was a moment of silence until he spoke.
"I knew that everyone would die if I did. So I thought if I just killed you, I'd get her back and there would be no other casualty."
"You asshole." Zach angrily says. He starts walking toward us. Zach doesn't have the right to say that. He doesn't know what we've been through. I hold up my hand signaling for him to stop.
"You did the right thing, Jason." I say softly. "I would've done the same thing." He nods a little and a little smile lights his face.
"Ashley would've killed me though." I gave a little laugh.
"Yeah she would." I look at Liz. "Can you give him treatment? It wasn't his fault. He was sort of brainwashed to kill me." Liz gives Jason a worried look and nods her head.
"Jonas, come with me to get the First Aid Kit." He nods solemnly and they both run off to who knows where.
"Hey, Jason?" I ask softly. He hums a little acknowledgement, "I'll get her back. Don't die. Ashley needs you. Go to sleep." He nods his head. I finally turn around and wobble, bracing myself for questions but surprisingly none came. The only noise was Liz and Jonas running back to Jason.
"Cammie.." Macey says softly. "Let go of the cup." I look down at my hand which was bloody from the glass cutting into my skin. I didn't feel a thing. Bex gently takes my hand and started cleaning it with a wet towel. I nod my thanks to her. Nick clears his throat.
"So. Brainwashed?" Macey gives him a look and he hold his hand up. "Just gotta know what happened."
"He was brainwashed." I sigh and run a hand through my hair. "Look, I can't guarantee your guy's safety so if you want out, I won't have any objections." Bex pulls my hands to look at her.
"This is going to hurt." That's all she said until she poured the alcohol onto my hands. I didn't feel a thing. She starts wrapping my hand. "Look, Cammie. We'll never leave you behind. For a year, you were gone. We aren't letting you go this time." She says firmly. I feel a hand on my shoulder and meet Grant's eyes burning with determination. I nod in appreciation.
"Well, it's time. Grant," I nod to Jason, "Bring him into one on of the rooms. I need 24/7 surveillance on his room. I don't want him leaving. Liz, Jonas." I give them a curt nod and turn to everyone else, "Let's do this. Let's finish this and get the hell out of here. We need make up and outfits done by Macey for girls. Nick, I trust that you'll be taking care of the guys?" He gives a nod. "Liz and Jonas, I want you guys to be safe. Do every safety precaution there is and please set our Com Units out for us." I instructed. I turned on my heel and started to go to Macey's room until I was stopped. By Zach. I looked at his chest and narrowed my eyes. I won't look at him. I thought. I won't, I refuse to.
"Move." I say through clenched teeth. He gives me another surprised look and for a moment I thought I had to round-house kick him. Until finally, he stepped out of my way. "Thanks." I walk as fast as I can to Macey's room. Vaguely, I hear Macey say something to him.
"Tough break." And with that, both Bex and Macey trailed after me.
Zach POV {hehe finally.}
I stared after her as she walked out. Macey puts a hand on my arm and I look at her. "Tough break." She says. I growled a little bit. I don't get it, I wake up to not find Cammie in my arms and to Bex beating the crap out of Jason. Only to find out that he almost killed Cammie. At that moment, I was frozen. I was supposed to be there, I was supposed to be the one beating Jason up. Not Bex. I felt ashamed. I didn't know what emotion I should have shown. So instead, I kept my expression blank. Obviously, it was the wrong move to make. Nick gives me a pat on the back. And Grant picks Jason up.
"Careful." Liz warned. Grant only rolled his eyes.
"Let's get this over with." Jonas mutters. I agree. We have to finish this. This is causing Cammie too much pain and that's what I don't want her to feel. I want her to feel safe and comfortable. Not pain and suffering. I'll disappear from her side if I had to, just to make her safe. [A/N: hint hint. Maybe that's how the story ends. Maybe he disappears off the face of the Earth for her.]
Cammie POV
After what seemed like several dresses and shoes later, we were all finally done. I was in a simple black dress that exposed my back and hugged my curves, a set of diamond earrings, necklace and a huge-ass ring on my ring finger which was really one of those generic laser ones ending it with a Prada bag. I also had a dark blue shawl to throw over when I got cold. My hair was parted to one side, it was wavy and my lips were blood red and I also had some sort of thing on my hand so you couldn't see the cuts on them. Bex was dressed in a dark blue dress that was above her knees and had her hair in a bun with two strands of hair cupping her face. She didn't even need makeup. Macey had a gray business dress on and her hair was down all pretty and that. She had some make-up on just to brush up her features. Which in my opinion, she didn't need it. We all walked out of the room into the living room, grabbing weapons that were laid out on the table with our Com Units. I slid a gun into my holster which was located on my leg and looked at everyone else. Bex was putting a gun in her bra and Macey was just grabbing everything that seemed fashionable to her. The guys were just standing waiting.
"Ok guys," Liz said. Sliding a picture of a group of people across the table, "From what we've collected, this is the group we'll find answers from. Each of you choose one and seduce them, knock them out and we'll bring them to an abandoned building. If in any way, you think you've been compromised, get out of there quickly. Don't look back; don't take detours, just get back to the room or to one of the others."
"Great. I just love honeypot missions." Grant says with sarcasm. I just roll my eyes and slip my heels on.
"I'm going to visit Jason before we go." I announce loudly. I doubt I was heard though. I quietly slipped out of the room and went into his room. I stared down at his sleeping figure. "We're going to find her and I'm going to bring her back to you. I promise. I swear on my Dad's grave." I swallow a lump of tears and lean down to kiss his forehead. As I exit, they all wait silently near the door and they all look at me expectantly to lead the way.
I take a deep breath, "Right. Let's get this on the road." As I exit the room, I grab Zach's arm and lean into him. Zach clears his throat.
"You look lovely." I tighten my arm around him and force a giggle.
"Oh stop it, don't be such a flirt," I say fluttering my eyelashes at him. Behind me, I hear Grant stifling a laugh and I glare at him. We all enter the elevator and we all patiently wait until we reached the casino floor. "Well, we all go out into pairs and then slowly we separate. Holler if you need help." I say as we came upon the designated floor.
I can hear Macey smiling. "Let's have some fun." She say's deviously. Does she like this? For gods sake, I hate honeypot missions. Gah. She's Macey, anything can happen. As the elevator doors open, I laugh loudly.
"Oh dear, this is going to be a memorable night." And slowly, we all "lose" each other. Then, that's when I see my target. "Target spotted." I say into my Coms unit. If I'd known better, this was screaming stranger danger all over it. But since its danger, I guess you can say it attracts me like a bee and honey. I walk near him with a martini in my hand and as I walk past him, I smile seductively at him and wink. I can feel his eyes on me. Success.
"Work it, hun." I hear Macey say. I barely control my grin. "Thanks, Peacock. That means a lot coming from you."
"Shut it guys, I'm trying to make this work. This girl is drunk and all over me." I hear from Grant. He sounded annoyed.
"Guys, work on the task at hand." Jonas says in an admonishing tone.
"Speaking of which." I mutter as I brace myself. I feel an arm around my waist and I try not twisting his arm.
"Why, hello there, Ms..?" I turn around and face him.
"Vega. But please, call me Elizabeth." I say. He takes my hand and kisses it. "And you are?" I ask.
"Louvre. Dylan Louvre." He says and winks. I giggle and bite my lip, gazing at him through my eyelashes. He raises his glass and I raise mine questiongly.
He smiles. "To betrayals and everything in between." I smile admiringly. I bring the glass to my lip and drink it down.
"So, Mr. Louvre, married?" I ask. He grins.
"Yes but I take it you are too." He says nodding to my giant ring. I take it off and raise an eyebrow.
"He won't know."
He laughs, "Naughty. I like it." He grabs me and brings me in so our lips were barely touching. I look into his eyes and hold his arm like if I were a damsel in distress. I bring my arm up and trace the scar near his chin.
"Shall we take this someplace… private?" I purr. Ew. Gross. I'm going to sanitize myself after this. He grins.
"I was hoping you were going to ask me that. Lead the way, beautiful." I giggle and loop my arm with his and guide him to the elevator. As we walk in, I see Bex with her target walk into the other elevator. The doors close and I just can't help but grin as I push the penthouse button. I look at Mr. Louvre.
"My room." I smile charmingly and we both wait as we ascend. As we walk out his hand gets dangerously close to my butt and I just look at him. "Men are always led by lust." A questioning look crosses his face. I ignore it and wrap my arms around him and put my head on his shoulder. "Bye- bye." I then hit his nerve on his neck. He crumples to the ground. I quickly open the door and drag him in.
"Phew. Am I the first one?" I ask as I crash onto the couch.
"Nope." I hear a voice say. I turn my head to see who it is. Macey and Zach.
"Dammit." I mutter. Zach chuckles and Macey grins. Now, just to wait for the others.
Is this too long? I thought it was too long. Oh well, this was long overdue. Lol sorry. I hope you liked it. R&R! Happy summer!