So I wasn't planning on writing another chapter, but I got a request for an update? So I decided I'll give you a little insight into Jacqueline's feeling about her mother. Hope you enjoy it :)

Also realized I forgot to put a disclaimer (I'm new at this. Bear with me.) So I'll put one here for both chapters.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Gallagher Girls series.

It's recruitment day at Gallagher, and I'm sitting here in a corner. Why, you might ask? Because I don't want to be seen.

Because every where I have gone so far, there are agents sticking recruitment cards in my face and asking me to consider joining them. After all, I'm Jacqueline Goode. I'm the daughter of Zach Goode and Cammie Morgan (Goode); two greatest legacies. One living, and one maybe living. Which makes me a legacy too.

So what if a girl missed her mother every day? So what if she was feeling bewildered right now?

Spies don't have emotions, but they can hide.

And that's how I ended up in a corner, hidden in the mansion. That's when I let the girl in me take over, and the tears started to spill.

I saw Jason and Caroline hugging their parents.

I saw Austin play fighting with his dad, while his mother stood to the side laughing.

I saw my dad too, but we only exchanged glances. Being back at Gallagher brings up too many painful memories of her for him.

It's the opposite for me. I was only five when she went MIA, I have no memories of her here. At Gallagher I hungrily search for secret passageways, hoping that maybe my mother found these too, and it would bring me closer to her.

I have dinners with Grandma Morgan in the headmistress's office on Sundays to see how my mother felt.

I'm so enwrapped in my thoughts I barely hear the footsteps coming down the hall. I look up to find Elaine staring at my tear-streaked face.

She doesn't look at me with pity. She knows I hate it when people do that, and that I get that look from plenty of agents who see me.

Instead, she wraps her arm around me and lets me cry into her shoulder. She's the big sister I've always wanted, the one who talks to me about boys and all that since my mother can't.

Elaine tells me we have to go back. That people are going to start to wonder where I am soon. We head back to the Grand Hall where most of the crowd is.

I can't hide in here, but I can do the next best thing. I can blend. I go over to the refreshment table, grab a drink and sit down. Then I just sit down at a table and freeze. Staying still attracts less attention than moving.

Elaine sees what I'm doing and shakes her head. She knows I don't want to see all the happy family reunions. The only reason I'm letting her comfort me, is that her parents aren't here either.

The difference is, of course, she visits her parents on the campaign trail at least once a month.

I never see my mom. When I do see my dad every once in a while between missions, he always seems so far away.

I feel a pair of eyes staring at me, but when I look up, no one is there. It makes me uneasy, no one sees me when I don't want to be seen.

I look around trying to find someone out of place, but my dad beats me to it. He knocks a lady with curly red hair to the ground, and starts to interrogate her.

I see her groan and mumble.

I see him demand answers.

I see her whisper something.

I watch him loosen his grip in shock.

I see her take off her wig and sunglasses, to reveal dirty blond hair and sapphire blue eyes.

And I see them kiss.

But I realize, between my shock and excitement, she doesn't look like a woman that had been held a captive for 10 years.

So I ran. Because I don't want explanations to as why my mother didn't come visit. I don't want explanations as to why she couldn't tell me she was alive.

I ran and ran till I reached Roseville, and I sit down on a park bench to think more clearly and sort of my emotions.

Am I happy she's back? Yes.

Am I angry at her? Yes.

Am I probably just bitter at the fact she missed almost all of my childhood? Yeah, most definitely.

I see a boy approach me from behind.

"Damien? What are you doing here? You're supposed to be at Blackthorn."

"And you're supposed to be at Gallagher, Jacky. Yet, here we both are in the small town of Roseville."

I can't help but laugh after that.

"Damien, you should probably hide soon. Only Elaine knows we're dating, and someone's bound to come look for me soon."

He just hugged me from behind and kissed me on the cheek.

We sit on the bench in peace and tranquility, my head on his shoulder, for about 15 minutes before I hear someone approach.

"So this is Damien." I turn around to see my mother. She looks happy and amused.

Dad, on the other hand, looked ready to kill Damien. My mom notices this too and rolls her eyes.

"Calm down Zach. Can't you see they're in looooove?" my mother laughs. "And they've been dating for 2 years 4 months and 9 days now? And you haven't noticed? What kind of a spy are you?"

Dad just stands there, gaping, and in shock.

My mind is spinning. How does she know so much about me? She's missed 10 years of my life.

My mother sees the expression on my face, and immediately sobers up.

"Jacky…sweetie… I'm sorry I haven't been with you for the last 10 years. I bet you've figured out that I didn't just escape. You deserve answers from me. Jacky, I escaped 5 years ago, but the Cavan was still after me and after you. I had to keep them away from you."

I know she's trying to explain, that she has a good reason.

"But I know all about you sweetie. I know you're favorite color is sky blue. You love mint chocolate chip ice-cream. Elaine is like your big sister. You've found almost all, if not more, the secret passageways I found when I went to Gallagher. I love you sweetie. Don't run. Don't leave me."

She sounds like she's pleading me to forgive her. And I know I can't stay mad at her forever.

Because she's finally here, and I've missed her so much.

I run up into her arms and hug her for the first time in 10 years. She hugs me back tightly and whispers in my ear.

"And who do you think set you and Damien up? It wasn't a coincidence that he was there when you and your father were in Milan."

I see a playful glint in her eyes, and can't help but giggle and sigh contentedly into her arms.

I finally have my happily ever after. For once I have both my parents who adore me close by. My boyfriend is at my side and loves me. My friends are inside enjoying themselves. And no one is in danger.

And even if it doesn't last forever,

My life is perfect.

Thanks for everyone's support for my first fan fiction. :D

I have another story with a few chapters written and I think I'll post it up soon. That one probably won't have a happy ending though because I'm not hugest fan of perfect endings. This one just felt like it should. :)