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Chapter 3

Cammie POV

"You really need to eat more," Zach said to me as we were walking up to their room.

"My eating habits are really none of your business." Zach hasn't really done anything wrong here, but I'm taking my being stuck here out against him because Solomon wasn't here.

If you twist it enough it is partly his fault. If he would have just stayed out of it I could have escaped. Solomon wouldn't have come after me. He knew I was determined.

Zach clenched his jaw and hands. I rolled my eyes.

"While you're here if you don't start eating more you will wake up to a tube in your mouth while I put food through it. Trust me I make good on my threats."

"Why do you care how much I eat? The only thing you should care about is helping with training me and learning what I have to teach you guys. Anything else is none of your business."

"Are you seriously asking me why I care?" he said incredulously.

"Yeah! You do not need to worry about me! I can take care of myself!"

"Will you two just shut up?" Grant said annoyed, "You guys are driving me crazy! Zach there is no way Cammie is going to jump up and do whatever you tell her! She is a Gallagher Girl."

I started smirking until I heard what Grant said next, "And shit, Cam! Eat something for Christ's sakes! Your waist is so small I could wrap one of my hands all the way around it!"

"Bet you couldn't with my thighs," I muttered.

"What?" Nick said with wide eyes.

"Come on! It is a known fact that Gallagher Girls have big asses and thighs with tiny waists! So boys if that turns you off you better go look for a civilian with a tiny ass and stick legs because you will never find a Gallagher Girl like that," I said.

"There—," Nick started.

"That comment doesn't even deserve a reply," Zach said opening the door.

We all walked into the room and my bags were on top of one of the boys' bed.

"Looks like you're sleeping with Zach," Grant said with a laugh.

"Fuck no!" I said grabbing my bags and putting the one with my training clothes on the dresser and the other on the floor.

I opened it and found my sweats and a t-shirt. I snatched them up and walked out the door and across the hall to the bathroom.

I walked in and changed. I walked back into the room to get a hair tie. They were messing around on their computers. I scoffed and left the room. Solomon would kill them for not being there on time. I ran to the gym. I was pumped and ready to run the 17 miles and start the vigorous workout.

Zach POV

"What's her deal?" Jonas asked from his lap top.

"I don't know. Solomon never works us that hard. At Gallagher we got away with everything," Grant said.

"We worked out earlier. I doubt he makes us do much. We can be a little late. All we need to do is train Gallagher Girl," I said.

Cammie POV

When I came in panting from the 17 miles I saw the boys walking in. Solomon was going to flip!

"Alright, Ms. Morgan you are done. These boys need to run 25 miles so there won't be much time for you to learn anything from them," he said.

"25 miles? Are you insane?" Nick said shocked.

I laughed and brushed past Solomon taking his phone. He didn't even notice! That has never happened. I was so proud of myself I almost gave myself away.

"Actually, Cam, why don't you take the electric mower and make sure they do it right." Solomon was now smirking.

"No problem!" I said with a wave of my hand as I headed out back to get the lawn mower.

Revenge is sweet! Take that Goode!

Zach POV

This was horrible. Not only was she laughing at us while we were running but she was videotaping the entire thing—with narration.

"And the arrogant boys are still jogging their 25 miles. We have gotten 8 done and they are already lagging. Tsk-tsk! Slackers! They clearly have much to learn, but with Solomon around they will be on these miles like it is nobody's business! If only they would have followed my lead! They wouldn't have to run the extra 8 miles! When will they learn, sisters? Gasp! It seems we are getting dirty looks from the boys. I am so dead when we get back to Blackthorne!" she said with mock fear.

"Like you could run these extra miles better!" Grant said annoyed.

She locked the iPhone she was using to record us with and put it in her pocket. "Actually, one time I was forced to run 30 miles. Solomon was pissed at me a few weeks ago and my attitude was horrible. I was acting up in front of everyone in cove-ops and he wasn't happy with me because of how tired I was from the extra training. To teach me a lesson he told me that if I wanted extra training I needed to get extra stamina and get rid of my smart mouth."

We all were staring at her with wide eyes. I was pretty pissed at Solomon. He knew she was tired and working herself hard, but it wasn't with his blessing so he….did what I would have done.

We all stopped running. She stopped the mower and didn't say a word about us stopping. We knew she wouldn't tell Solomon.

"Weren't you furious?" Grant asked at her cavalier explanation.

"At first," she conceded. "But on my torturous run I thought about his side. He was trying to get me to stop what I was doing. I cut back on my training when I realized that it wasn't helping me if I couldn't even function."

"You still are exhausted, though," I said eyeing the circles under her eyes with a frown.

"Why do you say that?" she asked.

"You have dark circles," I said.

"Shit!" she cursed, her hand flying to under her eyes.

"If you aren't training as much why are you still exhausted?" Grant asked crossing his arms. We both weren't happy about that. Grant was the over protective brother and he couldn't stand her hurting herself.

"Funny, Solomon asked me the same thing when he confronted me. He knew I hadn't been training because I wasn't in the gym as often. I told him that just because I was training didn't mean I would sleep."

"What did he say?" Jonas asked.

"He didn't say anything. He just narrowed his eyes and dismissed me from his office. There wasn't much he could say," Gallagher Girl said.

"Why won't you sleep? Is some kind of protest?" I asked annoyed with her. She wasn't taking care of herself and it made me furious. Then I got even madder because I care.

"I wish," she muttered looking off into the distance.

"What does that mean?" Nick asked.

"Forget it. Let's get going. Solomon will get suspicious if you don't hustle for a few miles." She hopped onto the mower and didn't say a word for a really long time.

When I couldn't take her silence anymore I jumped onto the mower, stopped it, and pulled her off.

"How would you feel to a little bet competition?" I asked her.

"What do you have in mind?" she asked.

"Every time one of wins a competition, the winner gets a favor or secret from the loser as payment," I said with a smirk.

"Conditions?"

"What do you have in mind?" I threw her words back at her.

"You can't make me promise to stay here."

"Fine, but that means you can't make me promise to let you leave." I said trapping her against the mower. My hands were next to her, caging her in.

"We can modify the terms as needed throughout the game. How long should it last?" she said placing her hands on my chest. She looked like she was going to push me away, but thought better of it.

"We'll play it by ear." I was smirking.

"Deal."

"Kiss on it?" I asked wagging my eyebrows suggestively.

She flushed bright red. I smirked. I hadn't seen her like this since I last saw her a few months ago. I missed it. I loved this Cammie. I hated how she developed this rough exterior to survive. It wasn't fair.

"I'll take that as a yes," I shrugged and kissed her before she could respond.

Her hands wound around my neck while she kissed me back.

Until the guys started whooping she was totally into it. She pulled away with a gasp.

I was so going to kill them.

"Let's start with a little race. First one to the end of the clearing wins," I said pulling away.

"Starting now!" she said before darting off.

Shit, she was fast!

Not fast enough, though.

Grant POV

They were both running like their lives depended on it. Cam was pretty fast. Zach was gaining quickly though.

Zach passed her about 20 yards into the race. I couldn't believe he kissed her like that. I didn't expect her shyness. She was such a hardass when she got here. I could still see that in her, but Zach brought out that shy girl who just wanted her daddy home. He wouldn't let her hide behind a façade for him.

It brought hope to this whole thing. I heard a victory shout.

Zach had beaten Cammie. She stopped and crossed her arms. He walked towards her and whispered something in her ear. I could see her body stiffen from here. She had a classic shit just hit the fan look.

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