A Gallathorne Vacation || DISCONTINUED

Zach_Chapter 2✔

Disclaimer: Ally Carter owns Gallagher Girls!

A few hours later, we were riding in the limo on the way to the airport. Abby was on my right, whispering anxiously into her phone, and Macey was on my left, Liz and Bex were sitting across from us, and we were all downloading apps and setting up our phones. Since cell phones don't work in our school, Macey had 5 new iPhone 5's shipped to her earlier in the semester for when we went on break. She had given Bex, Liz, and I ours as early Christmas gifts and we were all psyched! I have never really had a nice phone before, since I've spent all but my summers at school since seventh grade. I was amazed at all the apps and games there were and how much money Macey says people make off of them (I think Liz is in the wrong business!) She was also going to give the last phone to Zach, which I was also really excited about. I mean who doesn't want to send and receive sweet messages from their boyfriend, especially when you don't get to for most of the year.

Speaking of Zach, I was getting really excited to see him and that we were going on vacation together. Hopefully we could take long strolls on the beach, have romantic candlelit dinners, and just have fun like most couples get to do. I was daydreaming about our upcoming romantic festivities until someone pulled me out of my fantasy.

"Okay girls, so we're just about to get to the airport," my aunt Abby said as if we didn't already know that we were approximately 2 minutes and 45 seconds away ( I mean we're spies!) "And since we have nothing better to do, we're going to have a little fun. For every agent on our protective detail you make, and every question and task you answer and complete successfully, you get extra credit point. I know Rachel said all that stuff about getting away from school, but what she doesn't know won't kill her. Now, first, whoever gets the model number of the police officer inside the door's gun gets three points!"

"Sweet, I'm totally going to beat all of you guys" said Bex as she was getting out of the car.

"In your dreams!" said Macey, who was rolling her eyes as we walked through the doors of the airport.

"Come on girls, can't we work together. Now look over there, I think that's the policeman" I said pointing in one direction, while quickly running in the other direction as I saw the real officer. "Just kidding, I'm totally getting this extra credit!" I yelled over my shoulder as I hurried away! I heard Bex and Macey cursing as they hurried to catch up with me. I also heard Liz's signature "Oopsy Daisy" and saw her somehow trip over her own feet and bring down Aunt Abby and two very annoyed looking business men with her.

After I had gotten the model number off of the gun, Bex had found out the type of coffee a tired business woman drank with her bagel and Liz had made all of the members of our protective detail, Abby had started to ask us questions as we were moving through security, which surprisingly didn't catch our comms units.

"Ok squirt, how many homeland officers are standing around here under cover?" she asked me.

" Five, the man in the pink shirt, the woman with the purple bag, the lady with the fanny pack, the older gentleman talking on the cell phone, and the girl with the yellow backpack. " I replied easily.

"Ok Macey, the how many cell phones were in the bucket in the scanner in the top right corner?"

"Six, with two ipods and an ipad." Macey answered.

"Liz, there are conversations in how many languages going on around us."

"Nine-Swahili, German, Russian, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, French, and Portuguese" Liz said after listening for a moment.

Noticing things like this have become second nature to us over the past three years since starting Cove Ops class. (My aunt Abby is our current teacher, by the way) It still surprised me how easily I was able to answer questions like these and notice everything. It is also kind of awesome too!

"Okay, now for one last thing- I just got a message from Joe that the guys are past security, so whoever can trail their target to the gate without getting noticed gets ten points. Remember ladies, following a target is ten times harder when they can recognize you, so be careful. Bex you can trail Grant, Liz you get Jonas, Macey can take Nick, and you, squirt, can obviously take Zach. Have fun!" Abby said this with a smirk on her face, obviously laughing that she paired us with guys we like, which was going to make this even harder.

We all went our separate ways to find our targets. I found Zach in no time; his gorgeous looks making him stand out in the crowd. He was wearing a black V-neck t-shirt, khaki shorts, and skate shoes, which was very different than the school uniform or workout clothes I usually see him in. He looked so hot it was starting to make my heart start beating faster. I swear he looked so happy walking with Grant and Jonas and Nick that I could feel him radiating.

I tailed him through the airport to our gate for our private plane. I was so busy thinking about how excited I was to spend time with him that I didn't notice him slip through away from the boys and through the crowd. I didn't notice until I felt a strong protective arm around whisper into my ear, sending chills down my back.

"Hey Gallagher girl"