Only The Goode Spy Forever

Chapter 14: Catherine

Despite receiving a shock that made me unconscious, my baby survived. 7 months later I was certain nothing could go wrong. That's when everything fell apart.

"I'm telling you Zach, it wasn't a dream," I protested. Zach was rolling his eyes walking around the kitchen.

"Cam, you had these dreams when you were pregnant with Chase. My mother is dead. She died in Gallagher. She is not trying to take our unborn child," he said.

"You don't understand," I started. "I was in that room. The same room I was in when I had the dream with Chase. It was like a hospital, but scarier. Catherine was there and she was telling me she didn't want Chase because he was a boy. She was saying that only my daughter could do what she wanted. That woman in the streets that died for you, she's all I've been thinking about. She told us to protect our daughter. It's not a coincidence!" Zach ran his hands through his hair. He grabbed the keys and threw them at me.

"When you woke I was right next to you. It was a dream," he said again.
"Zach you were on a mission when I had the "dream." Again. When I woke up I had bruises all over my body!" I shouted.

"And the doctor said you were sleep walking because of your PTSD. It was a dream," he snapped. "Now, you have to leave. Abby and Townsend asked you to babysit the twins while they're on vacation. You said yes. That means you have to stay at their house for the week and be on time. Chase is still with your mom and Joe while they're on summer break. I'll pick him up on Wednesday and we'll see you on Saturday." I slid on my shades and grabbed my suitcase.
Babysitting the twins was going to be a hassle.

"Okay," I said giving in. Zach scooped me up and kissed me passionately. He kissed my large stomach too.

"I love you," he said. And with that he left to go on his mission. I got in the car and drove to Abby and Townsend's.

* * *

(Switching out of 1st person and into Zach's view)

Zachary Goode awoke on the hard ground. His head was pulsing. The last thing he remembered was going to Boston for his mission. He got stuck on a roof when men in masks came out. He remembered the back of the gun that hit his head. He rubbed his bump.

Zach looked around. It was a room full of gray stone. The only thing in there was a chair, a hospital bed, and a TV. A hospital bed. Zach's eyes widened. This looked like the room that his wife had been describing in her dreams. Zach was getting ready to call himself crazy when he head the unmistakable laugh. It was the laugh of his mother, Catherine.

"Hello, sweetheart," she said. She entered the room. Zach tried to lunge at her, but was chained to the ground. "Look at how big you've grown, you're very handsome."

Zach looked at his mother. She was different than he remembered. Her red hair had streaks of gray. The wrinkles were visible on her face.

"What the hell do you want," he snapped. "How are you alive?"

"Did you really think I didn't know every passageway in the Gallagher Academy?" She asked. She snickered. "Of course I would find a way out."

"What do you want?" Zach repeated.

"Isn't it obvious? I want your daughter. You know you really should have listened to Cammie dear. She saw me on the mission you 2 went on a couple years ago. And I kidnapped her while you were on a mission so that I could find the gender of your 1st child. You know I really thought it would be a girl. When I found it was a boy I took her home. Don't worry honey, she only had a scratch. But this time when I kidnapped her your child was going to be a girl. Perfect for my plans," she snickered.

"What plans?" Zach shouted.

Catherine faced him. "Why, my plans to rebuild the circle of course. It's already in progress. We're quite numerous. Now that I'm going to have your daughter and the Winter's child."

"Macey and Preston Winters? They only found out they were expecting a week ago. Why am I here!" Zach shouted.

"Oh I won't hurt you, Zachy. I want you to suffer. I want you to watch," she whispered. She clicked a button and the TV turned on. It was footage of Edward and Abby's house. "Your father does have a very nice house. His twins have your nose."

Zach watched the footage and saw his very pregnant wife sitting at the kitchen table helping the twins with their homework. Zach grinned, she was a genius.

"Would you like audio?" Catherine asked. Zach said nothing. She must have taken that as a yes, because their voices flooded the room. Zach watched as Cammie taught.

"Cammie where's Zach?" Matthew asked. He was frowning.

"He's on a mission, Matt," she replied. Zach noticed the look of sadness that filled her face.

"He won't be back for a while," Morgan said. Cammie shot her a look.

"He'll be back on Wednesday," Cam countered.

"No he won't," Morgan said louder. She looked around with wide eyes. She held a finger to her lips. "They're watching us." Her whisper must have freaked Cammie out.

"Morgan is quite a sweet girl," Catherine said darkly. "I've loved talking with her."

* * *

Zach watched the live footage for days. He watched Cammie and the children sleep. He watched them eat and play. He heard every word that they said.

Catherine had forced Zach to call Joe and tell him that he would be late, so on Wednesday night Cammie didn't suspect a thing. Cammie was sound asleep until she heard screaming. Zach watched Cammie throw off the covers and run into Morgan's room.

"Sweety what is it?" Zach heard Cammie gasping. Morgan was sitting up in bed with sweat rolling down her face. Morgan hugged Cammie tightly.

"I had a nightmare. I was dreaming about her," Zach heard Morgan's voice booming through the speakers. "It was of her." Cammie frowned. Cammie comforted Morgan for 15 minutes before Morgan sleepily began speaking again. "Cammie, can I tell you a secret?" Cammie faced her.

"Of course you can," Cammie mumbled into Morgan's hair. Morgan looked around the room with fear.

"She's watching us," Morgan whispered. Zach watched Cammie open her eyes wider. She woke up a bit more.

"Who is?" Cam asked.

"The red haired woman," Morgan whispered back. "She volunteers in my class at school. She talks about you. She talks about the baby. She misses daddy. She hates mommy. She said she's always watching us." Cammie's eyes widened. She jumped up.

"Morgan," she said. She tightly grabbed her arm. "What's this woman's name?"

"Oh I don't know," Morgan yawned. "She didn't want to tell me. But I know who she is." Cammie was up pacing. Zach was jerking his chains shouting no.

"Who?" Cammie whispered. Zach watched in horror as Cammie moved the books on the shelves in Morgan's room. He watched Cammie's face pale as she stared directly into the camera. Zach tried not to scream as he heard Morgan speak.

"She's Zach's mommy."