Despite Bex and Liz’s objections, Cammie tells Macey what’s going on and about her exchanges with Josh. Macey tells Cammie that “you've still got a shot” with him (133), and Cammie begs Macey to help. Macey refuses unless the girls help her get out of the seventh-grade classes to move up with the rest of the sophomores. In exchange, Macey says she won’t tell the professors about the tire explosion and how the girls have been sneaking around. Cammie agrees, realizing Macey does have what it takes to be a Gallagher Girl. The four form a tentative alliance.

For the next two weeks, the girls gather information about Josh in preparation for going to see him again. They plan for Cammie to cross his path in the town square one night and spend the evening getting Cammie ready—accessorizing her with religious jewelry and rubbing cat hair all over her. Feeling warn out before the mission even begins, Cammie thinks how being a spy wasn’t challenging, rather “being a girl is the tricky part” (144). With well-wishes from Bex, Liz, and Macey, Cammie sneaks out of the school.