"Wow as much as I try to say it I can't. Okay Nick look at that picture you have on your night stand...look at it and I'll be right back." Getting up Mac walked across the hall to her room. She walked in and went over to her backpack a pulled out a picture. She then headed back to his room.

She sat down again and began to speak. "I would have held out a little longer but Jane told me to tell you soon. Brian, your whole family knows. Your Dad, everybody...But then there's you that doesn't know. They were all told to keep it a secret for now."

Looking confused Nick started to speak. "Would you just tell me already? This is starting to get to me. Just say it."

Mackenzie took a deep breath and turned over the picture in her hands, the picture Nick had on his night stand. Nick gasped. "Nick that's me. The girl in this picture is me. Abigail Mackenzie Morgan,"

Nick was socked beyond anything but also happy. 'This is it. The something big that was going ! to happen. I can't believe it all this time she was right under my nose. After all these years of wondering where she is she was right here.' He suddenly became angry. He got up off his bed and walked over to the door and opened it.

"OUT!" He yelled.

"What?" Mackenzie was shocked. She never expected this but she also didn't move.

"I SAID GET OUT!" He yelled again. "I can't believe this." Nick muttered under his breath. He turned to Mac who was still sitting on his bed. "Why aren't you gone yet? I said GO!"

"No Nick I'm not going until we talk about this."

"What now your so eager to talk about this after not wanting to tell me while I was here what...3 day's already? And as if that's not enough I find out my lost "bestfriend"- He made quote marks with his fingers. "Had to have somebody force her to say something to me. Ya know I have always wondered what happened to you but now, now I'm not so sure I want to know. You left me Abbey..er Mac whatever ...and you didn't tell me. You have no idea how much that hurt. I tried looking for you. I called your Dad and as much as I tried I couldn't force anything out of him. I had no idea where you were or anything."

Suddenly Mac got up and stood infront of Nick. "You didn't see your face Nick. I was holding out to tell you I had to go until you left. I didn't want to worry you before you went on tour. I tried okay. I tried to tell you but you just looked too excited about touring so I couldn't bring myself to it." She sighed. "You have no idea how much that killed me. And when they got a divorced and then my Mom died..." At this point Mac started crying. This was too much for her. She always got so choked up when talking about her Parent's.

Nick looked at her feeling sorry for wh! at she went threw but not for what he said. "Please.." He said quieter this time. "Just leave." Mac nodded and walked out.

Nick shut off the light and headed over to his bed to lay back down. 'I can't believe this. And on top of that she needed somebody to force her to say something. I wouldn't have been told if my Mom didn't force her.' He turned over to his side and fell asleep.

The next morning everything was quiet in the Carter house. If you knew the Carter's you knew things were never like this. Jane had went to everyone yesterday and told them Mac was going to tell Nick the truth. They were all quiet because of that.

Just then Mackenzie walked into the kitchen to see the whole Carter family plus Brian. Everybody but Nick looked at her.

"What?" She asked. Everybody nodded their heads nothing a turned back to what they were doing. Mackenzie took the empty seat next Brian and he smiled. Jane then gave her a plate of food. Breakfast was pretty quiet except for some small talk that was made between siblings and was also very uncomfortable. When everybody was done Mac asked for Brian to come outside with her so they could talk.

Sitting down Mac began to talk. "Okay look I have to tell you this now cause if I don't then I will feel guilty. That kiss last night...well I didn't feel anything. I don't think this is going to work. Your a great guy and everything but if I don't feel anything."

Brian was stairing at her kind of depressed. 'Damn..and here I thought we could make it work..oh well. If this is what she want's...' "It's okay really. If! it makes you feel any better I didn't feel anything either." This was a lie. Brian really did have true feelings for her and it broke his heart that she didn't look the same.

Mackenzie smiled and pulled Brian into a hug.

"So I heard you were going to tell Nick...how did that go?"

Mac sighed. "The first words out of his mouth after I told him were Out. I got yelled at and he was pissed."

"Yeah I kinda of heard your yelling..I think everybody heard you...well I'm sure everything will get better."

"I hope so."

The next week and a half was tuff. Nick and Mackenzie still weren't on speaking terms and if they did it was anything but pleasant. Nick and Brian had to leave later that day. Brian and Mac were closer than ever and Brian's feelings were growing stronger but he still didn't let her know.

Everybody but Jane was sitting down stairs watching a movie when they heard her yell "Nick, Mackenzie, Brian! Come up to Mac's room!"

The three headed upstairs to Mac's room to see her packing Mac's things.

"Jane what's going on here?" Mac asked.

Jane didn't stop packing and answered "Hunny your going away. I decided to take it upon myself for you and Nick to get along and your leaving with my son and Brian and you are going to stay there for awhile. Your plane ticket is waiting for you at the airport. As you know you leave tomorrow. You may want to finish packing yourself. Just take your clothes and leave everything else here." With that Jane walked out of the room before anybody could protest.

Mac turned to Brian. "I can't believe this. I have to move in with...with THAT!" Talking about Nick who was standing next to the door in shock. This is not what he was expecting.

"Oh and you think I'm happy about this? She didn't even ask me about this and believe me if she did I would have said NO!"

"Well I have to come I have nowhere else to go and if Jane is telling me to then I will." She then starting packing and Brian helped her while Nick walked out of the room. "Well, look on the bright side...I'll be there." Brian smirked.

Later that day the three headed out of the house after saying goodbye. They had a long plane ride ahead of them.