“Alex? Roger?” She asked, a small smile on her face now. She was glad to see that her step-brothers’, they hadn’t seen each other since Christmas. She lead Tatum over to the two men, never letting go of the girl’s hand, even as they both hugged her in turn. “I’m so glad to see you guys,” She said quietly, stepping back to stand beside the redheaded girl.

“It’s good to see you too little sister,” Alex said, smiling sadly at the blonde. “I just wish it was under happier circumstances.”

Roger nodded silently in agreement, Mackenzie could tell that the younger brother had been crying. There was a little bit of red around his eyes and he looked like he hadn’t slept much. He shook her head at her when he saw her staring, as if warning her not to ask.

“Kia is with mom right now,” He said, clearing his throat, tilting his chin in indication towards the door. “Along with that crazy tall bitch, what was her name? Jessica? Kate practically had a hernia when she showed up. I had no idea our mom was southern.”

Mack just rolled her eyes, and clenched her free hand into a fist, at least that solved one of her unanswered questions. Hunter was probably all over her mother right now, and her sister for that matter. The idea of it was causing her to grind her teeth angrily. She wanted to tell the both of them off for allowing her in there without proper supervision when Alex interrupted her rage.

“Uh…Mack? Would you mind introducing us to the lovely lady whose hand you’re currently crushing?” He asked, smiling kindly at the two of them. Roger stifled a small laugh at the completely bewildered look on his step-sister’s face. “I’m sorry, she can be a bit rude at times, as I’m sure you know. I’m Alex, her older brother. This is Roger, also her older brother.”

“Now you tell us who she is Mack,” Roger said, winking at the blonde girl.

“Fuck off,” She pouted, rubbing the redhead’s hand gently in apology for gripping it so hard. “This is my best friend Tatum Donnelly, Tatum, meet my asshole step-brothers. Who decided to end my state of calm control by leaving Jessica alone with Kate.”

Both men just smirked at each other as she said the phrase “best friend” and both looked towards their joined hands. But neither of them said anything, they had no idea about the daytime drama of their sister’s life but the did know their sister. They also knew what it looked like when she was head over heels for a girl, they had each known Abigail back in the day.

“It’s a pleasure Tatum, thank you for bringing our dear sister to the hospital,” Alex said, completely ignoring Mackenzie’s complaints about Kate. He extended a hand to the redhead, winking at her in a silly way. He felt slightly bad that his sister had decided to expose the girl to their family, they were a different kind of family to be sure. They all loved each other though, even if Mack would never admit to it, and they were all close in their own way. He was sure that this girl must be something special for his sister to want to bring her around them.