A/N: This is not part of the Main Drag 'verse. It's just what happens when I get attacked by feels for The Mack


Most people think that because The Mack used to be a Skank, she doesn't have feelings. In reality, she has too many. Anger, sadness, worry, regret, worthlessness.

Anger at the landlord when he gives her Ma the 'Past Due' notice. Sadness when her Pops calls her from a thousand miles away and says he can't make it out to Ohio this week, this month, or this year. Worry when she finds her Ma at the kitchen table, her shoulders shaking as she stares at the bills spread out in front of her. Regret when she can't find the right thing to say so she doesn't say anything at all. Worthlessness when she brings home a paper from summer school that she got a B on, only to be told it doesn't help pay the bills.

Mack feels too much, but when she's with Quinn, she doesn't think she can feel enough.

She finds herself at the Fabray household more and more over the summer. It's quieter than her apartment building, so she often has problems sleeping unless the TV is on. Usually Quinn flips through the channels until she finds an action movie. Then she turns the volume and brightness down. It's enough noise to relax Mack, but it isn't loud enough to drown out any conversations the two of them may have.

Quinn never asks what's wrong. She waits for Mack to open up on her own. Sometimes it takes longer than she would like, but she knows the other girl has problems expressing herself. Not because she's afraid of looking weak, but because she isn't used to people caring enough to listen. Quinn's patience usually pays off.

Mack likes to press herself into Quinn's side and rest her head on her chest while she stares at the TV screen, trying to find the words to say what's on her mind. Quinn doesn't brush her off when she tells her about the grade she got on her last test. Instead, she tells her she's glad all of their studying paid off and offers to tuck it into the folder that holds the rest of Mack's work.

When Mack complains about how sore she is from unloading boxes from trucks at the supermarket, Quinn doesn't tell her she needs to get a second or third job. Instead, she rubs Mack's shoulders and tries her best to get the kinks out of the muscles in her back.

When Mack fumes about her Pops choosing his new family over her, Quinn doesn't tell her she's too old to throw a tantrum or that she's better off without him. Instead, she hugs her a little tighter and says it's her Pops's loss.

When Mack quietly tells her she's terrified of being homeless, Quinn doesn't tell her everything will be okay. Instead, she offers her a place to stay just in case things don't work out. Judy loves having Mack around so Quinn doesn't think it will be a problem.

And when Mack admits that she wishes her Ma loved her enough to acknowledge how hard she tries to help, Quinn doesn't say anything. Instead, she presses soft kisses against Mack's cheek, forehead, nose, and finally, her lips. When the kisses stop, she runs her fingers through the other girl's wild locks of hair until Mack falls asleep against her chest.

When she's with Quinn, Mack can never feel enough because Quinn makes her feel loved, even if the blonde won't say it out loud yet.