Chapter 1: Luke gets a big surprise

It was a couple of months before Christmas, Luke and Noah was at Java with Casey, they were talking about High school. Luke didn't know that much about Noah's High school experience, so he was looking forward to hearing him talking about it, but that wasn't doing to happen, at least not yet. They got interrupted by Brian, who needed to talk to Luke about the foundation. While Luke and Brian were talking about the foundation, Noah and Casey were talking about finding a girlfriend for Casey. Noah remembered that he had met a girl who just transferred to the university, and she didn't know anyone yet. Noah told Casey that he had a couple of classes with her, so he could ask her to go out with Casey, but only if he wanted to. Casey agreed to met her, and take it from there.

Luke and Brian were done talking, and Luke went back to the table.

Luke: "What are you guys talking about?"

Casey: "Noah just had an idea to fix me up with a new girl in his class." (Luke looked at Noah and smiled.)

Luke: "That's a great idea. I mean, I saw her yesterday and she is definitely your type. You know, cute, sensitive, sexy, smart and so on. So when are you going to met her?"

Casey: "How do you know what she looks like? Noah has to ask her to meet with me first. She might not like the idea of getting fixed up by someone she doesn't know."

Luke: "Noah pointed her out to me a couple of days ago."

Noah: "I'm going to talk to her tomorrow, and see if she won't just meet with you. (Noah remembered about the project he and Luke had to do.) Oh, Luke! We need to get started on the project the minute we get home."

Luke: "Shit, I forgot about that. Should we get started now?"

Noah: "No, let's start when we get home."

They stayed at Java for another 30 minutes. Then they went home to the Snyder farm.

When they walked in the door, they were surprised. There was nobody home, it was so quiet. They sat down at the table, and started working. After working for 2 hours, they decided to stop for the day. They came up with a lot of ideas for the project. They had to write a screenplay, so the ideas were mostly about content.

The next day, Noah went to his film editing class a bit early, and saw the new girl sitting by herself in an empty classroom. He sat down next to her; he took his books out and started reading. He looked up from the books and said

Noah: "Hey, I'm Noah Mayer"

(The new girl looked up and said)

Mac: "Hi, I'm Mackenzie McPhee, but my friends just call me "Mac"".

Noah: "You're new here, right?"

Mac: "Yes, I just transferred here."

Noah: "From where?"

Mac: "Wesleyan."

Noah: "Really, my ex-girlfriend goes there, her name is Maddie Coleman."

Mac: "You're Maddie's ex Noah? The one who found out that he was gay, when he was with Maddie?"

Noah: "That would be me, how do you know Maddie?"

Mac: "Oh, I was Maddie's roommate until I transferred here to OU."

Noah: "Okay…."

Before Noah could say anything else, the class was starting. Noah wrote a note to Mac. "Would you like to get some coffee after class, you know I'm gay, so you also know that I'm not hitting on you. I know what it's like to be new in this town, so if you would let me, I would like to be you friend." Mac answered the note "Sure, it's always nice to make new friends." Noah smiled as he read the note.

After class Noah and Mac went to Java, to get some coffee, Noah was surprised to see Luke there, he was suppose to be in class.

Noah: "Hey, what are you doing here, shouldn't you be in class?"

Luke: "Oh, hey. My teacher had a meeting to go to, so the class was cut short."

Noah: "Oh okay. (Noah was looking at Luke, and totally forgot about Mac.) Oh sorry, this is Mackenzie McPhee. She's the new girl at OU. This is my boyfriend Luke Snyder."

Mac: "Nice to meet you."

Luke: "You too."

Noah: "You mind if we join you?"

Luke: "Nope, why would I mind? Casey will be here in a couple of minutes. I told him to meet us here, to talk about the party tonight."

Noah: "oh yeah, that's tonight. I totally forgot about that. Mac, you should come to."

Mac: "I don't know, I'm not that good at parties."

Luke looked at Mac.

Luke: "Neither is Noah, but you have us to talk to (Luke hesitated a bit. Then he said a bit irritated) and Casey, if he can keep track of time."

Just as Luke said that, Casey came running through the door.

Casey: "Sorry I'm late."

Casey froze when he saw Mac.

Luke: "That's okay; just don't make a habit of it. (Luke said with a funny smile) Casey, this is Mackenzie McPhee, she's new at OU. Mac this is Casey Hughes"

Mac: "Nice to meet you." (Casey shoke Mac's hand)

Noah: "Mac just transferred here from Wesleyan."

Luke: "Wait, you went to Wesleyan? And you transferred to Oakdale University? That doesn't make any sense. Why would you transferred from a top school to a small town college?"

Mac: "I know it sounds weird, but my uncle told me about this town. He spent his vacation here a couple of years ago. He told me that they had a great University here, and I never felt comfortable at Wesleyan. It wasn't my decision to go there; it was what my mom wanted. So I told her that I would go there for one year and then she needed to let my choose where to continue my education, and I chose OU."

Casey: "wait, isn't Wesleyan the university that Maddie goes to?"

Noah: "Yeah, it is, and Mac was actually Maddie's roommate, before she transferred."

Mac: "Maddie is one of the sweetest people I have ever met. She was the one who helped me stand up to my mom. (Mac looked at the clock) oh my god look at the time, I have to go. I have a class in 10 minutes."

Noah: "Are you coming with us to the party tonight?"

Mac: "Where is it?"

Luke: "It's at Yo's, don't worry, how about we all just met here at 8.00."

Mac: "Okay, see you guys later."

Mac left Java, leaving Noah, Luke and Casey to talk.

Casey: "She is pretty cute."

Luke and Noah laughed at Casey.

Casey: "What!!!"

Luke: "Nothing. I just think that you and Mac are going to have a lot of fun tonight. Just remember to be on time this time."

Casey: "Very funny Luke. Well I guess I'll see you guys later. Bye"

Noah and Luke: "Bye Casey."

Casey left Java.

Noah: "Are you ready to go home?"

Luke: "Yeah, and when we come home, how would you feel about watching a movie and just cuddling with me on the sofa?"

Noah: "I'm there. Let's go"

Luke: "Hey. What did Mac say when you asked her if she would go out with Casey."

Noah: "I didn't ask her. I totally forgot about that."

Luke: "Does Casey know?"

Noah: "Nope, not yet. But I'm going to tell him tonight."

Later that day outside Java.

Mac: "Hey Luke, hey Noah."

Noah: "Hey Mac. Wow, you look beautiful. Casey here yet?"

Mac: "Thanks. No, he's not here yet, but he does have five more minutes."

Luke: "Let's hope he'll be here on time. He's not the most punctual person."

Noah: "We have plenty of time. It's not like we have a curfew." (Noah said with a big smile on his face.)

Casey walked up to them.

Casey: "Hey, I'm not late am I?"

Mac: "No you're right on time. Are you guys ready?"

Luke: "Let's go."

At Yo's

Mac: "So this is Yo's! Cute."

Casey: "yep, this is Yo's, the place where all the college students go."

Mac: "Oh no!"

Luke: "What's wrong?"

Mac: "There is karaoke here tonight."

Noah: "Are you afraid that we will pull you op there?"

Mac: "No of cause not. You are too sweet to do something like that. Right?"

Luke: "Right. We would never do something like that. (Luke looked at Noah, who was trying not to laugh.)

Mac: "Good, cause I'm not going up there. EVER!"

Casey: "Who wants something to drink?"

Noah: "just a coke for me."

Luke: "Me too."

Mac: "I'm going to go with you."

Luke and Noah started planning how to get Mac up on stage.

Noah: "We could all get up on stage and sing a song together."

Luke: "I can't sing and neither can you. (Noah looked surprised at Luke. Luke saw Noah's look and quickly replied) I mean can you?"

Noah: "No you are right. I can't sing, I was just surprised that you said that."

Luke: "Sorry didn't mean to offend you."

Noah: "Don't worry you didn't. How about Casey? Can he sing?"

Luke: "Actually he's a pretty good singer. Why do you ask?"

Noah: "What if we got Casey and Mac to sing a song together!"

Luke: "That's a great idea. I always knew you were a genius."

In the meantime at the bar.

Casey: "So you don't like singing."

Mac: "No I love singing, just not in front of so many people."

Casey: "I know what you mean. I hate singing in front of people to."

Mac: "I never pictured you for a singer!"

Casey: "Well, how about we sing a song together, and you can hear me out."

Mac: "No thanks."

Casey: "Oh, come on. It will be fun."

Mac: "You guy's never quite, do you?"

Casey: "Not on till you say "Yes""

Mac: "Fine, but I'll pick the song!"

Casey: "You do that. But please pick a song that I know"

Mac: "Okay, but how will I know if you know the song."

Casey: "Just find me when you've picked a song, and I'll let you know."

Back at the table.

Luke: "Maybe if we dare her to do it."

Noah: "Maybe we can get Casey to get her up there."

(Casey comes back to the table with the drinks.)

Casey: "Hey guys. I got Mac to sing with me."

(Luke and Noah looked at each other and smiled.)

Luke: "Really."

Casey: "Yeah, but she did have one condition."

Noah: "And that it?"

Casey: "She wanted to choose the song."

Luke: "Great. So when are you going up there?"

Casey: "Just as soon as she picks the song."

(Mac comes back to the table)

Noah: "So Mac, Casey tells us that he convinced you to sing a song with him."

Mac: "Yeah, well he told me that you guys weren't going to back down until I said yes."

Luke: "He's right."

Mac: "I thought so. I picked a song, and please tell me that you know it."

(Mac hands Casey the lyrics to the song. Casey looks at it.)

Casey: "Yeah, I know this song."

(Mac and Casey walk up on stage to get ready. The song starts to play (Leann Rimes feat. Ronan Keating – Last thing on my mind) Casey starts singing, when it's Mac's turn to sing, Luke, Noah and Casey looks at each other with their mouths open.)

After the song

Mac: "That was kind of fun"

Casey: "Yeah! Where did that come from?"

Mac: "Where did what come from?"

Casey: "That was absolutely AMAZING! You can really sing."

(Luke and Noah come up to the stage.)

Luke: "That was great."

Noah: "Great? That was incredible."

Mac: "Oh okay, thanks guys."

(Luke, Noah, Mac and Casey went back to the table and talked a bit before going home.)

A couple of weeks later

At Java

Luke: "So, what would you like for Christmas?"

Noah: "Well, as long as you are there I don't want anything."

Luke: "And you say you aren't so good with words."

(Luke gives Noah a kiss. Mac walks in and sees Luke and Noah)

Mac: "Hey guys. Hope I'm not interrupting anything."

Noah: "Hey Mac. No you didn't we were just talking about Christmas presents."

Mac: "Oh, right. Christmas is coming up. I totally forgot."

Luke: "So are you going home for Christmas?"

Mac: "No, I'm spending Christmas here."

Noah: "So, your parents are coming here for Christmas."

Mac: "No, they are spending Christmas in Europe."

Luke: "So you are going to spend Christmas alone?"

Mac: "Yeah, alone by the TV watching all the classic movies. That's what I've been doing the last 2 years. My parents always go to Europe on Christmas to visit my uncle."

Luke: "You are more than welcome to spend Christmas with us."

Mac: "No thanks. I mean I love your family, but I don't want to impose."

Noah: "I'll be right back."

(Noah went outside)

Luke: "You wouldn't be. Believe me. My family loves you."

Mac: "And I love them. But it's Christmas, which is a family thing."

(Noah comes back to the table.)

Noah: "Okay, it's settled."

Mac: "What is?"

Noah: "You are spending Christmas with us. I just called Emma, and she was thrilled when I told her that we thought that you should spend Christmas with us."

Mac: "But!"

(Mac couldn't finish the sentence before Luke started to talk.)

Luke: "Mac, we are not letting you spend Christmas alone, no matter what you say."

(Mac was smiling.)

Mac: "Well, I guess Christmas at the Snyder farm is more fun than what I had planned."

Noah: "So is that a yes?"

Luke: "Please say yes"

Mac: "Okay."

Noah: "Good."

Mac: "Well I guess I have to go Christmas shopping, see you guys later?"

Luke: "Of cause."

Noah: "See you later Mac."

(Mac walks out of Java not really sure where to start her Christmas shopping or who to start with.)

An hour later in Old town

Casey: "Hey Mac."

(Mac jumps up from the bench.)

Mac: "Oh, Hey Casey."

Casey: "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you"

Mac: "Yeah well, I could have stopped my mind from wandering of."

Casey: "What were you thinking about?"

Mac: "I'm out Christmas shopping and I'm just thinking about what to give everyone. I've been sitting here for an hour."

Casey: "I'm I getting one?" (Casey said smiling.)

Mac: "Only if I'm getting one."

Casey: "Deal."

(Mac and Casey started to laugh as they sat down on the bench.)

Casey: "So what are you doing for Christmas?"

Mac: "I'm actually spending Christmas at the Snyder farm."

Casey: "Oh, so you're spending Christmas with Luke and Noah."

Mac: "Yeah, well my parents are going to Europe and visit my uncle, and Luke and Noah didn't want me to spend Christmas by myself. And without me knowing, Noah called Emma and she was okay with me spending Christmas with them. So I guess that's a yes."

Casey: "So, what were you going to do if you weren't going to the Snyder farm for Christmas?"

Mac: "I was going to stay at home and watch all the classic movies on the TV, and then later open the presents from my family. So what are you doing for Christmas?"

Casey: "Well, I'm just spending Christmas with the family. Nothing special."

Mac: "I can't believe you just said that!"

Casey: "What?"

Mac: "You just said that spending Christmas with your family isn't something special."

Casey: "Oh right. Well I know it's special. I guess I'm just so use to it, that I don't make such a big deal of it."

Mac: "I know what you mean."

(Mac looks a little upset so Casey tries to comfort her.)

Casey: "What wrong."

Mac: "Nothing. I just miss my family that's all."

Casey: "Yeah, I know how that feels."

Mac: "From when you were in jail?"

Casey: "Yeah, I mean my mom and dad came to visit, but it still felt really lonely."

Mac: "Yeah I bet it did."

(Casey looked at Mac and smiled. He then changed the subject.)

Casey: "So, do you want some help with the Christmas shopping?"

Mac: "Yeah, that would be great. You know the Snyders better than I do, what do you think I should get for Lily and Holden? I know what I'm getting the girls, and Emma, but Lily, Holden, Luke and Noah I just don't know what to get them."

Casey: "Well, let's go shopping and maybe we will find something."

(Mac starts to laugh really loud.)

Casey: "Why are you laughing?"

Mac: "I never thought I would ever hear a guy say "Let's go shopping" in all my life. And especially not from you."

(Casey now started to laugh to.)

Casey: "Oh really."

Mac: "Yes really."

Casey: "So should we get some coffee before we get started?"

Mac: "Sure."

(Mac and Casey walks to Java to get some coffee)

At the Snyder farm

(Luke comes down the stairs and into the kitchen)

Luke: "Noah, have you seen my laptop?"

Noah: "Yeah, it's in the living room."

(Luke walks into the living room and then back to the kitchen)

Luke: "Thanks. What are you doing?"

Noah: "I'm trying to figure out what to get Mac for Christmas."

Luke: "Yeah, I thought about that to."

Noah: "I mean, what do you give someone like Mac."

Luke: "what do you mean by that?"

Noah: "I just mean a girl/woman? It's easy with your little sisters, your mom and your grandmothers, but what do you give a girl like Mac?"

Luke: "Well, we know she likes old movies, painting, drawing and she loves snow globs."

Noah: "Well, yeah. But we don't know what movies she already has, or what kind of snow globs she has or even want."

Luke: "So it's settled than, drawing and painting stuff."

(Luke bends down and gives Noah a kiss, but is interrupted by Emma.)

Emma: "So, what are you young men up to?"

Luke: "Oh nothing grandmother, we just thought about what to give Mac for Christmas."

Emma: "Have you come up with anything yet?"

Noah: "Yeah, we have found the perfect gift to give her."

Emma: "Well, that's great. Is she joining us for thanksgiving to?"

Luke: "Well we hadn't thought about that."

Emma: "Well than call her and ask her."

Luke: "Okay. I'll do that right now."

(Luke takes his cell phone out and starts to call Mac. Mac and Casey is walking out of Java when Mac's cell phone rings.)

Mac: "Hello."

Luke: "Hey Mac. It's Luke."

Mac: "Oh, hey Luke. What's up?"

Luke: "My grandmother was wondering if you would like to spend thanksgiving with us."

Mac: "Oh, well I would love to."

Luke: "Great I'll tell her. So what are you doing."

Mac: "Me? Oh I'm just hanging out with Casey."

Luke: "I thought you were going Christmas shopping."

Mac: "I am, but I need someone to carry all the bags." (Mac said while laughing. Luke started to laugh to. Casey hears that and says in the background)

Casey: "Hey. That's not funny."

Luke: "Well I'll let you get to it then. I'll see you later"

Mac: "Yes, I'll see you later, bye."

(Mac hangs up and looks at Casey)

Mac: "You know I was only kidding."

Casey: "Yeah I know, but it still wasn't funny."

Mac: "Well Luke thought it was."

Casey: "Sure he did. So should we get started on the shopping?"

Mac: "Yes. Let's get to it."

(Mac and Casey finds a Christmas present for the girls, Emma, Noah and Holden. They have trouble finding something for Luke and Lily, until Mac sees a beautiful necklace in a window.)

Mac: "That would be perfect for Lily. Come on."

(Casey and Mac goes in to the store and buys the necklace for Lily. When they come out Mac starts to think. Casey notice.)

Casey: "What are you thinking about?"

Mac: "Well, I still need to figure out what to get for Luke."

Casey: "He's not the easiest to buy something for, but you have time. Christmas is still a month away. So stop thinking about it. You'll come up with something before Christmas."

Mac: "Yeah, your right. And I only need to buy two more presents and then I'm done."

Casey: "Wait. Two presents? Luke and who?"

Mac: "You silly."

Casey: "Oh right. I totally forgot."

Mac: "Yeah I bet you did. So how many Christmas presents have you bought so far?"

Casey: "Well, let's see. Oh that's right, none"

Mac: "You haven't bought even one Christmas present?"

Casey: "Nope, but I've got time."

Mac: "Yes that you do. Do you want to get something to eat, I'm starving."

Casey: "Sure, I am kind of hungry."

Mac: "Well, you want to go to Al's?"

Casey: "Sure. Let's go."

Thanksgiving.

Noah: "When did you tell Mac to be here?"

Luke: "I told her to be here at 6. Why?"

Noah: "I just thought I heard a car pull up."

Luke: "Have you looked at you watch? It's almost 6. So it's probably Mac."

(There was a knock on the door. Luke went to open it.)

Luke: "Hey Mac. How are you?" (Luke gives Mac a hug)

Mac: "Hey, I'm fine thanks, and you?"

Luke: "I'm great. Well come in."

Mac: "Thank you. Hey Noah."

Noah: "Hey Mac. So what have you been up to today?"

Luke: "Here let me take you coat"

Mac: "Oh, Thanks. Well nothing much, been hanging out with Casey and Ali. What about you two, what have you been up to?"

(Luke and Noah didn't get to answer the question before Emma, Holden and Lily walked in)

Emma: "Well, hallo hallo."

Mac: "Hey Mrs. Snyder. (Mac smiles at Emma) Oh, these are for you." (Mac pulls out a bunch of flowers and gives them to Emma.)

Emma: "Thank you, you didn't have to do that." (Emma walks over to the sink finds a vase and puts the flowers on the table. Mac turns to say)

Mac: "I wanted to. Just something to say thank you for inviting me."

Holden: "Well, you're always welcome here at any time."

Mac: "Thank you Mr. Snyder."

(Mac walks over to Holden and gives him a hug. Mac than walks over to Lily)

Mac: "Hey Mrs. Snyder."

Lily: "Hey Mac. How are you?"

Mac: "I'm fine, I miss my family I bit."

Lily: "Well, they probably wish they were here with you."

(The door opened from upstairs and Faith, Natalie and Ethan came down. They all ran to Mac.)

Faith, Natalie and Ethan: "Hi Mac."

Mac: "Hey guys. Faith and Natalie beautiful as always, and Ethan, wow, you get cuter every time I see you. (Ethan just smiled) So are you guys ready?"

Faith: "Ready for what?"

Mac: "Well, to show me all the horses of cause. Remember you promised me the last time I was here that you were going to show me all the horses the next time I came over."

Faith: "Oh yeah, well let's go than."

(Mac and the kids went out to the barn)

Luke: "Mom, I was thinking about the benefit next week and I think we should get Mac to sing. I mean we have heard her sing and she is amazing."

Lily: "Okay, but only if she wants to do it. No pressuring her."

Luke: "Once I tell her what it's for she won't be able to say no."

Noah: "Yeah, but remember that she doesn't like singing to strangers."

Luke: "That is why we are going to be there, plus we should invite Casey. I think those two are getting pretty close, so who knows, maybe she'll do it if he's there."

(Mac and the Kids comes back from the barn chit chatting.)

Mac: "That foal is so cute. So Faith, what are you going to name it?"

Faith: "Well, I thought about "Jasper", but I don't know."

Mac: "That's cute."

Luke: "So Mac, we were just talking about you."

Mac: "Didn't take you long to start talking about me behind my back."

Noah: "It's nothing like that."

Luke: "Noah is right, it's nothing like that. We were hoping that you would sing a song at the benefit next week. Casey said that he would be there."

Mac: "But Luke, you know how I feel about singing in public."

Luke: "I know, but it's for a good cause, so I hoped that you would make an exception. It is for children in need."

Mac: "Fine, I'll do it, but only because I know you'll keep this up till I say yes."

Luke: "Great."

Emma: "Okay everyone, dinner is almost ready, so go wash your hands."

(Luke, Noah, Mac and the kids went upstairs to wash their hands, and came back downstairs.)

Emma: "Good everyone is ready. So let's eat."

Luke: "Great, I'm so hungry."

Noah: "You're always hungry!"

(Everybody laughed at Luke. Luke gave Noah a "If eyes could kill" look. Everyone sat down at the table and started to eat. They were interrupted when Mac's phone started ringing.)

Mac: "Sorry I'll take this outside."

(Mac went out to the porch and pick up the phone.)

Mac: "Hello."

Uncle D: "Hey sweetie, it's your uncle."

Mac: "Oh. Hey uncle D. How are you?"

Uncle D: "I'm fine, just missed my little princess. What are you up to?"

Mac: "You haven't called me that in a long time. (Mac was smiling.)I'm just spending thanksgiving with some friends."

Uncle D: "Really, I thought you were spending thanksgiving with you parents."

Mac: "I was, but they decided to go visit Uncle Chris."

Uncle D: "Oh, well how is Chris now."

Mac: "He's better after he got out of the hospital. Look Uncle D, I would love to talk to you more, but we are in the middle of dinner."

Uncle D: "Okay, well I love you princess."

Mac: "I love you too. Bye."

(Mac hangs up the phone and goes back inside.)

Mac: "Sorry just my Uncle calling to hear how I was doing."

Emma: "That's okay, he's probably sorry that he couldn't be here to spend thanksgiving with you."

Mac: "Yeah, your right."

Luke: "Why don't you invite him to come and visit you?"

Mac: "He was here a couple of years ago to visit someone, and it didn't go that well. He almost got thrown in jail."

(Luke got a really bad feeling by what Mac just said.)

Luke: "What is your Uncle's name?"

Mac: "Why do you wanna know that?"

Luke: "No reason just thought I would ask."

Mac: "Okay. Well his name is Damien."

(Everyone stopped eating. Except Ethan who didn't get what the fuss was all about. Mac looked around.)

Mac: "Did I say something wrong?"

(Everybody sat in silence for a while. Than Luke started to talk.)

Luke: "You didn't say anything wrong."

Mac: "Well, I must have said something wrong, because everyone went quiet when I said my Uncle's name."

(Luke didn't know how to ask Mac if her Uncle's last name is Grimaldi)

Luke: "Is his last name Grimaldi? (Luke asked not sure he wanted to hear the answer.)

Mac: "Yes it is. But how did you know that?" (Mac was kind of surprised that Luke knew her Uncle's last name.)

Luke: "I'm the reason he was almost thrown in jail when he was in Oakdale."

Mac: "YOU'RE WHAT?"

Luke: "Before you get to mad, would you like to hear why?"

(Mac had calmed down a bit.)

Mac: "Sure."

Luke: "I'm not sure how to tell you this, so I'm just gonna start."

(Luke was interrupted by his mother.)

Lily: "Luke, can you hold on till I get the kids out of here? I don't want them here when you tell Mac."

Luke: "Sure mom." (Luke was a bit relieved that the kids weren't going to be there when he told Mac what Damien had done to him, and tell her the Damien is Luke bio dad. Lily had taken the kids upstairs and came back down.)

Luke: "Okay, here we go. Where to start. Well Mac, Damien Grimaldi is my birth father…. (Luke kept telling Mac all the stuff that had happened two years ago. Mac was literally in tears when Luke said the finale words.)But I didn't press charges, I just told him to go home, and that I never wanted to see him again."

(Mac got up and ran through the door. She ran down to the pond, but couldn't get any further because Noah had run after her, and was now holding her tight.)

Noah: "Hey Hey, it's going to be okay."

Mac: "How could he do that? And to Luke? I thought I knew my Uncle. I guess there were a lot of things that he wasn't telling me. I don't know how to face Luke. He must hate me so much right now."

Noah: "Will you stop it. Luke doesn't hate you, and hey, give him a chance. He just found out that he has a cousin. He's just mad that he didn't get to see that side of Damien that you have seen all of these years. Believe me, I know how that feels"

(Mac was kind of happy and kind of sad at the same time. She was happy that Luke was her cousin, but sad that her Uncle had done all those things to Luke. She looked at Noah, and could see in Noah's eyes that he knew what he was talking about. Mac suddenly had an idea. She looked at Noah. Noah was kind of freaked out about the way Mac was looking at him. Mac than told Noah her idea. At first Noah weren't too happy about it, but then he thought about it some more and started to see what Mac wanted to do. Mac and Noah went back to the house. When Luke saw them come through the door, he got up and went over to hug Mac.)

Luke: "I'm so sorry. I just want you to know that I'm not mad at you. I'm just mad that you got to see this side of him and I didn't."

Noah: "See, I told you he wasn't mad at you."

Mac: "I know, but I just thought that Luke would hate all Grimaldi's because of what my so called Uncle did. (Mac turned to Luke.)I'm glad you're not mad at me. I mean right now."

(Mac looked at Noah, who knew what she meant. Luke didn't get it)

Luke: "What do you mean that you're glad that I'm not mad at you right now?"

(Mac couldn't tell Luke about her plan, and Noah could see that. so he told Luke the plan.)

Noah: "Mac has a plan to back at Damien."

Luke: "What do you mean?"

Noah: "you don't have to like it and you don't have to do it if you don't want to. Mac wants to call Damien, and ask him if she can come to visit for a couple of days, and if she can invite some friends to go with her. (Luke wasn't following.)

Luke! Mac wants you, me, Casey and Ail to go with her to Malta to see Damien and scare him a bit." (Luke couldn't believe what he was hearing.)

Luke: "But how are we gonna pull that off?"

Mac: "I'll pretend like nothing has happened until we get there."

Luke: "Well I like the plan, but I don't want to stay in the same house as Damien."

Mac: "I know you don't, that's why I was hoping to talk to Lucinda about having the jet as a backup so that we don't have to stay there."

Luke: "Okay, I'm in. but how do I tell my parents? Have you talked to Casey and Ali about this?

Mac: "I just came up with the plan, so no. But I'm calling him first thing tomorrow morning."