Chapter 17: Breaking Down

Hello! I've decided I can really only update on Tuesdays and Thursdays now. Also I'm sorry for taking so long to update. The summer has got me really busy this year. Um…I did NOT fall at my dance recital like I did last year! Yay! And here's the chapter.

After yesterdays experience, Mack, Brady, Olivia, Lela, and Tanner thought everyone would go back to normal.

But man were they wrong.

Seeing Big Mama's for the first time in days had shaken up everyone.

This made everyone miss home but no one changed like Butchy did.

Mack had reasons on why he was changing so quickly and rapidly than the others.

One he was missing his beach and bike like crazy,

Or the fact that he is dating Olivia.

Mack went farther into detail on the whole Butchy turning normal on Olivia thing. Butchy acted weird in Wet Side Story when Olivia was there once they started to date. Maybe the effect of dating a real person that is not from a movie, turns you into a different person. Mack had also realized that when Tanner fell for her and Lela fell for Brady, that they acted differently than they did once they fell for each other.

But Mack had no idea how to change him back, still letting him date Olivia.

The next day, the scenario downstairs was still Big Mama's, just to help remind everyone of home. The bikers spent most of their day down there, trying to get Butchy to become the big, bad biker he used to be.

Mack explained her thoughts to Brady but he didn't want to think of it as if it was true.

She needed to tell Olivia, maybe Butchy will turn normal again if they broke up. But then again she couldn't let Olivia get her heartbroken by Butchy's foolish ways. She was officially stumped and out of ideas.

Brady, SeaCat, Rascal, and Tanner were all in the kitchen talking at the table. Mainly about random, useless topics just to pass the time.

Giggles, Kiki, Struts, and CheeChee were tanning by the pool. They didn't tan at the beach because Olivia, Brady, and Mack didn't want them out in the open unsupervised.

Lela, Olivia, and Mack were all talking about Butchy while doing their nails in Olivia's bedroom.

"You know maybe Butchy is having weird behavior because of dating you Olivia." Mack started. Olivia and Lela looked at her with wide eyes and were both completely shocked.

"Are you trying to break us up?" Olivia choked back tears.

"No, no of course not. I'm just saying that maybe your influence is rubbing off on him."

"Then what are you saying?" Lela asked.

"I'm saying that if maybe Olivia changes her ways, maybe that influence will rub off on Butchy."

"So what you're saying is I need to transform into the old Butchy but girlier?"

"Sort of…" Mack began.

"It's perfect! We can transform you now! Maybe you will help Butchy get reminded of where he came from and his family!" Lela exclaimed. Mack flinched when Lela said family but she was too busy talking to Olivia to notice.

Mack excused herself and left the room. She walked downstairs and was about to open the door to leave when Brady noticed her and stopped her.

"Hey where are you going?" Brady asked concerned standing up from the table.

"Just gonna go for a walk down the beach." Mack answered reaching for the door again.

"Are you okay? Do you want me to go with you?" Brady asked concerned again, noticing his girlfriends weird behavior, and maybe her letting him go on the walk with her, he would figure out what's been bringing her down lately.

"Yeah I'm fine, and I'd like to go alone, to you know clear my head." Mack answered watching his expression to make sure she didn't hurt his feelings.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Brady asked once more

"Yes I'm fine. Now it's you that worries too much." Mack joked before pecking him quickly on the lips while opening the door.

"I'll be back soon." Mack finished walking out the door. Brady watched her leave before closing the door.

Brady walked back to the table and sat down. He looked out the window watching Mack walk down the beach.

"Is she alright?" Rascal asked noticing Brady's odd behavior.

"No." Brady answered flatly not once taking his eyes off Mack.

"What's wrong with her?" Tanner asked.

"I don't know." Brady answered flatly again.

Tanner, SeaCat, and Rascal all continued on with their conversation, leaving Brady to stare at Mack through the window.

On the walk thoughts just kept running through Mack's head.

Ever since the word family has been brought up, she just hasn't been herself, and Brady has noticed this.

Mack hated lying to Brady but if she told him, he would over exaggerate and turn a little problem into a big deal.

Mack saw a whole bunch of families walking by, which made her shed a tear.

She found a spot by the ocean and just sat there. Looking out into the water. She pulled her knees to her chest and started to cry.

Loud sobs filled the beach and ocean around her. People stopped and stared. Some even laughed at her or threw stuff at her, but Mack wouldn't budge. This week 5 years ago was the worst ever, it's always been, every year.

But this was the second year that Brady has experienced it with her, but he never knew the real reason on why she was so upset.

At about 9 o'clock, Mack decided to head back to Olivia's. she wiped her tears as best as she could, and started the long walk home.

Olivia was all dressed as a biker but Butchy had already gone to sleep, so she had to try again in the morning.

Everyone was down in the living room watching a movie when Mack walked in. Everyone whipped their heads around to see Mack trying to sneak upstairs.

Brady sprang off the couch and ran over to Mack, embracing her in a hug.

He noticed that her eyes have been all puffy, signs that she was crying.

"Hey are you okay? Why were you crying?" Brady asked worried that someone hurt his girlfriend.

"Yeah I'm fine. I just fell down on some rocks and twisted my ankle. I'll be fine, I'm just gonna go upstairs and lie down." Mack lied heading for the stairs.

"Alright well goodnight. Feel better." Brady said watching her walk upstairs and didn't move until he heard the door shut.

He walked over to the couch to continue watching the movie, he knew Mack was lying, but wasn't going to press the topic any further until tomorrow.

Hope you enjoyed! I liked this chapter to be honest and I hope you did too! Sorry for the late update and I will try to get back on schedule. Thank you to my reviewers and readers. What do you think is wrong with Mack? If you guess it right you get a shoutout! Review!