Mac's eyes swept through the crowd but he didn't see Brian or Hannah anywhere. He wasn't surprised though since his son took after Daryl with being anti social most times. He turned back to where Merle was standing ahead of them and scowled. There was some fucking dick face standing in the way and he was getting ready to knock is teeth down his throat.

"I see you found your brothers." The man smiled looking behind Merle.

Mac shifted not liking the look in the dick faces eyes. Daryl was standing next to him with Sophia between them. Carter and the rest of the men were standing with them as Merle talked to the bastard.

Merle cocked his head to the side and the man smiled again, "Well while you ran your errand we worked on housing."

Mac felt a snarl starting in his throat and went to step forward but Daryl caught him at the elbow. "Calm down."

Mac looked over shooting daggers at Daryl, "I need to fucking know."

The calm blue of Daryl's eyes locking with his had some of his anger bleeding away and he blew out a breath. He was going to give this motherfucker five minutes and then he was going straight to Hannah's house.

"We don't arm the citizens here for a couple of reasons." The man started. "We don't want disputes getting out of hand."

Merle sneered and spit at his feet, "I aint disarming myself or my brothers."

The four men left from Merle's command, Martinez, Daryl, and Mac all nodded with his words. Tension readily showed in the man's face as he looked to the men eyeing him. Mac smiled when he looked to the wall and realized that it had been Merle's men that was doing the patrol and really keeping this place safe. They had been the only people here with any skill and the man needed them. If Merle got mad and shit went south his men would be right behind him.

Sophia's soft voice caught the men standing close to her attention. "Daryl.." When he met her eyes she frowned and shifted. "I need...I need to use the bathroom."

The man that Mac heard one of the men call the Governor now stepped forward some. Daryl immediately shifted and so did Mac shielding Sophia. The move caused Carter, Stevens, Tucker, and Briar to all step in closer to them and look forward. Tension was thick and Mac waited on him to make a move but he stopped his forward progression.

"Miss we can show you-" Sophia moved around behind Daryl completely from the Governor's view and he stopped talking. He looked back to Merle, "We have your housing set up."

Mac walked behind Merle steadily the sounds of the other's following him the only thing he really heard. He'd been stuffing everything down for so long that now that he was here in the town that was his sons home he was having trouble shaking shit. Nothing else mattered till he seen that boy and knew for a fact that he was safe and nothing had happened. Mac knew he wasn't the most leveled headed of men, knew he could get downright nasty and volatile but there were few things in this world that mattered. His brothers and son were it. Done.

"DAD!"

Mac lifted his head so fast he felt pain shoot through his neck. Brian was running straight for him at full speed with no signs of slowing, it wasn't seconds before he was slamming into him. Brian's arms wrapped around him tightly and Mac lifted his eyes as his own wrapped around his son and seen Hannah walking for them. She had tears in her eyes and he cringed. Shit he hated dealing with tears.

"Fuckin' told Todd you weren't dead." Brian growled against his chest.

Mac felt anger swell in his chest at the thought of Todd telling something like that too his son. He felt more than anger but again shoved it all away as Brian stepped back from him smiling. Merle slapped him on the back and jarred Brian forward.

"Happy late birthday you little shit."

Brian grinned and Merle nodded but his eyes were back to sweeping the town. The Governor was talking Merle up like they were best friends and it was grating on his nerves. He turned when he heard Daryl speaking quietly and see Brian pull Daryl into a hug too. He chuckled when he seen Sophia watching them her face a mask of confusion.

Looking at him she raised her eyebrows but smiled at him. Hannah finally got to them and then shook her head, "You are filthy."

Mac grinned and waggled his eye brows, "Not sure that is a complaint."

Brian groaned and Mac chuckled jerking him into his side as they walked. He seen more people on the street now and scowled. "This place feels like a cage." Brian's voice was low as he spoke to his dad. "And I still don't like Todd."

Mac chuckled and he heard Hannah huff ahead of them. Mac's eyes landed on her arm and he raised a brow and nudged Brian, meeting his eyes he motioned to her and Brian's face lit in anger. Face turning red and blue eyes flashing he looked to his dad and made a face. He didn't need to ask what the bruises spoke for him. Mac looked over at Daryl and seen his eyes go to Hannah and then him and he growled.

Hannah and him might not have ever gave it a real shot but she was the mother of his kid and he'd be goddamned if he seen some man laying hands on her. He was going to have a fucking talk with Hannah and find out what was going on. Brian elbowed him and Mac looked down and shot a look to the side and then a shit eating grin split his face and Mac's own mirrored that of his son. The man in question had just came around the corner. Todd's face paled slightly before he squared his shoulders and he waved. Mac lifted his hand and flipped him off his smile slipping into a threatening sneer and Todd paled further.

"Dad you are really are filthy. You look like you just got out of purgatory." Brian chuckled.

Mac looked down, "What the fuck are you talking about?"

"Purgatory from...you know what never mind." Brian shook his head, "You're covered in blood and dirt."

Mac shrugged, "Just another day."

Brian's eyes went to Daryl suddenly and Sophia walking with him, "Who the hell is that?"

Merle started talking then and everyone got quiet. "SO you're telling me that so long as I kiss your ass we can stay? I'm hearing you right?"

The Governor stopped when they got to a house and stepped up on the porch and looked down at Merle, "I've done what I could to keep these people safe and I wont have some usurper come in here and try to disrupt my community."

Merle stepped up on the porch his hand flexing on the stock of his gun. Carter, Stevens, Briar, and Tucker all tensed and looked to Merle. "I don't know what kind of fuckin' broken crown shit you think you got going on here but I aint no boot licking pussy." He snapped.

Daryl pushed Sophia behind him and Mac mirrored him with Brian both kids pushed together. Hannah was next and she readily moved and looked at Mac wide-eyed but he just nodded for her to move.

"Excuse-"

Merle growled and stepped into him more, "You don't like me...my brothers thats fucking fine we don't need this goddamn place and we sure as fuck don't need you to survive. Dixon's been surviving long before this world fell the rest of the way into hell."

The Governor shot him a serious look, "Think about what you're saying." He snapped chuckled and Daryl smiled looking over at him, "You think your brother wants to take his son out there? His wife? What about your other brother here and his daughter?"

No one corrected the man when he called Hannah Mac's wife or Sophia Daryl's daughter.

"I guaran-goddamn-tee you we would be safer than your ass can keep these people."

Martinez moved next to him, "WE aren't trying to take whatever you got going on here...we had family here and came for them."

The Governor looked beyond them all to Hannah, "Would you take your son from the safety of this town?"

"If his father and uncles thought it best, yes." Her voice was firm.

Every man standing there that knew Hannah and her son chuckled in unison all-knowing that Hannah would never question Mac on Brian's safety. Hannah stepped more beside Mac and her face hardened.

"You don't speak for me and my son."

The Governor looked at all the men standing there and then to Merle, "I believe things are getting skewed. This is where you and your brothers will be set up...we can discuss you all becoming apart of the town after you've had time to rest, eat and clean up."

Mac was standing in the room he'd decided was his as he dried off not bothering to get dressed yet. He could hear Merle and the men down stairs talking and let his mind drift. Hannah and Brian both looked like they hadn't seen anything bad since the start and he felt relief flood his system. Since this shit started he'd seen more people dropping like flies and had to more shit to get to them then one shower could wash off.

Now that he knew they were safe he felt like he could breathe. He wanted to knock the fuck out after he eat but wasn't going to. No he was going to find his son after he got dressed.

Tossing his towel away and walking towards the bed to get his pack he'd tossed away before the light faded completely away. Mac looked up when his door swung open suddenly. Hannah stepped in without a word and Mac just raised a brow at her not bothering to even cover himself. Her eyes widened and he seen her blush but she didn't look away and he set on his bed. She walked forward and the relief in her eyes and posture as she looked at him had him questioning just what the fuck had happened since this shit.

"Took you long enough Dixon."

Mac shrugged, "Like to do things on my own time."

Leaning back and dropping down to his elbows on the bed he groaned as his back popped and he closed his eyes. Fuck he was tired. He felt her eyes on him and he looked back at her. She stepped towards him and grabbed his arm pulling him back setting and wrapped her arms around him.

Her scent flooded his nose and he breathed deeply the clean smell of peaches, honey, and Hannah fogging his mind up. Mac let his weight drop back again and kept his grip around her forcing her down into the bed with him. Hannah fell into his chest and her eyes widened as if realizing he was naked for the first time. Mac grabbed her arm and brought it around in front of him and rolled them suddenly pinning her below him.

"He do this to you?" He looked at the bruises on her arm. "I'll kill him."

She frowned, "It isn't what you're thinking Mac."

"Tell me what it is then cause from where I'm at it looks like he grabbed you hard enough on both fucking arms Hannah to leave his goddamn hand prints." He snarled looking down at her.

Hannah shoved at his chest but he pushed her back into the bed more, "Mac stop."

"Fuck you Hannah answer me." He snapped, "Brian see him do this goddamn shit?"

Her face paled, "It don't matter Mac we aren't together anymore. I'm pretty sure Brian is going to end up fighting him if we didn't split."

Mac grinned, "Got a good head on his shoulders."

Moving to his knees and taking his weight off of her Mac looked down and watched her eyes drop lower. He snorted and she looked up at him. That same fire that had attracted him to her all those years ago was swimming in her eyes and she smiled.

"I'm glad you're here." Her voice was soft. "Are we leaving?"

Mac raised a brow and smirked, "You really going to follow Merle's ass?"

"No." She shook her head and leaned up, "Me and your son are following you...and our family."