Introduction

Chapter 15

Mack's P.O.V

"Do have everything honey? Your tooth-" "Yes Caroline," I interrupt before she can start listing things off. "Are you sure," she asks. "Yes. Positive," I respond. "We should check one more time," Caroline says. "Darling, Caleb's here with the bus and band," Luke calls in.

"Good luck honey," Caroline says giving a hug for the millionth time. "Thank you," I say. I kneel down and give Bo and Tate a big hug. "Listen up Thomas Boyer and Tatum Christopher you be super good boys for mama and I'll see you soon ok," I say after giving them a hug. "OK Mackaroni,"Bo and Tate say together. I'm walking up the bus stairs when I hear, "I love you."

"Y'okay baby girl?" Carter asks me. "Hm. Oh, yea, I'm fine," I say distractedly. "No you're not," he says back. "Yeah, I guess your right," I respond sitting up and looking at him, "Bo said 'I love you' to me when I got on the bus." "Well he is your brother, kind of." "I know and I didn't say it back. Some sister I am, huh," I sigh. "Everyone makes a mistake but that's how we learn baby girl," he says patting my knee.

It's a day's drive to Albuquerque which is where our first show is. We make sandwiches for dinner and watch 'Forrest Gump' then go to bed at like 10ish.

I wake up shaking, screaming, and sweating. It was the dream I have every night and the only good part about it is, sorry, was my boyfriend Zaine-Mykel Chad Ceero. Then I hear heavy footsteps and the ceiling light comes on. I pull the cover over my head and shut my eyes, tight. A pair of strong arms embrace me as I breath in the familiar scent of sweat, Polo, and a hint of beer. It all comes rushing back to me. This is the first day of my new life on tour as Luke Bryan's daughter. "Darlin', its ok. I ain't ever gonna let anyone hurt you like he did again," he says in that sweet, drawly southern accent of his. I open my blue eyes to his brown ones and notice Carter and Black Mike behind him. " I-I-I'm s-sorry," I stutter out with a mixture of tears and snot running down my face as I place my face back in Luke's shirt. I hope he didn't like it that much because it is now covered in snot and ... blood? Damn a nosebleed."Uh, Luke where are the tissues cuz I kinda need them," I say as I put my hand over my face. " Shit, it looks like someone got murdered on your face, Mack," BM says. "Gee, thanks," I sarcasticaly respond to BM. "No prob sweetie," he replies as I shove a tissue up my nostril. Holy crap I can't believe this is real life, I think. "Carter, what time is it," I ask stifling a yawn. "5:30 a.m.," Carter says. "So how long does this thing have to last before you have to take those pills?" Luke asks "Shouldn't you know this?" "It's 5:30a.m.," "Sorry, 20 minutes," "Do you think you'll need them?" "Yup," "Well you guys seem to have this under control so I'm going back to bed," Carter says. I look at Luke and say, "This is an amazing start."My name is Mackynzi Leah Bryan and this is the story of the start of my life.