Bex Mack

## Rebecca Mack

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**Bex Mack** is the mother of Andi Mack and daughter of Celia and Ham Mack. She was thought to be Andi's older sister until she told Andi about their true biological relationship. She's a founding partner and owner of Cloud Ten, along with her mother, Celia.

## History

### Leaving Home

Bex tried to take care of Andi after giving birth to her, but she left the house after Andi called Celia "Mama", and not Bex.

### Return Home and Telling Andi the Secret

Bex returned home after years of traveling the world to celebrate Andi's 13th birthday. Andi was excited to her that Bex was returning home.

As a birthday gift, Bex took Andi to a park, where she got Andi lessons with Jonah Beck. After Andi did some frisbee lessons with Jonah, she learned that Jonah had a girlfriend and made a fool out of herself. She grew angry at Bex because she embarrassed herself, but Bex told her that was good because she would tell these stories when she met someone new, and that she would learn from them. Andi told Bex that wasn't her. Bex said she was trying to help Andi realize that she doesn't have to be perfect but Andi said that she was only a girl she sent scarves to and nothing more. This event pushed her to tell her the truth about her biological relationship with Andi.

After Andi talked to Bex about what happened at the park and that Jonah texted her, Bex proceeded to tell her about the mistakes she made, over the entire course of Andi's life. Bex then got a picture of them together when Andi was born. She told Andi that she was actually her mother and not her sister. After Celia and Ham came into the room, all of the adults started bickering, but Andi stopped all three of them and said nobody got to be upset but her because they have been lying to Andi for her entire life.

Bex later found Andi at AndiShack and began to apologize. However, Andi stopped her and said that it was too weird. Andi had always envisioned Bex as her cool sister traveling the world, not her mother who abandoned her. Bex tried to explain that wasn't what happened, but Andi stopped her again. Bex said to Andi that whenever she was ready, Bex would tell her everything. As Bex left, she told Andi that she should probably hate her, but Bex will always love her, and always has. Andi will have that whether she wanted it or not.

### Adjusting to New Life with Andi and Contacting Bowie

Soon after learning that Bex was her mother and Bex began to take over parenting, Andi realized that she liked boundaries and wasn't too happy with Bex's way of more lenient and care-free parenting. For a while, she began to separate herself from Bex and hide in the bathtub with a book and some animal crackers. Bex found her with the intention of hanging out but then realized that Andi didn't want to hang out, which attributes to the fact that she was hiding from her. Bex was hurt by that and soon distanced herself from Andi too.

While Bex was attempting to contact Andi's father, all she could produce was "Hey", which Ham thought was unforgivable. Bex said that if he wanted to tell him that he had a daughter, he could. Ham tried to write the email but struggled with finding the words, so he ended up writing "Hey" as well.

Bowie arrived at the Mack home and Bex was shocked to see him. However, she saw that as the right time to tell Bowie and Andi that they were father and daughter. Bowie and Andi were surprised, yet happy that they found each other.

After a father-daughter day, Andi told Bex that she realized that Bex didn't get much time with Bowie. Bex said that she'll get some next time. Andi asked her if there would even be a next time, and Bex said that she wanted to say yes, but she didn't know.

### Chinese New Year and Denying the Proposal

During Chinese New Year, Mei gave a good fortune gift one to Bex, because she was still unmarried. Bex tried to decline but eventually accepted it. Mei tried to assure Bex that she wasn't judging her and marriage wasn't a competition, all the while slipping in a comment that her daughter was celebrating her 15th wedding anniversary.

### Repairing Her Relationship with Celia

On the day that Bex left home, Celia tried to pretend that she didn't know what day it was and they started to get in an argument about being open and honest but Andi was able to diffuse it.

## Relationships

### Romantic

#### Bowie Quinn

Bex and Bowie dated in high school. He wrote a song about her for his band and they played it at all their shows.

At some point, they conceived their child, Andi. Bowie was cut off from communication and was unaware that Bex was ever pregnant until thirteen years later.

They later broke up after they had a fight, and Bowie left town.

Years later, when Bowie returned, he brought her back to the place where he last saw her before he left. He told her there that he had always planned to come back. He just didn't want to say it until he meant it and he never got around to it. He then told Bex that he wanted to stay with her and Andi permanently. Bex said that she can't speak for Andi, but Bowie said that she should speak for herself, for what Bex wanted. She said she wanted pizza, clearly trying to dodge the decision. Bowie decided to go along and not press her.

### Familial

#### Andi Mack

Andi has always admired Bex and thought of her as her big sister traveling the world.

After making a fool out of herself during frisbee lessons with Jonah, she became angry at Bex because she set the lessons up. Bex told Andi that she was only trying to help, but Andi shot back at her and said that Andi wasn't one of those people in her memory box and she was only a girl Bex sent scarves to, which hurt Bex and pushed her to tell her the truth about her biological relationship with Andi.

After Andi talked to Bex about what happened at the park and that Jonah texted her, Bex proceeded to tell her about the mistakes she made, over the entire course of Andi's life. Bex then got a picture of them together when Andi was born. She told Andi that she was actually her mother and not her sister.

During an argument with Celia, she tried to get Andi to admit that she was a better mother. However, Andi quickly picked up on it and refused to choose.

After Bex was hesitant to contact and identify Andi's father, Andi began to isolate herself from Bex. After Bex realized that Andi was intentionally avoiding her, Bex began to avoid her too. They quickly reconciled, though, eating animal crackers and reading books with pillows in the tub.

After Celia hinted that she wanted Bex to move out, Andi defended Bex and said that her coming back was the best thing that ever happened to her.

During a game of Truth or Truth, she confessed to Andi that she regretted saying no to Bowie's proposal.

#### Celia Mack

Celia and Bex have a tense relationship. When Bex returned home, Celia was cold and distant with her.

When Bex let Andi watch a horror movie and falling asleep during it, leaving Andi terrified, Celia questioned Bex's abilities as a mother. Bex told Celia that Andi needed a mother who's going to teach her how to be brave, but Celia thinks that Andi needs a mother who knows what she's doing.

After Bex spilled her drink on the keyboard after impulsively moving the desk without moving the drink, Celia told Bex that she wished that Bex would grow up. Bex said that she has because she was back and she was raising her daughter. Bex told Celia that she will live for the day when Celia says that she's proud of Bex.

After an argument arose between Celia, Bex, and Andi on whether Bex left on her own accord or she was kicked out, Celia told Bex that she didn't actually send her away, though Bex disagreed and has accepted the fact that they've been having the fight for thirteen years and that they'll never agree on what happened. They both don't want Andi to hear the wrong story but they need to make a decision because they don't want to leave Andi in a limbo.

#### Ham Mack

Bex has a good relationship with Ham. He was glad when she returned home to stay with him and Celia.

Unlike Celia, Ham tries to make Bex feel included despite her missing from the family. At the dinner memory game, he handed Bex a cheat sheet so she'd still be able to be in the game.

Later, when Andi was expressing a desire to meet her father, Ham pushed Bex to contact him and tried to help her write an email to him, but they both couldn't find the words to tell him that he had a daughter so they just wrote "Hey".

### Friendships

#### Miranda Patrick

Bex met Miranda after bringing some plants that looked wilted and she said that she'd nurse the plants back to health. They bonded after finding out that they both had a last name that sounded like a first name.

While Bex was retrieving her plants, Miranda asked her if Bowie was seeing anyone because she was interested in him. Bex said that he wasn't and that Miranda should go for it. Bex canceled her plans with her so that Miranda could go out with Bowie.

Their friendship became strained when Andi accused Morgan of stealing Andi's bracelet with Morgan saying she didn't. Bex believed Andi and Miranda believed Morgan. However, the bracelet was found in a pile of paper cranes, but Andi said she looked there already and it wasn't there when she looked.

### Professional

#### Brittany

Bex used to babysit Brittany when she was young. When she began to work at The Fringe, she was shocked to see that Brittany was her boss.

They had a good professional relationship to where Brittany trusted Bex to do her makeup for a sorority dance, praising her makeup skills when Brittany saw the finished product.

## Personality

Bex is free-spirited and energetic, and she generally likes to get her way. However, she has trouble letting the people who care about her try to help her.

## Education

Just like Andi, Bex attended Jefferson Middle School as a child.

After deciding she wanted to become a cosmetologist, she attended an unnamed cosmetology school and graduated as class valedictorian.

## Career

Bex is a cosmetologist at The Fringe. After many people suggested that she do makeup as a career because of her talent, she went to cosmetology school and became a licensed cosmetologist.

As time went on, Bex became very popular in the cosmetology business, getting many appointments and the eventual need to start a waitlist.

Later, Celia bought Bex The Fringe. After some protest on Bex's side at first, they became founding partners and owners of Cloud Ten, a top-notch boutique beauty salon, where Bex works as a cosmetologist.

## Notes and Trivia

* She has a motorcycle.
* After watching a movie, she likes to watch the credits for people who have a last name that sounds like a first name.
* She wants to learn how to sew.
* She was a tank-top legend back in high school because of how she used to layer them.
* She has a song she sings to help her to solve a Rubik's cube:
	+ *R is right, and F is face. U's up here, and D's downtown, but flipped around. And prime is backwards because you do everything backwards when you're in your prime.*
* When she was a teenager, she had red, blue, and white streaks in her hair.
* She had a bike as a kid which she named Skidboot.
* She doesn't like things with a lot of small holes.
* She took piccolo lessons as a kid.
* While she was traveling, Bex made it a point to send Andi scarves.

## Important Episodes

These episodes are Bex-centric or are otherwise very informative about her life.

* 13
* Home Away From Home
* Hey, Who Wants Pizza?
* Mama
* We Were Never
* Truth or Truth
* The Cake That Takes the Cake

## Memorable Quotes

**Bex:** I've made too many mistakes.
**Andi:** When?
**Bex:** Today.
**Andi:** No you didn't! That's what I'm trying to tell you.
**Bex:** And yesterday, and the day before that, and every single day of your life.
**Andi:** What are you talking about? You're scaring me.
**Bex:** You should be scared. Do you think you're not in here? You are.
**Andi:** *(referring to the picture)* Is that you?
**Bex:** *(referring to the picture)* And that's you. Andi, I'm not your sister. I'm your mother.

**Bex (to Andi):** You probably hate me. You probably should hate me. But I'll always love you, and I always have. And you have that whether you want it or not.

**Bex (about Andi):** I'm just not sure how many life-altering blows she can handle. "Hi, I'm your mom", followed by "Your dad doesn't even know you exist."

**Bex:** It's what dads do. It's their job to embarrass their daughters.

## References

1. ↑ Mama, 2x04
2. ↑ 13, 1x01
3. ↑ It's Not About You, 1x05
4. ↑ She Said, She Said, 1x06
5. ↑ Dad Influence, 1x07
6. ↑ Chinese New Year, 2x02
7. ↑ Mama, 2x04
8. ↑ Hey, Who Wants Pizza?, 2x01
9. ↑ She Said, She Said, 1x06
10. ↑ Terms of Embarrassment, 1x08
11. ↑ 13, 1x01
12. ↑ Shhh!, 1x03
13. ↑ It's Not About You, 1x05
14. ↑ Truth or Truth, 2x16
15. ↑ 13, 1x01
16. ↑ Shhh!, 1x03
17. ↑ She Said, She Said, 1x06
18. ↑ She's Turning Into You, 1x09
19. ↑ 13, 1x01
20. ↑ Outside the Box, 1x02
21. ↑ It's Not About You, 1x05
22. ↑ You're the One That I Want, 2x09
23. ↑ Crime Scene: AndiShack!, 2x18
24. ↑ Shhh!, 1x03
25. ↑ Hey, Who Wants Pizza?, 2x01
26. ↑ Shhh!, 1x03
27. ↑ We Were Never, 2x12
28. ↑ We Were Never, 2x12
29. ↑ Andi's Choice, 2x19
30. ↑ For the Last Time, 2x20
31. ↑ 13, 1x01
32. ↑ You're the One That I Want, 2x09
33. ↑ Dad Influence, 1x07
34. ↑ Mama, 2x04
35. ↑ Mama, 2x04
36. ↑ Mama, 2x04
37. ↑ Perfect Day 2.0, 2x15
38. ↑ Truth or Truth, 2x16
39. ↑ Terms of Embarrassment, 1x08
40. ↑ 13, 1x01