Ian and I are doing inventory at the store. I'm in aisle 4, while he's in 6. Since there's few stuff on the shelves, we can see each other.
"Hey, that's sexual harrass- Mandy?" Ian asks.
I look over to see the top of the head of some girl.
"Hey, Ian." She says.
"Uh, what's going on?"
"I wanted to thank you for coming to my rescue in history class today."
Today Ian tricked his history teacher, when he saw that he got a boner from looking at Mandy.
"No problem. Mr. Bancroft's a prick."
"Well, I think you might be my knight in shining armor."
"Right." Ian walks into aisle 5, where Kash can see them, and I get a better view.
"You're funny, Ian Gallagher." Mandy says.
"Okay."
"What time do you get off from work?"
"I think it's, uh, inventory night, so probably not till really late."
It's inventory night every night. I have shorter shifts than Ian, so I stay until 5:00, while Ian stays till 8:00 on some nights.
"Alright. Well, I guess I'll see you at school tomorrow, then?"
"Yeah, right. Uh, see you tomorrow, Mandy." Mandy kisses Ian on the cheek. As she does so, her jacket lifts up, and I can see she's wearing a pink, lacy thong.
"Bye, Ian."
"Look at you, gay boy. Gettin' both genders. " I say.
Later that night, Carl and I are wrestling in the bedroom when Lip walks in.
"Did you guys know that Dad is staying at Karen's house?"
"Yeah. Don't care." I say.
"He's dating Karen's mom."
"Don't care." Carl says, as I put him in a head lock.
"Maddy, I need to talk to you." Lip says. "Alone. Carl, go hang out with Ian."
"Damn it, dude." I say. "I was winning."
Carl walks out and Lip sits next to me.
"What if Dad marries Sheila?"
"I don't know. What if?"
"Then what if Karen and I get married?"
"Dude, you're, like, 16."
"My dad would also be my father-in-law? But then what would that make Karen's real dad? What would that make Karen, my sister or wife?"
"Dude, you're thinking too deep into this. When has Fran been known to stick with a woman long enough for you to be old enough for marriage?"
"You're right."
"I know I am."
Carl bursts in.
"Hey. Stupid Mandy is about to give Ian herpes." He says.
"What?" We both ask.
"She begged me to leave."
"Oh, Lord."
By the time we get back downstairs, Mandy's already gone.
The next morning, Carl and I run out our room, and I'm holding the killing bat.
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FanficMaddy is a close friend to the Gallaghers. So close, in fact, where she lives with them. A few years back, Maddy's mother walked out, leading to her father's suicide. Fiona, having been friends with Maddy's mom, adopted Maddy and took her in as her...
