Crushing Me : Carl Gallagher

2. Where's My Meth?!

Summary: Frank lands a job as Fiona adjusts to her role as a
landlord. Kevin seeks support before going under the
We knife. A shady play comes back to bite Lip.
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"Ooo food." Kai smiled walking into the Gallagher house, trying her best to ignore the clear gaze that Carl had on her.

"I like Corporal Carl on the kitchen." Ian joked grabbing a blueberry and putting it in his mouth.

"Doesn't taste half bad, either." Lip added stuffing his face with food. "you eating for two?" Ian asked "boy or girl I bet boy." Kai smiled, giving Lip a wink who simply rolled his eyes.

"I'm just trying to fight the urge to drink what do you do when you have the urge?" Lip asked "i run." Kai answered giving him an innocent look as she walked passed Carl, in one of the most awkward ways possible. "6 miles whenever I want to drink or do drugs."

Carl tilted his head realizing how many times she would go out for "runs" when they were younger.

"Sounds healthy both of those." Ian muttered "Hey, I could try to move your meth today." Carl announced walking back to the stove before his eyes made there way to Kai's neck, there was a faint purple mark on her neck.

"About time. I'll go get it." Ian sighed walking into the living room  "Hey, it's not like there's an eBay for this. Shit takes time." Carl muttered

"Yo, yo, yo." Frank smiled "what up, homeboys and home girl? Lip, you're 21 right?" Frank asked opening the fridge.

"I'm 23." Lip corrected giving his "father" a knowing look. Sometimes Kai was grateful that the Gallagher's has Frank as a father instead of Terry. "but that's fine. You're in the hall park. Why?"

"What would another 21 year old wear to a-a interview?" Frank asked grabbing some random clothes from the dryer.

"We'll, a fucking 52 year old who was in a delusional crack haze thinking he was 21 would wear the green shirt that doesn't belong to him." Lip answered throwing a blueberry to which Kai attempted to catch with her mouth. "I was gonna pick the same one." Frank smiled "young minds thing a like."

"Job interview?" Kai asked sitting on the counter raising an eyebrow at the old man.  "What, are you looking to collect disability again, Frank?" Lip questioned

"That was the old Frank. This Frank is different. I wish you kids could've know me before Monica coiled around my neck." Frank sighed putting on the clothes that were defiantly not his.

"Choked to death the man I was meant to be. You're about to witness the rebirth of a protective member of society."

Kai defiantly believed that Frank could've been a better person and an even better father if he had never met Monica. But that wasn't what happened so there was no point in wishing.

"Crashing at my friends dylans house after school. Bye." Liam announced, going to hug Kai "you need a ride?" Kai asked a small smile on her face as she wrapped her arms around the boy.

Liam nodded and the two walked out the house together, Carl narrowed his eyes at the place Liam and Kai once stood. "Are you jealous of Liam?" Lip laughed slapping Carl on the head earning a glare from his younger brother.

"No the fuck would I be jealous of Liam." Carl mumbled going back to his cooking.

"You jealous he's spending more time with her then you have in months." Ian laughed handing Carl his meth.

"What the hell even happened between you two?" Lip asked raising an eyebrow. "Yeah the day after you came back the two of you just completely stopped talking." Ian added