Hollie was watching tv on the sofa when a knock appeared at the front door. "Somebody get the fucking door!" her dad yelled from upstairs.
Hollie stood up and walked towards it. She opened the door to Mandy. "Hey, wanna go for a walk?" she asked. "Sure. Anything to get away from here."
She grabbed her coat and left the house, closing the door behind. "Did Lip try to talk to you today?" Mandy asked. "Not yet," she answered.
"My brothers are trying to find Ian," Mandy said.
"Speaking of which, I know your lying."
Mandy and Hollie stopped dead in their tracks. "Excuse me?" Mandy said, surprised.
"Yesterday, Lip told me Ian was gay. There's no way he tried to fuck you," she said.
"He.. He's gay?" Mandy stuttered. She nodded. "Oh shit. I have to talk to him." "He's probably at the Kash & Grab," Hollie said. "See you later," Mandy said before walking away.
"Now what am I supposed to do?" she said.
She started walking forward anyway. As she walked for a bit she saw Lip walking back with a busted nose. "Lip?" Hollie called to him.
"Hey, Holls. Didn't think you would talk to me after what Ian supposedly did," Lip said.
"Well, for one, I know Ian isn't the type to rape a girl. Two, he's gay," she said. Lip chuckled, "Yeah, sounds pretty dumb for him to rape Mandy, then."
"Want to walk with me?" Hollie asked.
"I have to find V. She'll take care of my nose," he explained.
"What happened, anyway? Milkovich brothers?" she guessed. He nodded.
•••
Veronica put a tissue in Lip's nose to stop the bleeding. "The nose is the most commonly broken bone in the ages between 13 and 25," she said.
Lip and Hollie looked at Mr. Perry who was sitting in a chair dressed like a lady with a wig on.
"That's fascinating, but who's the old dude?" Lip asked, pointing to Mr. Perry.
"It's not a dude. It's your Aunt Ginger," Frank said, with a beer in hand.
"What, the one who owns the own house?" Lip asked.
"That's right. Ginger, say hello to your nephew," Frank said to him. "Dad, stop," Fiona said in embarrassment.
"Why's he trying to pass Mr. Perry off as Aunt Ginger?" Lip asked. "Who?" Frank raised an eyebrow. "Mr. Perry, the old bus driver," Hollie said.
"Social Security wants to talk to Aunt Ginger and he was to lazy to get the real one," Fi explained.
As the Gallagher's talked, Hollie's cellphone beeped. She took it out of her pocket to read the message.
Dad: "Get home, I need you to take care of Penelope."
"Fuck, I gotta go," Hollie said, putting her cellphone away. "Where?" Lip asked. "Home. Bye." She left through the front door and walked home.
