Shameless / Sandor Clegane

26. All of You

Bad for Business / Viserys Targaryen Out now!!

"we'd like you to participate in our medical study."

"Your what?" Frank questioned.

"In my whole career, I've never seen such a spectacular display of alcoholism." The doctor remarked.

"Thank you."

"Would you be able to abstain from alcohol for two weeks?"

"No." Frank answered without hesitation.

"We could offer you $3,000."

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"Why are Steve's clothes down here?"

"Somebody couldn't wait to get upstairs last night." Lip mused.

"We out of diapers? Yeah, but I put a plug up his butt." Ian added. "Didn't I, buddy? Oh, it's okay."

"That towel's gonna leak." Davina remarked coming down the steps, Liam smiled back at her. "Hi sweetie," She cooed kissing his cheek. 

"Yeah, I'm on it."

"So, my SAT gig's a bust, but, uh, I can scrape up some money another way if you need the help." Lip added.

"It's cool. I got a few bucks. Plus, I'm picking up that temp check later." Fiona remarked. "Oh rise and shine Dav."

"I'm up." Davina mumbled moving to the coffee pot, empty, she didn't even like coffee but she needed something to peel her eyes open.

"You and Sandor?"

"Shower." Davina countered heading up the stairs again. She hopped in for a cold quick shower and when she turned the water off she heard buzzing.

"Is that a Taser?" Davina countered. "Where'd you get that?" Davina pulled it from carls hand he grumbled out but of course he did. "Where'd you get that?"

"I let him borrow it. Hey, help me out." Lip countered.

"Borrow a taser?" Davina shook her head. "Our carl?"

"Carl finally got invited someplace by normal kids." Lip agreed.

"Normal kids the require a taser?"

"Robbie Rebello's having a paintball party." Carl answered. Lip handed out a towel and she wrapped it around herself

"Yeah, but he's not going, so I gave him the Taser to play with." Lip agreed. "Don't worry. It doesn't work."

" You aren't going, Carl?" Davina questioned confused. "A nice normal party sounds fun."

"No." Carl murmured. "It costs $27."

"Oh... that's not... too bad." Davina remarked pulling out her wallet. "I got a few tips last night. Here." She held it out and his eyes went wide before he hugged her.

"Awesome! Thanks." Carl ran off. Lip stared back at Davina.

"What?" Davina countered pulling on some clothes. "Well, he really wanted to go, he knows we're strapped... its fine. Like I said I got few extra bucks. We all deserve to have one fun thing in our lives, right? This can be his. In five years Liam gets something fun and out of budget." Davina mused.

"You're gonna need new diapers." Lip countered.

"I have three more dollars." Davina agreed.

"You are too easy on him."

"Says the man that gave carl a taser!" Davina objected. 

"Remote Alcohol Monitor. Designed it myself. This fine piece of jewelry will alert us to any alcohol use. Make it the whole two weeks, you get the cash."

"Can I get an advance?" Frank countered.

"This green light is connected to your bracelet. Drink one sip of booze, light turns red. Attempt to take the bracelet off, light turns red. Spill rubbing alcohol on it, light turns red. Red light equals no cash."

"Get ready to say good-bye to three grand." Frank declared. "I'm a sober man!"

"I'm sober as a seven-year-old. Haven't had a drink in two days." Frank corrected. "Well, granted, I've been unconscious for most of it, but I figure, if I can abstain from alcohol when I'm out, how hard can it be to do when I'm awake?"

"What are you talking about?" Kev countered.

"Medical study. For the next two weeks, my body is a temple. No alcohol for this fella. And I got this little guy to keep my honest." He motioned to his monitor.

"Hey, Lindsay Lohan, how much are they paying you?"

"Well, who says I'm getting paid?" Frank countered holding his head high.

"No, seriously, how much?"

"Never you mind what I'm making. You should spend some time taking a personal inventory of what you're doing for the betterment of society."

"Why are you in a bar, Frank, if you're not drinking?" Jess questioned from behind the bar.

"Came in for some support. The way I see it, I've done a lot for the folks around here over the past couple of years, and I could use a little help from you all now. I might hit some rough patches over the next few weeks, so I'd like you all to commit to not drinking, too, in solidarity."

Fiona stared down at the extra three dollars from Davina and no money from the temp job that she was supposed to have for diapers and food. She still somehow only had 15 fucking dollars. 

"Okay, your total is $18.72."

"How much without the diapers?" Fiona questioned glancing back at a mother and infant heading to the bathroom.

Fiona quickly moved to the bathroom and got liam on the changing table when the other woman came out of the stall.

"Hang in there, Liam." Fiona pretended to look for a diaper she didn't have. "Oh, damn, did I forget your diapers?"

"I do that all the time." The woman laughed pulling one from her bag.

"Thanks." Fiona declared. She smiled down at Liam, how many diapers could she get out of just chilling in here?

"Hey," Sandor said that night when he picked Davina up. "Whats with the long face gorgeous? You miss me?" 

"I always miss you.'' Davina agreed. 

"Whats wrong?" 

"I need to get up on stage and earn enough money for some diapers." Davina decided. 

"Fuck no." Sandor corrected. "I will buy you- Liam right?" she nodded. "I will buy Liam diapers." 

"You thought the diapers were for me?" Davina chuckled. 

"No," Sandor assured. 

"Thank you."  Davina kissed his cheek as they pulled into the back lot, sandor smiled back at her. 

"All of this," he leaned over capturing her lips. "Is mine, I would have to kill every fucker in there if they got a look at all of you." 

"Thats the most sweet and psychotic thing I have ever heard!" Davina cooed.