There's the Rub

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!!Trigger Warning: Underage Drug Use!!

Gwen was coming downstairs with Evie on her hip, Pete following her. When they entered the living room, they saw Carl and Debbie..... And Lip?

"Lip!" Gwen smiled widely as she went over to embrace him, "You're home!"

"Thought it was time I stopped by, check in." Lip shared a look with Pete, both deciding not to mention he almost thought about dropping out, "Hi there, Eve." Lip cooed as he grabbed her out of Gwen's arms and tickled her chest, making her giggle, "Wow, she's so big now." 

"Yeah, can you believe she's already 6 months old?" Pete smiled as Lip continued to hold Evie on his hip now and turned to the younger Gallagher siblings.

"How are the coeds?" Carl asked his brother.

"Oh, it varies by coed." Lip answered and turned to Debbie, who was sitting on the floor, doing some kind of creepy collage on the coffee table, "What's this?"

"Creepy art she's making 'cause her boyfriend dumped her." Carl told him.

"A boyfriend?" Lip questioned.

Debbie turned to glare at Carl, "I'm expressing myself creatively. You're counting underarm hair with a mirror."

"Check it out, four new ones." Carl smirked as he raised his arm and started shoving his armpit into his sister's face, making Gwen and Pete chuckle.

"Get off of me!" Debbie shoved him away.

"Let me say them, little man." Pete smirked as Carl showed him his armpit hair and they high fives each other, "You're becoming a man." Pete snickered, making Carl grin.

"Phillip!" They heard Sheila's voice exclaim as she entered the living room, wearing Native Indian clothes, "How nice! No one told me you'd be home!"

"Sheila, wha - what are you doing here?" Lip wondered.

"Good question." Carl rolled his eyes, making Gwen hit his shoulder.

"Be nice!" Gwen scolded.

"Well, Fiona's at work, and then she has a barbecue at Mike's house, and Gwendolyn and Peter are busy taking care of Evelyn, and I said Id be happy to watch the kids."

Lip turned to Gwen, "Here, she wants her mommy. Here's your mommy, Eve." He coped as he handed her back to her mom's arms. Then lip turned back to Sheila as Liam came over to him, "Nice, and you and Liam here having a candle - lit dinner?" He joked as he picked Liam up.

"Well..." Sheila started playing Native American music, "Fiona said it was okay if I had my date over. It's actually our fourth date. He's such an interesting man."

"What's the music?" Lip asked her.

"Tribal Twilight, Recorded Songs Of The Menominee Indian Tribe." Sheila explained, then a timer went off, "That would be my succotash. Hold on." She turned off the kitchen and entered to the kitchen and Lip turned back to address his family.

"Succotash? Sounds disgusting." Gwen mumbled to her boyfriend who nodded in agreement.

Lip out Liam down and asked, "Hey, um, you guys heard anything from Ian?"

"No." Gwen shook her head.

"Not for weeks. And Fiona doesn't even care." Debbie informed.

"What about the US army?" Lip pressed, "You hear anything from them?"

"No." Carl shrugged.

"Why the army?" Gwen wondered.

"'Cause Ian joined up." Lip answered, making the young couple's eyes widen.

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