Second Oldest ~ Shameless

Uncle Carl

It's been a few days since Sammi shot Frank and Gwen and Pete have been making sure Sammi stays as far away from Evie. Which is why they locked her and chuckie out of the house when Evie's first birthday came! She was now officially one years old and walking on her own and has said a few more words other then 'mama' and 'dada!' For instance, when they visited Ian again after celebrating it at their house so he doesn't feel left out; Evie pointed at him and said ' Ian'. That made him smile a little even under sedation.

Anyways today was the day he'd be coming home and Gwen could tell everyone was worried about him acting like Monica. Gwen doesn't like that their comparing Ian to Monica. He's just bipolar.

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Gwen was sitting in the seat next to Fiona in the hospital as they waited for Lip and news on Ian.

"Hey." They turn to see Lip as he took the empty seat next to Fiona, "Hey."

"I can't believe we're back here." Lip said, looking around as he sat down.

Gwen and Fiona signed, "I know."

"Makes me what to throw up." Gwen added as she rubbed her temples.

Lip looked over at Fiona and asked, "Are you still married?"

Fiona looked down at her ring, "I think so."

"She's not sure. Her husband is silent. And you know how Fiona is with silence." Gwen explained for her sister, nonchalantly.

Lip nodded, "Right. Yeah. Silence in our house usually means someone stopped breathing." This made the three of them laugh a little.

"Exactly." Fiona signed, "Anyway, he's going on tour for a while, so...." She shrugged and shook her head, "I don't know. Maybe it's a good thing."

"Sure it is." Gwen muttered under her breath, knowing Fiona will fuck it up again like she always does with her relationships.

"So how's Evie and Pete doin, GG?" Lip asked his sister.

"Doing fine. Thank you again for buying her that smash cake for her first birthday." Gwen thanked her brother who smiled a little.

"Anything for her. Still can't believe she's already one and walking." Lip commented.

"So how's school going?" She asked her brother, "You figure out tuition?"

"No." Lip answered, "No, I got an idea, though."

"What idea is it?" Gwen asked, "Is it an idea that could land you in jail?"

Before he could answer, a woman walked up to the three Gallagher siblings, "You're here for Ian Gallagher?" The three of them nodded and stood up from their chairs, "Come with me."

They started following her down the hall when Lip said, "I thought Mickey would be here."

Fiona scoffed, "Yeah, I didn't."

"Give him a break, Fi. He just needs some time." Gwen defended her brother's boyfriend, remembering the last time he came with them to visit.

The woman led the three of them to her office as they sat down in the seats in front of her desk, as she looked over her notes on Ian's diagnoses, though, frankly, Gwen knew they didn't need to hear it, they already know it's Bipolar like they're mother, but didn't want to be rude.

"Bipolar one, acute mania with psychotic features." The woman read off her notes, "This means -"

"No, we know what it means." Fiona cut her off, "Can we take him home?"

Gwen kicked her leg, "Fiona!" She scolded her sister for being rude, "Sorry about that."

"That's all right." The doctor assured, "I understand that there's a family history, and that this diagnosis is difficult to hear, but I do need to go over a few specifics as regards to Ian." She explained.