Sleep No More

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It's been a few days since Franny Gallagher was born and Debbie has yet to let anyone hold the baby, not surprising to Gwen however. She figured Debbie would be petty like always, even though she knew it was partly there fault for "not supporting her decision" but Gwen didn't regret it of course. She's happy that she has a new niece and that Evie now has a little cousin of course. But she felt bad for Franny because Debbie is not nurturing, she's still a bratty teenager who has no job, no boyfriend, thus leaving Franny without a father. She can already tell that when Franny gets older, she'll end up hating Debbie. But until then, she wants to be a good aunt to Franny whether Debbie likes it or not.

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It was morning and Gwen and Pete, Evie in his arms, we're heading over to the Gallagher house with some coffee for everyone, except for debbie and Frank who was no doubt going to be there. They didn't get one for Sean because they keep forgetting eh lives at the Gallagher house.

Gwen and Pete could hear Franny crying inside from even outside the house before they opened the front door.

"Good morning, Gallaghers!" Gwen announced with a cheeky smile, telling by the tired looks everyone was giving her, Franny kept them up all night. "Oh sorry, guys, I feel so bad for ya." Gwen said with a cheeky smile as she and Pete came in with Pete placing the coffee they bought for them on the counter having labeled each with their names to know which is there's. Each of them took their coffee cup while saying thanks to the small family.

"Your welcome." Gwen said with a smile as Pete finally placed Evie on the floor so she can run over to Liam as he sat the kitchen table making him smile.

"Eve!"

"Li!"

Pete smiled as he helped place his sugared in the seat next to Liam as the two started to giggle as Liam started to share small pieces of his breakfast with niece.

"Kid's got a set of lungs." Frank said, referring to the still crying baby upstairs.

"Reminds me of one particular baby who used to keep us up." Lip said looking at Evie with a smile as she innocently pointed at herself. "Yes you. You used to be such a whiner in the night." Lip said in a baby voice as he crotched down to Evie's level at the table to pinch her small cheeks making her giggle.

"How about a cup?" Gwen heard Sean ask and turned it see Frank drinking milk straight from the carton as usual.

"I'm good." Frank said shortly with a casual shrug.

"Not everyone wants your microbes in his food." Sean said as Frank placed the milk back in the fridge. "Are those my drawers?"

"Keep forgetting he lives here now." Gwen whispered so only Pete could hear who nodded in agreement.

"I can already tell he won't last long." Pete whispered back with Gwen agreeing too.

"How long do you think she can go for?" Fiona asked annoyed and tired of all the crying from the newborn. Even Evie didn't cry this much when she was an infant.

"Uh, she stopped for, like, a half an hour last night." Lip answered now carrying Evie on his hip as smiled happily at him. "I'm glad a moved back home. Wouldn't wanna miss this."

"That sounds like a hunger cry." Gwen pointed out, recognizing that kind a wailing from when Evie was a newborn. "Debs might not be producing enough milk."

"She might need to supplement with formula. Someone should tell her." Fiona added on.

"Not you?" Sean asked Fiona.

She scoffed, "It's none of my business. She's made that abundantly clear. She's not sleeping, eating, showering. I wish she'd let one of you just hold the baby."

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