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PHILLIP GALLAGHER KNEW HE’D FUCKED IT.
Asking another girl out and then bringing her home to meet the family… what could possibly go wrong, right?
He really liked Karen — and the sex was great, some of the best he’d ever had. Honestly, he’d say Karen and Kodi came neck and neck when it came to shagging. Karen reminded him of Kodi a bit — but with one massive bonus: she’d actually said yes to being his girl. Unlike Kodi, who always rolled her eyes and laughed at the idea.
But what Lip hadn’t realised — not really — was that by asking Karen Jackson out, he’d lost Kodi. His best mate. His comfort. His safety net. The girl who’d been by his side since forever… suddenly a stranger in his own house.
He thought about it, over and over. Sure, he fancied Karen. But was she really worth losing Kodi Ball?
It’s not like he didn’t have feelings for her. He just… didn’t know how to name them. He’d been oblivious. And Kodi had always made it dead clear they were just mates, and only a fuck.
What he didn’t know, though — what she never let him see — was how she really felt. Kodi had been lying to herself for years. Denying it. Afraid. Because Phillip Gallagher breaking her heart? No thanks.
So she kept saying, "I’m not his girl," as if saying it enough times would make it true. As if the love would just… disappear.
But the truth was: Kodi Ball didn’t just see Lip as a good shag. He was home. He was safety. He was… everything she never said out loud.
And by denying it — by never just letting herself say, “I’m your girl, Lip Gallagher” — she’d cost herself him.
