Bad Idea, Right? • shameless uk

027. someday!

LIP GALLAGHER, HIS HEART SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES... He had just told Karen Jackson that he loved her.. 
She dumped him! Karen Jackson had dumped him..

Debbie Gallagher came barrelling into Kodi’s bedroom, not even bothering to knock.
“Kodi — it’s Lip!” she blurted, already grabbing her wrist and yanking her out of bed.

Kodi staggered after her, clutching the towel wrapped round her.
“Oi! What the fuck, Debs?!” she barked.

From the kitchen, Veronica poked her head round the door just in time to see the chaos.
“What’s goin’ on?” she called, her brows lifting.

Debbie didn’t even look back. “It’s Lip — he needs her!” s
he yelled, practically dragging Kodi down the stairs.

Veronica’s eyes swept over Kodi, barefoot and in nothing but a towel.
“You might wanna chuck some clothes on, love,” she called after her with a smirk.

Kodi ignored her completely.
“What’s happened?” she demanded, already hurrying alongside Debbie.

“He’s cryin’,” Debbie said, her voice small. “In his room.”

Crying? Lip?
That stopped Kodi cold for a second — but then her stomach dropped. Without another word, she sprinted out of the house, down the estate, and into the Gallagher place, the towel flapping as she ran.

Neighbours peered out their windows at the sight of her legging it in next to nothing, but she didn’t give a toss.

Up the stairs she flew, two at a time. Fiona caught sight of her at the top, arms folded.
“Kodi, for fuck’s sake — put some bloody clothes on,” she tutted.

Kodi brushed past her without so much as a glance, throwing open Lip’s bedroom door.

He was sat on the edge of his bed, head in his hands, shoulders shaking.

Her chest tightened instantly.
“Lip,” she breathed, stepping closer.

The second he heard her voice, he fell into her arms, sobbing into her neck. His fingers gripped her thighs like a lifeline.

“She fucked me off,” he mumbled brokenly. “Told her I loved her… an’ she just fucked me off like I was nothin’.”

Kodi climbed onto his lap, wrapping her arms round him, pressing her cheek to his hair.
“You daft sod,” she whispered softly, rubbing his back. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.”

His hands tightened on her thighs again, his face still buried against her, his breath hot and uneven.
“You were right, y’know,” he said hoarsely. “Love’s bollocks. Does nowt but ruin you.”

His eyes drifted down — catching how her towel was slipping a little — and despite himself, a crooked grin tugged at his lips.

But even as his heart ached, his thoughts turned to her.
If he was already gutted — if he’d already been dropped on his arse by someone — why not go for what he really wanted?

Kodi.

Not wanted. Needed.

“Dump him,” he murmured suddenly, his voice low and rough. “He’s a muppet. You should be with me.”

Kodi froze, pulling back just a fraction to stare at him.
“You what? You can’t just say that,” she shot back, frowning.

“I bloody can,” he said firmly, his voice cracking with desperation. “We’re good together, Kodi. You know we are.”