Trouble // Carl Gallagher

chapter six

I woke up next to Carl. I smiled. He kissed my cheek and stood up to stretch. I looked over to see Debbie asleep on my beanbag chair. She laid Carl's clothes on my nightstand. "Goodmorning, Carl." I mewed as I sat up. He turned back to look at me. He smiled. "Goodmorning, beautiful." He replied, leaning down to help me up. I got to my feet and brushed myself off. Carl was getting dressed as I walked to my closet to pick out my clothes. I put on a 'Green Day' shirt and some jeans. Carl turned to see me. He looked so good. "Wow. You look beautiful." He looked me up and down, then he bit his lip. "You don't look too bad yourself." I nudged him. He took his flannel off and put it on me. I smiled as he took a few steps back. "You look sexy wearing my clothes." He blushed. "Is that so?"I smirked taking a few steps toward him. He nodded and bit his lip again. He leaned in to kiss me as I kissed his cheek. I laughed. "Wow, I just got rejected." He chuckled. "Oh, come here." I pecked his lips just as Debbie woke up. "Jesus Christ do you guys ever stop kissing?" She joked. "This is literally the third time we've kissed." I said. "Third?!?" Debbie sits up quick. "Oh, look at the time I gotta go get ready." I say as I grab my makeup bag and head to the bathroom. I brushed my teeth, then quickly applied eyeliner, mascara, and some chapstick before walking back into my room. Carl was putting his sneakers on and Debbie was brushing her hair. Carl smiled as I walked in. Debbie was sat at my vanity, now applying some makeup. I bent down to get my converse from under the vanity as I looked up to the mirror, seeing Carl looking at my ass. I stood up and turned quickly. "Smooth." I say, laughing a little. I took a deep breath and realized that I smelled like him. I smiled at the thought of smelling like him all day. "What are you smiling at?" Carl asked. I shook my head, still smiling. "Nothing." He laughed a little, looking down. Debbie looked at us. "Aw, so cute I wanna fucking vomit. " she spoke, turning back to finish her makeup. I grabbed my bag and walked downstairs. Debbie followed close behind me. "How'd you sleep?" She asked, putting her jacket on. I blushed. "Pretty good." She looked at me. "That's because you and Carl cuddled all night." I giggled as she said that. She was disgusted. "Ew. I can't even fathom one of my friends cuddling with my brother. It's so gross." I laughed as I heard Carl coming down the stairs. "Are we ready to go?" I asked. They both nodded and we were put the door.
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Carl and I walked into second period and I saw the sign up sheet for the talent show. I perked up and walked over to the sign up sheet. "You're gonna sing right?" He asked me. "Considering I don't have any other talent, yes. I'm gonna be singing." I laughed. He smiled and rolled his eyes. "Sassy. I like it." He smirked. I signed my name and put my talent next to it. I handed Carl the pen. "Here." He smiled at me, writing his name and talent below mine. "I would suggest we do a duet, but you need your own recognition." He stated. "You don't get enough in my opinion." He finished, setting the pen down. I smiled. "Thank you, Carl." I said, picking up my books and following him to the back seats. I saw a girl sitting alone in the back. She had long blonde hair, hazel eyes, and she was wearing black skinny jeans, and converse, paired with a 'Pierce the Veil' Tee. "Let's sit with her. She looks alone." I whispered to Carl. He nodded. We both walked up to her. "Hey," I said to the mystery girl. She looked up. "My name is Mel, and this is Carl. Mind if we sit here?" She smiled and shook her head. "No, go ahead. " We sat down with her. "I'm Ashley." She said. "Nice to meet you Ashley." I smiled. I nudged Carl. "Yeah, nice to meet you." He said. "Want to come to my house after school?" Carl offered. Wow. I've never seen him be this nice, especially to someone he just met. She nodded. "That sounds fun." She smiled at us.

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We approached Carl's house. Debbie didn't walk home with us. She went to her friends house, I'm pretty sure. Ashley, Carl and I walked onto the porch and into the house. I saw Lip sitting on the couch with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. "Hey, little dudes," He jumped up and walked over to us. "How was school?" He asked us. "Fucking boring, as usual." I said. Lip laughed and ruffled my hair. I looked over at Ashley, who had her eyes locked on Lip. He looked back at her. "I've never seen you before. I'm Lip." He smiled holding his hand out. "Ashley." She shook his hand. "Love your shirt." Lip complimented her. Ashley's cheeks flush red. "T-thank you." She stuttered. "Gag me with a fucking spoon." Carl said before walking into the kitchen.  Ashley's phone buzzes. "Shit, I gotta go," She puts her bag over her shoulder. "I'll see you guys at school tomorrow." She smiled at Lip. "It was nice meeting you." She winked at him. Oh, okay. The shy girl in the back of class is showing her flirty side. "Later guys!" We say goodbye to our new friend as she walks out the door.  Lip sits back on the couch. "I need a shower. Be right back." Carl says, nudging me, then walking upstairs. I sit next to Lip on the couch. Lip hands me a cigarette. "Thanks, Lip." I said as he lit it for me. "Mel,Carl really likes you." He says. I exhaled. "Are you joking?" I asked, in shock. "Why would I joke about this?" He asked, laughing. I shrugged. "No one has ever really 'Liked me' before."  "Well, Carl likes you. A lot." We both laughed. "He talks about your 'dreamy blue eyes' and your 'blond hair with blue in it'. Like how the blue compliments your eyes and shit. It's actually quite cute." He smirked. "Do you like him?" I blushed. Even though its only been a week, I am really starting to like Carl. "Its been a week." I said quickly. "That doesn't quite answer my question." I rolled my eyes at his stupid remark. "Yes. I do." I said quickly. Lip nodded. "That's adorable." He said. "If you call me adorable again, I'll kill you." I laughed, putting my cigarette out. I walked upstairs to Carl's room and sat down on his bed. I laid back and smiled to myself. I'm so lucky.