Loving a Gallagher (A Shameless Lip Fanfiction)

Desperate Times....Call for a Milkovich

Mickey and Ian finally showed up in a beat up old ford truck, which was obviously stolen but i was appreciative none the less cause it was the only way we were getting all of our things back to Chicago. Clarissa and Brayden were sound asleep in the backseat while I sat upfront next to Ian and Mickey who were fooling around nearly the whole trip. I had a lot on my mind so I was quiet for most of the beginning of the trip, moving back home to the south side wasn't something I was proud of considering all that I had worked so hard for to get were I was but I'm taking this semester off to get our feet on some solid ground, spend some time with family especially for Brayden so he had a chance to be raised around a family that loves him and possibly fix the broken relationship that i had with Frank if not anything at least get a chance to get some help from him to earn some extra cash. Getting lost in my thoughts, I had totally spaced out when i felt the car come to a complete stop snapping me back into reality. We were at a drive thru where Ian and Mickey were trying to pick out a something to eat. "Yo dude you hungry?" Mickey said looking over at me looking impatient as he waited to order. Um.. I said glancing back at Clarissa who was still asleep so peacefully that i didn't want to wake her or Brayden though I'm sure she was probably hungry but I'd rather wait til she woke up. "Yeah just get me a couple burgers and a fry" I said turning back around to face the front windshield of the truck. "So you ready to be back in the south side with all of us low lives?" Mickey asked me sarcastically. "You guys aren't low lives" I said as he interrupted me right at the end of my sentence. "It's alright, not all of us are as lucky as you to get to leave the south side, why you coming back for any how?" Ian looked over at me curious as to why i had decided to come back home himself. Shaking my head as i stuffed my face with a hand full of french fries, "there's no real big explanation other than i just really need to take a minor break from school and make some extra cash and the only real place i know i can do that in the way i want to is back home in Chicago" Ian and Mickey both looked at me as if i had lobsters crawling out of my ears as if i was completely crazy. "How much money you looking to make?" Mickey asked me as he pulled over to the next gas station to fill up. "At least a couple of grand" i said looking back at Brayden who was starting to wake up and becoming restless, the little guy was probably just hungry and in need of a change i'm surprised he had slept so good for this long but he was getting over a ear infection so maybe that's why he was able to sleep through the night again. Ian handed Mickey some cash out of his pocket for gas. I was able to feed and change Bray before he got finished filling up the tank, Clarissa moved briefly but still remained asleep curled up in the corner or the backseat. Even with hair in her face that i moved away with my hand she still looked as gorgeous as ever she was shivering a little so i took off my coat and laid it on top of her and kissed her forehead before getting back in the front seat. When I heard a big commotion in the gas station and Mickey running towards the truck. He slammed the door and hit the gas shaking everyone awake "What the hell Mickey?" Ian and I said as he just laughed and shouted enjoying the rush of it all. "Mickey!!!!!!!" i shouted as he flew down the road and Brayden cried in the backseat Clarissa was awake trying to soothe him and Ian was just as aggravated and curious as to what he had done. When a flash of red and blue lights came up in a distance behind us so Mickey picked up his speed and took a couple back roads before shaking the cops off. "MICKEY!!!!!" Ian and I yelled. "What the F**k?" I was becoming to get more and more aggravated at him if it wasn't for my son being in the car i would have grabbed the steering wheel from Mickey's hands and stopped the car myself. He got to an abandoned lot somewhere south of Chicago before he stopped, he was still laughing uncontrollably Clarissa i could tell was pissed by the look she was giving him and me as she took Brayden out of his car seat and held him to try to stop him from crying. "What did you do?" i said as we all stared at him with wonder. When Mickey opened up both sides of his jacket and showed us all the money he had stuffed in his coat pocket "Holy shit Mick" i said "There's got to be at least $1100 here i said as he pulled it all out and handed it to me. "Whoa, Whoa what's this for?" I said confused and some what oblivious to his actions. "You said you needed some money... This is a start" Mickey.. I ... I can't .. You just F**king robbed that store back there i can't take this... we could all go down for it if they catch this vehicle, or if they noticed you. "The trucks going to be trashed after we get y'all home and my face was covered we're good, and if any one of us in this truck gets put in jail it's going to be me none of you dumb ass Gallaghers are gonna risk yalls future over this". I kind of sat there silent and confused why was Mickey being so kind, even though it was illegal none the less it was still an act i had never seen him do before except for maybe Ian.  "Look it will be between us nobody's got to know... Aight?" I just shook my head and kept glancing back at Clarissa.... Maybe this is what she was worried about us moving back. She didn't look happy but she didn't look upset ether it was mixed feelings on both of our ends. I opened my mouth to speak but i honestly didn't know what to say, ether way i sounded like a total ass who was gonna insult him or a grateful dickhead for accepting this when i knew it was wrong. Mickey shoved it all and wrapped it in a brown paper sack and kissed Ian before starting the car again. I had moved into the backseat with Brayden and Clarissa cuddling up to her while Brayden slept the rest of the way home. It was two a.m. before we finally reached the house where all the lights were on inside, I could see Fiona and Debbie peeking through the curtains in the living room waving and smiling they were obviously excited to see us. We all got out of the car and just stared at one another and hoped the events that had happened tonight just stayed between us and didn't go any further not that it would cause i wasn't about to risk losing my son over Mickey Milkovich. He and I silently nodded to one another, Clarissa grabbed Brayden and started to head towards the porch where everyone rushed out all at once. Everyone was so happy to see us and was even more excited to see Bray i'm glad they were going to be able to spend more time with him while he was still little enough. "I'm so glad your home" Fiona said as she hugged me, along with Debbie, Carl even Kev and V. "Me too" i said pulling away, "Babe" i shouted to Clarissa "You go ahead and get inside and relax I'll set up the crib soon as we get everything unloaded" She said okay and blew me a kiss, it was amazing how much i loved that woman. Ian was carrying one of the last boxes up to the front door and i followed behind him with the last, as i waved goodbye to Mickey who drove off in a hurry to get the "Getaway stolen truck" off of his hands. On my way up the steps i heard a familiar voice mumbling in the background it was Frank, who was of course hammered but actually recognized who i was and shouted my name from the road. "Lip" he said as i turned around instead of saying one of the many mean things i had been thinking about him all my life or had said i just waved and said hi and goodnight Frank.... And walked inside it had been a long night and i was ready to go to bed with my beautiful woman in our room with our son. This move was gonna work out it had too, at least until next semester.........