Loving a Gallagher (A Shameless Lip Fanfiction)

Unexpected Tragedy

I dropped the phone when i heard the horrible news, the news that my son was on a ventilator not able to breath on his own. The news that my father was the reason for all of this. A million emotions came over me all at once, as I broke the news to Clarissa and watched her fall to her knees in my arms. Crying so loud that it disturbed the couple in the room next ours.
Without hesitation we rushed to the vehicle in which mickey had let us use for the night. I drove to Mercy Hospital faster than had ever driven before, daring a cop to try and stop me. I was trying to be as strong as i could for Clarissa but i couldn't hold it in the tears just fell and they followed with anger and fear of what the outcome may be. I held her hand all the way to the hospital not sure what I could say to calm her down when I didn't even know what all had happened. All I know is my baby boy is laying in a hospital unconscious and un alert to what was going on around him, and he was to young to speak for his self.  I don't think I've ever been more frightened by the sound of a voice until I heard Fiona and Ian on the other end. Arriving to the hospital twenty minutes later and two elevator rides later we finally came to the Pediatric floor where my whole family sat in the waiting room including Kev and V to wait to hear from a doctor. Everyone's head was hung low in sadness and anxiety praying for the best and preparing for the worst. I looked all over the waiting room that surrounded them as I ran closer to them no Frank... He wasn't anywhere to be seen.
"Fiona!" I yelled, As I pulled Clarissa along side me Ian, Debbie, Carl and Liam all stood up next to her when we arrived. Fiona immediately wrapped her arms around me and Clarissa. "What's going on Fi?" I asked sniffling, still holding Clarissa's hand. She sat us both down and explained to us the events that had happened that led to this moment. Frank had gotten in a friends car and totaled it after drinking his way in an assorted variety of alcohol. According to Fiona the police found the vehicle unattended rolled over and gas leaking from the engine. There was empty bottles all over the car and traces of blow and god knows what other things. The more the two of them told me the more angrier I got I was upset and seeing Clarissa upset too made my heart break in two.
Where was Frank? I kept asking Fiona who couldn't give me an answer. Other than she didn't know, his ass should be in jail right now, or should be laying in this hospital bed helpless not my son, not my innocent one year old son. I was constantly bugging the nurses at the front desk to let us see him but refused "we've been here almost two damn hours! You're going to let me see my damn son!" I shouted at the receptionist. "Sr. I need you to sit down and calm down or you will be escorted out of here and you will not see him at all! Do you understand?" She threatened only making me more and more upset I could just hear Clarissa behind me cry louder I wasn't intentionally trying to upset her or anyone else anymore then they already were but I still had no doctors answers to the million questions I had, no cop to talk to me they were dragging this out like it was our fault.
"Lip! Come on come with me let's grab a smoke and let you cool down" Fiona said to me pulling my arm. I shook my head with a single salty tear hit my lips. "No, no I can't! I can't leave what if someone comes out to talk to us" I said still shaking my head. When Clarissa touched me and told me it's okay go please calm down. She asked softly brushing the hair out of her face and the tears away I kissed her on the forehead and shook my head yes and followed Fiona. Before turning around I shouted back to Ian "please come get me if someone comes to speak to us" No problem big brother Ian said moving closer to Clarissa with a cup of coffee in hand.
(Clarissa & Ian dialogue)
"Here you go" Ian said as he patted me on the shoulder for comfort and handed me the coffee. "Thank you" I muttered softly "Everything's going to be okay" Ian told me sternly sounding hopeful. I shook my head agreeing silently not wanting to cry anymore but I was scared. Why hadn't they told us anything why were there so many cops and other people around my son but not Lip or me, his mother and father.  Ian kissed me on the top of my head for comfort. "Come here". He told me as he gave me a giant bear hug, and tried to soothe me some as Lip got fresh air and tried to calm down outside. "I love you as my own sister and everything's going to turn out okay. Do you trust me?" He asked me kindly as he looked at me. "Yes.." I said looking over at Carl and Liam who were asleep on the chairs beside us and Debbie watching TV on the flat screen above us. "Come watch with me" Debbie asked. "It'll help get your mind off things" she said following after the gesture. "Go On" Ian chimed in behind her as he took a seat next to me.
(Lip & Fiona dialogue)
I paced back and forth and kicked the wall multiple times until I hurt myself "Dammit!" I shouted tossing my second cigarette in the last ten minutes aside. "Are you finished?" Fiona asked me sarcastically. "Yeah" I shook my head, let's go in. "Not until you calm down! that was the whole point of bringing you out here" I rolled my eyes with frustration. "Look excuse me if my behavior is a little off balance but at the moment I don't give a damn about my behavior!" I yelled at her. "Hey Lip look here you are not going to take this out on me I told you it was a bad idea!" She yelled back. Immediately regretting what she had said, she opened her mouth to reply but before she could I cut her off. Shaking my head, I mumbled trying to calm myself down to to go back in. "I'm having a damn bad time right now and I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't remind me that this is all my fault" I screamed so loud at her so loud my throat got a sharp pain in it.
Looking incredibly remorseful she immediately tried to apologize "it's fine Fiona!" I said swinging open the door, I gotta get back in there.  
Not long after I had barged back into the waiting room, I stayed close to Clarissa who was like everyone else so worried and upset but she had finally fallen asleep on my shoulder I held her close to me and moved the blonde hair out of her eyes. "Phillip Gallagher? Or Clarissa Monroe?" A doctor said standing by a nurse and two police officers. Everyone sprung up to the sound of our names echoing in the room. "Yes!" We both sprang up out of our seats bombarding them all with questions all at once. "Okay! Okay!" The doctor and officer shouted above all of our voices. "Which two are the parents?" The doctor asked, when Clarissa and I raised our hands and moved closer. "How's Brayden? Is he okay? Is he alive? What happened?" The questions just poured out of me so fast I couldn't stop. "Sr. Please calm down we will answer all of your questions". Shaking my head I could feel Risa's hand squeeze mine tighter. "You're son, is on a ventilator as you might have heard from your family." We shook our heads, "he can not breathe on his own and suffered some internal bleeding as well as swelling on his brain". Unable to speak as I thought of my son being in the critical condition as the doctor described all I could do was cry along with Clarissa and the rest of the family. And shake my head cause it was hard to understand me through the muffling of tears. "Do the two of you understand everything I have told you" he asked as we shook our heads. Fiona and Ian both laid a hand on our shoulders highly upset as we were. Carl and Debbie just looking at one another not completely sure to what all was going on. "Can... We see him?" I asked as Clarissa grabbed my arm extremely tight and leaned near her long enough to give her a kiss on the forehead. "Yes... You can but I think for now only the parents should go back, your son is not in the best of shape and most likely will not know you are around but it is good to talk to him it helps" the doctor finished saying. "Are you ready?" He asked as we looked back at the family most of which was in tears or just plainly upset. "This is officer Raquel, and Camp, they do need to ask the family a few questions concerning the events that led up to or during the accident" becoming aggravated as if they were pointing fingers back at us for what had happened I asked the cop why.. "I know this is procedure but really? After waiting nearly ten hours to hear anything about our son when you had plenty of time for questions you wait til know?, call me crazy but that's an asshole move copper!" I said smarting off. "Now sr. Due to the events we will not take your actions to heart but you do need to watch your mouth and just let us continue this investigation". I stopped and apologized, "wait investigation? What investigation? Frank is responsible take care of it". Shaking his head at me the doctor was becoming impatient "come now" he said directing us to the ICU. As the officers started to ask the family questions. "It's okay Lip! Fiona said go check on your son" she said as she sat down and began getting questioned by the officer.