only fools (fall for you) 》Lip Gallagher/OC

Aunt Ginger

Daniela wrapped her scarf tightly around her neck and shoved her gloved hands into the pockets of her coat to try and feel the slightest bit of warmth. Winter was her least favorite season as she absolutely despised the cold. It also didn't help that she was incredibly sleep deprived.

She had done some babysitting for the Johnson family that lived a few blocks over. Their twin toddlers and seven-year-old were relentless, never seeming to need sleep. Their parents had gone out for a date night and didn't manage to get back until around midnight, leaving Daniela exhausted.

That morning, Daniela had gotten a text from Ian when she woke up saying that he needed to talk to her urgently. Curious as to what her friend needed to tell her, she made her way over straight away.

When Daniela came to the front of the house, she noticed Steve's expensive car sitting out front and rolled her eyes. Clearly, the man had not gotten the message that Fiona was still more than pissed off at him for the whole Canada fiasco.

He's persistent I'll give him that.

Daniela made her way up the front stairs and opened the door. She was in the process of taking her scarf off when the bitter air hit her causing her to re-wrap it.

"Why the fuck is it so cold in here?" Daniela huffed and then widened her eyes when she saw her own breath in front of her.

"Oh look, the Ice Queen just arrived," quipped Lip dryly making her scowl at him as she walked into the kitchen to find the Gallaghers (plus Steve) there. "No wonder it's so cold in here."

"Bite me."

"Pass."

Debbie was propped up on the counter with her laptop and looked up when she heard Daniela enter.

"Ella!" She greeted happily.

"Hey Debs," Daniela stopped glaring at Lip and moved over to see what the young girl was doing.

"Back for more abuse," quipped a voice from behind her. She turned to see Lip addressing Steve, obviously unimpressed. "You're like a boomerang."

"Yeah, no, I lost a bet to Ian on the Islanders game," explained Steve. "Need to see what tickets he wants me to get him."

"And we live in the 1700s where telephones haven't been invented yet so of course, you couldn't just call," spoke Fiona sarcastically.

"Not when I knew you were dying to see me." Daniela mentally scoffed at Steve's nerve.

Her attention snapped to the stairs when she heard Ian come down.

"Yo, you got my tickets?" He asked Steve.

"Yeah what game? Philly on the 12th or Edmonton on the 27th."

"Oh, Oilers definitely!" Piped up, Daniela. Ian agreed.

"That's a good choice! The Flyers are fags." Daniela inwardly cringed at Kev's poor choice of words. She noticed Lip's eyes spring up from his bowl of cereal and look straight at Ian. Ian however, showed no signs of discomfort.

"Goddamn, it," cursed Fiona holding a piece of paper. "The gas bill's late. No wonder it's freezing in here."

Daniela moved over to nudge Ian with his arm, catching his attention.

"You said there was something you needed to tell me?" Realization filled his eyes and he quickly nodded, looking slightly terrified. He ushered her into the lounge where Daniela gave him a worried look.

"Mandy Milkovich tried to hook up with me last night." Daniela's eyes grew wide and her mouth dropped.

"Why?"