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

Killing the Turtle

"I was like, Girl you are not using my eyeliner if you have pink eye! And she was all like, Well then, you're not my friend anymore."

The corners of Daniela's mouth tilted upwards at Mandy's recounting of her argument with a friend. The whole thing had amused her as she listened intently to the girl walking beside her.

Ian, on the other hand, seemed to be lost in his own world- something Daniela had curiously picked up on. She shared a quick look with Mandy before they both turned to him.

"Hm?" Frowned Ian, glancing between the two of them.

"You're not listening are you?" Mandy gave the boy a playful shove, causing a small grin to grow on his face. Daniela shoved her hands into the depths of her pockets and rocked back and forth on the heels of her feet.

"Penny for your thoughts," she said, fixing him with a curious look.

"I slept with someone- not Kash," shrugged Ian as his friend's eyes grew wide.

"Woah! When did this happen?" Asked Daniela.

"Um, about two weeks ago."

Mandy threw her hands up in excitement. "Well detes, please. Who?"

"I can't say," admitted Ian making Mandy pout and Daniela roll her eyes. She wasn't going to lie. She was a little hurt that he hadn't told her yet. "He's on the down low."

Daniela could see that Mandy too was a little put out by Ian's lack of information and the two girls started walking ahead of their friend a little more. Ian, sensing that they weren't entirely happy, hiked the strap of his bag up higher and followed behind silently.

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Daniela couldn't help but feel the heavy awkwardness that filled the store.

She was basically third-wheeling her boss and best friend and the tension from Linda finding out was getting too obvious to ignore. Daniela had been somewhat anxious herself coming into work the next day. She wasn't sure if Linda would have anything to say to her about the situation.

When she had walked into the store, Linda and Kash were having another argument- most likely about Ian. The woman gave her a knowing look before heading out to the back. Linda hadn't brought it back up since, possibly too embarrassed to.

Daniela casually sat on a stool, manning the cash register while Ian and Kash filled the fridges with drinks.

Grimacing when she saw Kash start up a conversation, Daniela stood to grab a doughnut out of one of the display cases.

Moving back, she leaned on the counter and continued to watch her friend whilst taking a bite of her stale doughnut. The girl was still a little more than put out from learning that Ian had slept with someone who wasn't their boss without telling her.

They had been friends for years now and always told each other everything. Daniela couldn't deny the certain sting to her emotions and had taken to childishly giving Ian the silent treatment.

Finishing up her doughnut, she looked at the clock behind her to see that her shift was over and that she had to go meet Lip for their lesson. The Gallagher had been a godsend to her grades, even in such a short amount of time- but you wouldn't hear her tell him that.

Licking the residual icing off of her fingers, Daniela pushed herself off the stool with a sigh. Kash also seemed to be on his way out, claiming that Linda was fertile at the moment. The girl closed her eyes in silent disgust as she pulled her jacket on.

Ian came around to the counter and watched as his friend looked at anything but him. Heaving a sigh, the boy shook his head and moved closer to the counter.