At Last [Lip Gallagher]

Chapter 9:

I kicked the last box away and pulled my ringing phone out of my pocket. As soon as I pressed answer, I put the phone up to my ear. 

"Hello?" I asked after pressing answer.

"Hey. Where are you?" Sierra asked.

I took the phone from my ear and looked at the time, realizing that I was late getting into work. 

"Shit. I'll be there in a couple minutes." I said.

"Hurry." Sierra said before hanging up.

Hurrying into my room, I quickly changed into uniform. Once I got all my stuff I headed outside and started the walk to Patsy's. Once I got there, I stepped inside which caused Lip to look up from where he was sitting behind the register.

"You look like shit." He said.

"Thanks." I muttered, moving behind the counter.

"Where have you been?" He asked.

I looked up at him. "Nowhere." 

"You find a place?" He asked.

I shrugged and moved to clock in. Once I did and grabbed my notepad, I moved around to tables and started taking orders. After a bit Debbie walked in with a guy in a wheelchair. I looked up from the table I just handed their food to.

"Neil?" Sierra asked, walking up to them.

"I took the bus." Neil said. "I met a red-headed girl with big tatas." 

"You two know each other?" Debbie asked.

Sierra laughed. "This is my brother. Excuse him. He was in an accident and says whatever he's thinking." 

I looked at Neil to see him looking at Debbie's boobs.

"Hey. Neil. No tatas." Sierra ordered.

Neil looked at Sierra. "Oh, sorry." 

"He seems sweet and Franny seems to really like him." Debbie said.

"I'm hungry." Neil said.

"I have to work, but I'll bring you a burger, all right?" Sierra said, grabbing the handles on his wheelchair.

"I could sit with him." Debbie said, walking with Sierra as she moved Neil to a table.

"Are you sure you don't mind?" Sierra asked as she let go of his wheelchair.

"Totally sure." Debbie nodded, sliding into the booth of the table.

"Okay. If he tries to touch your tits or anything, just swat his hands away. It's involuntary." Sierra explained.

"Okay." Debbie said sitting down at the table Neil was wheeled to.

"I'll bring you guys some cokes." Sierra said, walking away.

Sierra walked up to the counter and I left to go to the counter as well.

"Who is that weird, creepy guy sitting with my sister?" Fiona asked.

"Uh, my brain damaged brother. Debbie sitting with him cool?" Sierra asked.

Fiona turned to Sierra. "Yeah, of course." 

As Sierra walked away, I looked at Fiona and she she stepped closer to me. 

"You get moved in?" She asked quietly.

I nodded. She grinned.

"Excuse me." She said before walking away and heading outside.

I got back to work. Once my shift was done, I headed back to my apartment. After getting changed out of my work uniform,I headed over to the Gallagher's. Ian and I were hanging out on the couch when there was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Ian asked loudly enough for the person on the other side of the door to hear.

He gave me a look and jumped up from the couch, heading towards the door. I stood up as Ian opened the door.

"Deb Gallagher at this address?" A man asked.

A man walked in and Ian followed after. 

"Debs, for you." Ian called as he walked to the back up the couch.

I walked around the couch and stood beside Ian as Debbie came downstairs.

"Yeah?" Debbie asked.

"Debbie Gallagher?" The man asked. "I'm Tony Casas from the Department of Children and Family Services. We want to inform you that we're opening an investigation to determine whether or not your daughter, Frances Gallagher, is the victim of child endangerment and neglect." 

"What?" Debbie asked. 

Fiona stepped forward as the man started playing a video. In the video, Debbie was fighting another woman with Harry on her chest.

"This is you, correct?" Tony asked.

The video continued and I looked at Fiona before looking at Ian. I turned to look at Debbie who was staring at the video in disbelief.