Partners In Crime // Carl Gallagher (COMPLETED)

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"You're brave" Lip said with a cigarette hanging from his mouth while they sat in the ice-cream truck the next morning. "What do you mean ?" she asked coldly, she made sure to keep her gaze away from him so focused on a bag of chips hanging on the wall. She was drained because she'd spent most of the previous night crying. Once Carl left, she broke down and went straight home and stayed in the state she was in until the next morning.

"All the stuff with Carl last night" he said through a smirk, he was shuffling the playing cards so they could play a game. "Fuck off Lip" she spat as he laughed. "No, it's cute y'know, it's like Romeo and Juliet. You two can't be together because of a crazy current girlfriend" he began, continuing to laugh but she quickly turned her gaze back to him.  "You're an intelligent asshole but you have stupid ways. Watch your fucking mouth Lip. You don't want to put all that talent to waste by ending up in a body bag" she spat as he put his hands up to show he meant no harm. "Jesus Christ" he whispered as she put her head in her hands and shook her head. "Sorry" she began but he told her not to worry about it.

"Is Mike, Johns Groven's kid" Lip then said as she furrowed her eyebrows. "How the fuck would I know who that is ?" she asked agitated but Lip was quick to shush her incase Mike heard. "Did he say anything about his parents being shot ?" he asked as she nodded, it was one of the first things he told her. "Jeez. That kid has had a rough life. Wonder why he chose to work here though ?" he said while lighting up a cigarette. "Mike doesn't handle the drugs" she said while shaking her head as Lip told her it was for the best.

"He's had a rough life, Miss" he repeated as she nodded. "He's told me" she said as Lip shook his head. "You wouldn't know. He doesn't tell anyone. I bet it's tougher than he's told you anyway" he said as she shook her head. "Lip, I don't-" she began but he stopped her. "The kids homeless. He's part of a gang. Lucky if he even stays alive. It's why he moves around" he said as she shook her head. "I'm not believing your stories Lip. I'm not a kid" she said as he shook his head and left it at that. Missy wouldn't believe it until Mike told her himself.

"I'm gonna clock out early today. Think you can handle without me ?" she said to the two boys since Kev was busy at the Alibi. "What are you going to be doing exactly ?" Mike said annoyed. He wasn't himself for the last few days but  she just shrugged it off. "Talking to my sister" she said before storming out and off to the Milkovich house.

She took a breath to prepare herself and knocked at the door. She wasn't sure how to feel that she could potentially see Terry again. Jamie opened the door with a smile. "Missy, hi" he said quietly as she smiled  back. He was quieter and kinder sibling but his beatings were just as bad as the rest of them. "Mandy here ?" she asked as he raised his eyebrow but nodded. He stepped aside but told her to be quiet since Terry was asleep.

Svetlana was sitting on the table with Yevgeny who was sitting on it. "Hi shithead" she said a little too loud which caused Terry to stir. "Shut the fuck up" Jamie hissed as Missy went straight to Mandy's room. She opened the door to see a man lying on her bed in nothing but his underwear. "Can I help you, little Mandy ?" he asked as the girl shook her head. "Don't call me that. Where is she ?" she spat as the man shrugged. "Out" he spat back, it wasn't enough for her so she shook her head and took another breath. "Bullshit" she whispered, leaving the room but the man got up and was quick to follow her.

"Where are you going ?" he whispered while grabbing her arm to stop her from finding her sister. "I need to talk to my sister, it's none of your business" she hissed while pulling out of his grip and opening the bathroom door to see Mandy covering a scar of her face with concealer. The sight made Missy gasp audibly. "Missy. Get out" she shouted while slamming the door in her face. "She fell" Kenyatta immediately said but Missy was getting angrier by the second. "You're unbelievable" she said through a laugh, she was so angry that she was laughing, this was a dangerous stage to catch any Milkovich in. He laughed with her, "Do you want me to wake up your dad and have him slap you around" he said as Jamie stood there, unsure of what to do.

"Try me" she said blankly. "You think because you've been to prison, you know everything ?" he asked as she shook her head. "Nope, but I know enough to know thar woman beaters like you should be locked up. Maybe I should wake up my dad and tell him what you've been doing. Won't be happy. You using his little girl as a punching bag" she whispered as the man jumped at her. "But as I'm a reasonable girl and he's sleeping off a hangover. I'll let you off with a warning" she said as the man smiled. "You think you can tell me what to do ?" he said as she shrugged. "Run along. Little girl" he spat while punching her in the face causing her to step back and fall over onto Jamie who caught her. Jamie instantly punched him back and before the man could react Svetlana walked over holding a gun.

"Get out of this house before I count to three or I'll pull the trigger and blow your brains all over the floor. Don't you ever put your hands on a woman like that. In my country you'd be at the end of river for doing like you did to Missy. Now unless you want me to wake up sleeping bear. You get out" she spat as the man snarled before grabbing his stuff and pulling on his clothes, ready to go. "Kenyatta" Mandy immediately shouted, scared as she pushed open the bathroom door. "I'll see you later Mandy" he spat before walking out the door.

"You don't know what the fuck you've done" she said, panicking. "Big scary man gone. Problem solved" Svetlana said as Mandy shook her head. "He's going to come back and-And. Never mind" she said annoyed as she went into her room and slammed the door. "Be careful who you fuck, she thinks this is love, it's not. Once a person shits on you, run" Svetlana said as she nodded and took a mental note. Jamie immediately escorted her out to prevent her from getting into any more danger.

She was beyond angry that Mandy was so scared of what the man was going to do when he came back. She was getting endless texts from Jimmy about their "project" and everything was becoming too much. She removed the rollie from behind her ear, knowing Lip had rolled weed into it and smoked it. It was her first time actually experimenting with drugs but she didn't care. She figured that dealing was the hard part so she had nothing to worry about. She was pacing and didn't stop until she walked right into someone. "What the fuck ?" she shouted as the person stepped back. "Missy, what's wrong ?" Carl, the person she bumped into asked. "Fuck off" she shouted but he grabbed her shoulders and pulled her closer to him, they were centimetres away from each-other.

"Do you know how to steal a car ?" he whispered as she looked at him like the answer was obvious and nodded. "Help me, would ya ? I promised I'd take Kassidi out and she'll go batshit if it isn't in a nice car" he said as Missy sighed. "Fine, let me call Jimmy" she said blankly as the boy smiled, he wanted to kiss her there and then but he wouldn't dare. Jimmy gave her a location and a car to target, he presumed she knew what to do and before they knew it the pair were riding around the South Side in a Range Rover Jimmy had moved from the North Side.

"Can we trust it ?" Carl asked as Missy handed the toxin from earlier to him, he inhaled and realised it wasn't nicotine but wouldn't point it out. "It's Jimmy, when has he ever been trustworthy ?" she asked as Carl nodded. "He still here ?" he asked awkwardly as she nodded and was ready to leave the conversation there. "I didn't want the car for me and Kassidi. I wanted it so we could spend some time together" he said after a while of silence, she immediately shook her head. "No" she whispered, about to go off on a tangent but he stopped her. "As friends" he then said but she brushed it off and kept driving. They drove around for a while until she got to the Gallagher house. She turned off the car but Carl stayed sitting there, looking out the window. "Get out. I don't have all day" she bitterly with her hands on the steering wheel, keeping her gaze out the window. "Is it bad if I say I don't want to" he said while looking at her. She didn't look back but she saw him from the corner of her eye.

"I have a warehouse" she said coldly as he smirked. "That I suppose we could go too" she then said as he nodded. "Wait, Where the fuck did you get a warehouse ?" Carl said shocked as she shrugged. "Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies" she said while taking a breath before starting the car again.