Partners In Crime // Carl Gallagher (COMPLETED)

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She stopped the car infront of a place that looked abandoned, in Carl's head, she brought him to a crackhouse and was lying about owning a warehouse. "Where the fuck did you buy this place ?" he shouted but she ignored him and got out of the car, he was aware of his surroundings and followed close behind her. He was clinging to the back of her jacket when she opened the door and brought him up a flight of stairs. He was on edge because the second they entered the door was locked but there seemed to be no one guarding it. She must've walked up about five flights of stairs before bringing him to the destination she wanted to. She opened the door and led him in. "Sit down" she ordered so he did, he walked over to a white L-shaped couch and took a seat, then she disappeared for a few seconds and re-appeared with Jimmy.

"Is he looking to stay here" Jimmy whispered once she walked out with him, the volume was low so Carl couldn't here and Missy shook her head. "A night at most" she whispered back as he nodded and smiled once they reached Carl. "Missy ? What the fuck is going on ?" Carl shouted as she shrugged. "Welcome to my house" she said through a smirk, she took a seat on the couch next to him and unwrapped a lollipop from the glass candy bowl on the coffee table before putting it into her mouth. She finally felt like she'd one-upped him. "Is this Jimmy's place ? Are you renting a room ? You know I have to tell Fiona-" he began, taking his phone out of his pocket but she immediately swiped it from his hands and put it into her back pocket. "Missy. I'm just trying to protect you. You're giving money to Jimmy to stay....here. And last time I checked-" he began but she stopped him.

"You couldn't be more wrong, this place in mine Carl. They all pay me" she said through a shrug as Carl looked at Jimmy who nodded to confirm it. "And where the fuck did you get the money to pay for her, get it fixed up, but my house and give  Kev and V money" he asked as she stopped up. "I'm not stupid, I saved it all. I worked for Jimmy in Dubai so I earned a lot more than you. Plus, he's been helping me invest in properties to double what I already have. Hence why I own this place" she said through a shrugging as Carl's jaw dropped. "How much do you charge ?" he said with his arms folded. He was expecting to catch her out in a lie.

"Eight hundred a month, eight-fifty if you mess me around. You can't have people fucking you over" she said seriously as she walked over to the fridge and took out a bottle of beer before setting it on the table for Carl. "I still don't believe you just have this secret business nobody knows about" he then said as she let out a loud sigh. "Don't. Not like I care. I was just trying to help you" she said as Jimmy smiled. "It's a new thing so I don't think she would've told you. She didn't really know herself what she was doing" he said as Carl shook his head. "And what are you doing with her ? Sticking around with a seventeen year old girl. Don't you think it's a bit sketchy ?" he said as Missy huffed before grabbing Carl's wrist and pulling him out of the room.

"You don't believe this is all mine. Whatever. That's fine. I didn't expect you to have any faith in me but take take it out on Jimmy" she said sternly but Carl looked at her like she was crazy. "Missy, you fucking hated him when you came back and now you two are buying buildings and renting out rooms like nothing happened" he said as she shook her head. "I brought you here because you needed help. If you don't like my way of making money then fuck you. Have fun trying to find your way home" she spat before running up a flight of stairs.

Carl Gallagher was left alone in the strange building. Missy wasn't the same but he didn't know what had changed. He decided quickly to try and follow her. There was a door wide open and a boy packing a suitcase so he found himself just walking in. "I'm best friends with the owner. Get out if you want to keep your life" the boy said coldly without looking up as Carl put his hands up to show he meant no harm. "Mike ?" he asked confused but Mike looked at him like he didn't know him and continued packing. 

"It's me. It's Carl" he said, relieved he found someone he knew but Mike smirked and nodded. "I know, you're the whole fucking reason Missy's like this" he said annoyed as Carl furrowed his eyebrows, unsure what part he would've played in this. "Before Missy got dragged to Dubai. She was perfect. Actually, I remember the night I met her, you were asleep in her bed and it was the time Mick had to take care of her. She cane out to get a drink of water because you'd upset her. You didn't want to be anything more than friends with her and it killed her Carl, believe me it did. But that girl had nothing but love in her eyes for you, she always has" Mike shouted but before Carl could speak, he began talking again.

"Y'know, I barely saw her because you were jealous. Imagine the only person, you could ever call a friend gone because she fell in love. Then, the the night she was taken, she spent it with you, she wasted it with you actually because you never waited for her. But she ran as fast as she could to see me and gave me a long goodbye in floods of tears because she didn't want to leave you. When we were told she was dead, you didn't question it, in fact, you didn't even react. While every single person doubted it and wanted to keep her safe. You moved on with yet another fucking nutcase and hurt Missy even more. I don't even blame her for wanting to stay in the game after all that. She was so in love with you Carl" Mike  shouted as Carl stepped back in shock

"So please, do me a favour and stay the fuck away. Ever since you kissed her last night she hasn't been herself and I'm not picking up the pieces" he said while shaking his head as he picked up his suitcase. "Where are you going ?" Carl asked frantically but the man kept shaking his head. "None of your fucking business" he whispered as he stormed out but Carl grabbed the handle of his bag so he couldn't leave.

"I really don't know what you're talking about, Missy's fine" he said as Mike laughed. "You're blind. She came back distraught about her mother's video diaries, her dad beat the shit out of her, those scars will never fully be healed. Mandy's in deep shit. You, god you, I'm not even going there. Everything. The girls a Milkovich, they don't know how to cope, they were never taught how, they just get on the wrong side of the law" he said while taking a breath before sitting on the bed. "When did she do all this ?" Carl asked, genuinely concerned and Mike saw it. "Look, she does it at night and has been doing it with that Jimmy guy since she came back. She holds fights in the basement of this place. I'm going to go back to the Milkoviches. Kevin and Veronica think I've been there anyway. For your own sake, don't stay here too long" he said while smiling. Mike had calmed down and left so Carl tried to find Missy.

It didn't take too long to find her. He found her lying two stories above him on the cold floor. "Hey, hey, are you okay ?" he asked softly while sitting next to her. "I've fucked up Carl" she said through tears, barely able to sit up. He moved closer to her and rested her head head on his lap. "I've heard about your little empire, you've done good Missy, just without all the illegal shit" he said as they both laughed. "Mike gone ?" she asked as he nodded. "Yet another fuck up of mine. His dads old boss came to one of my fights, saw him and wanted to beat the shit out of him. I didn't even try help. I'm horrible" she said as she burst into tears again. He found himself stroking her hair and soothing her. "What could you have done Missy ?" he whispered as she looked up.

"I really don't deserve you, I never did or will" she whispered, tears falling down her face as he shook his head and stopped them from falling. "Miss, don't say that" he whispered back as she shrugged. "It's true, I'm worst person you've ever met and I'm not good enough. I hate Kassidi but to be honest, I think I'm just jealous" she slurred as he picked up the empty glass bottle next to her.

"I can't tell if this is you or the vodka talking" he said while laughing as she shook her head. "I just had a little bit" she said before sitting up. "And I guess you've just had a little bit of weed as well. I'm high because of you" he said as she flipped him off and leaned against the wall. "Shouldn't you get back to Kassidi ?" she said as he shook his head. "You're my main priority at this moment in time" he said as she smiled. "Can I tell you something I'm really going to regret ?" she whispered as he nodded, opening the second bottle of vodka next to her and slugging it back. "When you tried to kiss me. I wanted to kiss you back" she whispered while giggling before leaning in. He left her waiting for a split second while he downed the bottle, then he threw it across the hall, waited for it to smash  and moved his face closer to hers. There was so much tension between them but neither one of them would close the gap.

"I love you" she whispered and that was when he saw it, the love in her eyes Mike had been raving about. "I love you too" he whispered back before pressing a dainty peck on her lips, then she wrapped her arms around him and the kiss quickly become passionate.  He pulled out and held her chin, admiring her. "I almost got married" he whispered as her jaw dropped. "So is this cheating ?" she asked as he shrugged. "I've tried to break up with her but she wouldn't listen" he whispered back, it was enough for her at that moment. They kept kissing and things were escalating quickly. It was as if they blinked and Carl was hovering over it, in another blink, clothes were on the floor and finally, the night ended in something Missy swore she'd never have and knew she'd regret. Drunken sex.