Loving a Gallagher (A Shameless Lip Fanfiction)

The Big Moment

Clarissa sat across from me eating a strawberry and laughing along with one of the old stories I was telling. She looked angelic as I gazed at her, holding the ring in my hand inside of my pocket. Waiting for the right time to pop the question but I guess any time is better than never at all. I was so nervous my stomach was starting to do backflips and I could feel myself start to get sweaty. Clarissa gave me a worrisome look and touched my cheek. "Are you okay? Do you need to go home?" She asked me moving her hand from my face to my shoulder. I felt a huge lump in my throat as I gave her a half smile and shook my head. "No, I'm fine. Just hot" I replied tugging at the collar around my neck. She slanted her eyes at me and shrugged her shoulders. This was it I had to ask her soon before she got more suspicious and guessed what was going on by herself..

"Okay Lip.... what's really going on?" She blurted out locking her eyes with mine which made it almost impossible to lie to her. "Nothing I'm fine" I said giving her a big cheesy grin and kissing her on the lips. I had to get her eyes off of me long enough to get down on one knee to propose but how...

Then by a miracle a shooting star shot across the sky above us as if it were a sign, the big man upstairs was even trying to help my sorry ass. This was it, "Oh my god Clarissa look!!" I said shifting her body around to see what I was pointing at. "Is that a shooting star?!" She gasped as I shook my head yes and she quickly jumped up to get a better look. I gave myself a second to collect my words and let myself breath. She kept going on and on about it as she watched it dissapear. Okay Lip.... I said giving myself a pep talk and getting down on one knee. I took the small ring box out of my pocket and opened it up there was no turning back now. I thought as a huge smile covered my face and she turned around.

"Lip.... " she said shyly smiling when she caught a glimpse of the ring and her mouth opened. "Clarissa-" I said nervously reaching out for her hand. I could tell she was already tearing up from how wet her eyes looked. "Clarissa. Baby. I love you... probably more than any man could ever love a woman. You are-" I found myself stopping as i started to get choked up. "You are such a big part of me and the sweetest treasure I could ever encounter.. You are beautiful inside and out and do everything with the best of intentions. You aren't selfish nor are you conceited. Clarissa Monroe you are my everything." I said as we both started crying together. "Baby- I'm so happy you came into my life when you did... you made my life better you and Brayden both. I can't imagine life without you both in it. Rissa-" I said wiping my face and taking the ring out of the box to hold it in between my fingers. "I know this isn't much but.... Will you please do me the honors of marrying me. Being Mrs. Clarissa Gallagher?" I asked as she looked at me shaking her head obsessively until she got the words to say out loud. "YES! YES!" she repeated as I stood up and wrapped my arms around her.

The tears we both shed were happy ones, and there was alot of them but I knew she was the only one I could ever see myself with. "Oh my god I can't stop crying, my makeup probably looks horrible" she said laughing. I laughed along with her and shook my head. "You're beautiful" I replied and there it was that mesmerizing smile of hers again the one i couldn't live without.

"So this was the big suprise huh!" She said dusting the collar of my shirt. "Yeah.......but-" i said when she stopped what she was doing and looked at me. "There's more?" She said shocked but still smiling. "Lip you're spoiling me! What! I can't handle much more!" She squealed holding onto my neck tightly with her arms. "Oh but I think this will just make the rest of the night perfect" I added when the paid taxi pulled up. "Oh so we have a ride anywhere we want to go now huh?! Did u get rich and not tell me?!" She joked looking at the ring on her finger again. I couldn't help but bust out laughing. "No, were far from rich." I said as I opened the car door for her to get into and gave the guy the last address. This time it was out loud, no sense and keeping the suspense any longer. "The Alibi?" Clarissa muttered. I shook my head. "What are we all celebrating!?" She asked trying to get the right answer. "It's more than that" I replied when she crossed her arms. "Oh baby please tell me!" She pleaded with her bottom lip out. It was too cute to resist.

I touched her chin and drew her in closer to me and kissed her. "You love me Clarissa?" I asked as she shook her head excitedly. "Yes!" She gasped. "How do you feel about marrying me tonight?" I asked when her mouth dropped. I think that's when everything clicked in her head and made sense.
"Lip.... The dress... my dad... this was your plan all along?" She asked giving me a curious look. "Yeah pretty much. Everyone is at the Alibi to be there for us. So we could all be together before we move I thought at least this way we could be married with friends and family. I don't need a fancy wedding to celebrate my love for you" I said when she crawled into my lap and nuzzled hed head into my neck. "How did I get so lucky?" She said as I held her on the way to the Alibi.

The better question was how did I find someone so incredibly perfect in this shitty world. Since I've been alive nothing in my life has been easy. But being with Clarissa was just that. Easy. Because we were truly meant to be. I believed that with all of my heart.