Bella Leticia Zambada-García walked into the Gallagher house. She was wearing a new outfit that her mother picked out and it was definitely not her taste. She had a fur vest on and a black long sleeve with black shorts. She groaned and entered the kitchen, Lip was the first to see her and he laughed almost immediately.
"What's with the ugly outfit?" He teased and she sighed, unzipping the fur coat. Bella opened the back door and threw it outside and slammed it back closed. Carl looked at her with his eyebrows furrowed, trying to figure out what the hell happened.
"I went shopping with my mom" The girl grimaces and sits down beside Carl. "It was awful"
"C'mon" Lip sighs, sitting down with the sandwich he just made. "Can't be that bad"
"Oh, it was" Bella smiles. "She tried hooking up with our waiter! And why the hell is she making me wear a long sleeve! It's hot!" She whines, fanning herself.
"Go take one of Carl's shirts" Lip says and she nods, standing up and going up the stairs. Bella changes into an old plain blue shirt and she remembers that it used to be Ian's favorite. When she goes back downstairs Lip is done eating his sandwich and is about to walk out the door. He walks over so she can give him a kiss on the cheek and then he fist-bumps her before leaving. When Bella goes back down Carl turns to her.
"Fiona says I can't live with you" The boy sighs and Bella sits there in thought. She pats his arm softly as he looks down.
"Well didn't we expect that?" Bella asks and he shrugs before eating a chip.
"And since im moving back in Lip says I have to get a job because 'I don't help with the daycare' " The boy rolls his eyes and Bella thinks of what to say.
"Well he does have a point" She says and he groans, getting up to put his plate in the sink. "I'm sorry!" She calls out and he walks up the stairs and into the room she presumes. Bella rolls her eyes and gets up. "You're so dramatic!"
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Carl ended up getting mad at Bella because she told him he can't rent out the extra room to a hooker. He claimed she was being "unsupportive" and they hadn't talked in two days. In the meantime, Debbie and Bella would hang out. Debbie was currently on a mission to find out everything about Carl's new friend Little Hank and Bella was there so support her and send dirty looks to Carl whenever she could.
Bella was gonna meet Debbie at the barbecue since she got stuck with the task of dragging her unconscious mom up the stairs and onto her bed. The young girl made sure she looked cute, curling her hair and wearing her favorite outfit. She had big plans of showing up and being as petty with Carl as she could. Carl didn't even know that she was going in the first place, which made it even better. When she arrived Debbie wasn't even there so she was forced to go in by herself. Then she sees him, sitting with the fucking hooker-the one that she told him was a bad idea and was the reason he even got mad at her in the first place. She rolled her eyes, getting some food and sitting in the beach chair next to Little Hank so she could wait until Debbie got there.
It wasn't even five minutes until that lady, whose name Bella didn't even know walked off with a brand new customer. This meant Carl was sitting by himself now and he looked around before spotting Bella instantly. He got up and walked over, but she turned her head in the opposite direction. "Really?" He sighs and she stays in the same position. "You're still not gonna talk to me?"
"Did you say something?" She asks and still refuses to look at him. Carl stands there, looking at Little Hank for support but the boy says nothing, still looking at the ground. He thinks of what to do, and upon much deliberation he sits right on Bella's lap.
Bella crosses her arms and he can feel them pressing against his back but neither of them say a word. Debbie walks in, fixing her hair and going up to Little Hank. "What's wrong?" The redhead asks while Bella and Carl watch in silence, the boy still sitting in the annoyed girl's lap while she eats.
"Holly blew off the flowers I stole for her" He answers, putting down the bottle he had previously been drinking out of.
"You wanna go see Raul in the alley behind the OTB?" Debbie asks in an attempt to cheer him up. "Just got a new switchblade in" She leans forward and he finally looks at her. Carl steals a chip from Bella's plate and she smacks him but they continue to watch the scene unfolding before them. "Swears it has nothing to do with that cop stabbing on Pullman"
"I think I'm gonna be sick" He groans and leans back with the bottle in his hand.
"Don't lay on your back.You could choke on your vomit" Debs warns, picking him up so he's upright. It's then that Bella and Carl notice if he throws up, they're in the splash-zone and the two get up. They walk over to where Carl had previously been sitting and the girl still has yet to say a word.
"I'm sorry" Carl sighs and she finally looks at him with her arms crossed. The girl doesn't say anything for a while and just looks around as he watches her like a puppy that just got yelled at.
She sighs and pops a chip in her mouth. "It's okayy" Bella shrugs and Carl whispers 'yes!' under his breath.
"Does this mean you're my girlfriend again?" The boy asks hopefully and she narrows her eyes at him.
"I was always your girlfriend, stupid" She teases and he scoots closer to her before eating the last chip on her plate. The girl looks up at him and groans. "I take it back actually"
Carl's face falls. "You can't do that!" He exclaims, throwing up his arms.
"Yes I can! You just ate my last chip!" She argues and he gets up before grabbing her plate.
"I'll get you more!" He groans and goes over to the table of food. Bella turns her head and sees that Lip has arrived. Almost on cue, Holly runs over and the girl grins to herself. This will be fun to watch. Lip's getting a beer and she starts talking to him but Bella can't make out what they're saying. Lip walks away, and into a large man. The one whose mom was in jail for murdering his abusive father. Carl gets back and places the plate in front of Bella and immediately sees what she's looking at. They watch Carl's brother get the living shit beat out of him as they eat chips, shaking their heads.
"Why does he always do this?" Carl asks and Bella looks at Karen.
"He's just sad" She pouts, knowing how much Lip loved the blonde (for whatever reason that was). Lip walks away and the Latina gets up. "Stay here" She orders and Carl nods. The young girl chases after the Gallagher, catching up with him in the alley while he smokes a cigarette.
The teen looks up at his neighbor, the one he had helped taken care of for the past four years and sighs. "What?"
"You okay?" She asks, and takes a seat in the grass in front of him. "He got you good" She looks at the blood on his face and thinks about how bad it must hurt and yet-she knows he's used to the feeling.
Lip sighs, looking around and seeing the man throwing up in the front yard. "I'm great" He chuckles and takes another drag from his cigarette. "So uh you and Carl back together?
"Yeah" She confirms and stands up. "Just start taking care of yourself please" Bella pats his head softly and she would kiss his cheek if there wasn't blood all over his face. "You're like my third favorite Gallagher"
Lip laughs and flicks her arm, making her giggle. "Third?"
"Carl and Debs" She says simply and then walks away, going back to the barbecue. She makes eye contact with Karen for a few seconds and continues walking, wondering how in the hell Lip is gonna get over her.
