ALMOST YOURS- Lip Gallagher

**Almost Yours**
Lexi Monroe has always been the smart one - sharp-eyed, quick-thinking, and too grown for sixteen. On Chicago's South Side, that's not a compliment, it's survival. Since the car crash that killed her parents, Lexi's been raising her little sister, dodging her addict brother Ryder's anger, and keeping her head down. The only person who's ever really seen her is Lip Gallagher - her best friend since they were eleven, the boy with a genius IQ and a habit of running from anything real. As feelings start to shift and secrets close in, Lexi has to choose: keep surviving in the wreckage of her life, or risk everything for something she's never really had - a chance to be more than almost his...

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All characters, settings, and original plotlines from the television series Shameless are the property of Showtime, John Wells Productions, and their respective creators. This is a fan-made work created for entertainment purposes only. I do not own or claim any rights to the original content. The original characters Ryder Monroe, Lexi Monroe, and Maddie Monroe are my own creation and are used here purely for non-commercial, transformative storytelling.