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"We reconvened the Cousin Patrick War Council" Lip said as Fiona and Steve walked in.
The Gallagher's estranged cousin Patrick got the house that was left to them by their aunt ginger. Fiona needed the house in order to adopt all the kids so they wouldn't get taken again.
"No luck on the legal front?" Fiona asked.
"I had my dad get you a lawyer but he said there's not much he can do. If Ginger left the house to him, then it's his house" I sat back in my chair.
I am ready to pop. I'm just about 8 and 1/2 months meaning this baby could come at any time now. I can't wait to meet my baby boy. Lip an I have begun to come up with names. We're deciding between Micah and Mason. He thinks Micah sound too much like a drug lord's name.
"What was option two again?" Fiona asked.
"We're on three now. Convince Patrick to back off" Debbie says.
"Or option 4: Kill Patrick" I slap Carl in the back of the head.
"Back to three. Convince him how?" Fiona asks.
Lip looks at me and nods.
"We get my cousins to scare him a little" I say.
"No way" Fiona says.
"They won't kill him. They'll just rough him up a little. Maybe push him down some stairs. Pistol whip him. They'll do it for like $200" I say.
"Its a good idea" Lip says.
"We can't-" Ian cuts Fiona off.
"We need a house" He says.
Fiona thinks for a second before handing me $80.
"Excuse me while I scrape blood and shit from under my finger nails" Fiona says as her and Steve go upstairs.
Everyone stands and throws money on the table. I grab it all and count it, putting in $20 myself.
"Just enough" I smile.
*Next Day*
"Their removing the toilets" Debbie says as she came downstairs.
It turns out Patrick has a wife. With a really big gun.
"We'll get some buckets" Ian says.
"Guess it didn't work out with your cousins" Fiona said, "Are we getting our money back?"
"Minus a hundred. He took a chain from one of my cousins" I say.
"Great" Fiona sighs.
"Well, I'm going to the school to get my diploma" I stand.
"You graduated already? How is that possible" Lip asked.
"I got homework and notes from Maya with help from online high school" I smile.
Maya is my bestfriend. We don't talk that much anymore unless it's about school. Becoming a teen mom isn't really the topic of conversation. But I thank her for helping me graduate so I don't have to repeat. I'll be able to move onto college.
"I'll see you later" I kiss Lip and leave.
I get in my car and drive to the high school. I would walk because it's not that far, but with me being 8 months pregnant, I can't exhaust myself.
I get out of the car and begin to walk on the sidewalk into the office. Anyone who stares gets the middle finger.
"Serena. I thought that was you" I hear the one person I thought I would never see again.
I turn to see Karen. She looked different. Her hair was longer and waved. She grew a few inches but I was still taller.
"The fuck you doing here?" I glare.
"Re-enrolling. So I know you're seeing Lip" She says.
"And I'm having his baby. This time, it's actually his" I smirk.
"Like I told him, I think it's great" she says.
What?
"You talked to Lip?" I ask.
"I came by last Tuesday to say hi. I didn't come inside. Lip didn't want me inside, because you know, he didn't want to upset you" she says.
"Why would I be upset?" I ask, "Because you're always on your knees?".
"You wouldn't, forget it. I just meant I'm happy for you guys" She says.
I murmur whatever and keep walking to the office. I arrive and ask the clerk for my diploma. She bends down and goes through some papers before handing me my diploma.
"Congratulations" she smiles.
"Thank you" I say.
On the ride back to the house, there are so many things running through my mind. Why would Lip talk to her after all the shit she put him through? Why wouldn't he tell me? Did he actually miss her? Why did she come back? Does he want her back?
Well if he does, he can have her. When I get back, he's not there. I go to his room and sit on his bed waiting for him to come back. When he does, he slides open the door and looks nervous.
"You knew Karen was in town, didn't you?" I ask.
"I heard that, yeah" he pulls off his jacket.
"Oh you heard that, she said you two spoke last Tuesday" I say.
"Yeah, I saw her" Lip says.
"You saw her or you fucked her?" I ask.
"You know I didn't sleep with her" Lip says.
"I'm so fed up with your bullshit Lip" I say.
"I just saw her. We didn't do anything" He says.
"You shouldn't even want to see her. She broke your heart multiple times and left" I say, "And who's still here? After all the shit she put you through, who's still here? Yeah, me. I don't fucking deserve this!"
"What are you saying?" Lip asks.
"I'm saying, I can't do this anymore. I'm done. I'm not gonna keep playing second to Karen because I'm better than that and I deserve better. You've hurt me too many times. This kid comes in two weeks and then you won't have to worry about me anymore. Just him" I say.
"Serena I-" Lip starts.
"And I pray to God, Lip, that he's nothing like you"
