within a few minutes lip got everyone together for his plan.

"alright, carl. you know that payphone that's outside the kash and grab?" lip asked him.

"yeah." carl replied.

"alright, i want you to get on your bike go to the payphone and call the police. tell them that you saw a little boy walking down southport avenue at 2:45. okay?" lip told him.

"why should i?" carl asked.

"you wanna be in a children's home until you're 18?" ian asked him.

"group home on union has a climbing wall." carl replied.

"carl." fiona said sternly.

"ugh, i don't have a bike." carl told them.

"wire cutters in the junk drawer." ian told him.

after that carl went off and did as told.

"steve, fiona and mike you guys have to get debs to take that kid back." lip said.

"i don't know that i can make that happen." fiona replied.

"fiona you have to or else we're all fucked." lip reminded her.

"okay." she said nodding.

the three of them all walked upstairs and talked to debbie.

"alright, veronica, i want you to go to the cleaners, ask mrs. bergdoll to use the phone in the back." lip said.

"that woman's a cold bitch." veronica told him.

"i've got something for that. don't you worry v." i said with a wink.

veronica went over to the cleaners with a little bit of weed.

"okay and mel you're coming with me we have to break the payphone outside of connies pizza." lip said as i nodded and then we were off.

"why did you ask me to come with you for this?" i asked lip.

"maybe i just enjoy your company." lip replied as i smirked.

"you know all this craziness in our lives has to get old at some point." i said as lip wrapped his arm over my shoulder.

"you know it never will living around here." lip said as i laughed.

"yeah, i guess you're right." i said as we reached the payphone.

lip picked it up and looked around to see if people were looking at him.

"pass it to me." i said and he did as told.

i took a quick look at the phone before hitting it against the machine and breaking it.

"not gonna lie that kinda turned me on." lip said giving me a quick kiss before we went back to the house to continue the plan.

"kev what time do you go to work?" lip asked him.

"i go in at 6." kevin replied.

"you're going in early. i need you to go in and tell them you saw a little boy in a super man costume walking down grand avenue." lip told him and kevin left to do just that.

after everything seemed calmer lip was sitting on the counter doing someone's homework while i was grabbing a beer.

"hey, did you bring in the water heater from the back porch?" ian asked lip.

"no." lip replied.

"well, it's not on the porch." ian told him as he walked over to me.

"seriously?" lip asked walking out to the porch.

"bunch of fucking animals." lip said as he came back inside.

"mike, steve, debbie, liam, mel, we gotta go. fiona, you got casey, alright?" lip said as they walked out the door.

lip, debbie, liam and i were headed near the place they found casey.

"why can't i just take casey back now?" debbie asked.

"we can't let anybody see you with casey leaving our house. look, fiona is gonna take casey to the rendezvous spot. she'll give him back to you and you'll take him back to his house from there. otherwise, the plan won't work. fiona is gonna go to sheila's to make she's she has an alibi." lip explained.

"i don't think i can do this." debbie said.

"hey, debs you can totally do this, i believe in you, okay? you've got this." i told her kissing her head.

lip and i left debbie and liam at the dentist office with steve and mike then we left.

"hey, you were great back there, you know saying you believe in debbie." lip said.

"it was nothing." i said as lip stopped walking and put his hands on my face as he admired my facial features.

"god, you're perfect." lip said before he pressed his lips to mine and i smiled into the kiss.

"you know coming up with that whole plan was amazing, you really saved everyone's ass." i told him as he smiled at me.

after going back to the house and having a quickie we walked over to where caseys party was to see if the plan worked.

we walked over with ian and saw frank picking up money that was supposed to go to debbie.

"that's debs." lip told him.

"no, i'm just helping her." frank said as ian stepped on his father hand.

"you're on my hand. you're-" frank said but then llip stepped on his other hand.

"all right, i am your father." frank argued.

later that night veronica came over passing out beers, kev had purposed to her. lip grabbed four beers and passed two of them to me and i thanked him.

soon veronica's mom walked in with champagne and everyone was dancing to music and getting drunk.

when they heard a truck outside everyone looked to see that debbie bought a water heater with the money she got from little caseys family.

another crazy thing happened when fiona went to congratulate kev, she found out something. kev is already married.

-

lip and i were laying in my bed in my grandmas house, lip decided to come over last night cause he wanted to see me and i just couldn't say no to him.

"i wish we could lay here all day." lip said as he wrapped his arms around my waist and laid his head on my chest.

"me too, but my grandmas gonna be back from the hospital in an hour." i told him.

"the hospital, is she okay?" lip asked.

"yeah, she just has to go for her kidney machine again." i explained.

"have you ever wondered what's gonna happen to you when she's gone, like where are you gonna live?" lip asked.

"i try not to think about it, the thought of her leaving scares the hell out of me i just, i can't lose her. she's the closest thing i have to a parent." i said as lip nodded.

"just know i'm here for you if anything were to ever happen." lip said as i nodded.

i kissed him softly and then i went to get dressed and take a shower.

-

i was back at the gallaghers house sitting in the kitchen while we all ate.

"weddings not gonna work." veronica said walking through the front door.

"what happened?" fiona asked as veronica threw her purse on the table.

"mama wants a real priest." veronica said walking over to me and debbie.

"shelia said she'd make your wedding dress if you want." debbie told her.

"oh, that's nice, but what good is the dress if i don't have a priest?" veronica asked pouring herself some coffee.

i saw lip run in from behind me and i felt him place his hand on my back as he grabbed something from the counter.

"you could hire an actor. remember the guy who played elmo at my birthday party?" debbie asked.

"hey, do you mind passing me the butter." i asked lip.

"sure." lip said as he passed it to me and i thanked him.

"you remember that?" fiona asked debbie.

"he took his head off. it was traumatizing." debbie told her.

"you think an actor could work?" fiona asked.

"you know what? i can probably get father pete to do it, if carl will help." lip said.

"what's it gonna cost me?" veronica asked.

"uh, mel and i use your place friday night for a study group?" lip asked.

"done." veronica said with a smile.

"father pete? the groper?" fiona asked.

"god willing." lip said.

i looked over and saw carl walk in the kitchen with fish in a jar of water in his hands.

"we got hot dogs?" lip asked.

"mm, no hot dogs." fiona said.

everyone looked over when they saw carl putting the fish in the microwave.

"what?" carl asked looking at everyone.

"hey, lip can i talk to you for a sec?" i asked him as he nodded and we went over to the living room.

"hey, are we actually going to have a study group at vees friday?" i asked him.

"actually i was thinking more of putting something special together and surprising you." lip said as he grabbed both of my hands and swung them around.

"guys we're leaving!" i heard fiona shout before her, debbie and veronica left.

"bye!" lip shouted.

i smiled at lip and kissed him sweetly, when i pulled away my eyes immediately locked with his blue ones, the eyes that i get lost in.

"now i have something to look forward to friday night so thanks." i said as he kissed my forehead.

"come on, let's go to the church." lip said and i nodded.

we went and walked by ian's workplace and he came along with us.

"why do i have to do it?" carl asked.

"you're the only one young enough to be an altar boy." lip told him.

"we'll stop him before anything goes down." ian said.

"or anyone." i said as lip and ian chuckled.

they walked over to father peters office and knocked on the door.

"the gallaghers boys and ms. wilson. if you're here to steal the offering basket, you're out of luck. already off to the bank." father pete told them.

i felt a pair of eyes looking at me so i looked over and my eyes locked immediately with lips, he was admiring me.

"no, carl here is interested in being an altar boy." ian explained as he took off carl's hat and played with his hair.

"that's a big responsibility." father pete told him.

"yeah. we know, we tried talking him out of it. but he cried, and cried so we thought we'd bring him in. see if you thought he had what it takes." lip explained.

"hello there, carl." father pete said as he smiled at him.

"be back for you in a bit, bud." lip said.

ian, lip and i walked over to the benchs while we waited for carl.

"whew." ian said taking off his jacket.

"wanna watch scarface again tonight?" lip asked ian.

"can't, got a date." ian told him.

"wow ian, you player." i teased as ian gave me the finger.

"hey, we're in a church." i said as he rolled his eyes.

"mandy date or kash date?" lip asked.

"kash date." ian replied.

"you're a slut, man." lip said.

we heard a noise so we ran over to see carl had knocked out father pete.

"looks like we have a priest for vees wedding." lip said.

"good job carl." i told him with a wink.

-

later that night i went to veronica's bachelorette party and got very very drunk. i reached for my phone and called lip.

"hey." i hiccuped.

"mel, you're drunk." lip said and i could tell by his voice so was he.

"so are you, hey, did you know that i love you?" i said as i giggled.

"wait, you what?" lip asked.

"i fucking love you phillip gallagher." i said feeling tired from all the drinking.

"mel, you're really drunk right now so i'm just gonna hang up and we'll talk about this tomorrow." lip said as he hung up.