(chapter 5) AUNT GINGER
❝frank's in such deep shit❞
MOLLY WAS WOKEN UP by a loud bang coming from the living room downstairs. she checked the time and it was 5:30 in the morning great she thought to herself. when she walked down she saw that it was none other than her father now passed out on the floor with a beer in his hand. she was so done with his bullshit. molly just decided to get a head start on the day instead of going back to sleep.
"morning gallaghers!" molly shouts walking in. she's been up for an hour and a half already dogin nothing so she decided to head over to the gallaghers. gabby was already there since she was sleeping over.
"you hooked up with tony? how charitable of you," she hears kevin say when she enters the kitchen
"the fuck" she whispers to herself "lip what's going on" she asks him as she takes a seat
"well apparently my dear sister over here has fucked tony" lip answers
"wait like tony the cop?" she questions putting two and two together
"yup. why you jealous" he smirks
"damn. i mean he is kinda fine..." molly starts waiting for his reaction
"molly no!" he laughs elbowing her
"lip phone" lip throws fiona the phone they all share
"i can't believe she hooked up with tony" molly says rubbing her hands together "oh also why is it so cold in here"
"the gas got turned off" lip replies nonchalantly. he said it like it happens every day
"i think i can see my breath" ian comments
"we need $587 or they won't turn the gas back on" fiona tells them
"i'm taking the PSATS for some polish kid over on ridgedale. he's supposed to give me a hundred bucks" lip explains
"i saw online we could get an extra $200 a month from the state if we say carls retarded" debbie mentions. gabby looks over and sees him doing something weird on the chair
"i think he is" gabbys rolls her eyes at him
"i get paid friday" ian says
"and i could give you $100 of my babysitting money from last week" molly tells fiona
"okay great! I'll figure out the rest" fiona looks up at the clock "school. let's go. everyone out"
"i can loan you the money unless you wanna get it from tony the cop" steve interjects
"oh god this guy's waiting for a beat down" molly mumbles getting up to grab her school stuff and get lip. once they walk back in the kitchen fiona and steve are still arguing
"get out" fiona orders to steve
"dude your such a rookie. is that your a game?" lip asks "bye fiona have a good one"
"bye fi" molly smiles at the oldest gallagher sister before leaving.
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molly was once again woken up from her sleep. that makes 2 for 2 in one day. this time she was just napping. the pounding on the door continued until she finally decided to get up and see who was at the door
"I'll be down in a sec!" she shouts. the pounding doesn't stop. "jesus fucking christ" she mutters opening the door "listen what could possibly be so important for you to be-" she starts saying but stop once she sees that it's lip with a busted face. it's all bruised and bloody "oh my god lip what happened" she motions for him to come inside
"mickey milkovich happened" he replies walking into her kitchen and sitting on the counter
"what did you do?" she asks before getting a washcloth and running it under water to help with the blood on his face
"i didn't do anything. apparently ian raped his sister mandy" lip explains
"but isn't ian gay?"
"exactly" lip nods
she starts putting the wet wash cloth on his cuts "ow fuck!" he groans
"oh calm down your acting like a child. it's just water" she shakes her head "here come on I'll take you to v since it looks like your face might be broken" she jokes
"haha so funny i'm dying of laughter" he says with a straight face
"whatever come here" she chuckles
"can't you just help me" he whines
"no i'm not a nurse" molly states
"neither is veronica" lip argues
"yeah but she's better at this stuff them me so let's go"
they were now sitting at the gallaghers kitchen table watching veronica examine lips face.
"the nose is the most commonly broken bone in boys between the ages of 13 and 25" veronica explains
"that's fascinating but whos the old dude?" lip motions to the person sitting on a chair in their kitchen
"it's not a dude it's your aunt ginger" frank tells him
"wait the one who owns the house?" lip asks
"that's right. ginger say hello to your nephew and his girlfriend" frank shouts
"oh we aren't together-" molly starts but gets cut off by frank "yeah yeah sure"
"dad stop" fiona demanded
"why is he trying to pass off mr perry as aunt ginger?" lip questions
"yeah it's weird" molly adds
"who?"
"mr perry. our old bus driver" lip tells frank "you know, sleeps behind the dumpster over at a&p"
"he's been there ever since he got fired" molly adds
"social security wants to talk to ginger and he was too lazy to get the real one" fiona explains to the teens
"that's retardly brilliant" lip compliments
"thank you" frank grins all proud
"or brilliantly retarded" fiona says
"thank you"
"now we have to drive all night to go get her" she exclaims "think kev will let us borrow his car"
"no" veronica shakes her head
"I'll call and beg" fiona declares
"we got these from imelda over at the holiday inn" debbie walks in holding a bunch of blow dryers
"she was really sweet" gabby grins holding a few more. they put them down on the counter including carl who also came with them.
"it'll be good way to stay warm" debbie adds "why's mr perry here?"
"hey kev it's me" fiona calls kevin on the phone "uh can i borrow your car, just for night? i just need to-" she gets cut off when frank takes the phone from her.
"you won't need the car" frank says
"how are we gonna get ginger," fiona argues
"she's dead" frank states
"what?"
"who's dead" debbie confusedly asks
"aunt ginger" lip tells her
"no!" debbie exclaims as if aunt ginger was her best friend
"debs you never met her" lip says
"and now i never will" debbie whines
"hey i never met her either" gabbys sighs
"don't give me a hard time. I've been very upset about this. i'm in mourning" frank complains
"when did she die?" fiona questions
"hmm... twelve years ago" frank mumbles. everyone glares at him.
"i was trying to protect you all from the trauma" frank tells them
"shit"
"how do you think i feel? that woman was my heart and soul. she practically raised me" frank goes on
"dad, you've been cashing her checks. that's a felony. we're living in her house. was there even a will?" fiona rambles
"franks in such deep shit" molly whispers to lip
"he's always in deep shit" he responds
"you don't need a will if she's not technically dead," frank says
"yes she is technically dead, dad. dead is dead" fiona replies "just because you haven't told anybody that she's dead doesn't make her not dead. fuck. what are we gonna do now?"
"well..." veronica smirks