

Meanwhile, Karen briefly rekindles her sexual relationship with Lip, but Lip decides against pursuing their relationship in favor of Mandy. Heartbroken by her daughter's actions, Sheila becomes depressed. Later the next day, Karen returns home Sheila discovers that Karen had called the Wong family to take Hymie away from her and Jody. When Timmy Wong's family want Hymie to live with them, Sheila reluctantly obliges, realizing that her home is an unsuitable environment to raise a baby. Sheila desperately lets Frank offer his support with Hymie, which leaves him with a temporary home. Kevin and Veronica continue their quest to have a baby, but there is little chance of Veronica getting pregnant Veronica asks her mother to be their surrogate.įamily troubles are not limited to the Gallaghers: Sheila is struggling to deal with parental life, and her problems are further compounded when Jody relapses in his sex addiction. Worried that Lip will throw away his future, Mandy secretly applies Lip for several colleges, and a successful interview gives Lip a chance at MIT.

Meanwhile, Mandy and Lip are together, though Lip begins feeling smothered by Mandy when she becomes more involved in his life. To Ian's dismay, Mickey marries Svetlana, who has become pregnant with his child. Terry-who is abusive and homophobic-beats the two boys at gunpoint and forces Mickey to have sex with a Russian prostitute, Svetlana Mickey is thereby damaged and refuses to communicate with Ian. However, Terry comes home early and unexpectedly walks in on them having sex. After the Gallagher children are put into foster homes, Mickey invites Ian to stay with him while his father, Terry, is out of town. Ian continues his relationship with Mickey, and their relationship continues to grow in the first half of the season.

After she and Jimmy get into a nasty argument over their relationship, Fiona breaks up with him. Though Fiona, albeit shocked, is initially supportive, she is enraged to find out Jimmy had applied for a studio apartment only. This is bad news for Jimmy, who had plans to go to medical school in Michigan. When Fiona finds out Frank is the one who called CPS, Fiona fights for custody of the children against Frank, and is declared their legal guardian. Though Veronica and Kevin attempt to foster the kids, Fiona ultimately gets Frank to clean up for their foster worker. When a CPS worker comes for a visitation at a particularly hectic time, the underage kids are forced into separate foster homes, many being less-than-adequate. Jimmy, however, has more pressing concerns his life is on the line as he is still forced to act as a faux husband to Estefania, which Fiona is oblivious to.įrank calls Child Protective Services on his own family after being kicked out of his own house once again. Fiona struggles to adapt to life with Jimmy, as he officially moves in with the Gallaghers.
