Keeping 13

Johnny goes over to Shannon’s house and waits outside, but she calls him to tell him that she is at Claire’s. Before leaving, he sees Sean in the window. He knocks on the door, and Tadhg and Ollie answer. They tell him that their mother has not gotten out of bed, and they have been alone all day, so Johnny offers to take them to McDonald’s.

Johnny gets Gibsie and they take the boys to Johnny’s house. Ollie and Tadhg play outside while Johnny takes Sean to Ethel. She is initially angry but calms down when she sees Sean. Trying not to cry, she feeds the children cake and ice cream as her husband joins them. Mr. Kavanagh pulls Johnny and Edel aside and insists that the kids must go home. He tells Johnny to text Joey, thinking that Joey can return them and avoid Johnny getting in trouble.

When Shannon goes over to Johnny’s house that night, he tells her what he did and apologizes. She has a lot of emotions but is mostly concerned that Johnny will get in trouble. However, Johnny insists that Joey was not upset. Joey is sure that the kids won’t say anything to their mother.