'Shameless' season 9: Are Fiona and Ford finally getting back together?

Fiona and Ford ended up on extremely terrible terms so the fact that he would show up in the Gallagher house so casually seems a little off; Is he trying to win her back?

Showtime's hit dramedy 'Shameless' is back from its mid-season hiatus with the latter half of season nine, and while the mid-season premiere was confusing and not all that surprising, the upcoming episode 9 has some heavily packed drama in store for viewers. At the center of several dramatic subplots playing out simultaneously will be Fiona's relationship with her Irish hunk of an ex-boyfriend, Ford, which leaves us with the biggest question of all: With Fiona's story coming to an end once Emmy Rossum quits after season nine, does the character end up with Ford?

Fiona (Rossum) - much like her past relationships - had started off with Ford as a non-exclusive hook up since he was a tenant in the same apartment building Fiona had bought. From sharing homes in the same apartment building to moving in together, Fiona and Ford's relationship had been a joyride compared to her past investments in matters of love. Ford seemed much more mature than the reckless abandon of Jimmy/Steve who just ended up stringing Fiona along for the longest time. And unlike disturbing episodes of heroin addiction that came with her almost-husband, Sean (Dermot Mulroney), Ford was sorted in those departments. He didn't even have the toxic lack of trust that Fiona's accidental short-term husband Gus did, so watching him finally treat Fiona right was good for a change. 

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