Note To Readers-This chapter is going to skip ahead a few times, but after this chapter, I will not be skipping ahead for quite awhile. -Alayna.
Everything was going well with the pregnancy; at twenty weeks Mandy was schedueled for an ultrasound. Ian and Mickey were both going with her, Lip had to work, and Caci was with Fiona. Ian was bouncing around telling everyone how happy he was; Mickey on the other hand was nervous, he was shaking and nauseous.
When they were called back to the small room, Mickey began sweating. Mandy pulled her shirt up and layed on the table, the ultrasound technician put the gel on her stomach and began looking at the baby, measuring it's head and arms and legs.
"Would you like to find out the sex?" They hadn't discussed it, at all. Mickey wanted to know.
"Do you to wanna know? It's your kid." Ian looked at Mickey.
"Do you wanna know Mick? I wanna know." Mickey didn't trust his own voice; he nodded.
"Yea, we wanna know." They all watched the screen.
"Oh no, looks like the little one decided to move." Ian's face fell, he was upset.
"Can't we wait a minute, the same thing happened with my daughter."
"Of course, I don't have any other appointments until three." She smiled and began moving the wand around, showing them the baby's face.
A few minutes later the baby began to move.
Finally they could see if it was a boy or a girl.
Ian and Mandy weren't exactly paying attention as the tech moved the wand to show them the sex of the baby, they were too busy talking about how cute the baby was, and how it looked like it had Ian's nose.
Mickey saw it first; a grin spread across his face.
"Do you two see what I see?" The tech knew that Mickey had already seen, she spoke only to Ian and Mandy, who saw it at the same time.
Ian's grin was almost big enough to split his face in half. Mandy had tears in her eyes.
"That's a penis!" Mickey rolled his eyes and snorted.
"That's a bit obvious Gallagher." Ian laughed.
The tech printed out some pictures for them, and gave them a CD with the entire ultrasound on it, as well as all the pictures.
Mandy took a the pictures with her, so she could show Lip; she promised to bring them over the next day. Her and Ian were going to start making a baby book.
A few weeks later they were all having dinner together when Mandy dropped her fork. Istantly Ian was next to her asking what was wrong; she laughed and told him nothing. She took his hand and placed it on her stomach; his eyes widened.
"He's moving." Ian motioned for Mickey to come feel it. Mickey groaned and preteneding like he didn't really want to.
When Mandy went into labor she was home alone with Caci. She didn't call Ian or Mickey; she just waited for Lip to get home.
When Lip got home she was sitting on the couch, in the middle of a contraction.
Lip quickly took Caci to Fi and then headed for the hospital.
On the way Lip called Ian.
Mickey and the red-head were at the hospital within minutes.
The hospital policy was that only two people were allowed in the room during the delivery, Lip said he'd sit in the waiting room.
Mandy nearly crushed Mickey and Ian's hands when she pushed. After five, maybe six pushes, Mickey really wasn't paying attention, the baby's head popped out. The doctor asked it either of them wanted to see the baby's head, they both declined; the thought made Mickey's stomach twist.
A few more pushes and the little boy was all the way out.
The baby screamed pretty damn loud; it hurt Mickey's ears, and he wanted to tell it to shut up.
The little boy had red hair just like Ian.
"Oh shit, we've got a mini-firecrotch." Ian laughed.
"He's so cute." Mickey rolled his eyes, could Gallagher act any gayer? But Mickey couldn't deny it, he was cute.
"What are you naming him dear?" An old grey-haired nurse asked Mandy. Mandy shook her head.8
"I'm not, he's their baby." She pointed to Ian and Mickey. The nurse looked confused, apparently no one had told her that Mandy was just the surrogate.
"We're naming him Devyn Jacob Milkovich." Ian spoke first.
"Really?" Mandy spoke from across the room.
"Yea, we aren't going on with that fucking 'M' thing that's going on in you're family." Mickey smiled at Ian's words.
Devyn looked so much like Ian it seemed unreal. Mickey could seee Mandy in him too though, but her Milkovich traits were not as prominent in Devyn as Ian's Gallagher ones were.
Mickey and Ian had stayed at the hospital every night with Mandy and Devyn.
Mickey had to wait three days until Devyn and Mandy were released from the hospital to officially adopt Devyn.
When they got home with Devyn Mickey sat on the couch holding him while Ian made sure the crib was ready for him in the bedroom.
"Hey bud. This new home. I hope ya like it, it's pretty shitty but that's Chicago for you." Mickey felt pretty stupid talking to a baby, but it was hisson so in his mind it was okay.
While Ian was in the bedroom Devyn fell asleep on Mick's chest. It was incredibly cute.
What seemed like a million hour later Ian came out of the bedroom.
"Aw, Mick." Mickey rolled his eyes and smiled at Ian.
Ian sat next to him and gently stroked the back of Devyn's head.
"I can't believe he's really ours."
"Well he is." Ian nodded.
"I know he is, I just-can't believe it. If someone had told me that this was what my life was going to be like I would have told them they were crazy." Mickey laughed at Ian, but he could understand what the kid meant.
He felt the same way.
Devyn started to move and whine on Mickey's chest. Ian picked up the small red-head.
"I'm gonna go change his diaper then get him a bottle, okay?" Mickey smiled.
"Alright, I'll be here." MIckey watchede the red-head carry the smaller version of himself away into the bedroom.
Mickey had the family he's always wanted. It seemed like a dream. Mickey knew he didn't deserve it, he had done horrible things in the past. He knew that he deserved to be alone, to have no one. Mickey didn't exactly believe in God, but he thanked him everyday for what he had been given; Ian and now Devyn.
The only thing Mickey needed now was to put that stupid meaningless ring that sat in the lockbox at the back of the closet back onto Ian's finger.
Mickey didn't need to ever have a biological child, he wanted one, but he didn't need one.
The only things he needed were Ian and Devyn.
Note to readers- Alright that was actually supposed to be chapter 1 but as you already know it just couldn't happen. Let me know what you think so far. Also what are your thoughts on Devyn's name? It took me forever to think of a name, and I'm still not sure if I like it or not. I contemplated the names Drayden, Calix, Zayne, Kevin, Benjamin and Christopher but decided to go with Devyn, although I'm really not sure why. -Alayna.