Chapter 11 A Real Family
I get out of the hospital the next day and after checking on Mandy, I decide to head over to the Gallaghers'. Fiona lets me in and hands me a key.
"You been here long enough you get a key." Fiona tells me "Besides Ian wants you here end of story. You're one of us now Mickey."
"If you had said that before Ian left I would have told you to fuck off." I tell her with a laugh
"Yeah I know." Fiona tells me as she puts a comforting hand on my shoulder "I'll go sit with Mandy until I have to go to work. I'll call you if there's a change."
"Thanks Fi." I tell her as Lip comes downstairs and Fiona heads out the door.
"Heading to work." Lip tells me "You got an estimate on your return?"
"Tell Randy I'll be back tomorrow." I tell him as he walked out of the house and Ian bounded down the stairs
"Get over here Milkovich." Ian tells me as he grabs my hand and pulls me into a fucking amazing kiss. I wrap my arms around him and lean into the kiss.
"Damn Ian, please tell me you don't have to be at work today?" I ask
"Sorry babe," said Ian
"You're killing me here fire crotch." I tell him as he gives me one more kiss before walking out the door.
"You too huh?" asks Jimmy as he walked down the stairs
"What do you mean?" I ask as he pours us both a cup of coffee
"Crazy about a Gallagher." He said
"I'm nuts about Ian," I tell him "I used to care what everybody thought, but then he got hurt and I realized what everybody else thought doesn't matter. The only person whose opinion fucking matters is Ian's."
"Ian is practically my little brother." Jimmy tells me "I care about all the Gallaghers."
"I'd fucking kill myself before I hurt Ian again." I tell Jimmy. I smile as I realize that this is what a real family is like.