what happens after

our story

mickey had been out doing late night work and wouldn't be able to make it home until 11 pm, it was currently 9 pm and since it was amelia bedtime by now... ian didn't have anything to do apart from sitting in front of the tv all night while waiting for mickey to arrive home, instead of that happening he would rather lay in bed and try to fall asleep.  

ian was drowning in his bed, smothered in the bedsheets and head pressed against the warm pillow... amelia was already fast asleep, or as he thought.

"Mm.." ian moved around as he tried to get into a comfortable position "ian?" amelia stands at the door frame as she creaks the door open "wheres mickey?" she frowns, ian sits up and turns on his lamp "he's.. at work.. why? do you need to tell him something?" ian rubs his eyes "no... I miss him, can't sleep" she mumbles, "c'mere" ian pats a spot next to him as amelia walks over and sits on the bed while her stuff toy sat in her lap.

"I miss my mommy and daddy" she mutters, "mommy and daddy? I thought-" "mommy and daddy had left me when I was three..." she sighs "what.. what were they like?" ian smiles "mommy was a.. a.. pilot, while my daddy was a worker at a deli, I cant remember anything about them but my mommy did love to cook with my daddy, mommy and daddy always use to cook together for dinner" amelia quirks a doppy smile. Amelia looks over to ian "what about your mommy and daddy?" she questions, ian didn't want to get to detailed with his childhood since his mother was a crazy woman, and his dad was a crazy alcoholic man with no love towards his own children "well my dad barely took care of us, he was very busy for most of our lives... and mum was also away, she was also very busy with life.. but a few years before I moved here, my mum had passed, she was very sick." ian smiles, he didn't want to traumatize the kid.

"oh..." she frowns, "mhm.." ian nods, another question had been brought up "how did you and.. and mickey fall in love?" amelia giggles, he definitely wanted to tell her the whole story about how he met his "soulmate" but of course exclude the details like how mickey had hated him for most of his life, how mickeys father was a large homophobe and how both men had a rough time growing together.

"mickey and I, well, we actually hated each other" ian chuckles, "hated each other?! why!" she frowns "mickey and I had a rough childhood, when I first met him it was during 3rd grade... I asked him for a pencil and when I did he definitely got defensive, he told me he would stab my eye out, but at that point, I technically fell for the man, he was definitely.. something" ian smiles. "that's not nice!" amelia giggles "that's pretty much mickey for you, y'know, I didn't even know we would ever end up married... but now I can't imagine us not being married, mickey actually use to be married before..." ian starts to slow down his voice, making it sound very quiet.

"to who?! why did he leave?"

"it was just to make his dad happy... his dad didn't love people like mickey, mickeys dad was.. uh.. evil! he was very evil, but when mickeys dad left, me and mickey got our happy ending, we got to love each other in public... and not just behind the camera, he makes me happy, and one day you will find someone like that to, you'll find your own mickey."

"I want a mickey... where can I find a mickey?" 

"anywhere that's in the southside"

"sou.. south side? What's that?" 

"well, you know how my dad and mum was barely with us? well.. my older sister, Fiona, had taken care of us all, I have 5 siblings in total... who I all love, and don't worry because one day you'll be able to meet them before you go back to the foster home, but just not Fiona... Fiona left, she wasn't happy in the southside... so she left, but she visits, and one day she will meet you"

"your family sounds nice, it was only me and my mommy and daddy.."

"you don't need a big family to be happy, honestly I always wanted to be raised as an only child, but now I can barely imagine myself without my family."

"mmhm..."

ian nudges amelia "falling asleep already?" "no! im just.." she slowly slides down the bedboard and slides into the blanket, little snores escaped her mouth "tsk.." ian chuckles as he pulls the sheets over himself aswell.

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"what's going on here?" mickey walks through the door frame "whos sleeping with my husband?" mickey chuckles "ah! you caught me!" ian giggles as he jokes around, mickey dresses out of his work clothes and slides into bed, as he cuddles ian from behind "why isn't she sleeping in her own room?" mickey raises an eyebrow "she couldn't sleep so I read her a story" ian chuckles. "a story? what story?.." mickey smirks, "why would you like to know?" ian grins as his husband runs his hand down ians back "maybe I want you to read me a story?" mickey chuckles.

"if you must know.." ian turns around and faces mickey, he caresses mickeys face and eyes him up and down, he pulls him into a kiss... 

"I told her our story" ian smirks "our story?" mickey questions.

"our story"