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Mickey woke up the next morning and thought he had woke from a bad dream, frantically checking the bed hoping that it wasn't he almost started crying again
He wiped his eyes to feel dried tears all around his face, he swore he could still smell Ian but why wasn't he there
The thought of his dad coming home came back and he went through his texts with his brother to find that it wasn't a dream and his dad wasn't coming back, he breathed a long sigh as he remembered what Ian saw him like
No one had ever seen Mickey vulnerable before and it scared him to think that Ian freaked out about it and left, the one person he never wanted to leave
He decided it would be best to go into the lounge room and get a cup of water, his cup beside his bed was empty and his throat was extremely dry from the night before
Walking in he saw Ian sitting on the couch watching a show on the tv and he turned around to look at him and smiled
He got up from the couch and walked over to him making Mickey feel embarrassed from last nights moment
"Hey how you feeling"
"um alright"
Mickey didn't know what to feel nervous? Happy? Embarrassed? Too many emotions were flowing through him and it didn't help that there was someone here to witness him showing any emotions besides his usual, it made him feel weak
Mickey walked over and filled his cup back up chugging all of it before joining Ian on the couch
They say there for hours getting up and getting beers and go to the bathroom while slowly moving closer each time they sat down and had eventually ended up with Mickey sitting right next to him leaning against him
Night came quickly and both boys were contemplating on what to order before deciding on takeout
The loud knock on the door made them both jump and Mickey went and answered it giving him the money they had both split and brought it down to the table
They finished eating when another knock came at the door, Mickey shared a look with Ian before he got up and answered it
His brother Iggy was there
"We needa go do that thing"
He said peering around the corner to see Ian standing listening in
"What thing- oh now?"
"Yes now"
"Fine give me 5"
"Ill be in my car"
His dad had left illegal guns with them before going to prison and the cops were still looking for them, they decided they weren't going to take any chances and chose to throw them in the lake 2 hours away
Mickey walked back to his room and Ian followed him in
"What's going on?"
"Have to help my brother with something my dad did"
"Could you be more specific?"
Mickey explained what was going on and of course Ian wanted to go with eventually making Mickey give up agreeing
They walked out to the car and got in the back while Iggy started driving
"He's coming with?"
"Yep, where are they?"
"In the trunk, got a bit of a drive get comfy"
Mickey rolled his eyes and lent against the window and fell asleep as did Ian on the other side, he woke to a nudge in his ribs from Ian and groaned
"Do you fucking mind?"
"We're here"
All three of them got out and headed to the boot of the car and helped unload all the guns into the lake, once they were done there was overall 15 new guns each different types, rifles, machine, automatic, pistols, revolvers all now in the lake and out of their hands
The drive back was the same except Mickey had to drive, Ian was now in the passenger seat asleep and Iggy was in the back also asleep
Mickey struggled to stay awake the whole way back it being 3am after all and he had already been tired before they left
Eventually they made it back, he woke his brother and Ian up going back inside. Him and Ian crashed asleep on Mickeys bed
They felt asleep spooning and Mickey wasn't conscious enough to protest and almost fell asleep before hitting the bed
He fell asleep with the best thought in the world to him
He was safe
