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i went with mickey to the hospital and we waited for fiona to show up before we went to see ian.
"hey, you guys didn't go in yet?" fiona asked us.
"no, we figured we'd wait for you guys. the place is already wiggling me the fuck out." mickey said.
"yeah, imagine you're eight, seeing your mom here for the first time." fiona said.
"or being 10." i said.
"jesus, no thanks." mickey said.
"cheryl was in here?" fiona asked me as i nodded.
"can i help you?" the women behind the desk asked.
"yeah, we're here to see ian gallagher." fiona told her.
"IDS?" she asked.
"lip texted. he's gonna be late." fiona told us.
i passed my ID over to the women and she passed it back to me. she did the same with fiona and mickey as well.
"relationship to the patient?" the women asked fiona.
"sister." she replied.
"you?" she asked me.
"i'm his best friend." i told her.
"and you?" she asked mickey.
"uh, boyfriend." mickey replied.
"visiting hours are until three. you're allowed to travel within the perimeter of the hospital. it's recommended that conversations stay light and upbeat. please wear these at all times in a visible location. through the security gate. a guard on the other side will escort you to the rec room." the women told us and we went out and followed the guard.
we were in the rec room sitting and waiting to see ian. there was a patient that sat next to me and stared at me in a way that made me uncomfortable. i moved closer to mickey and he noticed why i was tense.
"okay, you need to push the fuck back, nut job." mickey told him making fiona kick him.
"sorry. he was freaking out mel." mickey said.
"there is a seat right here." fiona told the patient.
"hey, look, it's fine. you can just keep staring at me. it's cool." i said.
we saw ian walk into the room and we all got up to go greet him.
"there he is. hey. how you doing, sweet face?" fiona said smiling as she pulled him in for a hug.
"are we going home?" ian asked her.
"in a couple days, yeah. brought you a pie from work. and look who's here. mickey and mel are here." fiona said.
