▁with ▁Ian , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁shares ▁a ▁house . ▁This ▁series ▁has ▁proved ▁that ▁M icky ▁has ▁a ▁sensitive ▁side , ▁as ▁explained ▁through ▁his ▁dialog ue ▁with ▁Ian ▁when ▁Ian ▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁Max ine ▁D onn elly ▁( Jo anna ▁H ig son ). ▁M icky ▁tried ▁to ▁warn ▁Ian ▁that ▁Max ine ▁f anci ed ▁him , ▁not ▁real ising ▁that ▁Ian ▁felt ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁about ▁Max ine . ▁Ian ▁had ▁sex ▁with ▁M icky ▁to ▁get ▁Max ine ▁off ▁his ▁mind , ▁but ▁this ▁didn ' t ▁help , ▁and ▁he ▁and ▁Max ine ▁had ▁sex , ▁which ▁M icky ▁witness ed . ▁M icky ▁was ▁dev ast ated ▁when ▁Ian ▁ins isted ▁he ▁c ared ▁for ▁Max ine ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁with ▁her . ▁M icky ▁told ▁Ian ▁that ▁he ' d ▁felt ▁like ▁a ▁fre ak ▁before ▁he ' d ▁had ▁Ian ▁to ▁look ▁up ▁to , ▁and ▁now ▁Ian ▁had ▁taken ▁that ▁away . ▁Rel ations ▁between ▁M icky ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁couple ▁remained ▁stra ined , ▁but ▁eventually ▁M icky ▁decided ▁to ▁stop ▁letting ▁the ▁relationship ▁bother ▁him . ▁He ▁told ▁Max ine ▁that ▁all ▁he ▁wanted ▁was ▁that ▁when ▁she ▁finally ▁real ises ▁she ▁cannot ▁be ▁happy ▁with ▁a ▁gay ▁man , ▁that ▁she ▁let ▁Ian ▁down ▁g ently . ▁Mic key ▁leaves ▁the ▁show ▁during ▁Series ▁ 9 ▁after ▁helping ▁a ▁young ▁lady ▁give ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁baby . ▁But ▁after ▁the ▁lady ▁passes ▁away ▁M icky ▁dec ides ▁to