▁A unt ▁Peg g , ▁in ▁grat itude ▁for ▁looking ▁after ▁him . ▁D anny ▁and ▁Peg g ▁later ▁move ▁to ▁Spain ▁he ▁later ▁lets ▁Mic key ▁move ▁in ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁Series ▁ 7 , ▁it ▁appears ▁Ian ▁has ▁remained ▁at ▁D anny ' s ▁old ▁address ▁and ▁has ▁accepted ▁M icky ▁as ▁a ▁ten ant . ▁Ian ▁supports ▁Carl ' s ▁girl friend ▁Max ine ▁when ▁she ▁dec ides ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁abort ion ▁and ▁break ▁up ▁with ▁Carl . ▁Max ine ▁moves ▁in ▁with ▁M icky ▁and ▁Ian . ▁The ▁situation ▁becomes ▁complicated ▁when ▁Max ine ▁asks ▁Ian ▁to ▁pose ▁as ▁her ▁boy friend ▁to ▁impress ▁her ▁parents . ▁Ian ▁and ▁Max ine ▁begin ▁to ▁develop ▁feelings ▁for ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁have ▁sex . ▁M icky ▁sees ▁them ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁conv ince ▁Ian ▁he ▁shouldn ' t ▁be ▁with ▁a ▁woman , ▁but ▁Ian ▁says ▁the ▁labels ▁don ' t ▁matter , ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁be ▁with ▁Max ine . ▁This ▁leads ▁to ▁a ▁major ▁falling ▁out ▁with ▁M icky , ▁who ▁feels ▁bet rayed . ▁M icky ▁tells ▁Carl , ▁who ▁then ▁be ats ▁up ▁Ian ▁in ▁the ▁to ile ts ▁at ▁The ▁J ockey ▁before ▁Frank ▁breaks ▁it ▁up . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁t ensions , ▁Ian ▁and ▁Max ine ▁become ▁a ▁couple . ▁ ▁Even ▁with ▁the ▁ling ering ▁anim os ity ▁from ▁Carl ▁and ▁M icky , ▁Ian ▁and ▁Max ine ▁are ▁happy ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁thrown ▁into ▁tur mo il