Lie About Us

Disclaimer - Emmerdale & its characters do not belong to me, they belong to ITV

A/N - So, new story. I've had a couple of ideas for new stories recently and this is one of them. Trying to get my story writing groove back. Please tell me if this is any good and if you'd be wanting more? Thank you :)

"Come back to bed"

Jackson had just woken up and after feeling that the sheets to his left were empty, he opened his eyes to search for his lover. He found him, at the foot of the bed, bent over and scooping up his boxers from the floor before pulling them on.

"I can't" he says with a sigh "I've already been here too long, we got carried away" he scanned the room, trying to remember where his jeans had been left just hours earlier when Jackson replies "Oh, thanks" before dropping his head back down onto the pillow. Aaron hears the thump of his head on the pillow "Sorry, I kept you. You know where the door is" Finding his jeans but looking at his lover Aaron sighs, he was being dramatic again and blowing things out of context "don't be like that" he says but he's ignored. Jackson isn't looking at him and in fact he has his arm over his face to stop such an action from happening.

Abandoning his jeans on the edge of the bed Aaron climbs up the bed until he's towering over his lover, looking down at him but Jackson is still shielding himself from view, he does manage to say "don't let me keep you" which causes Aaron to growl in frustration.

"Jackson" Aaron says but he's ignored which causes him to frown in disappointment. He didn't want to end their time together with an argument but he had to go, he'd been with him longer than he had planned, not that he cared, he loved spending time with him but he had to get back, before people started asking questions. "Come on" he mumbles before dipping his head and pressing wet kisses to the other man's collar bone, moving towards his neck, to his jaw and with his head moving the arm that was across Jackson's eyes out of the way. He finally reaches his lips and he kisses him but there's no response and Jackson's eyes are still closed. "You've had me here for hours" he feels he has to remind him "I've got work"

"Four hours" Jackson mumbles, eyes still closed as he's still refusing to look or react to his lover's touch "and we both know you're not leaving for work"

"I only left to pick up parts"

"Oh, so I'm a spare part now am I?"

Sighing Aaron allows his head to fall into the crook of the other man's neck, he presses a kiss to the exposed skin and says "You know that's not what I meant"

"It's been ages since we spent any real time together"

"I know" Aaron stresses because he does know, did Jackson think that he was the only one finding it hard? He missed him just as much as he missed him. "I have to put up with the odd phone call every now and then... and even then!" Jackson snaps, his voice laced with anger and hurt "you hang up on me more often than not"

"You think I like that?" Aaron snaps, pulling back and holding himself u with his arms to peer down at his lover and Jackson's eyes finally open "You can change it" Aaron rolls his eyes and glares "Are we really going to argue? Really? Like you said, we haven't had time alone in weeks and you want to argue" Before anything else can be said, from either of them, Aaron's mobile which is on the bedside cabinet rings, both of them look towards it and Jackson lets out a small laugh "Great" he mumbles, placing both hands flat on Aaron's chest and pushing up back a little so that he can slip out from under him and from the bed. Sitting on the bed Aaron watches as Jackson wraps the bed sheet around his waist, raising an eyebrow he says "You don't have to be shy in front of me"

"Shut up" Jackson snaps at him "thought you were leaving?" he adds before bending down, grabbing Aaron's jeans and throwing them at him. They hit him in the face but Jackson couldn't really care less, his good mood had quickly disappeared upon seeing his lover getting dressed "I mean... Were you even going to wake me or were you going to make a quick exit?" Not waiting on a reply Jackson gathers his clothes up into a make shift pile in his hands, all the while trying to keep the sheet around his waist and makes for the bathroom, slamming the door as best he can once he's inside.

Aaron watches him go before pulling his jeans, once his jeans are on he falls down onto the bed with a sigh and pulls on his socks and boots. The situation was hard, he knew that, he wasn't stupid and he missed Jackson. It had been just as hard on him the fact that they hadn't seen each other in so long, why was Jackson being so difficult about it? They'd spent time together and they'd be together again soon enough, he had to stop over reacting like some middle aged woman. Five minutes later he was fully dressed, sat on the edge of the bed and he was waiting. Waiting on Jackson coming out of the bathroom, surely he wasn't still getting dressed? He never usually took that long to get dressed. Another five minutes later and he still hadn't appeared; Aaron guessed what was going on. He was waiting on him leaving before coming out, he didn't want to see him. Well, he wasn't going anywhere until he had seen him. Standing up he crossed the room towards the bathroom door, knocking twice but he doesn't receive an answer and instead he says "I'm not going anywhere until you come out"

"I'm not coming out until you leave" Jackson retorts "I'll kick the door down" Aaron says, after trying the lock and finding that it was in fact locked. "No you won't" Jackson retorts and he's right, he won't. Instead he sits back on the bed and waits. Another five minutes passes though and there's still no sign of him coming out, his phone has rang another two times and he really had to get back. "Screw this!" he says loud enough for Jackson to hear before making for the door, he opens it, closes it then stands very still, waiting.

The bathroom door opens and out pops Aaron "Didn't think you'd fall for that" he says once his lover is completely out of the bathroom. Jackson glares "I had a feeling you were still around" he says "but you're not the most patient of people and you clearly want to go so you could have gone"

"Not until I get my goodbye kiss"

"You'll be lucky" Jackson scoffs and side steps Aaron's advances "Don't touch me"

"You weren't saying that an hour ago"

"Well I am now"

Not giving him much more of a choice Aaron steps forward quickly and crowds the other man back against the wall, pushing him to make sure he does in fact end up with his back to the wall. He pins him against said wall with his body.

"Come on" he says with a small smile "You'll see me tonight"

"Not the same Aaron" he grinds out because it's not and Aaron knows that "I know. I'm sorry, we'll figure something out"

Jackson looks away and Aaron has to ask "Am I getting my goodbye kiss?" he doesn't wait for an answer before closing the distance between himself and Jackson but at the very last minute Jackson turns away and he ends up kissing his cheek "damn it Jackson!"

"Don't" the other man snaps "Just don't. Don't you have to go?"

He did have to go, he really, really had to go but he didn't want to go and leave things so awkward between the two of them.

"Will you be in the pub tonight?"

He would be, but he wasn't about to let Aaron know that so instead he shrugs and he hears Aaron sigh "Fine. Suit yourself. I'm gone"

Just as he reaches the door he hears his name being called and hopeful that Jackson does in fact want that 'goodbye' kiss after all he turns around with a smile on his face only for it to be wiped off seconds later when Jackson says "I'll be wanting paid back for this hotel room, I'm not paying for this wasted trip" his face hardens and he glares at him and without another word between them he opens the room door and steps out into the corridor, allowing it to slam behind him.

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