Hey guys, I know this has been an extremely popular prompt for fanfics so I apologise if anybody thinks I am stealing their ideas. I got the prompt here: post/115134229216/what-if-aaron-had-amnesia-after-his-fall-and-he
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Robert paced up and down the hospital waiting room, hands shoved low in his pockets in an attempt to stop pulling at his hair, ignoring the glares that Chas sent at him.
Three weeks. Three long weeks Aaron had been in a coma for following his accident, and this was the day that the doctors believed he would finally wake up. At first, Robert had barely left Aaron's side but Chrissie began to get suspicious about all the business meetings that Robert had been attending, so he had had to stop visiting Aaron's comatose state.
Chas still hated Robert but she had grown used to seeing him at her son's bedside, hearing the "I love you Aaron, please wake up"'s that Robert whispered to her son when he thought no one could hear him. She had actually been angry when he had stopped visiting, saying that Chrissie was getting suspicious of his whereabouts, and an angry showdown with him and Paddy in the back room of the pub had resulted in her threatening to tell Chrissie if he didn't stay away from Aaron.
However, he had seen Chas and Paddy racing to their car that morning, and Robert had instinctively known that it was to do with Aaron. So he had got in his car and followed them to the hospital, confronting them once they had arrived.
It was an understatement to say that they had not been pleased to see Robert there, but had reluctantly told him about the phone call they had received from the hospital informing them that Aaron was showing signs of waking up.
Robert felt a grin spread across his face at the news, until Chas had informed him that it was likely he had suffered brain damage and they wouldn't know the extent of it until he was fully conscious. His stomach had dropped at that, he hated the idea of Aaron being permanently affected by the accident.
Finally a doctor appeared, telling the trio that they could go in and see Aaron if they wished. Within seconds they were inside the room, Robert suddenly feeling awkward. He hovered by the door as Paddy and Chas sat next to the ben, grasping his hands. Robert moved towards the end of the bed, looking down at Aaron.
Aaron. The man that Robert had fallen completely in love with. Aaron had charged into Robert's life and turned everything upside down. Everything that Robert thought he wanted had suddenly become unappealing- the flash cars, the big house and most of all the wife. Robert was still with Chrissie because he was too cowardly to tell her that he was having an affair with a man without Aaron being stood by his side.
Robert held his breath as Aaron's eyelids began to flicker, watching as Chas and Paddy grasped his hands tighter and a nurse began pressing buttons on the machine that had been keeping Aaron alive.
He let out a soft moan and moved his head slightly, and Chas covered her mouth with a small squeal. Her son was being returned to her. Aaron's eyes slowly opened, adjusting to the bright light of the hospital room.
He first looked at Chas, and the ghost of a smile traced over his lips. "Hi mum." He whispered, coughing. The nurse brought water over and helped him to drink, softening the pain in his throat.
Paddy was next, and he received the same ghost smile as Chas. "Paddy." Robert saw tears welling up in both Chas and Paddy's eyes.
Robert was next, and he felt time slow down as the smile dropped from Aaron's face, being replaced with confusion. "Hey Aaron. It's good to see you awake." Robert offered a smile, but Aaron continued to look confused.
The next words that Aaron spoke shocked Robert to the core, made him drop the plastic cup containing the weak coffee he'd got out of the machine and Chas and Paddy to cover their mouths in shock.
"Who are you?"
