I DO NOT OWN EMMERDALE OR IT 'S CHARACTERS...THEY BELONG TO ITV1
A/N: THE SUNSHINE YESTERDAY GAVE ME AN IDEA...HERE'S AN UP DATE...HENSE THE STRANGE NAME FOR THIS STORY...I WILL JUST ADD TO THIS WHEN I WANT TO, INSTEAD OF CREATING A NEW STORY EACH TIME...
LATE-SEPTEMBER 2015
The late afternoon sun was starting to set over the hill. Aaron had started up the barbie as it got into swing.
Jerry brought over some beers and made a beeline for him as he lit the lighters amongst the coals.
"So hows he been? I only ask, because he's not been out to see me for a week or so for lunch"
Aaron shrugged as he took a beer from Jerry, "Well I don't know about that...but, has organised him to see some councellor at the hospital"
Jerry gave him a knowing look, " Maybe THAT'S the reason then, I expect he might not want me to go fretting over him"
Aaron necked back some of the ale, "You're joking aren't yah? He doesn't like anyone fretting over him...you know what he's like"
Sarah and Mike stood nearby with Jackson. Sarah was especially quizzing him over an up coming event in Manchester.
"I don't blame you really, what he did to you and Aaron was unforgiveable...but he is my brother so..."
Jackson didn't want Sarah to feel bad about going to her brothers wedding, so he waved his hand out reasuringly as he spoke, "Don't go worrying about what I think about it all...familys family...you go...no hard feelings...but as I said...I don't want to go anywhere near it"
Mike changed the subject, because he could sense the anger in Jackson's tone of voice, even though he was going to great lengths to disguise it.
"So" he said, "How's business...Aaron did a really could job on that old womans wall down from us...it was because of that, I recommended him to that other mate of mine at work"
Jackson managed a rare half smile. He was grateful, "Cheers for that...it's good of yah...it really is...but...doing a few small jobs for a few friends of the family is not gonna be bringing in any major contracts is it"
Sarah pulled a face, "Is things STILL that bad?"
Jackson sighed as he leaned on the low wall, "Yep...word spread about me and my depression...they just think I some kind of nutter headcase whos lost his head...and sometimes I still think I am"
Sarah looked up to see Jerry joining them, "Alright love...Mike...", he focused on his son, "So Jackson...I see you are leaving all the cooking to Aaron...should we all be worried that we'll be running to the loo tomorrow?"
Mike pulled a face as he chuckled and put a hand on to his belly, "I hope not! I've got an important business meeting in the morning!"
Jackson shrugged that off, " Aaron's not that bad! Put it this way...he won't be killing anyone intentionally...his Mum maybe, me hopefully...joke...but not anybody else"
Jerry screwed his face up as he thumbed in Aaron's direction at the barbie, "His Mum not coming them?"
Jackson leaned forward looking at him, " Put it this way dad, Wild horses wouldn't keep her away...If I wasn't here!"
"She needs to except things the way they are..."
Jackson turned to see Joe come in the gate with Scott and Camp Dave in toe, there was a bottle of white wine in Daves hand, and a 6 pack of beers in Joes grasp.
"I'll be back in a sec...I just need to see Joe about something"
Jerry nodded and looked towards Aaron who was unpacking a box of beef burgers to put on the flame. He then put his can in Eileens hand as she came over to him, "I don't know what Josh and Jack are getting up to but they've vanished indoors...", Jerry looked at her blankly, "I'm just nipping off...I'll be back in a little while"
Eileen frowned, "What? Where are you going? It's Sunday for gods sake AND you are retired so don't be giving me any 'it's work' excuses!"
"I need to see a man about a dog...I won't be long", and with that, he headed towards the gate and went to his car.
Aaron was then at her side, " Hey, where's he off to?"
Eileen just politely smiled at him and took the glass of wine in his grasp.
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"Can't you at least talk to him!", Jerry spat at her sharply.
Chas gave him daggers, " There is NO WAY I'm giving that nutcase the time of day...YES Aaron wants to BE WITH HIM...but that doesn't mean I have to like it"
Jerry shook his head, " Jackson's trying to get better...he's seeing a councellor now.."
Chas burst out with laughter and rubbed her hands, " Weeeellll...with a bit of luck they'll see how barking he really is and send in the white coats, eh?"
Jerry decided he was hitting his head up against a brick wall, "And there's me thinking that I WAS the one full of unexceptance"
Chas flew for him and pointed her finger at him from where she stood behind the bar, "Ohhhh no you don't! THIS is completely different from YOU not liking your son being gay...I not having that thrown at me by anybody"
Jerry shrugged at her as he went to leave, " I thought you'd make the effort to come along...if not for your own son if nothing else...", and with a disappointed shaking of the head, Jerry was out the doors.
Chas went to serve Edna her drink. Who cares about what he thought of her, SHE was sticking by her guns. Jackson Walsh is not and will NEVER be good enough for her Aaron...and one day...with a shed load of her grinding him down...he'll listen to her.
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Jackson Walsh was in the kitchen. He went to the fridge and pulled out some juice to down a couple of his anti-depressants. He stared at the two tablets in his palm, then looking about him, she chucked them into the bin.
Aaron was then coming in through the back door and heading to the freezer, "Blimey...we're running out of food! Is there owt left in the freezer?"
Jackson looked at him blankly.
"Jackson! The freezer...is there owt in there?"
"For what?" Jackson said looking at him like he was seeing him for the first time.
Aaron stared back at him and pulled a face, "Are you alright?"
Jackson perked up, " What me? COURSE I am alright...what do you say if we loose this lot and go up stairs for a play" he said with a cheeky wink.
Aaron laughed, " We can't!" he told trying to sound authoritive as he could, "We've got an army load to feed out there, now! YOUR mate Joe's invited most of the gay scene by the look of things"
His head was now in the freezer and looking about the shelving, he pulled out a box of frozen chicken wings, " Can we put these on the barbie, do you think...?...Jackson?", he closed the freezer and looked about the kitchen. Jackson was gone.
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Jack and Josh were running amock around the garden with water guns not caring who they hit in the aim to target eachother.
Sarah grabbed her son by the arm, "Now that's enough...or I'll take that from yah"
Jack pulled her a face, " In your dreams darling"
Mike shook his head at her and waved out his hand, " See, this is what I've been saying...being around the headcase that is his father is starting to have effect...I mean it would, wouldn't it?"
Sarah shushed her husband as Jerry came through the gate and joined them, " So...where did you slope off to?" she teased him.
Jerry shook his head as he helped himself to a hotdog in a bun, " It doesn't matter...I thought I might of been able to help with the Chas thing...but she's as stubborn as a mule that one"
"And looks like the back end of one too" laughed Mike in jest, Sarah elbowed him.
Jerry scanned round the garden, there was sure alot more guests about then there was before he nipped off to see Chas at the pub.
But he couldn't see Jackson.
Aaron was at the barbie again and was looked up to see Adam and Kira, " Oh what! You made it then"
Adam laughed and put an arm around his wife, " We had some stuff to do up at the farm. Then Cain stopped by so WE left"
Kira turned, " I think Cain's quite cute actually...you know for a man who is, like, 40"
Adam and Aaron glanced at one another and both of them pulled an 'as if' face at her.
As Kira helped herself to some food off the rack, Adam opened up a can of ale and took a sip, " So...where's Jackson then? Shouldn't he be helping you like?"
Aaron turned over the chicken wings with his spatchler, "He's acting well wierd today...I've gotta funny feeling that he's not taking his meds, wouldn't be the first time"
Jackson was then at there side with a big cheesy grin on his face, "What wouldn't be the first time?"
Aaron blew out a laugh, " Nothing for YOU to worry about...now...", he handed him a tray of chicken wings in buns, "...go and play waiter to your mates please..."
Jackson took the tray of food with a manic grin on his mug, "yes chef...", and headed off towards Joe and co.
Adam watched him go and shrugged at Aaron, " He seems ok to me...in his happy go lucky kind of way"
Aaron pointed at him and himself with the spatchler, " Yeah, BUT I know him MORE than you do, don't I...I know what he's like..."
Jackson held the tray up to Joe and his mates, " Can I tempt anyone to one of Chef Aaron's cor-de blurrr...it's abit burnt mind"
Joe took a burger and laughed, Camp Dave looked up as he checked underneath the bun to see how burnt it was, "Don't you usually handle the barbie?"
Jackson leaned in with a smirk, his eyes glancing towards Aaron's direction, " Won't let me anywhere near it mate...he's afraid I might pour petrol over meself and set fire to meself"
Scott nervously exchanged glances with Dave, " Oh? Really...?"
Jackson nodded as his eyes focused towards Aaron again. Aaron looked up briefly and smiled at him, " See...you saw that...he's spying on me...making sure I'm not gonna do meself in...and look now, he's having a chat to me dad...them two don't get on, not normally...they're comparing notes on me..."
Joe tried to laugh it off, and patted his best mate on the shoulder, " come on mate...they're just talking, that's all"
Jackson leaned in and sopke into Joe's earhole, " Nah...that's what they want is to believe...they want to lock me up in the nuthouse...both of them do"
Scott and Dave moved away leaving Joe to it. Joe took a bite into his burger and put on a smile, " Hey...this is actually really good!"
Jackson stood there open mouthed, " What? Are you in on it? Are you in on it too?", he then hared off towards the house.
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The barbie came to an end. Jerry came into the kitchen with the rubbish bags, " This is the last of it"
Aaron turned around from the sink, "Cheers for that Jerry...I don't know what's got into Jackson" he said laughing his worries off.
Jerry leaned on the counter, " Is he taking his medication?"
Aaron went to the cupboard and threw him over the box, " Yep, I've counted them...I do it every day...I know I shouldn't but...but I don't think he takes them all, if i'm honest"
Jerry could see the lad was worried sick. He rubbed a hand over his jaw and smiled thinly, "Well...all you can do is just keep an eye on him...maybe this councellor can sort him out"
Aaron nodded his head and pulled the plug out from the sink, " I hope so..."
It was a shame Chas wasn't here, thought Jerry, he put a hand over Aaron's shoulder, " You know where I am...I best shoot off, Eileen and Josh are waiting in the car..."
Aaron watched him go.
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Aaron looked in on Jack, the boy was playing on his playstation in his room, " You alright, mate?"
Jack turned his head briefly away from his game, " yeah I am..."
Aaron smiled at him, "well...5 more minutes, then lights out please...",he then went into his and Jackson's room. The builder was lying back on the bed in his boxers, arms behind his head, he was whistling away a tune in his head, staring at the portable flatscreen "Alright Aaron"
Aaron nodded and sat on the bed, " mate..."
Jackson stopped whistling and looked at him, " What is it?"
Aaron's eyes left the floor and looked up to him, " You...you ARE taking your meds...aren't you?"
Jackson blew out a laugh, " What?...COURSE I AM..."
Aaron swallowed, " Really?"
Jackson lept forward and put his palm over Aaron's cheek, " Awwwww my little prince...would I ever lie to you..."
Aaron looked at him...smiled briefly, then went to get a shower.
Jackson watched him go smiling, then turned and faced ahead of him, eyes bolt wide...staring at the tablets in his palm. Going to the window, he turned to make sure Aaron wasn't there...his keeper...then he tossed the capsules out the window.
THE END
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