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Description: It's Valentine's Day 2011 and Aaron is determined to prove himself to Jackson.

Disclaimer: All characters belong to Emmerdale/ITV

Warning: Contains some mild/Moderate language

Originally meant to be one-shot, Ideas kept flowing so it's a full length fic!

"Paddy!" Aaron whined as he flopped down on one of the chairs in the Vet's surgery. "You have to go out!"

"Aaron I've been working flat-out all morning I've got to be on call this afternoon aswell! Rhona's already exhausted cause the baby kept her up all night kicking the life out of her."

"I'll give you 30 quid to get of my way for the evening!"

"What is going on Aaron? Why are you so eager to get rid of us? And don't tell me it's because you're bringing Jackson round cause I saw the two of you having a slanging match this morning!"

"Yeah well I'm a muppet and I wanna say sorry to him! Paddy come on! I made a right balls-up of his birthday and I don't want him thinking I've forgotten Valentine's Day! I'm so close to losing him Pads and I don't want to!"

Paddy sighed and rubbed his forehead "You two are as bad as each other! How are you gonna win him round? What makes you so sure he's going to come round?"

"I'll worry about that when I get to it. IF I ever get to it! Paddy please? Come on I don't ask for much!"

"Are you trying to say that me and Rhona will cramp your style?" Paddy teased raising his eyebrows.

"No I just...Yes!" Aaron sighed

"Well just for that little remark, you can make it £50. We'll go to the B&B."

"I'll give you £100 if you stay the night!" Aaron laughed

"Don't push it! You know you haven't got £100 to spare for us just like that!"

"Well no I haven't actually and I'm glad I talked you round cause I've already got mine and Jay's dinner in."

"Oh yeah? Ready meal from Leyla's is it?"

"Nope. I'm cooking."

"Aaron, I love you, but you're the only person I know who can burn baked beans."

"That wasn't my fault it was that twatting microwave!"

"Language, Aaron!"

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Jackson sighed as he slammed the door shut on his van. Aaron really frustrated him sometimes. A simple gesture from Jackson, a Valentine's card that was waiting for Aaron on his arrival to work caused the biggest argument they had ever had. It didn't help matters that Aaron was so stubborn and put on that silly bravado whenever Cain and Ryan were around.

He shuffled his way back to Dale View, the house that he shared with Andy and Ryan. He was stopped from entering by Leyla, who came rushing out of the shop

"Jackson! Hold on!" She screeched, rushing towards him in her high heels clinging onto what seemed to be a bouquet of roses. "These came for you." she smiled, handing them over.

Jackson was impressed. He even felt himself welling up as he accepted the bouquet from Leyla.

"He's never bought me flowers before.." Jackson whispered.

"Maybe it's his way of apologising to you? There was a card that came with it by the way." Leyla smiled, rummaging in her cardigan. She pulled out the blue envelope and handed it over to Jackson. Jackson smiled at her gratefully and tore the envelope open, his eyes quickly scanning the card.

"Was that a tear I saw there Mr. Walsh?" Leyla teased. "Come on then, what does it say?"

"It says "Jackson, I hope by now you are holding those roses I got for you. There's 12 there Jay, 11 real ones, and 1 plastic one. I will love you til the last rose dies. Aaron xxx"."

"Awwww!" Leyla gushed "That's so sweet! David would never do anything like that for me!"

Jackson smiled and put the card back in his pocket. Aaron wasn't forgiven yet, but it was certainly a good start!

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"Paddy! Paddy I need a plaster!" Aaron yelled

"Another one?" Paddy asked, appearing at the door.

"Yes another one!" Aaron snapped "Stop laughing at me!" Aaron scowled.

"I don't know.." Paddy laughed "you're not gonna be happy til you've got one on every finger are you?"

"Well you know me I like things to balance out! Shit Paddy I haven't started the veg yet!"

"Aaron will you calm down? You don't need to do that yet!"

"Paddy I don't want this to go wrong ok?" Aaron sighed, turning his attention back to the pan.

"Well you've certainly set yourself a challenge kid. Everything will be fine! Stop stressing! Me and Rhona are just about ready to leave. Can I trust you not to burn my house down?"

"Argh fuck!"

"What have you done now?"

"Burnt myself!"

"Aaron, listen to me... Stop rushing around, relax..work out your timings and it'll all come together. The more you run around like a headless chicken the more likely you are to cut yourself again!"

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Jackson placed the flowers into a vase in the middle of the kitchen table and couldn't help but smile.

"Who are they from?" Andy asked, suddenly appearing behind him.

"Aaron."

"Aaron? As in Aaron, Aaron? Your Aaron? Aaron as in "Don't go on like an old woman" Aaron?"

Jackson couldn't help but laugh "Yeah, that one!"

"Well.. I never expected Aaron to be into buying flowers!"

"Nor me mate! I think I should send him a text or something, let him know I got them ok."

Just as Jackson pulled his phone out of his pocket, it started to ring. Aaron's name flashed up on the screen.

"Hey Aaron. What's that sound? What? Alright calm down I'm coming! Aaron don't touch anything I'm coming over there!"

Jackson hung up and grabbed his tool bag from the floor "Aaron's burst a pipe under the sink, he says the entire kitchen's flooded. I suppose I better go and rescue him!"

"Alright mate. Hope you get it sorted!"

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"Should've been an actor.." Aaron giggled to himself as he placed his phone back into his pocket.