Secret Love – Chapter 1
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The more Chas kept digging, the more her son would clam up. Chas was well used to this behaviour, but she wished that Aaron would confide in her. It was true that they had become closer over the past few years, even though Aaron had been away in France for two of them. It seemed that, since Aaron had come out as being gay, they had formed a new bond and Aaron had calmed down and accepted his true self. However, the young mechanic still had his secretive side and Chas knew that, with his volatile temper and unwillingness to talk about his feelings, she needed to tread carefully as Aaron could easily become more distant again.
Breakfast was usually a good time to chat, or rather, Chas would chat while Aaron ate his meal in comparative silence.
"So, are you still going steady with this mystery man?" Chas, as usual, could not help herself.
"Who said anything about going steady?" Aaron gave his mother a disdainful look that she knew so well.
"I know you're seeing someone," Chas continued, undeterred, "The bathroom is like an explosion in a deodorant factory...and I haven't seen that since you were with Ed." Chas was going to add 'or Jackson' but she checked herself as knew that, even now, the memory could be still too painful for her son, "Anyway, I've always known about your past boyfriends, so why all the secrecy about this one?"
Aaron rose from the table, already tired of Chas' probing, "Nice try, mother!" he said as he headed for the door.
"Aaron...wait..." Chas called after him, but Aaron was already on the other side of the doorway.
Later that day, Chas was serving behind the bar of the Woolpack when Paddy walked in.
"Orange juice please, Chas," Paddy smiled at his ex-girlfriend.
"Orange juice? Have you gone off beer?"
"I'm driving," Paddy replied.
"Very sensible," Chas poured the requested drink, "Have you seen Aaron lately?"
Aaron was a 'common denominator' between them as, after their relationship broke down some years beforehand, Aaron had become Paddy's 'adopted son', "Not for a few days...why...what's he done now?"
"Nothing!" Chas replied, defensively, "I just wondered if he might have mentioned whether he's seeing someone special."
Paddy nearly choked on his drink, "Aaron? Since when did he ever tell me anything? You'll have to ask him yourself."
Chas tutted and rolled her eyes, "Don't you think I've tried that, Paddy."
"I see, the usual Aaron then! He never has been one for a meaningful heart to heart, has he?"
"Anyway," Chas decided to change the subject, "Am I still okay for that lift into Hotten later?"
"Yeah, of course...I said I'd take you, didn't I?"
"Thanks, Paddy, will one o'clock suit you?"
"Fine...and it will fit in with my appointment too."
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Robert Sugden nibbled Aaron's earlobe as they made love in the hay. Both naked, they wrestled in the old barn that had become their secret meeting place. Robert was on top of Aaron and they were in a position, front-to-front, where their crotches were grinding together, the friction of the frottage causing them both to emit low groans of pleasure. Aaron wrapped his muscular legs around Robert's as the older man continued to hump him like mad. Robert's teasing lips abandoned Aaron's ear and he crushed them against Aaron's own lips, forcing his tongue into the willing mouth. Aaron moaned even louder as he surrendered to the moment, his right hand gripping the back of Robert's head, pushing his lips harder into his own.
"Mmmm...aarrgghh!" Aaron was aware of Robert's stifled cry as he climaxed, soaking both their torso's with hot, creamy liquid. Aaron lasted a little longer, but the feel of Robert's powerful ejaculation against his skin set him off and he fired his own load shortly afterwards. They lay together, both spent and covered in each other's mingled cum.
Robert rolled off of Aaron and lay by his side, his chest rising and falling as his breathing returned to normal.
"I'm gonna miss this after you get married," Aaron stared at the rafters in the barn.
"Well, you always knew it was just a bit of fun," Robert replied, "just enjoy it while you can."
"Arrogant sod!" Aaron felt that Robert was boasting and making out that he was doing him a favour.
Robert picked up on Aaron's attitude, "Don't be like that."
"Like what?"
"It sounds like you wish that we were more serious about this...well...whatever this is."
"My mum thinks I'm going steady with someone."
Robert looked worried, "You haven't told her about me, have you?"
"What do you take me for?" Aaron scowled, "Of course I haven't. I don't think she suspects, it's not as if I ever tell her much in any case. She's usually the last to know about anything."
"Good," Robert was relieved, "If she ever got wind of this, what with her being the landlady of the local pub, it would be all round the village in no time."
"So," Aaron looked Robert in the eye, "We're not going steady then?"
"Like I said, it's just a bit of fun," Robert was being non-committal.
"Yeah," Aaron went back to staring at the rafters. He did not say any more as he did not want Robert to pick up on his disappointment. He had to pretend that he agreed with Robert, to save face.
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As Paddy steered his car around a bend in the road, Chas caught sight of a white car in a muddy lay-by in front of some farm gates.
"That looks like Robert Sugden's car," Chas said as they passed it, "Pull over, Paddy."
"What for?" Paddy said, although he did as Chas had requested.
"He may be in trouble if his car is parked here," Chas replied, "I wondered if he might need some help."
"He's probably just inspecting Home Farm estates," Paddy pointed out, but Chas had already climbed out of the car and she walked back to Robert's abandoned vehicle.
"Well, he's nowhere to be seen," Chas said as Paddy joined her, "Maybe you're right, he's just off somewhere on an inspection."
"Well, come on," Paddy started back towards his own car, "I'll be late for my appointment."
As they climbed back into their car, Chas looked in the rear view mirror. Paddy started the car and, as they pulled away, Chas saw Robert appear and climb back into his vehicle. Another man appeared and jumped into the passenger side. As the sight receded into the distance, Chas thought that the other man looked a lot like Aaron, not least because he was wearing a top which was identical to the one that Aaron had put on that morning. But, she told herself, Robert must have been meeting someone who just happened to look like her son. After all, a lot of young men wore similar tops to that one.
"That's Paddy's car!" Aaron said, looking through the windscreen and pointing down the lane.
"So?" Robert replied as he started the engine.
"You don't think he saw us, do you?"
"You're getting paranoid," Robert smirked, "He must have passed here before we came out of the barn. He might not recognise my car, anyway."
"He may look like a bit of a wet lettuce," Aaron grinned, "But he doesn't miss much, you know."
"Well, unless he's got x-ray vision and can see through thick barn walls, how can he possibly know what we've been up to?"
"Yeah, you're probably right," Aaron said, with a sidelong glance at Robert.
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"Morning!" Chas greeted her son as she entered the back room of the Woolpack.
"Where's Diane?" Aaron asked.
"Oh, she's gone to see Bernice...some sort of crisis," Chas paused, then looked at Aaron steadily, "How's this taxi plan coming along with Adam?"
"Yeah, we're getting there now that we've got the funds."
"So, Robert's come up with the dosh then, has he?"
"Yeah," Aaron was back to one-word answers.
"I saw his car parked on the Hotten road yesterday," Chas remarked.
"Really?"
"Yeah, there was a bloke with him who looked a lot like you," Chas was fishing for information.
"What were you doing there?" Aaron tried to change the subject.
"Paddy gave me a lift into Hotten and I saw Robert's car. At first, I thought he might be in trouble so we stopped, but we couldn't see him anywhere. Then, as we left, I saw him come back to his car with this other bloke. Funny, it looked like his friend had the same top on as you."
"Loads of lads wear these tops," Aaron pointed out, "Nice to know that I'm trendy!"
Chas wouldn't let it go, "I wonder what Robert was doing out there?"
"How should I know?" Aaron was slightly shaken as he realised that he had experienced a close shave, "He lives and works on the Home Farm estate, so I don't suppose it's that unusual."
"Paddy said that...well something very similar. Anyway, Aaron, you watch out with that Robert. I know he's putting up the money for the taxi business, but you need to keep a close eye on him. I don't trust him."
"He's alright," Aaron tried to convince his mother that Robert was not as bad as he was painted, "I know he's done some bad things, but me and Adam aren't exactly whiter than white, are we?"
Chas looked fondly at her son, "Just watch your step, that's all I'm saying."
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Aaron texted Robert and asked for a meeting. Robert told him to go to Home Farm as Lawrence, Chrissie and Lachlan were all elsewhere. They stood in the drawing room.
"I don't think we can meet at the barn anymore," Aaron began, "My mum spotted your car parked in the lane and she thought she saw me, although I told her it must have been someone else."
"Was that when you said you saw Paddy's car?"
"Yeah, I didn't know then that she was in the car with him. Just as well they were almost out of sight so she couldn't make a positive identification."
"You sound like a policeman!" Robert chuckled.
"It's not funny!" Aaron sneered, "Suppose they had started poking around and had discovered us doing...well...you know."
"But they didn't, did they?" Robert pointed out, "You're making too much out of this."
"All the same, I won't feel comfortable meeting in that barn from now on. Anyway, it's hardly the lap of luxury, is it?"
"I never knew you were so picky! Don't worry, I'll pay for a hotel next time...it will be nice to do it in a bed for a change."
Aaron began to relax, "So, you want to do it again, then?"
Robert closed in on Aaron and grabbed him, "I want to do it right now, I'm so horny!"
Aaron couldn't resist as Robert's lips found his. He never would have believed that having Robert dominate him would have turned him on, but he loved it.
"Come on," Robert dragged him towards the stairs, "Everyone's out. We won't be disturbed."
In the bedroom, Robert unzipped Aaron's top and pulled it off his shoulders.
"Why can I never say no to you?" Aaron moaned, just before Robert's lips crashed into his again.
Robert continued stripping Aaron as the younger man did the same to him. Robert loved the feel of Aaron's hard biceps, muscular chest and firm buttocks. The smooth, slightly furry flesh felt so sexy.
"Mmmm!" Aaron sighed as Robert nuzzled and licked his neck. He decided that his lover would like the same treatment and he copied his actions, eliciting a groan from his partner.
Both naked now, they fell onto the bed together, touching, kissing, fingering. The foreplay was exciting for both of them as they explored every inch of each other. They were aroused and hot and Aaron had been right: the bed was a more comfortable place for sex. They couldn't stop kissing. Robert always found Aaron's warm lips irresistible. It was different to kissing Chrissie's soft lips: Aaron's were firmer, more demanding and with the added attraction of manly stubble surrounding them. Robert was about to move Aaron into the missionary position when there was a voice from downstairs.
"Robert? Where are you?"
Robert froze with shock: that was Chrissie's voice!