The Student and The Mechanic

You know the disclaimer by now

The population of Emmerdale was all set to increase by 3 as Anna, Ben and baby Bean were due to arrive to live permanently in the village the following weekend, when Jackson had offered them the cottage they were reluctant as he had already done so much but the builder knew how much they loved it so had the paper work drawn up stating that it belonged to Jackson Benjamin Chambers for him and his parents to live for as long as they wanted and if they were to sell it all the proceeds were to be given to the said infant

Anna had cried, but they were happy tears and when it came time for them to return to London to start packing she found that even the short time away from the village and more importantly Jackson and Aaron very difficult to bear

The removals van had arrived with most of Ben and Anna's furniture and some of Jackson's possessions out of his flat the boys had worked hard and everything was in place although they knew Anna would probably shift some things around, as women were never satisfied, they left the cottage a strolled back up to Dale Head Jackson was planning an early night as his college course was due to start the following morning, he unpacked the few things of his that were on the removals van and soon found places for everything as it was mainly clothes, he wandered downstairs and found Aaron standing at the Aga he was stirring a large saucepan and the aroma was making Jackson's mouth water as was the sight of his boyfriend cooking, they'd eaten and then retired to bed both exhausted but once under the covers the flames of passion had been ignited and they spent the next few hours showing the other how much they loved them

Bacon Sandwiches, cup of tea, blue Bob the Builder lunch box and a shiny red apple greeted the builder the following morning as he entered the kitchen, he'd woken up stretched looking for his partner but all he'd found was cold empty bed, Jackson thought he'd never been so disappointed, he remembered that his course was starting that day but that was excitement of an entirely different kind to that of finding a nice warm sexy boyfriend in bed beside him, he'd dressed carefully as he wanted to just blend in and then went in search of his breakfast

"Got everything you need, pencil case, lunch money, apple for the teacher?" the mechanic smirked at his boyfriend noticing how nicely he was dressed, Aaron always thought Jackson looked hot but this morning he looked particularly gorgeous

"That joke is getting old now" Jackson responded noticing the blue Bob the Builder lunch box and shiny red apple, he didn't say anything but picked them up and put them in his college bag, he did have a new pencil case but didn't tell Aaron that as he knew that it would just make the joke go on longer, he hated to admit it but he was actually feeling very nervous about going back to college, he needed to do well on the course so he could start his new career restoring ancient buildings, he managed to eat his sandwich, drank his tea and then got his keys ready to head out

"Well have a nice day at school and play nice with the other children" Aaron couldn't help himself, he'd been waiting all morning to say that, he couldn't keep from laughing

"You can bet if there's any nice boys I'll certainly play with them" the builder responded giving back as good as he got

"Oi, don't you dare!" Aaron stepped closer to his boyfriend "the only boy you play with is Me" he leaned in and kissed Jackson softly on the lips "See you tonight" Aaron reluctantly released the builder and watched him walk out of the door, he heard Jackson's van start up and pull away before he to made his way to work, he was already missing Jackson and couldn't wait for the day to be over just so he could spend time with his boyfriend

The end of his first day at college and Jackson was tired, not physically as he was used to heavy manual work, no he was brain tired, the course was very intense, there was only 7 people in total on the course all from different backgrounds and different ages, when they had started that morning it was with introductions the group giving information about themselves, Jackson jotted down a few notes on each person, there was Brian Bailey aged 52 retired Vicar, Josh Meadows 32 recently left the army, Terence Adams 48 wanting a different career and so the introductions went on until it was Jackson's turn, he given the same sorts of information as the rest of the group, he hadn't mentioned his company or the fact that it was very successful as again he wanted his classmates to like him and not the fact that he had money, they seemed a nice selection of people and during the day he spoke to each of them getting to know them a little better, he enjoyed it but by the end of the day he was really looking forward to getting home to Aaron

The smell of onions cooking had the builders mouth watering as he opened the front door of Dale Head, he dumped his bag and made his way into the kitchen smiling as he heard Aaron humming along to the radio, he stood behind his boyfriend and snaked his arms around the mechanic who didn't stop what he was doing but bent his head slightly a silent invitation to Jackson who immediately started to kiss and nuzzle Aaron's neck

"So how was it?" Aaron had finished the onions and was serving up their evening meal, Jackson had moved to sit at the table

"It was good, interesting, intense, I hope I'll be able to keep up, it's been so long since I've had to study I think My brain may be a bit rusty" he managed a small smile

"I'm sure you were great, I know you are great" the mechanic corrected

"We'll see, the next few days are going to be interesting" the builder sighed

"So did you play out at break time?, did you give the teacher the apple?" Aaron was once again teasing Jackson, Jackson relaxed and played along with the mechanic

"Oh Yeah, he really enjoyed it, He's Gay too by the way and he thinks I fancy him coz I gave him the apple, his name is Andy and he's about 33 so he's just my age" Jackson looked up and nearly choked at Aaron's expression "I'm joking Aaron!"

Aaron sat listening to Jackson talk about his College Tutor the more the builder spoke the more jealous he got, some other guy, another gay guy would be spending hours with Jackson, his Jackson, how the hell was he going to be able to keep the builder now, he'd already made friends with another gay man, it would only be a matter of time before he realised that he could do so much better than him, he felt his throat go dry and his voice left him, all he could do was sit and listen

"I'm joking Aaron!"

Those words jolted Aaron out of his thoughts, he looked up at Jackson smiling, how could he smile, how could he be joking about something like that

"So He's not gay then" Aaron managed even though he felt like there was no air in his lungs

"No, He's gay alright"

"So He's not 33?" the mechanic tried again

"Not sure but I guess he's about that age" Jackson would have been enjoying this but for Aaron's face, he couldn't understand why the mechanic was jealous he'd never given him any reason to suspect that He was anything but faithful "Aaron he may be gay, he may be gorgeous, but he's not you so I'm not interested in him, I'm only interested in insecure mechanics with baby blue eyes and lips that are just begging to be kissed"

"So he's gorgeous then" Aaron needed to know

"No, he's definitely not" Jackson had had enough of talking he got up pulled Aaron out of his seat, wrapped his arms around his boyfriend and kissed him "But I know someone who is"

"Who?" the mechanic was still not sure who Jackson was talking about

"You, Aaron, now shut up and let Me kiss You"

He did but something told him that their life was about to change and he didn't think it would be for the better