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Marlon snatched his daughter's hand and pulled her away from Ross. Ross was holding his arms up at him.

"Marlon, she was just dumped on me mate...there was nothing I could do!"

"I've TOLD Donna I don't want you anywhere near April..."

Ross was shaking his head at him, last thing he needed was Donna to be dragged in all of this.

"It were that sister of hers, Kelly...SHE left her with me, I swear!"

Marlon dragged April off the forecourt and into the direction of the pub, his parting glare told him to back off. Ross smashed his hand down onto the bonnet of the motor he was working on and marched after them.

Inside the pub, Marlon led April through to the back, Ross was in through the doors and was instantly looking around. Aaron was leaning at the bar smirking at him.

"Problem is there Ross?"

Ross marched right up to him and pointed his finger into Aaron's face.

"WHY? WHY DO THAT...YOU'RE PATHETIC, DO YOU KNOW THAT?"

"Really? The way I see it is...is that THIS village is only big enough for one of us...and it's YOU who's gonna be doing one"

Ross laughed in his face.

"Hark at you! Being all the big man! Do YOU think I'm scared of you, do ya?"

Aaron shrugged.

"Don't care...but as I said...one of us is gonna be going and it's not gonna be me...do you get me?"

Ross shook his head totally peeved and stormed off out the doors. Aaron licked his lips and smiled to himself.

Later, Aaron went round Smithy Cottage to see Leo. Rhona was sorting through a pile of washing at the kitchen table.

"I heard you coursed a right storm over at the pub earlier? Paddy doesn't need any trouble you know"

"I'm not..."

Aaron watched as Leo drew a picture with his crayons.

"It's not my fault that he can't hold his temper"

"And YOU haven't gone and stirred it in any way?"

Aaron looked up to Rhona and pulled a face at her.

"Don't get me mixed up with that nutter...it were HIM who put my Mother in hospital remember, all what we went through and HE was at the bottom of it"

"So you DO want to get even with him?"

Aaron had enough of this grilling and made for the door, Rhona beat him to it.

"Aaron...I know you went through alot...and Chas did to...but let it lie now, yeah? It's not good for anyone for all of it to be raked up again"

There was then a hammering on the front door. Rhona instantly opened it to reveal an angry Donna pushing her way in.

"Where is he? I know he is here"

Aaron was ready for her, he stood in front of her arms crossed, Donna pointed her finger at him.

"So come on then...why? WHY stir all that trouble up...WE know it was YOU who caused April to be alone with Ross..."

"You should know better than to leave kids with nutters like him"

"WHY is he a nutter?"

Rhona rolled her eyes, Aaron was going to cause more trouble.

"It was HIM who put my Mum in hospital, that's why...he was up to his neck in it...getting in too deep with some right crimbo's...it were him who ran her off the road"

Donna had heard rumours, but Ross had promised her that HE hadn't been doing the driving.

"You're lying...he wouldn't do that"

"Errrr...YES he did"

Donna backed away and was out of the door. Aaron sniffed back his satisfaction and rubbed his hands to Rhona.

"What was that you were saying earlier about cooking a chicken dinner...I'm starving me"

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