I DO NOT OWN EMMERDALE OR ANY OF IT'S CHARACTERS, LIKEABLE OR NOT. THEY ARE ALL PROPERTY OF THE ITV STUDIO
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(FUCKING MOP THIS - FUCKING MOP THAT...
Aaron threw the mop and bucket to one side with a crash and rolled himself up a cigarette to smoke later.
OH THERE THEY WERE...NOBBY...BLOBBY...AND SLOBBY.
They were loitering up at the other end of the corridor near the warder staff toilet. They were talking amongst themselves and grinning over at him.
I BET THEY ARE TAKING THE PISS
Aaron glared back at them. The one he had named NOBBY slunk over, his trainers making dirty great prints on the freshly mopped floor.
"Oi Dinbat...give us that smoke"
Aaron pulled a face and looked the other way, "Kiss it"
"You what?"
"You heard"
NOBBY looked back at his two terrible twins, then gave them the nod. The two thugs vanished. NOBBY turned and sneered at him, "Screws on his way...and LOOK at the state of this crappy floor...looks like someones stepped in some screws shit and smeared it about the place...errrr...oh...that'll be me!"
And then he slunk off laughing. Aaron could smell the shit and gagged, just as that big fat warder Bennett was standing over him with his chains rattling.)
Bernice came down the stairs of the pub and jumped when she saw Aaron lying on the couch. The lad sprang up like a spring.
"What are YOU doing here...", she cried, hand on her chest as if she was in fright. Aaron glared at her, "It's my Mums pub, I can stay here if I want to, what's it to you?"
Bernice went over to put the kettle on, "It's MY Mums pub as well...you must be Aaron...my, you HAVE grown up"
Aaron turned from the couch and stared at her, "You saw me the other day...I was at the wedding"
"Yeesss...you were...didn't stay long mind, your pooor Mum...shes been reallly worried about you"
"Yep, as folk keep telling me"
Bernice pulled her silk dressing gown around her and smiled, "It's a real shame you bat for the other side, you're a real dish Aaron...you're all manly with that stubble on your mush"
Aaron pulled her a face, "You what?" and suddenly he felt like he was a antelope just about to be pounced on by a lion.
Aaron stood up and went to the door, "I'm gonna grab a wash...and the doors gonna be well and truely locked", he warned.
Bernice smirked, she was only playing with him, "Shame...what I could so with these hands..."
But Aaron was gone...
Aaron was back in his leathers. He marched up to his bike and looked across the sharp autumn glare towards the garage. No sign of Cain or Debbie. Just that Dan bloke, Seans dad. Schapps the dog was tied up and looking at him, it's tongue hanging out of it's mouth.
He looked up to see the vets. He sighed and stomped in his big boots across the dew on the grass and let himself inside.
There was a blond girl in reception on the phone, "Yes I know Mr Morrsion, Paddy IS on his way so...5 minutes...thank you", she put the phone down in a huff, "...blimey why are folk so impatient?" she looked up. Aaron frowned as she was looking about him, he pointed to his face.
"I'm right here..."
"No...I was looking for a...dog...cat...RABBIT?"
"Do I look like someone who has a pet Rabbit?", he growled.
"Sorry...it's just that...HEY, don't I know you...I know where I've seen you...there's pictures of you in the house"
"Paddy's out on a call is he?"
"yeah...I'm...", she held up hand out.
"Don't care who you are love...is Rhona in...?"
Rhona was pleased to see him. She had him sitting on the couch in Smithy cottage no sooner had she clapped eyes on him.
"Paddys been so worried...he's not heard from you for a while...then your Mum said something about you working in Spain..."
Aaron nodded feeling a bit guilty, "Yeah..."
Rhona laughed, "did it rain? You're not that brown, are you?"
Aaron rolled his eyes and pulled a hand over his face in what looked like boredom.
"You WILL stay won't you...Paddy will want to see you...stay till he gets back, yeah..."
"Yeah...", Aaron nodded with a polite smile, almost to himself as he fixed his eyes onto a picture on the mantel of him and Jackson.
(The Prison visitors room was busy. Aaron put on his visiting vest and went and sat in the corner. When the prison officer opened the doors, the visitors came bundling inside. Wives and girlfriends coming to see their hubbys and lads. And then there was Adam.
Adam came and sat opposite him.
"Blimey...it was right trek getting down here, mate"
"You're here now"
"Yeah...they treating you right in here?"
Aaron sat back in the chair and shrugged, "So so...what have you told...did you..."
"I told them you're in Spain mate...but I hate doing this...they're gonna find out sooner or later"
"later's good"
Adam sighed and leaned foward and caught Aaron's gaze, "You not gonna ask after..."
"Don't go there...please...I can't bear it"
"But...he's been..."
"I SAID NO"
A warder looked in their direction. Adam waved a hand and put on a laugh, "It's okay, everythings cool"
Aaron stared at the ceiling.
Adam coughed to get his attention, Aaron met his gaze, "I'm only worried about you"
"Then do as I ask...if you can't, then you can flaming leave here today and NEVER come back"
Adam nodded)
Aaron looked up from the sofa when Paddy came in. The vet was beaming a big smile at him, "I couldn't believe it when Rhona said...long time no see"
Aaron looked up at him and nodded.
Paddy was rubbing his hands, "Look at you, you little leather queen...new look is it", he cooed.
Aaron looked at the floor.
Paddy stopped and bit his lip, "has something happened?"
It was the first words Aaron spoke, "you could say that"
Paddy was getting concerned, "is it you? Is it Jackson?"
Aaron looked up at him, "please, Pads I'm not ready to..."
The vet knew never to cross the line with Aaron, you had to tread carefully when he was like this.
"Okay...but just nod your head...Is it...bad?"
Aaron shook his head. It was.
Paddy watched as the lad started to shake a little, it was something that was building up, that was brewing inside him. He then stood up and fell into Paddys arms, and cried out...the lad wouldn't stop and Paddy clung onto the leather, he could feel the hot tears on his neck.
"It's okay Aaron...I'm here mate...I'm here and I won't question you...you just let me know when you ready, eh?"
Aaron was shaking his head, he could feel it as he comforted the lads tears of what could only be described as grief continued.
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