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Chapter Seven
As soon as they arrived back in the village Aaron raced up to the cottage and barged through the door and went straight up stairs, nearly knocking paddy over in the process!
'flippin' heck mate'! Paddy said has he attempted to save his cup of tea and sandwich that he had just made
As Hazel entered Paddy looked at her and said
'What's wrong with him?'
Hazel looked at paddy smiling to herself at the break through she had achieved
'Hazel, what's wrong?' paddy said sternly demanding to know why his practically adopted son shot up the stairs and why Hazel looked like the cat that got the cream
'We've had a little talk and I've persuaded him to write his feeling for Jackson down in a letter! Hazel said still beaming at her achievement
'What' paddy squawked?
'you know yer' not gonna' get a romance novel out of 'im, don't 'ya?
'Yes I know that Patrick' said hazel
'But that look in his eyes today when Jackson left said it all'!
'WHAT? Jacksons left, where too? Who with? Paddy asked confused at what had been going on
'Not left, left you Muppet, just walked away upset, but he might as well of emigrated the way Aarons face was'!
As hazel sat down and filled paddy in on the events of the past twenty four hours, he now realised why him and Marlon had to get a taxi home!
'Flamin' hell and here was me and Marlon thinking that they'd buggered off to come home and… you now…' paddy continued awkwardly, not really knowing what words to say
'Make love Paddy, it's called making love, gay men can love each other and can make love and not just have sex you know, and the sooner you stop acting all awkward and embarrassed around the pair of them the sooner this situation will sort itself out'
'I know it's not your fault Paddy, but Aaron really looks up to you and yes you have said its okay and yes you have said that you have accepted him, but I see it in your eyes Paddy! every morning when they come down the stairs together acting all giddy and in love, I can see the awkwardness in your eyes and I can see it in Aaron eyes that he senses this and it hurts him Paddy, because he probably feels like you haven't accepted it… haven't accepted him'
With these words that hit paddy like a bus he looked up the stairs and realised hazel was right!
'Do you think I should go up and talk to him?' paddy asked
'No, let him write what's on his mind while it's still fresh in his memory! Me and you now need to go and find Jackson and see how he is and work our magic on him, come on chop, chop' hazel said practically pulling paddy out through the door.