Aaron woke up the next morning and he realised that he was lying next to Robert. His offered a comforting feeling because it made him feel loved and protected. Aaron was being guarded by his boyfriend, and that supported his need for someone to love him. Aaron knew that he was loved by his friends and his family but he did not always feel loved. He felt like he had to isolate himself from others because of what he had been through.
"Rob. Robert?" Aaron shook Robert's shoulder slightly.
Robert woke up and he looked at Aaron "Hey, are you okay?"
"Yeah. I'm not feeling great though" Aaron answered.
"Does your back still hurt?" Robert asked.
"Not as much as it did. But my wrist stings a bit" Aaron gave a small smile.
"How do you feel?" Robert asked as he stroked Aaron's upper arm with his thumb.
"I feel better with you here. It helps" Aaron softly said.
Robert kissed Aaron's forehead "Good, I want you to feel safe".
"You make me feel safe" Aaron looked up at Robert with his big blue eyes.
"I'll always keep you safe" Robert said in a soft voice.
"We better get dressed before my mum see's us like this" Aaron sighed.
"I'll go to the toilets in the pub to get dressed" Robert nodded.
"I'll go to the bathroom to get dressed" Aaron sat up.
"I brought you some clothes down from your room. I know that you don't want to go in there so I did. You don't mind do you?" Robert asked.
Aaron shook his head "No, I don't mind. Thank you for doing all of this for me".
"It's nothing" Robert smiled before he got up and he went to get dressed.
Aaron went to the upstairs bathroom to get dressed, whilst Robert went to the toilets in the pub to get dressed. Aaron then walked downstairs and he saw that Chas was sat at the table with a distasteful look on her face. Aaron then realised that his mum had realised that he had slept on the sofa with Robert, he sighed as he walked into the kitchen to make himself a coffee.
"Where did Robert sleep last night?" Chas asked even though she already knew the answer.
"You already know the answer to that" Aaron answered.
"I want him out of this house by tonight" Chas bluntly said.
"I want him here. I need him" Aaron stated.
Chas stood up and she walked over to her son "You don't need him. He'll just end up breaking his heart and I'll have to pick up the pieces".
"I need him, mum. He's been there for me. He'll look after me" Aaron argued.
"You deserve better than that little rat! You need to be with your family, you don't need him!" Chas protested.
"I love him. Thank you for being here for me but I need Robert and he's staying". Aaron bluntly said.
Both Aaron and Chas were unaware that Robert was behind a door, listening to what they were saying. He smiled when Aaron said that he loved him, and it did not bother him that Chas was trying to get rid of him. He had been an evil person towards many of the villagers, so it did not surprise him that Chas was trying to protect her son.
"Listen, I gotta go to work. I'll see ya later" Aaron said as he finished his coffee and he walked over to the back door.
Robert walked in and he looked at Aaron "I'm going to the scrapyard, so do you want a lift?"
"Yeah, cheers" Aaron smiled at Robert.
"See ya later, Sweetheart. I love you" Chas said as Aaron opened the door.
"I love you too" Aaron said before he walked out of the door with Robert.
Aaron and Robert walked to Robert's car but they both noticed that a few people were starring at Aaron. Robert looked at Aaron and he rubbed his arm.
"Just ignore them" Robert said in a calm voice.
Aaron looked at Robert and nodded "Okay, let's just go to work. I need the distraction".
"Alright, come on then" Robert said as Aaron walked around to the passenger's side.
Aaron and Robert both got into the car and they drove to the scrapyard. They did some work and then they had a coffee break. Robert had managed to make Aaron laugh by telling jokes and by spilling coffee on himself. Robert cleaned himself up and then he got a call from Victoria.
"Hi, Vic... What's wrong?... Ok I'll be there soon... bye" Robert then hung up the phone and he grabbed his jacket. "I gotta go and help Vic out with something. I'll be back as soon as I can. Are you gonna be okay?"
"I'll be fine. Don't worry about me" Aaron answered.
Robert walked over to Aaron and he took his hands. Aaron stood up and Robert looked at his boyfriend with loving eyes.
"That's impossible for me to do. I always worry about you" Robert said in a soft voice.
"You're amazing, d'you know that?" Aaron smiled.
"Not as amazing as you. I love you" Robert smiled and he kissed Aaron.
Aaron kissed Robert back and he smiled at his boyfriend when their lips parted. Robert then gave Aaron one last parting kiss on the forehead before he walked out of the portercabin and he drove to the village. Aaron finished his lunch that Robert had brought him and he finished his coffee, he then filled out some paperwork before he walked outside to scrap a car. Aaron was trying to remove the engine of the car, however... he was unaware that someone was stood behind him.
"You just had to tell, didn't you? You naughty little boy" An insidious voice said.
Aaron's eyes widened when he heard the voice, he spun around and he saw Gordon stood there "What are you doing here? You were arrested"
"The police don't believe you, so they let me go because they know that you're lying" Gordon smirked.
"I'm not lying!" Aaron yelled.
Gordon quickly moved closer to Aaron and he held a knife up "You're gonna make them drop the charges against me, you're gonna stop lying and you're gonna be a good boy for me".
Aaron started to hyperventilate and then he felt Gordon grind himself against his crotch "Get away from me now!"
"No, you're gonna be quiet and you're gonna let me do what I want to do" Gordon said as he held the knife to Aaron's throat.
"Get away from me!" Aaron shouted.
"Shut up you little brat!" Gordon said before he started to tare at Aaron's belt.
"No! Stop!" Aaron yelled.
"I've been waiting here all night to have you, so shut up!" Gordon growled and then he put a hand down Aaron's jeans.
"Get off of me!" Aaron cried out.
"Shut up!" Gordon pressed the knife to Aaron's neck but not hard enough to cut him.
Aaron could not hold back tears as Gordon pushed him up against the car "AAHHH!" Aaron cried out in pain because of the wounds on his back.
"Shut the fuck up!" Gordon shouted as he put his hand down Aaron's boxers.
"Please don't" Aaron sobbed.
Gordon did not realise that Robert had just come back, and he had seen what was going on.
"Oi! Get off of him!" Robert shouted as he ran over to help Aaron.
"Robert! Help me!" Aaron cried out when he saw his boyfriend.
Gordon looked up and he saw Robert.
Robert pulled Gordon away from Aaron and he shoved him to the ground. Robert then turned to Aaron and he saw that his boyfriend was very scared "Are you okay, Baby?" he asked as he cradled Aaron's face in his hands.
"He had his hand in my boxers" Aaron said through his sobs.
Robert pulled Aaron into a hung and then he looked over his shoulder. Robert let go of Aaron and he turned around as Gordon stood up "Get behind me".
Aaron stood behind Robert and he held onto his upper arms. Robert raised both arms behind his back to shield Aaron from his attacker.
Gordon scoffed when he saw that Robert was protecting Aaron "We were busy here. You've no right to get between me and my son".
"I have every right to protect him. You touch him again and I'll kill you!" Robert shouted.
"You're pathetic. He wanted all of it. You're just jealous that I had him before you" Gordon scoffed.
"You raped him! He doesn't want to be anywhere near you! He never wanted you to hurt him!" Robert shouted.
Gordon lunged at Robert with the knife, but Robert moved Aaron to the side and he dodged Gordon's attack. He then punched Gordon in the face and he pushed him onto the ground.
"Get out of here before I kill you! You perverted piece of shit!" Robert shouted down at Gordon.
Gordon stood up and he walked over to Aaron. Robert quickly grabbed Aaron's wrist and he pulled him away from his abuser.
"You're not gonna get away with this!" Gordon shouted.
"I'm not giving you the easy way out of this!" Aaron shouted.
"I'll have you again. You'll be punished!" Gordon shouted.
"Over my dead body" Robert glared at Gordon "You come anywhere near my boyfriend or this village again... I'll kill you myself!"
"Is that a threat made by a pansy?" Gordon scoffed.
"It's a promise. And this Pansy will make your life hell if you come near my Aaron again" Robert walked up to Gordon and he snarled at him.
"Your Aaron? Sorry to burst your bubble, but I believe that Aaron belongs to me!" Gordon shouted as he lunged at Robert with the knife.
Robert felt the stinging in his cheek as Gordon cut his cheek with the knife. He then moved backwards so that he could block any way that Gordon could get to Aaron, who is on his phone to the police, "Yeah, hello? I want to report an attempted rape, my dad just attempted to rape me! He's now attacking me and my boyfriend with a knife!"
The policeman on the other line jotted down the address of Aaron's whereabouts "We'll be with you shortly".
Aaron hung up the phone and he looked to Robert, "The police are on their way!"
Gordon laughed "That still gives me plenty of time... to have my way with you and your pretty boy, son!"
Robert stepped back a little more, the cut on his cheek starting to burn up, "Don't listen to him Aaron, I won't let him hurt you!"
Gordon lunged forward and tried to stab Robert again, desperately trying to get to Aaron. However this time Robert is ready and pushes Aaron to the side, so both of them dodged Gordon's attack. But Gordon uses the hilt of the knife to smash against Robert's head, knocking him out and causing him to fall to the ground.
Aaron started to run over to Robert's aid "Rob, are you okay? ROB!" Aaron trembled with fear and worry as Gordon laughed maliciously.
"It's okay, son, I'll deal with you after!" Gordon knelt down and began to unfasten Robert's belt.
"NO! Get away from him!" Aaron yelled as he pushed Gordon off of Robert, and then he grabbed the knife "Stay away from us!"
Gordon laughed as his son stood protectively over his boyfriend. Just at that moment police sirens came to Aaron's ears, and two police cars skid to a halt not far from where he stood. Three policemen and one policewoman got out of the cars and they all point their guns at Aaron "DROP THE WEAPON!" the woman yelled.
Aaron put the knife down and two men ran over to handcuff him "But he's the one who attacked me and my boyfriend!" Aaron protested as they continue to tell him his rights. "He tried to rape me! He was going to try and rape my boyfriend!"
Robert woke up and he saw that Aaron was being taken to a police car whilst Gordon was being questioned by an officer. "Wait! You've got the wrong man!"
"Robert!" Aaron looked over his shoulder and he saw his boyfriend running to him "Rob!"
A police officer stepped in front of Robert and held him back "Sir, you have to stay back".
"But you've got the wrong man! Aaron hasn't done anything!" Robert yelled.
"Robert, I'm sorry! He tried to hurt you. I grabbed the knife to stop him!" Aaron yelled to his boyfriend.
Robert looked down at his belt, he saw that it was undone, and he realised that Gordon had tried to assault him "Aaron, it's alright. You've done nothing wrong!"
Another police car pulled up and Jason Wise stepped out "Stop! Let him go!"
"But sir, he was holding a knife and he was standing over that man" One of the officers argued.
"He was trying to protect me! Gordon tried to sexually assault me! And he had tried to hurt Aaron! I arrived here and I saw that he was touching Aaron!" Robert shouted.
"Let him go" Jason ordered.
The police officer took the handcuffs off of Aaron and the other officer walked away from Robert.
"Robert!" Aaron ran over to his boyfriend.
"Aaron" Robert hugged Aaron and he placed a hand on the back of Aaron's head as he cried "It's alright, I'm here. I've got you".
"I was protecting you. He was going to hurt you" Aaron sobbed as he clung onto Robert.
"I know, thank you for protecting me. I love you" Robert kissed the side of Aaron's head.
"I love you too" Aaron cried onto Robert's shoulder.
Jason Wise then walked over to Gordon and he stood in front of the man.
"I tried to stop him! He was gonna kill me. I was trying to get to Mr Sugden to protect him" Gordon lied.
"I doubt that Mr Dingle made up your attack on him only two days ago, and you trying to attack him today. And I doubt that he's lying about the fact that you tried to assault Mr Sugden" Jason then got his handcuffs out and he put them on Gordon "Gordon Livesy, I am arresting you for the attempted sexual assault against Aaron Livesy, the sexual harassment and attempted assault on Aaron Livesy. The attempted assault on Robert Sugden and the act of physical assault on Robert Sugden. You do not have to say anything, anything that you do say can be used against you in a court of law, you have the right to an attorney, if cannot afford an attorney one will be provided for you".
"No, he's lying! He's a liar!" Gordon protested as he struggled when Jason started to walk him over to the police car.
Gordon then saw that Robert was holding Aaron, and that the younger man was crying in the arms of his boyfriend. Robert and Aaron looked up and they saw that Gordon was being arrested. Robert tightened his embrace with Aaron and his boyfriend clung onto him.
"Looks like we won't be having any fun today, son. Maybe next time ay? That goes for your pretty boy too" Gordon smirked.
"I swear to God! If you touch him again!" Aaron shouted at Gordon as he stood in front of Robert.
Robert hurried to redo his belt up and then he placed a hand on Aaron's shoulder "Calm down, Aaron. I'm fine".
Aaron looked at Robert and he saw that he was holding back tears "You're not though are you?"
Robert burst into tears "I'm sorry".
Aaron pulled Robert into a hug "Hey, hey sshh. Come'ere".
"I'm sorry for leaving you on your own. I'm so sorry" Robert sobbed.
"It's okay. I'm not mad at you" Aaron soothed.
"What was he doing to me?" Robert asked.
"He undid your belt and he was going to pull your clothes off" Aaron explained.
Robert cried harder onto Aaron's shoulder as his boyfriend held him.
"Sshh, it's alright. I'd never let anyone hurt you. It's okay" Aaron cooed, he hated the fact that Robert had been put at risk, and that he had almost gone through the same ordeal as him.
Aaron and Robert heard the police cars drive away and then Jason took their statements, so that he knew what had happened. Aaron explained that Gordon had just turned up, and that he had tried to force himself on him. Aaron also told Jason that Gordon had tried to assault Robert. Robert then explained that he had seen Gordon harassing Aaron, and that he had attacked them both. They drove home and Aaron walked into the front room with Robert. They both sat on the sofa and they started to cry again. Aaron pulled Robert close and he wrapped and arm around his shoulders. The two men sat there for a while, Robert enclosed in Aaron's soft, warm yet strong arms. Time passed and Robert ceased his crying. Aaron looked down at Robert and he saw that he was asleep with his head resting on his shoulder.
"Hope your sleep is peaceful", Aaron whispered before he gently laid his boyfriend down on the sofa and walked off to get a blanket. On coming back with a warm blanket, Aaron made sure that Robert was completely covered before he went to make something to eat. 'I can't go to bed and leave Robert by himself', Aaron told himself, 'but I don't want to wake him up since he must be exhausted!'
After a few minutes Aaron decided to give Robert an hour to sleep, before he would wake him up. Aaron made himself a bacon sandwich, and he sat down on the floor in front of the sofa to eat it. Before long Aaron felt a tap on his shoulder and he looked up to see Robert staring down at him lovingly.
"Where's mine, Grease monkey?" Robert smirked.
Aaron smirked and he handed Robert half of the sandwich. Robert sat up and scoffed down his half of the sandwich.
"I bet you made the sandwich on purpose, didn't you?" he said as he finished his mouthful.
Aaron raised one eyebrow "If you mean to wake you up, no. If you mean because I know you love bacon ... yes!"
Robert leaned over and rested his chin on the top of Aaron's head "You know I love you, right?" he asked, his voice that was a little hoarse.
Aaron tried to fight back tears as memories of Gordon kept popping into his head "Yeah, and I love you too!"
Robert wrapped his arms around Aaron's shoulders, pulling him closer as he planted a hard and long kiss on his head before resting his chin there again.
Both of them were thinking similar thoughts, as they sat there comforting each other. 'Will our lives ever be free from that monster?' Aaron thought as he raised both of his arms, and he held onto Robert's wrists.
'Will we be okay?' Robert thought as he kissed Aaron's head again.
