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Jackson heads into the café where Aaron is sitting having his lunch; the builder orders his lunch and a brew. He sits down next to his lover, trying to get the words out to tell him the latest news.

"So, I mum wants to meet you" Jackson finally speaks

Aaron now choking on his coffee, trying to catch his breath "oh right, do I have to?" the mechanic asks.

"Well, I met your mum"

"Yeah, because you work in the flaming village!" Aaron protests.

Jackson now staring into those blue eyes, giving the teen a sad frown. Aaron sighs and gives in "fine, when?"

"Tonight? She wants to take us out for a drink" Jackson answers.

Aaron nods, he wasn't sure if he wanted to meet his mum, was it not too soon for that? It's not like they are a serious couple, granted he has met Aarons mum and pretty much the whole dingle clan. But was he ready to meet Hazel? He sure was going to find out.

Aaron and Jackson are sitting in a bar in Hotton, waiting on Hazel showing up, she was late as usual, and the builder could tell Aaron was nervous. Just then, the mechanic hear her before seeing her, she was a larger women with a huge smile on her face. Aaron stood up to shake her hand, but she just looked at him strangely.

"Are you gonna sit down?" Hazel asks.

Aaron sits back down "hi, I'm Aaron"

"Really? I would have never guessed" the older woman says sarcastically. "Blimey, he's a looker isn't he?" she says to Jackson. "If I were twenty years younger and you weren't, well you know"

Aaron sits there not knowing how to take that.

"So, you're a mechanic? Good with your hands are ya?" she winks at her son. "Your aunt Polly is driving me mad, think it's time I look for another place to live, although i am skint"

"I was in Jamaica all summer, was living with a bloke name Clive, gorgeous he was, I said to myself, I said Hazel, this is where you wanna be, never settle for anything less, now look at me, back here, living with a 84 year old who makes me rub her in all sort of places" Hazel rambles on. "You don't talk much, do ya? Jackson said you weren't much of a talker, more of a—"

"Mum!" Jackson stops her from finishing.

Jackson and Aaron are now in the woolpack, boy his mum can talk, the teen thought to himself, it wasn't as bad as he thought it was going to be, she pretty much spoke for all three of them, a part of him was jealous of the relationship Jackson and his mum shared, they were really close, he wished he and Chas were that close, he loved his mum but every time he got close to her, she ended up leaving him. Maybe if he just gave her a chance, things might be different this time around? At that minute, Aaron's phone started ringing, it was his mum. "Mum, weird, I was just thinking about you—"Aaron hang up the phone, in sheer shock. Jackson now seeing the teen standing there frozen, he puts his hand on his shoulder. "What's up?" the builder asks. "It's me granddad, he's...he's dead".

After the funereal, the dingle family all went back to Zak and Lisa's, Aaron and his granddad, Shadrach weren't really on speaking terms, the old couldn't understand why Aaron was gay, he was a dingle, he wasn't supposed to be gay! But Aaron missed him, he was the only one he liked when he use to visit his mum here when he was younger. Aaron pulled out his mobile, seeing there was a text from Jackson.

Hey, how's your family doing? Hope that you're ok! If you fancy bar west tonight, let me know x

Aaron now smiling like a goon, texted him back. Yeah I'll be there, 8 ok? X

Aaron got a text back in seconds, from the builder saying eight is fine. He headed back to smithy to get ready for his date with Jackson; he'd not seen him since the night he got the phone call from his mum saying that Shadrach has passed.

Aaron enters Bar West at eight on the dot; he looks around to see if his lover has arrived yet, he spots a bloke at the bar, with curly brown hair and a red checked shirt. He beams a smile and walks towards him, when he's near him; he discreetly pats the blokes bum. He is horrified, when the man faces him and realises it's not Jackson!

"Sorry, mate. I thought you were someone else" Aaron now embarrassed. He notices the red check shirt he is wearing, is the exact same shirt Jackson owns, well owned, the builder had lost it just over a week ago. "Mate, just wondering, where did you get the shirt from?"

"It was a present from my BOYFRIEND" the stranger replies, stating to Aaron loud and clear he has a boyfriend.

Like I'd be interested in him! The mechanic thought to himself. Jackson is now beside him, seeing the teen looking puzzled.

"You alright? The builder asks.

"Yeah, just mistaken you for someone else, he looked a lot like you and he was wearing the same shirt you have, the red checked one.

"Had" the older man corrects him.

"What?"

"I've seemed to have lost it somehow, can't find it anywhere" Jackson orders himself a pint and the two boys go sit down at a table. "So, how is everyone? How's your mum holding up?

"Alright, I suppose. He wasn't the family's favourite person before it happened, so I guess it that's made things worse".

As the night comes to an end, Jackson asks his lover to spend the night, but Aaron cant, he has to be at the garage first thing. The builder leans in and gives the teen, a passionate kiss goodbye. Jackson enters his flat building, as he walks to his front door, he sees his ex-boyfriend, Liam sitting there, with a black eye, crying.