AARON LIVESY
-The Chase-
"How Deep Is Your Love?"
Aaron and Jason walked along the main street passed the amusements when Aaron let out a heavy sigh. "Can't believe it's our last day"
"Yeah me either, I'm back at work first thing…"
"Me too, think I'll make some changes at the garage aswell…look for more clients…"
"Good for you..."
Aaron smiled. "I want to be able to save enough so that I can move away, far away abroad with someone special"
"Is that me Mr Livesy?" Jason asked with a cheeky smirk.
"You're going the right way about it" Aaron told him with a smile as he squeezed his hand and despite seeing a gang of youths up ahead he kept it where it was in Jason's hand.
Aaron and Jason chatted about what they could do on their last day when Aaron heard something he did not like and Jason was stunned as he felt Aaron's hand tear away from his own; he quickly turned to see Aaron storming over to the gang.
Aaron grabbed one of them by the collar. "What did you just say?"
The yob grinned. "I called you a puff mate, problem?"
Aaron smirked and scoffed "No…" he then kneed the lad in the groin which immediately caused him to bowl over in severe pain. "Hope they still work mate, I don't need mine as much as you…straight boy, or are ya? If you want kids mate, I'd keep your mouth shut if I was you cause…what you said hasn't changed a thing, I'm still going over there and holding my boyfriend's hand, oh and he's a copper so I'd be careful what you say in future, you don't know who's walking passed" the yob's mates immediately looked uncomfortable from Aaron's statement that Jason was a copper. "Grow the hell up all of ya, I'm not doing anything wrong and people like you will never stop me from being who I am!" he told them and turned back and walked towards Jason and made it clear in view to the gang that he'd taken his hand once again.
"Nice" was all Jason could say with a grin.
"Yeah well, had it coming…so our last day, crazy golf?" Aaron suggested.
…
"Aaron, we've been here for ten minutes, I'm pleased this place isn't busy cause there'd be a cue and this is only hole number two" he said it with such a straight face that Aaron found it funny.
Aaron laughed. "Well if you stopped looking at me the way you have been then maybe I'd get it in the hole!"
"Don't have a problem getting it in any other time" Jason told him with a smirk as he folded his arms across his chest which he knew would purposely distract Aaron because they bulged even more.
"Oh you're so not funny mate!" Aaron told him as he pointed the club at him.
Jason laughed "You're so hot when you're frustrated"
"Yeah" Aaron bluntly said with a nod. "Sexually frustrated cause of you, move you and your pecs and your big arms away to the side of me so I can't see"
Jason grinned and started to bend down. Aaron stared at his bum and his perfect back. "I've got an itch"
"Yeah course you have" Aaron told him then bit his lip and then in a second he reached out with the club and whacked him on the bum.
"Ohh Aaron" Jason said in an extremely put on camp voice. He stood up straight. "Didn't know you had it in ya" he continued with the voice and put an effort into putting his hand on his waist.
Aaron glared at him and shook his head and moved to take his shot. "Really?"
Jason burst into laughter and walked beside him and in a quieter voice said "No but seriously mate if you're into that stuff there has to be some kind of shop round here that does whips and handcuffs, beads…" Aaron turned and glared at him again. "…or…"
"No, I'm not" Aaron told him then kissed him on the lips then pushed him back. "I'm concentrating!"
Half an hour they were only on hole number five and Jason dreaded to think how long the last five would take. Aaron moved to take his shot but when he did the ball flew up into the air and hit Jason in the chest - he'd hit it just that bit harder. He sighed and dropped his club. "I'm not playing no more" he said and stepped away.
Jason laughed as he rubbed his chest "Fair dos come on then, I'll buy you an ice cream"
Aaron smiled. "I suck at that"
"Ahh it's just a game" Jason told him as he placed his arm around his shoulders as they walked. A few minutes later they'd gotten their ice creams and sat on a bench on the pier. "This holiday has been amazing Aaron, thank you"
Aaron smiled. "No, thank you"
Jason smiled. "How about we go out for a meal tonight?"
"I'd like that" Aaron told him and as Jason looked around Aaron quickly shoved what was left of his ice cream in Jason's face.
Jason's jaw dropped and his eyes widened. It was so cold!
"Ha! That's what you get for distracting me with your sexiness and complete pure perfection" Aaron said with a wink and continued eating what was left of his ice cream cone.
Jason burst into laughter and placed both arms around Aaron so he couldn't escape and he rubbed his face up against his, covering him in the ice cream also but in a second, the atmosphere changed and their combined movements of trying to cover him and Aaron's of getting away ceased and slowly they found each other's lips and kissed each other with such passion that made them want to make love right then and there.
The following morning it was time to leave, they'd delayed it long enough with their antics in the bedroom; Aaron sat in the car while he waited for Jason to hand back the key to their room. He looked around, the place had healed him, sealed the last hidden deep cut that Jackson's death had made, the final hurdle that hadn't been realised until meeting Jason was now completed, yes he'd always remember Jackson, of course he would but the pain of missing him would be gone, he'd miss him without the pain now and it was also because of the part Jason had played, he was there, he listened, he helped and most of all he was patient and considerate, the holiday in Whitby was fate on Jason's part, Aaron wondered if he knew how much he'd helped him already.
…
A few hours later they arrived back in the village but Jason couldn't stay he had to head into work for the afternoon till about ten that night but he helped Aaron with his bag and promised he'd see him later, they left after kissing each other out on the doorstep of Smithy, another thing Aaron wouldn't have done and there was plenty of people around but he didn't care, after he waved him off he walked in and saw an eager impatient Paddy waiting to hear all about it.
"Put the kettle on then and I'll think about telling ya" Aaron said with a smile.
After Paddy made their cuppas Aaron went on to tell him how it was the same room he, Jackson and Hazel and stayed in, and he explained his wobbler but Paddy had understood it and why and he very pleased with how Jason had reacted from what Aaron had told him. "Now the big news are ya ready?"
"Ooh I don't like the sound of this…"
Aaron grinned and reached into his pocket and slammed down a photo onto the table. Paddy frowned as he picked it up. "That's not Jackson…Oh my god you did it!" he exclaimed with a laugh. "You did it!" he laughed again and clapped his hands together.
Aaron grinned. "Felt I should have you know…I ended up back there for a reason and now I know why…"
"Why?" Paddy asked softly.
"So I could fully heal" he said proudly with a smile to match. "I have aswell and Jason is so special…I care about him so much it scares me Paddy b-but I don't mind I like caring about someone in that way again I think I…I think I love him Paddy…am I being stupid? It's fast I know…"
Paddy simply shook his head and smiled at his son. "I'm very proud of you actually; if you love him then you know what's right"
Aaron nodded. "That's why…that's why I'm gunna tell him about the warrant when he comes over tonight"
"Alright but just make sure you don't wake Leo…o-or Rhona for that matter she will kill ya" he said with a laugh.
Aaron scowled "We're only gunna talk Paddy"
Paddy let out a loud laugh. "Yeah right, this is you we're talking about; I can't count how many times I overheard you and Jackson at it before the accident"
Aaron blushed and looked away. "We'll keep it down"
"That's all I ask…listen…what if Jason doesn't like what he hears, what if he has to do something about it?"
Aaron shrugged. "I haven't thought that far ahead, all I know is that I need to tell him"
Paddy nodded. "Good luck mate"
Aaron smiled and was left in a very thoughtful mood, he loved Jason despite there being a bigger age gap than the one between him and Jackson, theirs was only three years, the gap with Jason was five years and he didn't mind, he liked an even older man, well he was hardly old but still, he was grounded, mature, the same as Jackson was and Aaron still would need that from time to time.
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Jason was sat at a desk at work in the station going through paperwork he needed to catch up on when his sergeant walked in, Jason smiled up at her. "Ahh DC Murray, I've been meaning to catch you, nice holiday?" she asked.
"Yeah it was nice thanks, but like every holiday they have to end, what you got for me?"
She smiled at him "Oh just some warrants that need reissuing" she told him as she placed them down on his desk. "Soon as you've done them you can get off, you won't have had much chance to breathe what with driving back this morning"
"Nah not really, cheers I'll get onto these now"
She nodded and left the room. Jason expertly tapped and clicked away at the computer bringing up the section he needed then he started with the first warrant, he inputted the serial number and it brought the exact same thing up on screen that was held in his hand, he made a few alterations and clicked apply which would go into the database immediately. He continued on through the sheets and he was done within fifteen minutes, well he had one left and when he pulled that last sheet from the pile he froze as Aaron's mug shot stared right back at him. "It can't be…" he muttered. "Admitted to arson of Dingle auto motives in Emmerdale village, individual failed to turn up to court for sentencing, suspected to be on the run, whereabouts unknown…fucking hell Aaron…" he said in a sigh and rested back into the chair. He sat for at least ten minutes, he knew what he was going to do he did exactly what he had with the others and applied the change to the system. The next phase would have to wait until the morning, he got his things together and changed in the locker room and headed for his car he stopped and stared at the public car park across the road, then leaned against his Audi. What the hell…he thought to himself. He needed answers and he was going to bloody get them.
Jason's car pulled up on the driveway behind Paddy's car and screeched to a halt. Jason got out of the car quickly, locked it and ran for the door to be met by Aaron who was opening it, he had heard him already. "Hi" Aaron said with a beaming smile. "Everyone's asleep so we've gotta keep it down"
"This won't take long" Jason said as he barged past Aaron and walked into the kitchen.
"Ok…I'm confused…anyway sit down I wanna talk to you and don't say anything till I'm done…t-this is pretty big"
Jason sighed and sat down; he had no patience at the minute. "Out with it then"
"Jason this isn't easy to say…"
Jason nodded and let him speak.
"I have an arrest warrant hanging over me"
Jason nodded. "I know…just seen it…arson Aaron? What the hell, and going on the run, you certainly went far didn't you?!"
Aaron swallowed hard. "I-I can explain"
"Well then start because right now I'm fuming that you could tell me everything but not this"
"And with good reason" he defended. "I did go on the run…France…with Ed…" he sighed and Jason rolled his eyes, it was fitting into place. "But I didn't start the fire…"
Jason frowned. "What?"
"I said I did to protect someone but I had a plan and I went away leaving them alright to live their lives"
Jason couldn't believe it. "But to put yours at risk? Nice of ya!"
Aaron sighed. "You won't understand"
"Try me!"
"I've told you everything about me, I got away with prison after hitting Jackson because I admitted to being gay, I got away with ending his life…t-this person never did a bad thing in his life I-I owed it to him he couldn't get sent down for one mistake Jason, I couldn't let that happen…"
"Who Aaron?"
Aaron shook his head. "I'm not telling you who"
"Fine!" Jason stood up. "Do you have any idea what kind of position this puts me in? You should have told me!" he told him as he walked to the door.
"W…W-Wait Jason" Aaron started to panic. "Please, do…don't go…I'm sorry I know I should have but I was scared…please…w-what are you going to do?"
Jason shrugged his shoulders as he stormed back to his car; he slammed the car door once he was inside. "JASON!" Aaron yelled as he stepped outside, and helplessly he watched him drive away quickly, his panic was rising, he couldn't risk him telling the police. He had to do something.
TBC…
