Two days later, Aaron woke up during the night and he looked at his sleeping husband, he sighed and he started to shake Robert awake "Rob. Robert".
Robert woke up and he looked at Aaron "What is it beautiful?"
"I had a nightmare" Aaron answered.
Robert sat up and he stroked back Aaron's hair "I'm sorry that I didn't wake up".
Aaron shook his head "It's alright."
Robert pulled Aaron into a hug "Just hold onto me and I'll hold you".
Aaron held onto Robert and he listened to his husband's soothing words for a few minutes. They then laid down and Robert stroked Aaron's hair.
"Well done for waking me up. I'm very proud of you" Robert softly said.
"Thank you for being here with me" Aaron smiled.
"Always" Robert smiled.
Aaron kissed Robert and then he snuggled up against the older man for warmth. Robert kissed Aaron's head and he held his husband close to keep him warm, after not too long they fell asleep and they held onto each other as they slept.
Alyssa woke up at 7am, when she felt DJ licking her face and she smiled "DJ. Silly dog, what are you doing?" she sat up and she stroked her dog.
DJ let out a yap and he rolled around on Alyssa's duvet.
Alyssa giggled and she rubbed the dog's belly "You're so cute".
DJ was playfully moving his legs and wagging his tail as Alyssa rubbed his belly.
Alyssa played with DJ for a few minutes, before she picked up her dog and she put him on the floor. She had a shower and she got dressed, she then brushed her teeth and she brushed her hair before she walked downstairs with DJ running along next to her.
Aaron and Robert came downstairs and they were both dressed, they were laughing as they walked into the kitchen. They saw that their daughter was sat at the island and that DJ was having a drink of water.
"Morning, Al. Did you sleep well?" Robert asked.
Alyssa smiled at Robert "Morning, dad. I slept well. What about you two?"
"We slept well. Do you want a cup of coffee, Princess?" Aaron asked.
"Yes please." Alyssa nodded.
Aaron made himself, Robert and Alyssa a cup of coffee each as Robert made the breakfasts. They sat down around the island and they talked as they had breakfast.
Luke woke up and he went to have a shower and to wash his hair. He did not realise what was in his shampoo.
Liv woke up when Luke walked into their bedroom and she saw that his hair was wet. She held back laughter, as she waited to see what would happen to her boyfriend's hair. 'What goes around comes around' she thought to herself.
Aaron helped Robert wash up and then he grabbed his stuff to go to work. He smiled when he felt arms wrap around his waist and lips press against his neck "I have to go to work, Rob".
"I know, but all I want to do is hold you today" Robert whispered across Aaron's neck.
"I want that too. But someone needs to look after you and Alyssa" Aaron held onto Robert's wrists.
"Awww, can I have some kisses before you go?" Robert whined.
Aaron lifted Robert arms away from him and he turned around to face his husband. "Okay".
Robert placed his hand on Aaron's hips and he kissed the brunette. Their kiss was long and passionate, Aaron walked Robert over to a chair and Robert sat down. They continued to kiss and then Aaron pulled away, he looked at Robert and his wrapped his arms around his husband's neck.
"I have to go, Rob" Aaron stated.
Robert rubbed his hands up and down Aaron's back "I don't want you to go".
"I'll be back later. Don't wait up for me though" Aaron said firmly.
"Alright. I'll drop by the yard later" Robert nodded.
"Okay. I love you, my blonde haired pretty boy" Aaron smiled.
"And I love you, my gorgeous grease monkey" Robert smiled he then pulled Aaron in for another kiss.
Aaron shared a passionate kiss with Robert, before he walked out of his house and drive to work. Robert sat at the island in the kitchen for a moment, he then went to do some work in his office. He was working on his laptop when he heard shouting, he stood up and he walked over to the door. As soon as the door to the office was open, DJ ran in and he hid under Robert's desk. Robert stared at the small dog for a moment before he heard more shouting, he walked into the kitchen and he saw that Luke was shouting.
"You wanna shout any louder? Or can we all take our earplugs out?" Robert asked sarcastically.
"This brat's put her face chemicals in my shampoo and now my hairs sticking up on end!" Luke shouted.
"Oh please, if my tea tree oil did that to your hair then I'm Angelina Jolie!" Alyssa shouted.
"Al, DJ's hiding in the office. Why don't you go and take him for a walk so that Hades here doesn't scare him anymore" Robert suggested.
Alyssa nodded and she walked to Robert's office, she walked over to the desk and he knelt down on the floor. She looked under the desk and she saw the small pup "It's alright, boy. Ally's here now. Come here, DJ".
DJ whimpered and he crawled out of his hiding place, he made his way over to Alyssa and she picked him up.
"Time for walkies" Alyssa smiled at DJ.
DJ's tail started to wag and he yapped happily.
Alyssa carried DJ to the front door and she clipped his lead onto his collar, "I'm gonna walk him to the village, Dad. I'll be back later!" she yelled to Robert.
"Alright, Al! Go to the pub for a bit and visit Nanna!" Robert yelled.
"Okay, bye!" Alyssa then left the house with DJ.
Robert looked at Luke and he smirked "It's a good look for you".
"That kid needs to be punished!" Luke shouted.
"Nah, you see... Alyssa has never been a troublemaker. My self and my husband on the other hand, it's what we do best." Robert scoffed.
Luke went to punch Robert but Robert dodged and Luke stumbled "You have no idea what I'm capable of!"
"And you have no idea what I'm capable of. Hurt the people I love and it only takes one call to make you disappear forever" Robert then smiled "It's funny how easy it is to mix lube into shampoo". He then walked back to his office to finish working...
Alyssa walked into the woolpack and she picked DJ up, she sat at one of the booths and she stroked DJ.
Chas smiled and se walked over to sit with her granddaughter "Hiya, Sweetie. How are you?"
Alyssa looked up and she smiled "Hi, Nanna. I'm not so good"
"What's wrong, Alyssa?" Chas asked.
"Daddy's still having nightmares. I can hear him screaming at night, he thinks that I don't know but he's hardly sleeping. He said that he's not sick anymore but I'm worried about him" Alyssa admitted.
"My son has always had trouble sleeping and it killed me to find out why he has nightmares. But What I do know is that he's a fighter, and that he won't let himself fall back into that darkness again. You want to know why?" Chas asked.
Alyssa sniffled "Why?"
"Because his relationship with you dad is stronger and more secure than ever. And he's got you. You and your dad give him the strength to fight, Robert will not let your dad fight his battles on his own. I'm always here if any of the three of you need me and your dads will always look after you" Chas firmly stated but the kindness was in her eyes.
"Thank you, Nanna. I love you" Alyssa hugged Chas.
"I love you too, Sweetie. Never forget how loved you are, I'm just a phone call away" Chas hugged Alyssa back. "Do you want me to tell your daddy or do you want to?"
"I'll tell him. It's all going to be okay" Alyssa smiled...
Aaron was at work when he heard a small barking and he turned around, he smiled when he saw Alyssa and he walked over to her "Hiya, Princess. You okay?"
"Yeah, dad said to take DJ on a walk because Luke scared him" Alyssa looked at Aaron.
"Your dad can handle Luke. Do you wanna earn some extra pocket money?" Aaron asked.
"Sure" Alyssa smiled.
"Go and get some protective gear and you can let DJ off of his lead" Aaron then went back to work.
Alyssa was happy to help her father at work and she enjoyed spending time with him. Even if it was taking a busted up old car apart. DJ had fallen asleep on the chair at Aaron's desk so they just let him be.
After they had finished scrapping the car, Aaron pulled his wallet out and he handed Alyssa a twenty pound note.
"Here ya go" Aaron smiled.
"Thanks" Alyssa smiled and she put the money in her jacket pocket.
"Cain's on his way here to drop some old machines off. He'll give you a lift home if you ask him" Aaron stated.
" Cool. Uh..., can I talk to you about something?" Alyssa asked.
"Yeah sure. You can talk to me about anything, Al" Aaron answered.
"You're not sleeping well are you? I've heard you screaming after a nightmare. I don't want you to get sick again" Alyssa stated.
Aaron bit the skin under his bottom lip "No, you're right. I'm not sleeping very well, but you don't need to worry about me. The only time to be worried is when me or your dad are worried. I'm gonna be fine because I've got my husband and my brilliant daughter, to remind me that I'm loved and that I'm needed as a husband and as a father". He explained.
"I love you, Daddy" Alyssa smiled.
"I love you too, Princess. Come'ere" Aaron opened his arms for Alyssa.
Alyssa hugged her father and he stroked her hair.
"Never forget how loved you are. You can talk to me about anything and I'll always be here" Aaron said in a soft voice...
Liv walked into the kitchen and she laughed when she saw Luke's unwanted spiky hair. Luke glared at her but she did not care. She walked over to the fridge to get the apple juice and she giggled, as Luke mouthed off about how the universe was against him. "Nice hair, John Mayer."
"I hate your brother and that blonde guy of his!" Luke shouted.
"I'm sure they love you too. It's not just them that thought that you needed to be taught a lesson" Liv then walked into the living room to watch TV.
"Liv!" Luke shouted but Liv just laughed, so he stormed off to their bedroom.
Robert walked into the living room and he looked at Liv "Lover boy not happy then?"
"He's fuming. But it's funny so I'm not worried" Liv laughed.
"It is really funny" Robert laughed, he then sat down to read a book and he sent a text to Aaron.
(Robert: I love you. I miss you xxx
Aaron: I love you too, missing you loads xxx
Robert: I love you more xxx
Aaron: I love you to infinity and beyond xxx
Robert: That's not fair xxx
Aaron: I'll make it up to you xxx
Robert: I'll hold you too that xxx
Aaron: I'm counting on it xxx)
Robert smiled and he continued to text Aaron for a bit, until Aaron had to get back to work. Cain brought Alyssa home at 4pm and Robert made dinner for Luke, Liv and Alyssa. He ate some of the meal but he had a plan for when Aaron got home.
At 11pm, the front door opened and Aaron walked into his house. He shut and locked the door behind him, before he walked into the kitchen to get something to eat.
"Dinner's in the living room" a voice stated.
Aaron turned around and he smiled at Robert "I told you not to wait up for me".
Robert walked over to Aaron and he held his husband's hands "Since when do I ever do as I'm told? And I wanted to see you".
Aaron kissed Robert "You're amazing".
"And you're amazing" Robert smiled.
Robert led Aaron into the living room, his husband saw the pizza box on the coffee table and the two cans of beer. They sat down and they watched some paranormal programs on TV, as they ate the pizza. Aaron was lying against Robert and his husband was holding him, he knew that he was safe when he was in Robert's arms. Once they had finished eating and drinking, they turned the TV off and they walked up the stairs to bed. They both stripped down to their boxers and they practically collapsed onto their bed. Robert had already turned the big light off and the lamps were on, Robert pulled Aaron close to him and he kissed the younger man. Aaron kissed Robert back and then they turned the lamp off, they snuggled up together and they fell asleep after only a few minutes.