Chapter 21

Aaron stood up, gawping at his former lover.

"Aaron? Aaron, who is that?" Liam asked, snapping Aaron out of his trance

"It's Jackson."

"I thought you said he was.."

"He was!"

"Yeah it looks like it!" Liam snapped

"Don't have a go at me Liam! I'm gonna sort this out!"

"Aaron, no"

"You think im just gonna sit back and accept the fact he can fucking walk again?"

Aaron finished off his coke and stood up, ignoring the pain that tore through his stomach he marched over to the bar, slamming his glass down on the counter, making Jackson jump. "Alright, Jackson?"

"Aaron!" Jackson smiled, suprised to see him former lover

"Gonna tell me what happened? Or don't I deserve to know?" Aaron asked, his eyes flashing with anger

"Aaron I didn't think you would of wanted to know."

"How did you work that one out? You broke my heart when you left! It broke my heart when you had your accident, you knew exactly what I was going through, the guilt, the sleepless nights, the nightmares..."

"Aaron, babe, come on, It's gonna do you no good getting all worked up." Liam smiled

"Who the hell are you?" Jackson asked

"This is Liam. He's my boyfriend. Not like its anything to do with you!"

"Oh, I see, your next little victim, eh? Didnt take you long to move on. Gonna paralyse him aswell?"

Aaron lunged for Jackson, Liam grabbed him and held him back "Babe, Come on, don't do this. You'll end off back in hospital again, Come back home, yeah?"

"Back in hospital?"

"It's not really any of your business, but I got stabbed."

"Nice to see you havent changed a bit then, still getting into little scraps."

"For your information, It was because he saved my life. He's changed, a hell of a lot, far more than you'll ever know."

"You don't even know me so don't tell me what goes on in his head! I already know! He'll fuck it up with you aswell, just like he fuck up everything else. He's like lava mate, he destorys everything he fucking touches."

The next thing Jackson felt was a fist connecting with his jaw, he stumbled back, blood pouring from his lip.

"Don't you dare talk about my Aaron like that! He gave you everything he had and more! You were the one who turned your back on him, you left him a broken man, I dont even think I can fix him, but i tell you this, I'm gonna give it a bloody good go and nobody, and i mean NOBODY is gonna stop me from doing that."

"He'll turn on you mate" Jackson sneered. "It's only a matter of time!"

"He told me all about you! Whenever something happened if it didnt go your way, you'd walk away. I'm a lot more understanding than that, pretty much come from the same background as Aaron, I understand him, and I love him, and you, turning up here, is not going to affect that, not one bit!"

Aaron reached out and grabbed Liam's arm "Babe, please, I just wanna go home."

Liam nodded and wrapped his arm around Aaron, making him turn his back on Jackson "Ok, let's go babe."

Jackson watched the two lovers disappear out of the pub. He could feel the many pairs of Dingle eyes staring at him, could hear the whispers about him. He smiled. He'd got the reaction he'd wanted. Now all he wanted to do was try everything he could to destroy Aaron and Liam.