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Aaron ran towards Smithy Cottage as fast as he could, he could see that his bedroom light was on and as soon as he reached the house he ran straight upstairs and straight into his room. "Luke!"

Luke was sat at the opposite side of the bed with his back to Aaron and Aaron's heart sank when he saw the packed holdall on the bed.

"I was going to go before you got back," Luke said without turning round.

"Luke, please," Aaron said walking further into the room.

Luke turned round to look at him. "Is it true?"

"Luke.."

"Is it true, did you kill your husband?"

Aaron looked down. "It's not what you think."

"Really," Luke said getting up, "you poisoned your husband because you couldn't cope with him anymore."

"NO," shouted Aaron, "Carl hates me, he's told you lies, you have to believe me," he said walking towards Luke who backed away, "Jackson wanted to die, he couldn't cope with not moving from the neck down, I didn't want him to die, I loved him."

"Really, then what about Flynn, you said you knew him after Jackson died, but that guy said you cheated on Jackson with him," Luke walked over to the window and looked out, "you lied to me."

"Luke please," Aaron sobbed, "I was going to tell you everything when we got back to London."

"Really," Luke said turning round.

"I don't want their to be any lies between us, I want you to know everything about me, the good and the bad," Aaron said moving towards Luke but Luke put his hand out and Aaron stopped, "please Luke, I need you."

Luke shook his head. "I don't know Aaron, I've been told stuff about you that…"

"That what?" Aaron asked.

"That I don't like," Luke said.

"Luke, Carl King hates me, he was twisting the truth, I can't believe you'd take his word over mine…you don't even know him."

"Right now, I don't think I know you."

"Please Luke you have to understand, Jackson didn't think he was enough for me, he thought I was too young to not have a physical relationship and he pushed me away," Aaron sobbed, "I didn't want to go but he said we were over, I met Flynn at Bar West and I saw him a few times but he wanted to take it further and I couldn't because I loved Jackson. I came home and told Jackson that he wasn't getting rid of me and that I loved him and I knew he loved me," Luke just kept looking at him and anger was building up inside Aaron, "fine, believe what he says, believe Carl King," he said walking to a set of drawers, and bending down he opened the bottom one. He lifted up some magazines and picked up some discs, slamming the drawer he threw the disks on the bed, "if you don't believe me, maybe you will believe Jackson," Aaron looked at Luke then walked to the door, "be gone when I get back, I don't need people like you in my life…I don't ever want to see you again."

Luke's mouth fell open as he watched his boyfriend walk out the door and down the stairs. "AARON," he shouted, but he heard the door slam, what had he done, he sat down on the bed and his hand touched the discs that Aaron had thrown there, he picked one of them up, it said Jackson's Diary on it. He looked at the tv and walked over to it with the DVD in his hand.

A&H

Aaron walked down the path, anger and hurt burning inside of him, how could Luke take what that bastard Carl King said as the truth. He was so much in his own thoughts that he didn't notice Hazel and Sam walking towards him.

"Aaron…Aaron," said Hazel as she got up to him, but Aaron just kept walking as if he hadn't heard her. "Something's wrong," she said looking from the retreating Aaron to Smithy Cottage, "and I'm going to find out what it is."

Sam took hold of her arm. "Leave it Hazel, there grown men."

"Sam, I can only imagine what Carl told Luke, and none of it will be good. I'm going," she said starting to walk up the path to the house.

"Okay, but don't go in there like a bull in a china shop," Sam said watching Hazel.

"I won't, but Aaron's upset and I need to know why."

A&H

As Hazel walked upstairs she could hear someone talking, was Luke on the phone to someone, but she stopped when she got to the top. It was Jackson's voice, Luke was watching Jackson's diaries. She walked to the open door and stopped, she could see Jackson's face on the television, tears streamed down her cheeks, she'd not seen any of the diaries since Jackson's funeral, she had given all the discs to Aaron because she knew that's what Jackson would have wanted. Listening to her son's voice again, sounding so real and alive, was very hard but she didn't move or say anything. She switched her gaze to Luke who was sat on the edge of the bed watching the tv quietly, she didn't know what had gone on between Aaron and Luke but she knew that Aaron must have given him the discs but she didn't know why.

It wasn't long before the disc finished and Jackson's face disappeared from the tv, Hazel watched as Luke got up from the bed and took the dvd out, he turned round and stopped when he saw Hazel stood at the door.

"You promised me," Hazel said, "you promised me that you wouldn't hurt my boy."

Luke was crying. "I'm so sorry Hazel, but what that guy was saying it screwed with my head."

Hazel walked into the room. "Carl King is an evil manipulative man who has always hated Aaron. Let me guess, you believed what Carl said and didn't listen to what Aaron had to say."

Luke wiped his eyes and sat on the bed. "I've watched Jackson's diary and I can't believe what an extraordinary person he was, no wonder Aaron loved him so much," he banged his fist down on the bed, "I've let Aaron down, I doubted him and I've hurt him."

Hazel walked over to Luke and sat beside him. "Aaron was devoted to Jackson, the last few months they were inseparable and the both of us tried everything to make Jackson change his mind…but we couldn't, and it broke both of our hearts."

"I'm sorry Hazel."

"It's not me you should be saying sorry too," Hazel said.

Luke shook his head. "He hates me, told me to not be here when he gets back…I've lost him Hazel."

"Aaron let you into his heart, do you know how special that makes you." Luke shook his head and looked down, "Aaron's hurting because you didn't listen to what he was saying, you believed a stranger over your own boyfriend," she took hold of Luke's hand, "don't let him down again by running away, he'll come back when he's calmed down, trust me." Hazel smiled and patted Luke's hand.

"I love him Hazel," Luke said smiling through teary eyes, "I didn't realise how much until he walked out the door."

"I know," Hazel said pulling Luke into a hug, "I know."

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