Two days passed, and Robert was getting texts from Gordon nearly every hour. He had tried to distance himself from his boyfriend but this confused Aaron and he was concerned about the older man. Robert was struggling to sleep but he pretended to rest so that Aaron would not worry about him. Too late.

Aaron groaned as he woke up because of a nightmare and he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, he looked over his shoulder when he realised that Robert was not snuggled up against him and he sighed "Robert, are you awake?"

Robert pretended to be asleep but he was regretting not being truthful with his boyfriend. 'Why am I ignoring him? He might have had a nightmare? He might need me' he thought as he mentally kicked himself. 'This isn't fair on him. He's done nothing wrong'.

Aaron went to rub Robert's arm but he hesitated and he decided against the idea, he sniffles and he pinched the bridge of his nose "I'm sorry if I've done something wrong. Please don't hate me" He whispered to his 'sleeping' boyfriend.

Robert's heart shattered into a million pieces and he his insists to comfort Aaron tried to kick on, but he fought to carry on acting as though he was asleep. 'He will never forgive me for this, I'm the worst boyfriend ever. I promised to comfort him when he has nightmares, I need to tell him that Gordon has been messaging me. I need to start being honest with him again, I promised to always be honest with him'.

Aaron sighed before he leaned over and he pressed a soft kiss onto Robert's head "You mean everything to me, you are my world. I love you" he whispered before he climbed out of bed and he walked to the bathroom for a shower. He felt incredibly insecure and something that he hated to feel... Vulnerable.

Robert opened his eyes and he rolled over so that he was facing Aaron's side of the bed "You are my whole world. I love you more than anything, Aaron. I'm sorry for not being honest with you, I'm sorry for pushing you away. I need you to hold me and tell me that everything is going to be alright, but I don't know how to tell you what is happening. I need your help but I don't know how to ask for it. Please don't leave me, Gordon has been messaging me and someone has been sending me letters. I'm scared that I won't be able to protect you, I'm scared that I'm gonna lose you" he whispered what he wished he had told Aaron a few seconds ago. He Dragged himself out of bed after 20 minutes and he forced himself to walk downstairs to the living room.

Cooper lifted his head and his tail started to wag as Robert walked over and rubbed his ear. The dog tapped happily and he did a little run on the spot before a small jump of excitement.

"Hey, Cooper." Robert smiled as he stroked his dog.

Robert straightened up and he walked into the kitchen to feed Cooper, he started to make himself and Aaron some toast but his headache was getting worse and he felt too hot. He was bittering his toast when he felt warm hands on his hips and he looked over his shoulder; his heart skipped a beat when Aaron smiled at him and he smiled back at him.

"Hiya, how do you feel?" Aaron asked as he lightly stroked Robert's hips with his thumbs.

"Like shit. I'm too warm and my head hurts" Robert whined in annoyance and pain.

Aaron moved to stand next to Robert and he placed his hand on Robert's forehead "You've got a temperature, sit down and I'll bring the breakfast over". He looked into Robert's eyes and his boyfriend saw the kindness and the love at Aaron held for him.

Robert nodded "I'm sorry for being a pain in the ass" he sighed, feeling like the biggest burden in the world.

"Hey, come'ere" Aaron pulled Robert into a hug and he kissed his shoulder "You're not being a pain in the ass, you're not well at the moment and you're allowed to have bad days".

Robert hugged Aaron back "My head really hurts" he whined in discomfort.

"Put your arms around my neck, Rob" Aaron moved one arm and he lifted Robert up; he had one arm wrapped around his boyfriend's back and the other one under his legs so that he could hold the blond up.

Robert snuggled into Aaron and he leaned his head against his boyfriend's shoulder "I love having a strong boyfriend who is incredibly fit".

Aaron smiled and he kissed Robert's head "I love having you as a boyfriend" he whispered as he carries Robert into the living room, he gently lays the older man down on the sofa and then kissed his head "Close your eyes for a bit, I'll bring your breakfast to you".

"Thank you" Robert sniffled.

Aaron stroked Robert's head again before he straightened up and he walked back into the kitchen to finish making the breakfasts.

Robert felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and he sighed as he tugged it out, he unlocked his mobile and he read the text. How heart instantly dropped down into the pit of his stomach and his throat went dry as tears started to build up in his eyes.

'Nicolas says hi, so does my other friend. They all like the look of my son, you might want to keep two eyes open at night, that's if you don't want my new friend to get to Aaron'.

Robert froze as he read the clear threat towards his boyfriend, he realised how vulnerable Aaron was. He felt sick to his stomach when he remembered all of the pain that his beautiful boyfriend had been put through because of Gordon, he did not realise that he was crying until his cold years dripped onto his hand and he started to frantically rub his sore and teary eyes.