Aaron woke up the next day and he turned to Robert, he smiled when he realised that it was only one day before they were going on holiday. They both needed a break and the deserved it after what they had gone through over the past few weeks. Aaron kissed Robert and he smiled when he received a kiss back.

"Good morning, my handsome devil" Aaron said as he pulled back from the kiss.

Robert opened his eyes and he smiled at Aaron "Good morning, my gorgeous grease monkey. Did you sleep well?"

"Yeah, not long now" Aaron smiled.

"Not long until it's Sun, sea and very good sex". Robert bit his lip.

"You, Mr... have a one track mind" Aaron laughed.

"You know me so well" Robert leaned over Aaron.

"You got that right, Mr dirty minded git" Aaron chuckled.

"Do you fancy a full English breakfast today. With a coffee and a side order of kisses from your suave husband?" Robert grinned.

"That sounds great. Does it come with a blow job too?" Aaron joked.

"Maybe on holiday, if you're lucky" Robert smirked before he got out of bed and walked to the door.

"Nice ass" Aaron smiled.

Robert turned around and smirked at Aaron "Nice Abs."

Aaron laughed as Robert blew him a kiss and walked out of the room. He felt safe and protected with Robert around and he was happy. After a few minutes he could smell bacon and he smiled, he got out of bed and walked downstairs. He walked into the kitchen and he saw Robert wearing boxer briefs and his apron.

"How are you not cold?" Aaron asked.

Robert put the food on the plates and he turned around to look at Aaron "Because it's summer and it's over eighteen degrees outside."

"Then how am I cold?" Aaron scoffed.

Robert walked over to Aaron "You've always been the cold blooded one".

Aaron smiled at Robert "You're always there to keep me warm though, aren't ya?"

Robert placed his hands on Aaron's hips and he smiled at him "Always."

Aaron kissed Robert and he wrapped his arms around Robert's waist. They got dressed before, they then sat down and they started to eat their breakfast. Aaron and Robert were both wolfing down their full English breakfasts, when there was a knock at the door and Aaron goes to answer it. Chas and Cain soon enter the room, and Cain instantly grabbed Aaron's remaining breakfast and began to finish it.

"Mmm, this is so good!" Cain smirked.

Aaron laughed and grabbed the plate off of his uncle, "Oi, that's mine!"

Robert, still with his mouth full chuckled "Yeah, back off of my husband's food"

Chas laughed, "Let them eat, Cain. We just wanted to know if you two are ready and packed?"

Aaron nodded and Robert gave a lazy thumbs up as he ate. Aaron laughed at how tired Robert was, and Robert smiled at him after he finished eating.

"Well we've worked out who will be watching the house on what day so you don't have to worry about that", Cain said as he nicked a sausage off of Aaron's plate.

"Oi! Get your own spouse made breakfast!" Aaron laughed.

"Nah, I'm good. Moira will kill me if I nicked food off of her plate" Cain rolled his eyes.

"Ay up, Cain Dingle if scared of his wife!" Aaron asked.

Cain grabbed Aaron and ruffled his hair "Shut it Badboy. Other wise I'll show Robert pictures of when you were a baby".

Aaron laughed "Get off Cain!"

Robert laughed and he picked the plates up to carry them into the kitchen "He won't let that happen". He then walked back into the dining room, walked up behind Aaron and wrapped his arms around his husband's waist from behind "I bet that you looked adorable".

"Never gonna happen. I looked terrible, number one ugliest baby" Aaron held onto Robert's wrists as his husband hugged him.

"You bloody well we're not!" Chas looked at Aaron "You were absolutely beautiful. Big blue eyes and a mop of curly brown hair. The most beautiful baby boy ever".

Aaron rolled his eyes and Robert kissed his shoulder, before resting his chin on Aaron's shoulder and smiling. Aaron smiled as Robert hugged him, the close contact made him feel safe and loved. Just like he had always wanted to feel.

"I gotta go and finish some work off at the yard. I'll meet you at the pub in a few hours" Robert said as he hugged Aaron.

"Anything that I can help with?" Aaron asked.

Robert pulled back from Aaron and his husband turned around to face him "It's a Home James thing. I'll text you when I'm done".

"Okay, see ya in a bit then" Aaron smiled.

Robert smiled and he kissed Aaron "See ya in a bit".

Robert then grabbed his phone before walking out of the door and driving to the scrapyard. Aaron finished packing his stuff, and he got the passports together before he called Adam. Aaron made sure that everything was ready and then he went to help Moira at the farm.

Aaron walked into the house and he found Moira in the kitchen "Hi, Moira. Do you still need help around this place?"

Moira looked at Aaron "Yes please, Aaron. I'm going out of my mind here".

"Just give me a list of jobs and I'll do it" Aaron shrugged.

"Can you feed the horses, unload the new hay bails and fix one of the fences please, Aaron?" Moira asked.

"Sure. I'll just get some overalls and then I'll sort that fence out" Aaron went to get some overalls and then he went to the toilet to put them over his clothes. Aaron walked into the field with a box of tools and he fixed the fence, he felt eyes on him so he looked over his shoulder... no one was there. "That was weird" he said to himself before carrying on fixing the fence.

Aaron finished fixing the fence and he gathered up his tools, before taking them back to the house. He then unloaded the hay bails, and he carried some of them to the stables to feed the horses. He fed the horses and he gave them some water before he walked over to the fourth horse. A beautiful Buckskin stallion, he stroked the horse's mane and he smiled.

"Hiya, Roadie. You hungry?" Aaron asked and the horse snorted in response "Okay." Aaron picked a carrot up and he held it out for Roadie to eat "Here you go".

Aaron stroked Roadie's snout as the animal ate; he then walked into the pen, closing the gate behind him and he fill the net with hay before he filled Roadie's water. He was careful not to stand behind the horse in case he was kicked, but he knew that Roadie was a gentle giant. Normally a well behaved animal. Roadie looked up and he snorted and he began to move around the pen.

Aaron looked at Roadie and he saw that the horse was anxious "Hey, ssh ssh. Calm down, Roadie. It's alright boy. Just calm down" He cooed as he stroked Roadie's snout to calm him.

Meanwhile someone was watching Aaron threw a hole in the wooden stable wall. As the man watched Aaron through a small hole, he slipped his hand into his trousers as he began to pleasure himself. 'You can't escape me, you rat. I'm coming for you' he thought.

Roadie became agitated, he stood on his hind legs and neighed.

Aaron walked in front of Roadie and he put his hands up "Whoa, easy boy. Easy, Roadie".

Roadie came down so that he was stood on all fours. He snorted and neighed again.

Aaron rubbed Roadie's ears to sooth him "What's wrong, Roadie? What's up?" he was petting Roadie when he heard the sound of grunting, the hair on the back of his neck stood on end and he got goose bumps. The other horses started to run around their stable pens and Roadie became anxious again. Aaron knew that horses could be dangerous when their agitated, so he stepped out of Roadie's stable pen and he locked the gate behind him. "Who's there?"

The man jumped when one of the Horses (Dove) kicked the wall, creating a loud bang. He ended up knocking over a pitchfork and it fell into a metal bucket.

All the horses became frightened and they all panicked. Aaron also became quite scared and he gulped, as he walked around the stable trying to calm all of the horses. The Shetland pony (Dusty) was frantically running around her pen, trying to get free. Aaron saw how scared she was, so he pulled at the rope and it came loose so that Dusty did not hurt herself. The Shire horse (Pluto) was easier to calm because he was quite an old and experienced horse. However Cleveland Bay horse (Brandy) was a very energetic horse and he was extremely scared.

"Whoa, calm down, Brandy. It's alright" Aaron said in a soft voice. Aaron managed to calm all of the horses and ponies, but then he saw Roadie buck and using his back legs to kick the gate of his pen. He walked over and he pulled at the rope, causing the not to come undone so that Roadie was not restrained "Roadie, calm down" He then whistled to get Roadie's attention.

Roadie looked at Aaron and he snorted

"Easy, boy. It's okay, nothing's there. Calm down, Roadie" Aaron said in a calm voice.

Roadie calmed down but it was clear that he was still on edge.

Aaron knew that if he showed fear then the horses would freak out. He looked over to where the noise had come from in the first place, and he saw a man stood there dressed in entirely in black. Aaron felt dread come over him and he slowly backed up.

The man started to walk towards Aaron, all the while increasing speed. Until he was sprinting towards Aaron.

Aaron turned around and he ran out of the a stabes, he was terrified as he headed to the house. He looked over his shoulder and he saw that he was still being chased. Aaron would normally confront people who posed a threat to him, but his head just told him to run for his life. After what felt like forever, Aaron made it to the house and he ran into Moira's house. He slammed the door behind him and he leaned against it. He breathed a sigh of relief, but then he felt someone very strong pushing the door. Trying to gain entry. He used his weight to hold the door closed, but the man was very strong.

"Moira! Moira!" Aaron yelled in a panic.

Moira ran into the kitchen and she looked at Aaron "Aaron, what's wrong?"

Aaron was hyperventilating and panicking "Someone's trying to get in! He's too strong, I can't hold it closed on my own!"

Moira saw an arm come around the side of the door and grab Aaron's wrist. She ran towards the door and she used her back to hold the door shut. "Who is this guy?"

Aaron was using all of he strength to close the door "I don't know".

The person trying to enter the house was not wearing gloves, so they used their nails to scratch Aaron's arm. Leaving long scratches going down his arm.

Aaron and Moira pushed back against the door and it slammed shut. Aaron then locked it before he slid down the door and he sat on the floor. Moira could see the fear on Aaron's face, so she crouched down next to him.

"He chased me here. I was in the stables and Roadie was freaking out. That guy probably knocked something over, and all of the horses started to panic. I was scared but I managed to calm them down, Roadie started to freak out again, so I went to calm him down. I then saw someone stood at the end of the stables and they began to run at me. I ran back here but he chased me. I didn't see who it was, I'm so sorry" Aaron looked at Moira.

Moira looked at Aaron's arm and she saw the scratch marks. "What happened to you?"

Aaron looked at his arm and he saw the scratches "They must have scratched me. I'm alright though".

Cain walked in through the back way and he walked into the kitchen. He saw that his wife and his nephew looked shaken up, and that Aaron had scratch marks on his right arm. "What happened?"

Moira stood up and walked over to Cain " Someone was in the barn and they scared the horses, they chased Aaron here and I had to help him hold the door shut. He's really shaken up".

Cain looked at Aaron and his nephew stood up "You alright, Aaron?"

Aaron nodded "Yeah. I'm gonna go and check on the horses".

Cain walked over to Aaron "I'll come with you".

Cain and Aaron walked out of the house and they walked to the stables. Moira had locked the door and she called Chas to explain what had happened. They walked into the stables and they checked that all of the horses were alright. Aaron then walked over to Roadie's pen and he saw that a note was pinned to the gate. Aaron picked the note up and he read its content.

('I'll be coming for you later') is all it said in big messy handwriting.

A million things were spinning around Aaron's head. However he thoughts all came back to that prisoner that had escaped. "Please not Ed. Please God. Don't be Ed".

Cain walked over to Aaron and he saw the note "What's that?"

Aaron looked at Cain and he handed him the note "A note".

Cain read the note and then he looked at Aaron "I think that we need to get you back to the village ASAP".

Aaron nodded "Tell Moira that I've done all of the jobs. And that I'm sorry for being the cause of everything".

"There's no need for that. It's not your fault". Cain said before he walked back to the village with Aaron.

Aaron looked over his shoulder a few times, and he could have sworn that he had seen someone following them. He did not bring it up, but Cain noticed that his nephew was on edge. They walked into the Woolpack and Aaron walked into the backroom.

"Aaron's gonna need a pint. And fast" Cain stated as he leaned on the bar.

Chas became worried "Why? Is he okay?"

"Someone was watching him at the farm. Aaron was feeding the horses when they got spooked. He managed to calm them down but he was chased back to the house. He was scratched when someone was trying to get into the house. He was on the verge of a panic attack when I got there. I think that someone was following us back here too. He's pretty scared" Cain explained.

Chas looked at Cain "Oh God. My poor baby".

"He says that he's alright, but you know what he's like" Cain continued.

"Thanks for having his back, Cain. Have a drink on the house.

"Cheers, sis" Cain smiled.

Aaron walked into the bar and he looked at Chas "Do you need a hand with anything, mum?"

Chas smiled at her son "Nope. You're gonna have a drink with Cain. On the house".

"Thanks, mum" Aaron smiled.

Aaron and Cain sat next to each other at the bar, they talked for a while until Aaron walked into the backroom to get something to eat. He grabbed an apple and he sat on the sofa to watch TV. After twenty minutes a pair of Arms wrapped around his neck. Aaron flinched at first but then he looked up. But instead of a black masked attacker, there was Robert.

Robert smiled gently at Aaron, "Hey, your sure on edge today, what's up?"

Aaron wanted to tell Robert but something about his smile stopped him, "You obviously", he joked.

Robert laughed, he could tell that Aaron was holding something back but didn't want to pester his husband so didn't ask. He walked around the sofa and sat beside Aaron before wrapping his arms around his husband's waist. Aaron snugged into Robert, he always felt safe this way.

"Are you ok?" Robert asked.

"Yeah, I'm okay" Aaron answered.

Robert leaned back and Aaron rested against him "You looking forward till our holiday?"

Aaron smiled "Yeah, an escape from all of the drama and people".

Robert kissed Aaron's head and he stroked his hair "I'll have you all to myself". He smirked

Aaron knew Robert so well, he could metaphorically read Robert's mind "Dirty minded bugger" he scoffed.

Robert chuckled and they cuddled for a moment, before they walked into the pub. They ordered some food and then they sat down with some drinks. They talked and laughed for an hour before Charity brought their meals over. They ate their food and then they ordered dessert. After a few minutes Marlon brought over their deserts, and they began to eat. Robert finished eating his hot chocolate brownie and then he nicked a spoonful of Aaron's desert.

"Oi! Get your own!" Aaron exclaimed.

"What? You know that I love Raspberry cheesecake" Robert smiled.

"You just ate a chocolate brownie. Greedy sod" Aaron chuckled. He then saw the pouty face on Robert "Ugh, fine. Here you go" he side before he pushed the plate towards Robert.

Robert smiled and he began to eat the cake "You can eat it too".

Aaron started to eat the cheese cake too. "When did you become a romantic?"

Robert smiled at Aaron "When I married you".

Aaron smiled at Robert "I guess that I became a romantic when I married you".

They shared the desert until Chrissie walked over, and sat next to Aaron. Aaron and Robert looked at each other and Aaron rolled his eyes, because he knew that Chrissie was gonna have a go at them.

"I don't know why you are still with him, Robert is just going to break your heart, cheat on you just like he did me" Chrissie glared at Robert.

"No he won't. Because I'm not a controlling bitch like you, Chrissie. He loves me" Aaron bluntly said.

"He only loves money. I could have him back in a second, you've got nothing" Chrissie snarled at Aaron.

"He gives me everything that you can't. I'm gonna say exactly what I told Rebecca... if I wanted you, I would've had you" Robert glared at Chrissie.

"You're just jealous that you don't have what you know you want anymore. He can't give you what can. He can only give you easy sex, you two shouldn't have been married. You had no right!" Chrissie snapped.

"You can't say much. You're a lying bitch, you're homophobic and you're crap in bed. My husband gives me everything that you can't and I love him. Having sex with Aaron is always amazing, it's a thrill that no one else can give me. And you know what... I couldn't keep my hands off of him when I was sleeping with him behind your back" Robert smirked.

Chrissie went silent and Rebecca walked over. Aaron smirked at Robert and his husband winked at him.

"You're disgusting" Rebecca looked at Aaron.

"Am I? That's a new one. Not" Aaron said sarcastically.

"You forced Robert to have an affair with you! You're not even a decent husband. Robert got hurt by Ed because of you! It's your fault the he was kidnapped!" Rebecca hissed.

"Aaron's never forced me into anything! None of what happened with Ed was his fault. My husband actually risked his safety to protect me. So why don't you two birches piss of back to your house on the fuckin hill?" Robert snarled.

Chrissie and Rebecca walked back over, to where Lawrence and Lachlan were sat.

"So... having sex with is a thrill?" Aaron smirked.

"The most thrilling ride ever. I can't keep my hands off of your body, and I can't keep my lips off of your lips" Robert smirked.

"Keep talking like that and you'll have a very active few days in Spain." Aaron then sipped his drink.

"I'm gonna enjoy this holiday. Do I get to see you shirtless next to the pool too?" Robert asked.

"A private villa in scorching heat for ten days... we'll see how lucky you are" Aaron smirked.

An excited smile appeared on Robert's face "Don't worry... I'll be good to you".

"And I'll be a bad boy for you" Aaron winked at Robert.