I DO NOT OWN EMMERDALE OR IT 'S CHARACTERS...THEY BELONG TO ITV1

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*53 of 65* THANKS FOR ALL THE REVIEWS.

LATE- AUGUST 2014

"eeeeeee, it's really good, int it uncle Aaz?!"

Aaron clung to the side, as the second ride up to the top of the logflue was stepping up a gear. To be honest he was feeling a bit sick now. Maybe it was eating one or two many hotdogs earlier for lunch wasn't the best idea.

"I'm BOUND to a good soaking again! I ALWAYS DO!" he moaned.

Little Jack was directly in front of him, he twisted his neck round, "Oh stop your moaning will, just chillax yeah!"

Aaron pulled him a face, " I'm always chillaxed me"

And then that was it. Their logcart had got to the top and was tittering over the edge, "HERRRRE-WEEEEE-GOOOOOO!" yelled Jack full of anticipation.

Aaron closed his eyes as the they hurtled down the slide, and splashed into the water at the bottom. Aaron was right. He got a complete soaking.

Wringing the bottom of his T shirt through, Aaron led the way out of the ride exit gate and saw Jackson creasing up with laughter.

"At this rate, you're not gonna be needing a bath tonight mate!"

Aaron glared at him, " Just shut yout mouth! You are SO NOT funny!"

Jack jumped up and down inbetween them, "Dad look I didn't get wet again...i'm bone try me!"

"THAT'S because I did all the shielding!", told Aaron as they watched another logcart come crashing to the bottom of the slide.

"Did you act as a wall, oh bless...I think you've found your new calling in life!" Jackson laughed cheekily.

Aaron pulled him another glare, " Do you want to get off them crutches anytime soon? Because i can make it a whole lot longer if you go on!"

Jackson hobbled behind them, " Ohhhh I'm only messing with yah! You don't know what it's like being stuck on these things watching you twos having all the fun..."

Aaron smirked as he looked up ahead and turned his head, " Errrrr...I think you can take Jack on something...he wanted to go on the ghost train earlier, remember? And there it is, up ahead look" he pointed.

The grin was wiped off the builders face at an instant, "What? I'm not gonna go on no ghost train!...it's full of kids!"

But before he could stear off Jack into another direction, the boy had already clocked it, "I WANNA GO ON IT!"

Aaron shrugged at Jackson," See...now, you don't want to go disappointing your son, do you now?"

Jackson shot him a glare and handed over the crutches to him, " You are SO gonna be paying for this"

Jack was already there in the line, Jackson hobbled behind him with out his crutches. The sun was really hot, so Aaron removed his shirt and tied it around his waist and went to sit on an iron bench nearby. Stretching his arms out over the rail, he leaned his head back and caught a few rays. Thinking about THAT Barbique that was waiting for them when they got to Sarah's later.

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Sarah had been organsing the barbique all day. Mike pulled open the chest freezer and sighed at her, " Cor blimey Sarah, we've got enough food here to feed the five thousand!"

Sarah was buttering the bread rolls, " I don't want anyone to go without, do I? How embarrassing will that be!"

Mike shrugged it off and made for the fridge, on opening he started to pull out the beers and put them into crates of icy water, " At least we've got plenty of booze in...I'm gonna be needing that if Jackson is going to go on and on about his twisted flaming ankle!"

"It's fractured!" corrected Sarah putting the margerine away.

The back door opened and in walked Craig and a lad with short blond hair. "Alright Sis? I thought we could lend a hand"

Sarah turned around and rubbed her bump. The baby was really fidgety today, "Oh great, you should be earning your keep...", she was waiting to be introduced.

"Oh sorry!..." laughed Craig, as he hooked out two beers from the crate, "...this is Ben, we've been sorta seeing eachother for the last few weeks"

"Ben? Nice to meet you Ben...I'm Sarah", she held out her hand and Ben took it, he flashed her a big winning grin, " I see it was YOU who got given the goodlooks in the family!"

Sarah laughed as Craig playfully jabbed him on the arm, " OI YOU! that wasn't what YOU were saying last night!"

Mike frowned at them both, " ohhh please lads, TOO much information", he then opened up the back door and let Sarah out with the tub of bread rolls, he followed on after her. Craig leaned on the worktop, " So...do you mind this? If it gets boring we can always do one"

Ben took a swig from his bottle, "Nah, love a good barbie me! anyway...are we gonna be the only 'gays in the village' at this gig"

Craig heaved up the crate of beer and Ben got the door, " No...my Sister's little boy's coming, his dads gay and he's bringing his partner"

Ben followed him onto the patio, " anyone I know?"

Craig shrugged as he put the crate down and poured more ice on top of the beer, " don't know...Jackson and Aaron", he answered, looking up to Ben to see if that ment anything to him.

"Aaron Livesy?"

Craig straighened up and nodded, rubbing his hands into his shorts " that's him...bit of an ape, if you ask me...not much up here" he laughed with his finger to his head.

Ben laughed, " You can say that again..."

"What, you know him?"

"Aaron? Course I do...he's my Ex...we went out with eachother about 3 years back"

Craig felt a tad awkward, " erm...it's not gonna be...you know...",Ben laughed at him, "I don't think so! Last I heard he had his brains smashed out in some accident...rumour was, he's abit of a retard"

Mike set up a few chairs and called over to them, " Oi, you pair of useless lumps, am I gonna get some help here?"

Craig and Ben went to help him...Ben smirked to himself, he hadn't clapped eyes on Aaron since Tom's funeral. This was gonna be interesting...

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Jackson glanced at his watch as he, Aaron and Jack sat with their ice creams, " looks like we are gonna have to get going, Kids"

Aaron pulled a huff, " I don't think I can eat anymore me, I'm well stuffed...and after going on that ride three times"

"Eyes to big for your belly..." laughed the builder, struggling up to his feet. Both Jack and Aaron had ice cream around their mooshes, "Look at the state of yah! Pair of kids!"

"I am a kid!" whined Jack wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. Aaron just scoffed at him and reached for the van keys, " Oh well, I suppose we've got no choice really...unless we just say the van broke down", Aaron giving him a smiling 'please can we do that' look.

Jackson glanced at him, " Behave"

They looked back at the crowds in the theme park, then made their way out to the exit to begin their journey back to Sarah's place.

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It was 5 O'clock when the barbique was in full swing. Sheila was moaning as per usual about Mike over doing the stakes.

Sarah glared at him at the smokey barbie, he flipped some burgers over with the spatchler, "She's gonna be wearing her food if she goes on!"

"Just ignore her, you know what she's like...anyway look over there, it seems she's really taken to that Ben bloke...it's the first time shes excepted any of my brothers boyfriends"

Mike looked up briefly at them, " He can charm the birds off the trees him...I hate people like that...and that reminds me...Jackson's late"

"He just texted, they'll be here shortly...so stop fretting"

"Whose fretting?"

She laughed and let him get on with the cooking. Ben poured Sheila another glass of sparkling wine, " Here we go...and I must say Sheila, the colour of your summer dress really SUITS you...it really brings your out your eyes", Sheila blushed. Craig couldn't help but smirk. Mum had NEVER been like this before with one of his 'mates'.

Even the neighbours Pam and Ted were taken with his infectious charms.

Out front, Aaron pulled the Van up onto the drive, and killed the engine. He jumped out and Jack hopped out after him sporting on his new 'Alton Towers' cap. The machanic pulled open the passenger door and Jackson passed out his crutches, then Aaron helped him out.

"Alright alright, I'm not a flaming cripple!", whinged Jackson. Aaron handed him his crutches, " I'm not treating you like one, but if you won't be helped..."

Sarah was coming forward, " at last! Did you have a great time?", Jack ran up to his mother his face beaming a smile, " I went on the log ride THREE times and Uncle Aaz got all wet!"

Aaron chuckled, as he patted the lads head, " yeah I did...but somebody had to make sure he didn't catch is death, didn't they"

Jackson rested on his crutches, " So whos here then? Much of a turn out, or should we be bothering?"

Sarah smiled, like she knew something that he didn't, " Craig's here...AND he's got a new man!"

Jackson looked like he was so not bothered, " Oh yeah? Bit of a idiot is he?"

Sarah laughed at him, " Oh he usually goes for the idiots", meaning him, " but, no, this one seems REALLY nice...fit as well...if I wasn't pregnant and gay of course, i'd have a crack at it"

Jackson threw a sarcastic laugh her way. Aaron was smirking, Jackson always liked to be the one everyone was after...it was like he had competition, and Aaron found that well funny.

Heading around the back, Aaron saw that the patio was full of friends and neighbours and the woft of cooking burgers came his way.

Mike looked up from the barbie, " Oh about time!", Craig turned his head to see Aaron step towards the barbie, Mike chucked him up a bottle of beer from the crate. Sarah and little Jack were coming along with Jackson as he hobbled along on his crutches.

"Alright Aaron?"

Aaron decided to be on his best behaviour, he nodded an acknowledgement to him as he uncapped his bottle. Jack was already filling his paper plate with food from the barbie. Jackson plonked himself down into a chair and looked across to Craig in distaste, "I thought YOU had some new bloke...where is he then...bet he's a right minger!"

Ben came out from the house and stepped onto the patio, Aaron turned his head and their eyes met.

"Alright Aaron"

Aaron's eyes were all unsure. He was familiar, but he couldn't picture where he had seen him before. But he DID know him, he certainly got that vibe.

Ben came up to him, " I heard about what happened to you...I wanted to call, but...well, I thought you might not want me to"

Aaron only looked at him up and down.

"So...you and Jackson are STILL together, then?"

Aaron shook his head, " Yeah, he's erm...sitting over there...", he came forward and pulled a face, " WHERE to we know eachother again?"

Ben laughed out loud, " Blimey, I was THAT memorable, was I ?", Aaron frowned, but he was putting two and two together, "...are YOU saying we went out? What's your name...?"

Jack pushed inbetween them, " Uncle Aaz, arn't you not gonna have any grub,Uncle Mike's doing some more"

Aaron nodded and looked up Ben, but before he could ask his name again, Craig was over and putting his arms around him, " Sorry to break up the little reunion, but I sorta wanted to come over and drag you away, Ben"

"Ben...?", Aaron looked to the ground and wracked his brains. He did go out with a Ben, he was told that, and he was told he was no good...but what was the details again? He couldn't remember.

Sarah brought over a plate of food for Jackson, " There you go...I got you some, it seems Craigs collared Aaron...showing off his new bloke"

Jackson rolled his eyes and looked over...and was out of that seat at an instant. Not bothering with the crutches, Jackson limped over as quick as he could towards the patio.

"That ankle looks painful" said some neighbour he didn't know, Jackson ignored him and was at Aaron's side.

Ben looked up and gave him one of his winning smiles, " Look who it is, it's old bob the builder! WE were just talking about yah! Blimey what happened to you, someone push you off a ladder or something?"

Ben greeting him, and asked this all in jest. Jackson shot him a glare, " What are YOU doing here? Oh I get it...this is him in it? This is your new bloke"

Craig pulled a frown, "What's with the beef?"

Jackson felt the need to protect Aaron, and pulled him away, "Come on mate, I've got us a seat over there, Jack'll join us when we're settled"

Aaron went to follow, but glanced back to Ben. The blond lad gave him a sneaky nod and a wink. Craig watched them go and looked up at him, " What was THAT all about? Did you and Aaron part on bad terms?"

Ben shrugged, but ignored him, " Whos the kid? Oh, don't tell me, it's Bob the builders bratt by the look of it...poor runts got his look about him"

Craig blew out a laugh, " Blimey! There's not a lot of love lost between you and him is there?"

Ben plonked himself down in a fold up chair and started to munch his way through his beef burger, " We hate eachother...but I can see why I went with Aaron...he's still cute"

Craig crouched down and nibbled his ear, "Got something to worry about have i?", he teased.

Ben looked at him and rose an eyebrowe, " Course not...but I like to have a bit of fun along the way...", and he turned to face Jackson, who returned a glare, "...and maybe a score to settle..."

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