DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN EMMERDALE OR ANY OF IT'S CHARACTERS. THEY ARE THE PROPERTY OF ITV.

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MID-NOVEMBER

Stu and Nathan had cappachino in a cafe in Hotten. Stu was over excited about the mini-break he had been on with Jackson.

Nathan stirred his drink, "So that's where you disappeared to, an all expenses paid trip to some rain soaked fleapit in Brighton...I was trying to get hold of you...I thought you might've murdered Jackson or sommit and went into hiding...", he laughed.

Stu leaned back in the leather chair and frowned, "What do you mean by that?"

Nathan rolled his eyes, "last week...two words...BURGER KING"

Stu laughed and dismissed it with a wave of the hand, "Oh that! That was nothing...he told me everything, he said he had a drink with Aaron in his local, then he took him for a burger..."

Nathan swallowed...

"...anyways, I think that he wants to put all that Spain business behind him...Aaron's said sorry and I think they can become mates"

Nathan stared at Stu, considering him. Look how happy he was. Look how content he was. Look how he sits there thinking his life is better than his own.

Nathan forced on a smile, "well...that's what THEY say..."

Stu looked up, "what do you mean?"

"Mates...them pair...", he trailed.

"Why? Don't you think it might not work out?"

Nathan fed the moron more, "HE left ME for Aaron...his marriage...he and Aaron can never be JUST mates...you don't go and live in Spain together for 6 months and now settle on being mates..."

Stu looked confused again. Nathan had to hide his smirk with a napkin.

"You don't know? They might..."

Nathan sighed, "I'm JUST looking out for yah, I'm your mate...just be warned and watch out...that's ALL I'm gonna say..."

Nathan felt pleased with himself. That'll teach him to go away for the weekend and have a good time with Jackson.

But then his face fell as Stu suddenly DROPPED the bombshell.

"Ohhhh Oh yeah! I never said...Jackson's moving in!"

and there was a hint of relish when he said it.

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It was lunch time and Aaron went into the cafe to get himself a pasty. He had worked hard all morning and was freezing his bollocks off. Bob served him up and he went and sat down on one of the sofas over in the corner nearby.

As he bit into the hot pasty, he could hear the screaching of some girl having a right go. It was Victoria's voice that made him look up as she came in through the door, "What...OMG...I can't believe it!"

Her eyes met Aaron's. Then she looked at Amy who stood behind her. The other girls face was like thunder and it didn't take her long to see who her mate had clocked.

"OI YOU! YOU DIRTY PERV!"

Aaron pulled a face, "YOU WHAT?"

Amy rushed forward, it looked like Aaron was gonna get a right seeing to with her handbag, "YOU'VE BEEN SLEEPING WITH MY BLOKE...YOU SCANK!"

Of course it didn't take long for Aaron to realise what the silly mare was going off about. Reece. He hadn't seen Reece for a couple of weeks, but obviously Amy had found out about his added sexual interests.

He stood up, "Yeah...So? Reece wasn't complaining , was he?"

Amy looked like she was going to really explode in temper, but Victoria pulled her back by the arm, "Amy forget about it, the JOKES on him anyway!"

Aaron didn't get it, and his expression on his face gave it away, Victoria laughed at him, "He's put YOU on the net...he's been secretly filming you and him having it off and putting it up on the internet!"

Aaron's heart rocketed. He was aware of all the eyes landing on him and the sniggles and smiles and the OMGs.

Going red and not having anything to say, he bolted out the cafe. Amy went to follow but Vic stopped her, "Leave it Ames...he's the one whos done the dirty...now he can pay for it...it's HIM who's gonna be the laughing stock, not you..."

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Aaron was thinking allsorts. What the HELL did Reece think he was doing? Putting THEM on the internet? The dirty scumbag!

His phone was at his ear as he made his way cross the icy road to the pub. Reeces phone kept going to voicemail.

"Call me!" he hissed into the phone.

He then paused at the Woolies freshhold. He wasn't in the mood to bump into mother. Anyway, the mood Amy was in, she was likely to come and carry on with her verbal assault for all to hear in there too.

He changed his mind and decided that he was having a half day. He made some lame excuse to Cain about needing the dentist and then got the bus into town, he needed to see Nick.

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"So...how was it then, did you and Stu have a nice time...?"

Hazel bundled the dirty washing into the machine and twisted the knob. Jackson was frowning as he worked on the plug to the kettle, "Yeah it was okay..."

Her sons reply was non-committal.

Hazel stood there and rolled her eyes, she wanted MORE than that response, "So, everything's good then...you know with you and him...had a really nice time"

Jackson looked up at her and pulled a face, " Mum...it were a weekend in Brighton and it rained from the moment we got there till he came home...what's there to tell"

Hazel sat down and shrugged, "Just wanted to know if you had a good time that's all...it's not been much fun round here without yah...and then I couldn't boil meself a couple of tea"

Jackson sighed and fixed the cap back onto the plug, "well you can now...it's all done...blimey, I thought you would've known how to do this all by yourself, by now...I'm not always gonna be here"

Hazel ignored him and went on a tandom, " Well...I did think about going into town and getting a whole new kettle altogether, but I ended up bumping into Dominics Mum...you remember Dominic...he was that kid with the eye patch"

Jackson frowned and pushed the conversation on quickly, "Yeah...that's nice for yah...now I MUST be going I said I'd go meet a couple of mates"

Hazel's mouth dropped, "Oh thanks, nice, I must say...YOU'VE only just practically stepped through the door and now you can't wait to get out..."

Jackson stood up and zipped up his hoodie, "look, mum...there's no easy way of telling you this, but...I'm gonna be moving in to Stus"

Hazel looked abit taken aback, "Ohhhhhh, are yah? Oh that's a surprize I was looking forward to us sharing again, we have a right laugh, don't we...Don't we?"

Jackson pouted. Then rubbed his chin. Then looked at her, "He asked me a while back and I said no because I thought it was too soon...and MAYBE it is now, but...well, I DO really like him and I..."

Hazel stood up and came to him and pinched his cheeks, "ohhhh love...please be SURE about this, I just don't want you to get hurt again"

Jackson made sure he was clear, "Stu is NOT Aaron"

"and Aaron wasn't Nathan...but he still hurt you"

Jackson smiled at her, "I'm a big boy now...I have to make my own mistakes, or i'll never learn from them..."

Hazel watched him go putting her face up against the glass. What was she going to do? She got lonely without Jackson. She had coped when he went to Spain with Nathan. Then when that all went pair shaped because he had got himself drunk and fell of a belcony, he came back.

Then he went there again with Aaron. She missed him then.

And was so glad when he came back.

And now he was leaving again. At least it was just around the corner this time. But that seemed too far lately.

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Nick laughed at him. Aaron was pacing up and down the lounge, "OH GO ON THEN LAUGH IT UP! HAVE YOURSELF A GOOD LAUGH ON MY ACCOUNT WHY DON'T YAH!" he fumed.

Nick sighed at him, " Aaron, mate...I'm not saying I saw this coming, but...well, you've landed yourself in a right little mess there..."

Aaron slammed his hand down onto the laptop, "That's WHY I need your help...get them vids off!"

Nick logged on and googled the site, "here we are...Rudesex...blimey Aaron that ISN'T your best angle mate..."

A death glare from Aaron made him shut up, and he sat next to him, "So how do I get RID..."

Nick shrugged at him, "Well you can't ...only Reece can do that, it's on his account"

Aaron ball his fists, the fire burning in his eyes, "I'm gonna MAKE HIM...even if i have to stick in hospital!"

Nick stopped him getting up, "Woah! oi oi oi...not so fast, THINK about it...if you do that, then you'll NEVER get rid of it"

"EVERYBODY goes on it" told Aaron looking up to him, "I was trying to ease off the casual sex...slow down...I don't WANT that poxy knickname...now THIS!", he slammed the lid shut on the laptop.

"Look...he sent you the link, didn't he? Maybe if you just talked to him calmly, he'll take it off"

Aaron put his head into his hands.

"What...?"

Aaron finally looked at him, "After calling him like a million times, I got hold of him...he says he'll take it off if I still have sex with him"

Nick sat back in the chair. Why was Aaron such a thicko? Didn't he realise Reece was filming them? HOW could he not?

"Nick what am I gonna do...? It only has to been seen by the likes of that Nathan...god, he'll just LOVE this, him!"

Nick could see the machanics face look miserable.

"We'll get it sorted for you...I promise..."

He just wish he knew how...

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