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EARLY-DECEMBER
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"I'll tell you sommit...this place is well smart! I wish i could afford a gaff like this, I can tell you"
Ed smiled. He was pleased that Aaron was impressed with his place. He had meet Aaron off the train and they came straight round. It was only a 10 minute walk from the station.
"You can dump your stuff in there if you like", told Ed as he passed a bedroom. Aaron was holding his jacket and a holdal of clothes. He put them on the floor and looked around the room. It was nice with a great bog double bed.
But was this where he was gonna sleep?
He and Ed had abit of a fondle last time. It was nothing heavy, just a bit of kissing and hands down eachothers pants. In the dark garden behind the B&B he and Nick had stayed at.
"I thought we could go out...to the club where we met at..."
Aaron stopped him, "we don't have to...I mean...we can just stay here if you want"
Ed looked nervous and pulled out a couple of cans from the fridge. Aaron went over and took one from him.
"blimey you are shaking...are you alright?"
Ed tried to laugh it off and stratched his head, "Yeah...course...it's just that I'm well nervous"
"YOU are" gaped Aaron, because he thought it mind be just him feeling that.
Ed nodded as he pulled the ring on his can, "I'm new to all this...I should have said"
Aaron frowned at him, he was abit puzzled, "New to it? It didn't feel like that the other night...", he tried to give him a cheeky smirk as he said it.
Ed sat down on the leather couch with his can, come and sit your bum down a minute...there's something I have to tell you"
Aaron swallowed and sat in the leather armchair opposite him. A big glass coffee table stood between them.
"I know I seem all confident and that...but i'm not, alot of it is for show"
Aaron shrugged, "we all do abit of that"
"It's just you and me...it's a big thing for me, you know, to get my head around, because as I've just said, it's still all new to me"
Aaron frowned, "but didn't you say you've come out of a long term relationship? That know you are only looking for something casual like me"
Ed nodded, "Yeah...it's all true what I said...the only thing is...that my last partner..."
"He was abit of a cunt who used his fists or something?" jumped in Aaron.
Ed shook his head, "...no...he was a she..."
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Nick walked Clyde up the park that was around the corner from his house. It was now getting dark. He crouched down and let him off his lead so the dog could run around the open space.
He looked about him in the cold. Usually this place was rife full of casual cruisers, and he and Aaron had met here. But just lately, the police had been doing spot checks on it.
Not that HE was up to anything, not tonight anyway, he was just walking the dog.
Nick thought about Aaron. He was in Manchester now with this Ed guy. He wondered how they were getting on. Knowing Aaron, he was bound to put his foot in it somewhere bless him.
Clyde came over to him and whimpered abit around his feet. Nick rubbed the dogs scruff of the neck, "You alright mate...I wish you wouldn't molt all over my furniture, but I promised your master I'd look after you"
The dog ran off again. Nick followed.
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Aaron was pretty gobsmacked. The last thing he was expecting was anything like that. Ed used to be married, still was on paper, to a lass called Sherrie.
Ed explained that they had got married when they were 17 and knew he was gay even then. But with parents like his, he had to.
He was an electrician as well, and he had worked for her father. Now he was struggling on his own when Sherrie's father disowned him when he came out a earlier in the year.
"But you said...that you were clubbing it...all that time since yoou were 17" told Aaron.
Ed shrugged, "I lied...soz...but the last thing I wanted to do was scare you off and to be honest, I thought I'd never see you again, anyway"
Aaron thought about his own skeletons. Left well and truely in Hotten.
"It's alright...I sorta understand why you did it...", said Aaron biting his lip, "do you...still see her?"
Ed looked up, "Sherrie? Yeah...we are still sorta good, but...well...it's differcult because her dad and her brothers are right Homophobes"
Aaron swallowed, remembering the time he came out, "gave you alot of stick, did they?"
Ed raised his eyebrowes, "Just a bit...", but he didn't elaberate on that, "...so...i'll understand if you went back on Sunday and I never see you again...I'd like to...love to...I think you are really fit...but, if it's just to over your head, then, yeah...it's okay...well not okay, but..."
Aaron breathed in and stood up and went to sit next to him, "do you ever shut up? I'm not exactly the expert in all this meself...I mess things up big time, like I told yah..."
"So...do you want to go see these lights being switched on?"
Aaron thought about it and looked at him, "Is it the same as anyother lights being switched on...?"
Ed shrugged, "I guess that lights is just lights where ever they are"
Aaron held his gaze and then slowly moved in for a kiss. It was brief but like before with their last encounter, it felt nice. Eds tach wasn't long, but it wasn't bristley like Jacksons, it was soft and didn't irritate him.
"Are you alright with this...I mean...we can STILL go out if you want to...", Aaron asked as he pulled away a tad, their eyes still locked in contact.
"Here's fine..."
And they kissed again.
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Nick watched the TV. He was getting well bored. It was a saturday night and he wanted to be out, but he daren't leave Clyde on his own. The dog had a habit of chewing on the arms of the chairs.
He stretched his arm out and switched on the low lamp. Where WAS Clyde? The do had been acting abit weird since they came back from their walk in the park earlier.
He got up and went into the kitchen. He could see a shape lying in the corner near the back door. He tuirned and switched the main light on.
Nick's eyes widened when he saw Clyde on his side. The poor thing was breathing heavily.
"Clyde, what's wrong dog?", he crouched down and stroked his fur and looked at the animal as it was panting hard.
Alarms bells.
This wasn't right, there was something up with it. He stood up and wandered what to do, then scooping the great heavy thing up, he decided there was only one thing he could do.
Take it back to the village.
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In Manchester, Ed had put on some music. Him and Aaron continued to sit on the couch kissing. Aaron made the first move of progression, by undoing Ed's belt. It jungled about as they continued to lock lips and breath heavy.
Ed shyly put a hand over Aaron's thigh as they shifted position on the leather couch. Ed pulled away and swallowed, "Do you...you know...what to go in there or sommit?"
The electrician was nodding his head towards the bedroom, his bedroom.
Aaron glanced over and then faced him, "do you want to?"
Ed nodded, "I think so"
Aaron could feel Ed's hard cock trying to escape its confine, "I think you know so", he laughed.
Ed stood up and grabbed Aaron's hand and they went into the bedroom and shut the door.
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Nick managed to drive Clyde to Emmerdale. Or weirdville. Paddy was waiting at the door and helped Nick take him into the vets surgery.
Clyde laid on the side as Paddy and Rhona did the once over. Nick was pacing up and down in the waiting area. He was praying that the dog would be okay. Aaron would blame HIM overwise.
Should he call him? Let him know? It was a hard one.
It wa Rhona who came through and shook her head at him, "I think he's dying...I think he's just had his day, bless him"
Nick looked at her agape, "but what am I supposed to tell Aaron? You know what he can be like!"
Rhona frowned, "You SHOULD tell him...he'll want to know"
Paddy came through, "I think he's god a few hours left in him...if we let him pass on naturally, If Aaron needs to come, he best come now...if you can get hold of him.
Nick shook his head. He SHOULD tell Aaron. He had to. He pulled out his mobile and pressed call.
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Next time; How will Aaron keep Ed away from Bar West? Stu's fate is sealed.