YOU HAVEN'T LOST ME...I NEVER HAD YAH

CHAPTER TWO

DISLAIMER: I do not own Emmerdale or it's characters, they are property of ITV

A/N: Apologises to anyone anon who wanted to review, I've changed the settings and you can now do so...hope story is not boring-it's my first fic and english is my second language so I hope you can understand it!

Aaron stared out of his bedroom window at Smithy cottage then turned and gazed into his closet mirror,

'looking good' was his first thought

'When did I start to care how I look' was his second.

He heard the toilet flush, and the good looking guy with the blonde spiky hair came strolling into the bedroom.

"So...this is your little domain"

Aaron rolled his eyes and grabbed his grey hoodie

"So are we going into town or what?" he asked moodily.

Ben gazed around the room, Aaron was surprisingly tidy, not what he had expected at all.

"I thought I'd never see your room...lured me here for a reason did yah?" he joked.

Aaron was drawn to Ben's amazing grin, the very grin that attracted him since that night in Bar West 3 weeks previous.

"I've seen him around at the clubs in town, an ex is he...?"

Aaron bolted out of this thoughts and shot a glance to Ben, who was holding his framed photo of Jackson snapped on a beach in Lanzarote.

He almost immediately snatched it off him " He means nothing to me!" and slammed the photo into the top drawer of his dresser

"what's his name...?,I know he's a bit of a pool hustler" asked Ben, but Aaron resisted any questioning,

"look we're going into town if you've forgotten, lets get a move on yeah"

Before Ben could reply Aaron had hurried out into the hall towards the stairs, he followed suit and as he followed Aaron down the steps he said,

"But I thought we were having a quick pint in your local...the wolf pack wasn't it?"

"No...but that's a good description of some of the locals who sup there!" Aaron cheekily smiled as he grabbed his door keys from the table, it was then the front door abruptly opened and Paddy came bursting through, grinning at the pair.

"Ah ha, so we finally meet" he said towards Ben

Ben looked at Aaron with an expression of 'who is this grinning loon!'

Aaron sighed and lazily waved his arm "Ben...Paddy...Paddy...Ben" he approached the front door "Now let's go " he was eager for a quick exit.

Paddy turned toward them "I knew you were meeting someone, hey why don't you both stay and have a..."

"Can't stop, heading into town!" Aaron replied, already legging it down the path pulling his hood up over his shaven head. Ben held out his hand toward Paddy,

"Nice to of met you Paddy..." Paddy shook it before Aaron's " OI, ARE YOU COMING!" bashed their ears painfully from outside.

Ben hurried down the path and the both headed towards the black Ford Capri parked outside the pub.

"Classic!" Cried Aaron in excitment clocking the vehicle, Ben smiled

"It's me dads, but I knew you'd be interested in it..." Aaron was already poking and prodding the car, " ...seems you are more interested in that thing than me!"

Aaron ignored him, but flashed him a grin " Can i drive her?"

Ben bit his lip he knew he shouldn't , but Aaron's grin melted his heart, Aaron grinning was few and far between he had noticed. He dug his hand into his pocket and chucked Aaron the keys.

Before Ben had made it to the passenger side his hearing was blasted by a "AARON!"

He looked toward the direction of the pub and gaped as some tart in high heels clicked her way over toward them.

Aaron wound the window down on Ben's side, "Never mind her, time to go!" he barked

As soon as Ben jumped in, Aaron floored the gas pedal, the car sped off with a tyre screech

"AARON!" called Chas again, her dark hair flowing in the wind, the only thing greeting her was exhaust fumes to choke on!

Bar West:

"I told you i'll get you to dance" Laughed Ben "Its taken 3 weeks, but i succeeded in my challenge"

Aaron took a swig of beer and smiled "yeah, yeah, but don't get your hopes up, I only did it because you let me drive, that was my first and last time!"

Ben loved Aaron's smile, and at last he felt Aaron's hand on the small of his back "just going for a ciggy" he informed with a flashing smile and hurried off

Ben watched him disappear towards the club exit as his mate Tom came to his side at the bar

"So mate, hows it going with Mr chuckles?"

Ben leaned on the bar moving his beer bottle from hand to hand "Alright...his mind is elsewhere at times, but we're get there"

He supped his beer and turned to Tom " we are just keeping it cool at the moment but..." he stopped in mid flow as he saw Aaron's ex enter the club with two mates in toe. He was dresses in a fetching red checkered shirt and dark eyes smiling in conversation with his mates.

"What's up?" asked Tom, noticing Ben a little agitated, he followed his glance

"Jackson Walsh, I haven't seen him around for a while..."

"He's Aaron's Ex... and that's how it's staying" his usual nice smile suddenly fading.

As the night wore on Ben was pleased Aaron hdn't noticed Jackson, the club had got busy blocking out a protential meeting.

But Jackson had noticed Aaron when he had come up to the bar for a round of drinks. Aaron and the other guy sitting at the crowded bar.

Jackson nervously swallowed and came forward, Aaron had shared a joke with Ben when he felt a knowing presence behind him, at a glance he was shocked to see Jackson.

"Hi Aaron..." he said with a hint of a smile.

Aaron was dumbstruck, the last person he'd thought he'll see tonight was Jackson, he had just got used to just not seeing him.

Ben could see the arkwardness of the situation and beconed his hand toward Jackson.

"Hi I'm Ben, you must be a mate of Aarons"

Jackson reluctantly shook Ben's hand while giving him the once over.

"Yeah I'm Jackson..." he replied and immediatley turned his attentions to Aaron,

" So how's you been, How's Paddy...?"

Aaron pushed his beer bottle between palm to palm on the bar, he really didn't know what to say to him, Ben hopped off his stool and grabbed his Jacket he had been sitting on,

"So Aaron, shall go get that Kebab..."

Aaron was relieved to get out the unexpected situ, he hated the unexpected, he slid off his own stool only to come directly face to face with Jackson.

Ben wasn't too happy how long their eyes gazed into eachothers, he grabbed Aaron's arm,

"Hey lets go..."

Aaron let himself be pulled away, but not before Ben shot Jackson a back off look.

But Jackson wasn't intimidated, he difiantly called "night aaron!"

But Aaron was long gone, Jackson leaned upon the bar as he waited to get served...there was something he didn't like about Ben...

tbc

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