AARON LIVESY

-The Chase-

"Confrontation"

After their very eventful meal Chris and Flynn walked out of the restaurant hand in hand. "Flynn I'm so sorry about my wallet…I have no idea where it could be…" he sighed.

Flynn smiled and shrugged. "Don't worry about it"

"I-I went to the toilet, and I had a call off my work mates checking I was still going to Laura's leaving do…I had to take my wallet out to get my phone…I must have put it down…but I-I never saw it…"

"Chris really" he chuckled. "It's fine I had no problem paying"

Chris nodded with a smile. "So, what are you up to tonight? It's still early"

Flynn just shrugged. "Oh first I'm going back in there to ask around for your wallet, if I find it I'll drop by the office with it, other than that I've got college stuff to do so, fun night for me, but the meal with you, it was nice" he told him with a smile.

Chris smiled. "I'll be home about ten, these work dos don't last too long, I'll give ya a call if you like?"

"I'd like that…Listen Chris whatever Aaron was doing in there…I'm sorry alright"

Chris blew out a deep breath and shook it off. "It's alright, but I don't play games Flynn if he carries on…"

"I know I know…"

Chris smiled. "I'll talk to you later then"

Flynn grinned. "You certainly will" he told him and he leaned in closer and kissed him on the lips. They parted with smiles on their faces. "See you soon" Chris told him and walked off.

Flynn watched, waiting for Chris to be out of sight, then anger rushed through him, he clenched his jaw and let out a frustrated sigh. "Right you little shit!" he mumbled to himself and headed in the direction of Bar West.

…

Aaron laughed. "In your face, you owe me a tenner!"

"Err, just because I'd bet that if I lost you'd get that money doesn't mean I'm giving you it" Adam said as he placed his pool cue on the pool table.

"Fair enough, oh crap" Aaron blurted as he caught sight of the time, it was five to eight. "Right mate, you've got to go now, seriously"

"Why? You were joking about that date"

"Yeah I know but come on…please…I really appreciate what you've done for me mate but I really think he'll have taken that bait and will find a way here…I-I just need to talk to him"

"You sure about this?" Adam asked

Aaron nodded with a smile. "Yeah, go on, I'll call you in a bit"

"Alright, see ya mate, good luck"

"Cheers!" Aaron called after him as he left, then he picked up his pint and walked out of view from the entrance and waited. Minutes later a massive grin spread across his lips when he saw Flynn walking in looking around as he did, Aaron waited until he was stood at the bar before he walked over.

Standing behind him his grin was wider "Well, well my hot date has arrived" he said as he slapped Flynn on the bum which made him turn to face him quickly. Flynn frowned at him. "What the hell are you playing at!" he yelled at him and shoved past him back to the doors.

Aaron couldn't help but laugh, he bit his lip as he watched him storming off he was gorgeous, then he quickly reached into his pocket and ran after him, up the steps and out onto the main street. He sighed. "Hang on, you forgot something!"

"No I didn't, I binned it in good time!"

Aaron frowned, wow that hit a nerve, but he carried on after him and ran in front of him to stop him, when he had his attention he held up Chris' wallet in his hand with a smirk on his face. Flynn just glared at him again and snatched it from his hand. "You just couldn't leave us alone could ya?" he asked but waited for no response and walked off again, anger building with each step, but Aaron was following.

"He's not good enough for you"

"I can't believe you! First yesterday at the house and now this!" Flynn shouted in the street, not caring who was around.

"So, you walked right into my hands, you took the bait!" he shouted back at him from a few steps back.

Flynn stopped instantly and turned to face him, Aaron nearly bumped into him and now they were stood very close to one another. "I was merely curious!"

Aaron laughed "And you're supposed to have a big shot boyfriend"

Flynn scowled "I do!"

"Well why are you following me around then? He doesn't do it for you, does he?"

Flynn didn't answer

"But I do, we both know it"

"You're one deluded man Aaron, if you think for one second your childish petty games tonight worked then you're a fool! You didn't make me want you in there, there are plenty of hot men around just like you but I don't want them and I don't want you, I'm with Chris and I will be permanently soon, he asked me to move in with him when you left…I said I'd think about it"

"Already? Bloody hell" Aaron laughed. "He's keen to keep you under the thumb isn't he?"

"It's not like that and you know it, I like him Aaron just stop this alright, you missed your chance…I can't trust you…just please change for the next guy that comes along because if you don't you'll end up with a string of failed relationships and you'll grow old all alone"

Aaron rolled his eyes and sighed. "Don't you get it!" he raised his voice. "You're the next guy! The only one that I want, I can change, I-I have! We could be happy Flynn don't you see it? We could and I can see it, I see it clearly now, I want you so much…"

Flynn shook his head. "You're too late Aaron"

Aaron narrowed his eyes at him. "But you aren't denying that you want me…see Flynn…it's those looks you gave me in there, the long stares…t-the unsaid words…I know you know we're meant to be together"

"I don't want to be anywhere near you" Flynn said as he stepped back. "You told me that once, remember? Now I see why and I'll listen to your advice, leave me alone, Aaron!"

Aaron bit his lip and sighed. "That's not fair"

"No? Well neither was what you did in that restaurant tonight! You made him look like a right idiot!"

"He's already one, I just gave him a boost! Now he's a prat!"

"He might be a prat in your eyes but he's more of a man than you'll ever be!"

"What you're saying isn't bothering me. Flynn please can we at least sit down and have a drink and talk?"

Flynn laughed. "You're joking aren't ya?" he asked him as he turned and walked off.

Aaron shook his head in frustration. "Oh that's right it's alright for you, Mr Do gooder, never made a mistake in your life! Well I have, and I'm telling you I've lost count how many, but I'll be damned if I make another one!"

Flynn stopped and shot a glare at Aaron. "You already did!" he bit back harshly. "By coming back!"

"I came back for you! Even if you are selfish"

"No! You came back because you liked the idea of me"

"Oh here we go" Aaron rolled his eyes. "No, I came back for you, you Flynn, so we could have a chance, what don't you get about that?"

"I thought you were never coming back and it hurt me Aaron, I've already been through this and I'm not going to start repeating myself…I'm going home!" he told him and that was it, he was off.

"You can end things with him you know…there's still time" Aaron called after him with a smirk, which Flynn ignored. Seconds later a passer-by who had just left bar west chuckled and Aaron turned around.

"Gunna have to try a bit harder there mate, good luck"

Aaron sighed. "Tell me about it"

"If I were him, I'd be back with you in a second"

The guy was attractive and Aaron smiled at his words. "Cheers" he replied as the guy walked off.

…

It was ten when Aaron glumly walked into the pub. "Oh aye what's this then?" Cain asked as he watched him walk in from the bar.

"Just shut it Cain"

Chas smirked. "He's knocked him back again, poor kid, looks like he's trying his hardest" Chas quietly brought her brother up to speed as Aaron walked round the bar. "You want a pint love?"

"No" he told her and rested against the wall by the till.

"So, what's his problem then?"

Aaron sighed. "Said he can't trust me…he was absolutely nasty but I didn't let it bother me, but I can now I'm home"

"Oh love he wouldn't have meant it really he'll have just been venting"

"You didn't see the looks or hear the words mum, this is pointless…he's never going to want me again"

"My god Aaron…you are love sick aren't ya?" Cain asked.

"Are you taking the piss Cain?"

"Uh…" Cain frowned. "No actually, but I will if you want?"

Aaron shook his head. "Nah you're alright, I've said everything I can, I'll be repeating it all next! Me and Adam hijacked their romantic meal, I stole-"

"Yeah love I heard, Adam was in before" Chas said with a grin.

He nodded. "I've waited outside his house like a creepy stalker, what else can I do?"

"Well first of all you can start back at the garage, gunna run out of money soon aren't ya?"

Aaron frowned. "What bit of what else can I do means start back at the garage?"

Cain laughed. "Thought I'd ask"

"Well alright but…tell Debbie I want a percentage of the business, I've got some savings, the job in France was paid well…then I'll think about it…"

Cain was impressed. "Wow…Aaron Livesy" he smirked and looked at his sister.

"Where did that come from?" she asked.

Aaron shrugged. "Dunno, want some security, that my job's safe, that I'm earning more than just wages…and that I have a say…why shouldn't I? And Debbie knows I do the work so…the way I see it, it's a win win…"

"Alright, I'll talk to her" Cain told him

Aaron nodded at his uncle. "Cheers, I'm going for a shower" he told them walked into the back.

Cain was left stunned. "He's gotten some balls that kid!"

Chas laughed.

"Why do you think he wants a percentage of the business?" Cain asked.

"Hmm…. I do genuinely think his reasons were the truth but there's something else, I think it's so he can show Flynn he knows what he wants to do in life…he had a go at him because this new boyfriend of his is a junior lawyer, apparently Flynn was very nasty toward Aaron…"

"In what way?"

"Well I don't know but I imagine he was belittling him, making his feel crap because he has no prospects"

Cain nodded as he sipped on his pint. "I'll make sure he gets that percentage…I'll work it out, I was won over anyway but the showing Flynn bit just made it better"

"Aww you really have a soft spot for him don't ya?"

"He's my nephew" he laughed. "And I know what he's been through and I've always tried to help and I'm not going to stop"

"It just confuses me how you two always clash despite what you've just said"

"We're one and the same sis…well sort of anyway. We'll always clash that won't change, but I'll try and help him with this, he does seem serious and if it helps get him Flynn back in some small way then I'm all for it, he deserves to be happy after that psycho"

Chas chuckled. "You never talk like that I think you're drunk if you ask me"

"I'm not I'm being serious!"

She laughed some more. "I'm joking!"

…

Upstairs Aaron sat on his bed with his towel around his waist, he was soaking from the shower but was just letting himself dry, he looked out of his window over the dark quiet village, he glanced down at Dale head and smiled, over time he'd learned to accept the bad memories but to bring his good memories to the fore front of his mind also. He sighed to himself, the village wasn't the same anymore, not without Jackson and Hazel, they came here and changed things, for him anyway but now they were both gone.

Despite him wanting Flynn, there was never a day that passed without him missing Jackson and how it used to be, especially before the accident. He smiled. Aaron never let on in public at how close he and Jackson were, because behind closed doors when they had their special moments, they were so close, they really were and he loved him then, he just didn't realise it.

He stopped himself, if he began to think down that route then he'd be down in an even deeper dump if he thought about what may have been had he realised sooner, still the thought came anyway and he knew that Jackson may well still be there, living in the village, working around town, them both completely in love and maybe they could have lived together in the village possibly…he sighed, now Jackson was gone, he was never blind to that fact, the seventh of june was etched into his memory, how could it not be?

Now though, now he wanted all of those things with Flynn, love, a try at a life with another man without any screw ups, at least he hoped, he'd try. He just wanted to be loved deep down, loved again, and to love, because he was capable, and his feelings for Flynn were getting stronger, yes he made a mistake by not coming home he knew it, but it caused him to face an obstacle to overcome in the form of Chris. He was right what he said to Flynn that there was still time to leave him. Aaron didn't know what to do now, what could he do to win him round, to make him see he was worth it? He was stumped.

He rubbed his forehead and typed a text to Flynn. You're the one Flynn, I want you so much and underneath the harsh remarks and nastiness I know you want me too, you didn't deny it…I loved seeing you tonight, please let me try again, we can work xx Aaron sent it, all he could do now was go to sleep and see if he replied by the time he woke up. But deep down Aaron knew there would be nothing on his phone the next morning…but he'd wait and see nonetheless. He was now dry and he stood up and whipped off the towel and flung the duvet back and got into bed, what he'd give to have Flynn there with him in his arms, holding each other as they slept…it would be a dream come true.

TBC…