AARON LIVESY

-The Chase-

"Blinded Part II"

A fragile heart, was broken before,
I don't think it could endure another pain,
But there's a voice from deep inside of you,
That's calling out to make you realise…

Aaron heaved a heavy sigh as he locked up the garage, the sun cast a golden colour over the village as it was close to setting. He checked the padlock on the door and satisfied he left, shoving the keys into his pocket. As he reached the end of the forecourt he grabbed the large gate and pulled it shut. He stopped for a second looking up the village, his eyes eventually stopped at Smithy cottage and he sighed, it was time.

When he pushed the front door opened he heard chatter coming from the living room but he ignored it and walked up the stairs to grab some clothes, the essentials and to throw them literally into his bag, Jason would be there soon and he didn't want to be hanging around, he wanted to be with him properly.

Aaron wandered down the stairs quickly with his bag over his shoulder but he let it drop off his shoulder to the floor when he saw several sets of eyes on him they'd moved to the kitchen; Paddy, Chas, Debbie and worst of all Adam and Flynn. Aaron sighed and shook his head.

"Aaron love" Chas said softly

"Save it mum, I don't wanna hear what you, or anyone else has to say, but I would love to know why he is here!" he pointed toward Flynn.

Paddy stood up "He-he's just worried like the rest of us Aaron, hear us out please" Before he could continue, or Aaron could reply the beeping horn of Jason's car could be heard causing them all to look outside the window, except Adam he just looked down shaking his head.

Aaron's eyes became teary. "Right then, that's me…" he began and stepped closer to Paddy. "Thanks for everything Dad, I'll never forget it"

Paddy too began to get emotional and walked over to him "You'll always have a place here" he told him then hugged him tightly.

"I'll come back for the rest of my things after my trip"

Chas frowned "What trip?"

Debbie sighed "He's going to his first car auction tomorrow morning" she explained and suddenly Flynn looked thoughtful as Jason beeped again

"Impatient bastard" Adam scoffed.

"What was that farmboy?" Aaron confronted Adam, who stood up.

"You heard me"

Angrily Aaron then pushed Adam with both hands back down onto the dining chair and took a swing at him, causing Adam's lip to bleed.

"Aaron!" Chas yelled.

Adam simply laughed "Don't come running back to me when he locks you in that house of his, don't expect me to be here for you, cause you're on your own Aaron, just the way you like it!" Adam spat.

"Yeah I do and do you know what it is, I'm glad I'll be away from this place! No nagging, no worrying! No fucking jealousy!" he aimed that at Flynn. "I love Jason and there's not a damn thing any of you can do about it! I'm the happiest I've been since Jackson and you won't take that away from me!" he raged as he scanned the room, looking at them all.

"Do you not see what he might be doing?" Chas asked sadly.

"He's not doing anything! He's doing what any boyfriend would by wanting to be with me, can't say the same for some though eh! I'm going" he told his mum and shamefully Flynn hung his head, yet another comment to him. Aaron turned and stormed out. He got in the car throwing his bag in the back. Jason turned to him "A-Aaron?"

Aaron sighed "Just drive yeah?"

Jason sighed "Yes sir" he put it into gear and made a U-turn and left the village quickly and sped off within seconds.

As the roar of the engine faded in the distance Chas fell back into her chair crying.

…

The car slowed down as they hit the rush hour traffic in town to get back to Jason's house. He looked over at Aaron then down to his hand with was resting on his leg "What happened to your hand?"

"Adam's face" Aaron bluntly replied.

Jason smirked; he had wanted to do that for a long while. "You alright babe?" Jason asked with a concerned tone.

Aaron let out a breath "I am now it's just you and me"

Jason smiled "Its gunna be amazing babe"

Aaron faced him and nodded with a smile. "I just wish people were happy for me"

"You can't please everyone babe, that's just life"

Aaron nodded again. "I know"

When they got back to the house Jason kissed Aaron passionately as they stood in the doorway. Aaron smiled back. "This is it then"

Jason nodded with a smile. "I love you"

"I love you too babe" Aaron replied and they walked into the living room.

"Make yourself at home, you know where everything is" he told him with a smile as Aaron sat down on the couch. "I'll make some tea"

Aaron looked up at him and nodded. "Sounds good" Jason left him alone and Aaron looked around the living room and breathed in a deep breath and let it out slowly, he nodded to himself, it all felt right, the way he expected it too.

A little while later Aaron was called into the kitchen and sat down at the table opposite Jason, he had cooked them both spaghetti Bolognese. "This looks great"

"I hope you like it"

"I will" Aaron told him as he reached for the tub of parmesan otherwise known to him as stinky cheese and he sprinkled a generous amount over the Bolognese, just the way he liked it and started to tuck in.

"So you didn't really say much about what happened when you got back to Smithy…" Jason began.

Aaron shrugged and blew out a breath. "I got my things sorted and came back down and there they were, Paddy, my mum, Debbie, Adam and Flynn"

"You what?" Jason went mad and slammed his cutlery down.

"Hey, hey it's alright…" Aaron reached over and rubbed his arm soothingly. "They just think I'm making a mistake and they're worried I told them I'm not and that I love you, I was harsh but they just weren't listening"

Jason sighed and shook his head. "What is their problem? And Flynn- h-he keeps popping up, I can't stand him!"

"I know but please don't worry, I'm here with you and I love you"

Jason nodded and slowly a smile formed on his lips. "I know you are, I love you too they just infuriate me"

"You're not the only one babe, trust me" Aaron told him then remembered about his weekend away, he hadn't told him yet. "Oh erm I've got to go away tomorrow"

Jason frowned. "Why?"

"Car auction in Manchester"

"And you're going why?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Because Debbie's at the hospital all weekend with Sarah and Cain's busy, plus I am co-owner of the garage now so…"

Jason sighed. "I-I could come with you if you like?"

"Uh n-no" Aaron shook his head and scoffed. "I need to do this by myself"

Jason sat back in the chair and looked at him, his eyes bearing into him. "Why?"

"So Debbie knows I can do this, I need to prove to her that I can, why are you so frustrated anyway? It's only for the bloody weekend Jason"

"Manchester…it's a …it's a big place…lot of gays…"

"Yeah there are gay people everywhere" Aaron spat, clearly annoyed at Jason and with a slight shake of his head he continued. "Don't start getting paranoid now otherwise I'm out that door" he stopped and took a breath "Look. I've had a shit day and the last thing I need is you getting all jealous! I will not be going anywhere near a gay bar, I'll be too knackered to do anything after the long days anyway"

Jason nodded quickly. "Alright, alright but let me just clear something up, I trust you completely, it's other people I don't"

"Well that's not really my fault or problem Jason"

"True" he said with a smirk. "Just call me every night; I'd like it if you did"

"I will" Aaron eventually smiled.

"What time you leaving?"

"Half five, train is at half six" Aaron told him.

"Okay, at least we have tonight eh?"

Aaron smirked. "We certainly do"

…

Debbie was leaving Smithy after staying a while and discussing the situation, they were all genuinely worried about him, his behaviour was volatile and nasty and he just couldn't understand anything they were saying, it baffled even her but while she'd keep an eye on him, she had her own worries, just like everyone else. Flynn saw her leaving and quickly followed and ran down the path after her. "Uh…Debbie!" Flynn yelled.

Debbie stopped and turned to face him. "What's up?"

"Listen I-I know you don't know me but I know Aaron obviously and erm…I need to know which hotel he's staying in…I have to talk to him while he's away from Jason, try and bring him round…"

"Do you have any idea how Aaron will react if he sees you there?"

Flynn swallowed hard and nodded. "Oh yeah and trust me, I'm more than prepared for that already, please Debbie…I-I love him" he admitted and hung his head.

Debbie frowned slightly but it faded as she just watched him, it made sense she'd seen him around a lot and him being there in Smithy added to it all, she believed him, he really did genuinely love Aaron.

"I have to try and help him, now before it's too late"

Debbie sighed. "Alright but what do we actually know about Jason? We have no proof that he's doing what you all think he is"

"Aaron leaving tonight was proof enough, and Jason beating him was crossing a line, and somehow he's driven a wedge between him and Adam, and his family"

Debbie sighed. "Aaron's never really been family orientated anyway Flynn, it's probably nothing"

Flynn sighed. "No! No…I-I know there's something more to this, please…please will you just give me the name of the hotel?" Flynn asked, now more urgently.

Debbie watched him for a second before nodding…

…

The train journey didn't take long, not really; about an hour and a half may be nearing two. It didn't matter to Aaron though he was away and actually glad to be away from Jason too, not because he didn't love him or want to be around him, but he just felt with everything going on he needed the break even from him and he loved the quiet time, well with his headphones in while he was on the train just relaxing with his music playing.

Now as he got out the black cab, he paid the driver and headed on over to the main entrance with a newly bought hold all gripped in his hand, he stopped to the side of the automatic doors and put his bag down and took out his packet of cigarettes from his pocket, took one out and lit it. He frowned as he smoked away and he realised he'd started to smoke a lot more, he didn't know why or whether there was any reason for it at all but he shrugged and sounded a quiet 'hmm' and carried on smoking.

After putting out his cigarette in the bin provided Aaron then grabbed his bag and walked through into reception. While at the same time Flynn got out of his taxi and hurriedly walked up to the doors but stopped when he saw Aaron standing at the desk, he stepped quickly out of the way.

Aaron at the same time looked around and looked passed the automatic doors, then further down he noticed the bar was quite rowdy and looked back at the woman checking him in. "Okay Mr Livesy, that's all done for you, here is your room key and the reservation confirmation in case you need it for the business"

Aaron nodded and took the paper and plastic key card. "Cheers" he said with a smile and walked off to the lift.

Flynn had waited long enough, at least he hoped he had and he peeked through the automatic doors which opened upon detecting him close to them. Aaron wasn't in view so he carefully walked in and headed to the reception desk.

"Hi" he said with a smile. "My boyfriend's just checked in, Aaron Livesy; I was meant to be with him but I was running late, couldn't tell me which room it was could ya?" he asked hopefully.

"Of course, it's room three oh seven"

"Thank you" Flynn grinned. "You are a gem" he said before he started to slowly walk away to the lift.

The woman smiled softly. "And you are one very lucky man"

Flynn stopped and looked back at her and nodded, he smiled to himself as he faced the lift. One day he would be.

The doors to the lift opened and he stepped inside, ordering it to the third floor. As the lift began to ascend his nerves began to worsen, but he'd made it that far, that's all he had to tell himself and he did repeatedly. When he got out the lift it was only a short walk to three oh seven, through some double doors and three doors down there it was. Flynn stood directly in front of the door and blew out a deep breath and shook himself slightly, preparing himself for this, Aaron was going to go mad he really, really was. Flynn reached out his hand and knocked on the door, then stepped out of the way of the peephole, he didn't want Aaron seeing him before he had to open the door.

TBC…