AARON LIVESY
-The Chase-
"Stepping Up A Gear"
Hey guys, there's a warning in place for this chapter, the sensitive material will be in bold, so if you want to bypass it, feel free.
It shouldn't make you miss anything it simply is done to show more of Jason's psychological state - Chapter contains a scene of sexual violence.
As Aaron stood in the descending lift he hoped it broke down, anything. He willed anything to happen to stop it reaching the ground floor. He had to face Jason and he knew he had to put on the biggest act of his life, this could possibly be harder to do than pretending he wasn't gay, time would tell and when the lift stopped, he took in a sharp breath and waited for the doors to part and when they had he stood for a second. Then he walked out giving a smile to the woman on reception and walked out of the hotel through the automatic doors into the warm bright sunny day that awaited him and of course his loving boyfriend.
Jason stood in nicely fitting jeans, a black jacket and a t-shirt underneath that Aaron knew and could see hugged him nicely in all the right places. He flashed a smile to Aaron as he approached. "Took your time babe"
Aaron nodded. "Told ya, I'd just woken up"
"Can see that" Jason frowned as he looked at the dishevelled state of Aaron's t-shirt that he had on.
Aaron looked down at himself and it was fine. "Oh cheers" he was confused.
"Well you should take more pride in yourself"
"I do" Aaron snapped. "Anyway, I told you I had to do this alone but while I'm happy to see you I'm a bit pissed that you're here"
"Alright, alright" Jason nodded. "I missed you, that's all"
"Yeah and I missed you but its two nights Jason, I have to do this alone"
Jason sighed. "And when I rang you then I said I'd be nowhere near the auction or anything work related I just thought we could spend time together when you're not doing stuff"
"Jason we live together now, we'll see each other all the time"
"I'm sorry" Jason frowned and pouted. "So there's something wrong with wanting to be with you now is there?"
Aaron sighed, he felt bad and of course guilty, he started to shake his head as he looked down at the ground, which blinded him as the sun reflected off it, but it was a welcomed distraction.
"Great, let's go get some breakfast"
"I-I don't want any…"
"Hmm" Jason sounded with an agreeing nod as he looked over Aaron's body "Probably for the best"
With that Aaron sharply shot a look up at him with a deep scowl. "Meaning?"
Jason chuckled and stepped closer to him and placed his hands on his shoulders. "Meaning, you're perfect as you are, it's alright to skip breakfast every now and then…I know me coming here has angered you but I just really did miss you, our bed was cold without you in it"
Aaron stared past Jason then slowly met the blue eyes staring at him. "It's hardly our bed Jason, not yet, I've only been living there one night"
"Yeah but" Jason grinned. "I see it as ours, and it is…it's yours…everything I have is yours and vice versa…" he subtly nodded as he said those words to him. "Smithy and Emmerdale aren't your home anymore; they're all monsters for trying to stop your happiness"
Aaron raised his eyebrow and nodded. "Yeah" he smiled. "Well anyway the auction's at one…I need to go and do some work in the room beforehand so you can come up you like?"
"To sit and watch you work?" he grimaced. "Nah, I don't think so…too boring, watching you degrade yourself with all that will hurt to watch"
"At least it's a job" Aaron countered miserably.
"Yep it is…" Jason said in a sigh. "Go on then, go do what your good at"
"That's funny" Aaron frowned "The impression I got from you was that I wasn't good at anything"
"Oh no, no babe…to expand I meant, like I said it's a lot of work for one man"
Aaron rolled his eyes and nodded. "Right well, I'll see you later" he said as he started to turn. But Aaron winced when Jason grabbed his wrist very tightly, and he turned back to face him with a pained expression on his own.
"Oh, I uh…I wondered why you didn't call? You know, last night like we planned?"
Aaron looked down at the tight grip of Jason's hand around his wrist. "Is that you being paranoid again Jason?" he asked as he sharply yanked his hand away. "I was tired, but to be honest I don't feel as bad because you didn't keep your promise to let me come alone"
Jason smirked. "That's because I never promised anything" he sighed and rubbed his eyes. "I'm sorry, I'm knackered…been up ages then the drive" he shrugged. "I-I didn't mean that" he nodded and motioned to Aaron's wrist which he was holding in his other hand. "I'm sorry"
Aaron nodded. "It's alright, go get some coffee or something, I'll text you when I'm done"
Jason smiled. "I look forward to it"
Aaron nodded with a smile and walked back into the hotel. "Do you not see it now?"
Aaron jumped when he heard Flynn and he turned to face him. "See what!" he spat angrily. "He loves me for god sake"
"How's the wrist Aaron?" Flynn asked calmly as he folded his arms.
"You've been spying on me?"
"Whenever he's around mate I will be yeah"
"You go off as if he's dangerous or something"
"He might well be" Flynn replied with a nod. "And I can't stand by and let this happen to you"
"Fuck sake Flynn just go away"
"No I'm involved now, more than before and you damn well know it!"
"Yeah" Aaron said and clenched his jaw. "I'd rather not be reminded" he spat back and walked to the lift, but as usual and typical in a situation where he wanted to get away he had to wait for it to get to the ground floor and seconds later he felt Flynn beside him, he let out a sigh. "My god you are desperate"
"To make you see yeah"
"All I see is the man that I love, who has g0ne for a coffee while I work"
"Nice of him, thought he came to be with you"
Aaron sighed when the doors opened and he bolted inside but Flynn followed. "I'll ask you one more time to leave me alone and go home, he won't be impressed if he sees you here"
"Oh trust me; I'm hoping he does see me"
"What's that going to achieve?" Aaron spat.
"It'll give me the chance to push him, tell him some home truths, because you're incapable of seeing what's going on!"
Thankfully the lift opened up onto the third floor and Aaron stormed out from it and walked quickly to his room and shut the door, not giving Flynn a chance to follow him in.
Flynn stopped and sighed as the door was closed in his face. "Right fine! If that's the way you want it, I will go home!"
"Good!" Aaron screamed on the other side of the door.
"FINE!" Flynn yelled back and walked away.
Aaron rubbed his eyes and sat down at the small desk available and pulled out his work file as he sat down in the chair.
…
Later, as evening settled in Aaron and Jason were in his hotel room getting ready for a night out. Aaron hadn't really brought any going out clothes with him but he had his dark jeans and his grey jumper, he smiled to himself Jackson loved that on me he thought to himself just as Jason emerged from the bathroom ready. He saw Aaron's choice of clothes lying on the bed. "You're wearing that?"
Aaron nodded. "Yeah, I didn't bring clothes to go on a night out because I didn't plan on it so this'll have to do"
Jason grunted and carried on around the room and sat on the chair at the desk.
Aaron then grinned he was very proud of himself. "Hey I managed to buy three cars today, all in go-"
"I'm not interested babe, cars do nothing for me"
Aaron's grin disappeared straight away and he looked down, averting his eyes. "Oh, right sorry"
Jason simply nodded then after a minute he spoke again. "Three?"
"Yeah" Aaron grinned happily once again, as Jason seemed to be showing an interest.
"Surprised you managed to get one, let alone three"
Aaron bowed his head. "Yeah well they're in good nick…just instinct"
"Instinct?" Jason asked.
"Yeah, well I got you didn't I?" he asked as he finally looked up at him again to see Jason beaming with happiness.
"You certainly did, come on then get dressed and we'll head out"
Aaron nodded and within no time they were heading along to canal street, it was a good job Jason was there cause Aaron would never have found it otherwise.
As they got into the swing of the evening Aaron managed to relax and actually found himself quite drunk after three pints, it hadn't helped that he'd rushed them. Jason had got him up dancing showing him off to everyone who was bothering to look, which was a lot as the pair were very attractive. Jason beamed happily, he felt good knowing people could see he had Aaron and they wouldn't get a chance with him. Aaron however was oblivious to Jason's showing them all routine he was just happy, drunk and so completely in love.
By the end of the night Aaron had to be helped back to the hotel with Jason's strong arm around him to keep him from falling. Jason had never seen Aaron so drunk before, it was probably the first time and he was concerned. "You alright gorgeous?"
Aaron nodded. "Do you know how happy you make me?" he slurred.
Jason grinned with a nod. "No…tell me"
"Very, very" he swallowed hard, feeling like he was going to be sick but he realised he wasn't and carried on and looked back up at the three Jason's holding him up. "You're all I think about and I never ever wanna be apart from you again, you're all I've got now and I love you with all my heart" he told him and frowned.
"I love you too" Jason smiled with tears forming in his eyes. "You okay?" Aaron then shook his head adamantly. "I'm gunna be sick!" he slurred and pulled away from Jason and in his drunken state he fell to his knees and vomited everywhere, thankfully just inside an alleyway. Jason grimaced at the sight but he couldn't well leave him to it so he walked over leaned over him and rubbed his back.
"Get it out babe you'll be alright…"
Aaron retched again and he expelled it and thankfully it was over, his body shook, racked from the sickness. He was breathless as he wiped his mouth and he turned to Jason. "Ah I'm so sorry"
Jason shook his head with a smile and pulled him back up to his feet and they continued on their way to the hotel. "A lot of guys were looking at you tonight"
"Were they?" Aaron slurred as he held his face up to the sky revelling in the cool night air.
"Yeah, saw you looking back too"
"Well, all I remember from tonight is being completely focussed on you, if what you saw was me looking at someone, I wasn't, I don't have to be looking at you all the time, it doesn't mean I'm eyeing everyone up"
Jason didn't want to cause a scene as they re-entered the hotel so he left it there until they were back in the room and when they were, he went for it. "You were looking at that guy Aaron I know you were!"
"Ah shut up I'm here with you aren't I?" he said as he rubbed his forehead, a headache was starting and he was knackered, and to add to it still drunk.
"But you don't want me to be do ya? You haven't wanted me here since I arrived!"
Aaron sighed and started walking around the bed to his side. "I'm going to bed Jason; you're drunk too let's just not argue"
"Not as drunk as you, I mean look at the state of ya! Your pathetic letting yourself get into that state, you disgust me!"
Aaron rolled his eyes and despite having so much to say on that matter like he was the one buying the drinks and giving them to him he decided not to and tiredly said "Okay Jason, just relax and get to bed"
"No!" he raged and lunged at him and pulled him back. "You wanna watch yourself with me! I don't react well to cheaters!"
"I never left your side!" Aaron yelled back now realising Jason wanted a fight. "And yeah maybe I did look I can't remember, I saw three of you earlier for god sake, I have no idea who it was I might have looked at, I'm pissed and you aren't helping and to be honest Jason so what if I fucking did eh! I'm allowed to look just like you are!"
In a scream of frustration Jason angrily and quickly pushed Aaron away from him and he couldn't help but watch as Aaron stumbled back and hit his head off the corner of the TV unit. The room was silent and Jason stepped over to Aaron, smirking as he looked down at his unconscious boyfriend.
Jason reached down and lifted Aaron up and disgustedly flung him onto the bed and without making the gap between them any bigger he went with him and lay over Aaron, one hand held him up while the other fiddled with the button on Aaron's jeans, then the zip and harshly he yanked them from his waist and got up to remove them completely and he flung them on the floor.
Leaning over Aaron once again he pulled his jumper up and kissed Aaron's chest and left a trail down it to his stomach of which he now began to lightly nip, and he rubbed himself, his arousal at its peak….
As Jason thrust madly into Aaron, his anger worsened and with gritted teeth the words came out with each pumping action. "You. Are. Mine. I am. All. You. Will. Ever. Need. You. Won't Be. Seeing. Anyone. Again. Without. Me. You. Would. Be. Nothing, No-One." And with that Jason grunted and an immense relief washed over him.
…
Flynn was sat up in his bed, despite telling Aaron he was going home he was actually at the end of the same corridor, he had paid for a room, he was about to turn off the bedside lamp and fall into a miserable, sad sleep but the sound of deafening sirens getting closer and then for them to stop caused him to get out of bed and look out of the window, he had a view of the front and what he saw sent him into a panic, the ambulance stopped right outside and he watched as paramedics rushed in. His mind was in overdrive, one side of it telling him it wasn't Aaron, Jason wouldn't possibly go that far, the other telling him that it was Aaron and that Jason well and truly had.
That thought alone sent him into a worsened state of panic and he pulled on his clothes quickly and seconds later he stopped dead in his tracks when he heard a loud knocking on a door further along the corridor then "Paramedics" being called out. Flynn frowned and quickly opened his door and looked out. His eyes widened when he saw it was to Aaron's room, he wanted to be sick, he really did but then he heard Jason's voice and the sick feeling was overridden with an immense willing to go and kill the bastard.
"W-We were out and I-I was sick so I-I went in the shower and I came out and he was just there…" Jason told them in between guttural sobs which Flynn turned his nose up at, he was lying! He knew it!
Flynn waited in a daze then before he knew it Aaron was being wheeled out on a stretcher. His heart pounded in his chest. The man he loved was being taken away to hospital and for why he hadn't a clue; it broke his heart.
"YOU!"
Flynn jumped and watched as Jason charged over to him. What could he possibly say? There wasn't anything to say.
"Why the hell are you here?" Jason raged as he pinned Flynn up against the door to the room.
"I'm here for Aaron!" Flynn answered honestly.
"Oh yeah?"
"YEAH!" Flynn said with a raised voice. "I know what you're doing and that is down to you…I just know it is! You claim you love him but you put him in hospital?"
Jason tightened his hold on Flynn. "I never touched him"
"I can see right through you and Aaron will eventually…I saw my Aaron again, the proper Aaron last night because I finally got to talk to him!"
Jason shook Flynn madly then stepped away and simply glared at him. "You're lying"
"No, No I'm not…and we love each other, he just hasn't admitted it to himself yet. Just let him go before you mess him up!"
"Mess him up?"
"Well that's what you're doing aren't ya? Playing games, violent toward him? Isolating him from the people who love him so he's all to yourself"
Jason scoffed. "You're going to pay for this"
"Bring it on, mate"
"Oh, I will" his words were grave and he kept eye contact with Flynn as he went back along the corridor and eventually he was in the ambulance with Aaron.
…
Aaron groggily woke to the sound of beeps every second, his vision was blurred and he felt sick. He groaned and tried to sit up.
Seeing this, Jason bolted up off the chair beside the bed and pushed him back down gently. "Hey baby" he smiled with tears in his eyes. "It's ok you're in hospital…you're going to be fine, I promise"
"Hospital?" Aaron croaked. "I was in a bar, what?" he sighed with confusion.
"You fell over babe when we got back to the room, y-you were so drunk and you hit your head…I've never been so scared in all my life"
Aaron sighed, and with a deep frown he said. "I don't remember anything"
"It's alright babe, its best you don't" he chuckled. "It was quite a fall"
Aaron nodded.
"God I love you so much" Jason told him as he lifted Aaron's hand and kissed it softly.
"I love you too…I'm tired Jason…I-I want my mum"
Jason scowled. "You aren't getting her, she doesn't want you anymore, remember?"
Aaron sighed and nodded. "Yeah…I need to sleep"
"It's okay baby you rest, I'm here" he soothed him as he stroked his head gently and Aaron nodded again and his eyes willingly shut.
…
Late the next afternoon Aaron was allowed to be released but only under strict instructions for him to rest. They arrived back at Hotten a few hours later and Jason helped Aaron into his house before going to get their bags from the car. When he returned Aaron was sat on the sofa, he was exhausted he could tell straight away. "You should rest babe"
"I am resting, I'm sat still, listen before this all begins I'm not a good patient alright? So just stop telling me what to do"
Jason nodded. "Alright"
Aaron sighed then got to his feet. Jason frowned and watched him walk off. "Where are you going?"
"Outside for a smoke"
Jason rolled his eyes and sighed. He left him alone for a few minutes before heading out after him. He frowned at Aaron which he well and truly saw and frowned back at his boyfriend. "What?" Aaron asked as Jason wafted away the smoke of a cigarette.
"You know I thought I could tolerate you poisoning yourself" he told him as he reached for it. "But I can't" then he snapped it from Aaron's fingers and threw it away, leaving Aaron speechless. "You've been tetchy all day what's up?"
"Just got stuff on my mind" Aaron replied while looking away from him.
"Well…tell me…"
Aaron scoffed. "Alright…the night I fell, when I was drunk…d-did we…" he stopped and sighed. "Never mind"
"No, come on babe what's wrong?"
"Alright" he turned to face him. "Did we have sex?"
Jason chuckled. "Bit of a weird question…how come?"
"Because I'm hurting, I'm sore…you know…down there…"
"Yeah we did, you were well up for it, you can be a proper horny little bugger at times, not that I'm complaining" Jason told him with a smirk, he found no difficulty in lying.
Aaron chuckled. "Well I wish I'd never got so smashed, I'd love to remember"
Jason grinned. "You coming back in?"
"Yeah I will in a minute"
"Okay babe" Jason replied and walked back inside the house.
Aaron blew out a deep breath and looked around and his eyes stopped on his still smoking cigarette lying on the patio a few metres away and he turned around and checked Jason was out of sight and when all was clear Aaron walked over and picked it up, it was clean enough so he continued smoking it. He didn't realise but it was the only escape he had, especially at the moment.
TBC…