AARON LIVESY

-The Chase-

"I'd Move Them for You, If I Could"

I know you can save me. No-one else can save me now but you…

As long as the planets are turning
As long as the stars are burning
As long as your dreams are coming true
You'd better believe it, that I would do anything for love…Oh I would do anything for love

Song Belongs To MeatLoaf

Without knocking Chas barged straight into Smithy cottage, she knew Moira hadn't told her what she had so she could storm over and do what she was about too, but she was fuming Aaron loved Paddy and this house and to have some woman who's been there five minutes disapproving of her son, well she wasn't having it.

Paddy and Rhona were stood in the kitchen making a late lunch, but had turned around to see who was coming in.

"Ah!" Chas flashed a smile. "Just the person I wanted to see" she said while glaring at Rhona.

"Excuse me?" Rhona asked with a frown.

"MY son is no longer going to be living here" she began angrily.

"W-w-wait what?" Paddy asked quickly. "Why?"

"I've been told of her attitude toward Aaron!" Chas pointed and Rhona hung her head and sighed.

"W-what's he said?"

"Nothing, but people who do actually care Rhona have offered him to stay somewhere else, we're suggesting it tonight"

"Hang on!" Paddy raised his voice. "I'm sure Rhona meant nothing by it"

Rhona frowned. "Excuse me? Damn right I did, I've got Leo to think about, I don't want him around when he's in this kind of state"

Paddy sighed, she wasn't helping matters. "Where's he going?"

"The farm, with Moira and Adam"

"Ah" Paddy nodded. Adam.

"This is no reflection on you Paddy you're brilliant, you always are but after hearing the way she has been, he's best away"

"There's nothing I can say to-" he stopped when Chas shook her head. "I'm sorry"

"I don't want your apologies Paddy" she told him with a small smile then glared at Rhona. "He would never EVER hurt Leo!" she told her nastily then took a breath. "Help me get his stuff? Going to take it round later in case he does say yes"

Paddy nodded. "Yeah, sure" he told her then followed her up the stairs.

…

Debbie knocked on the front door then opened it when there was no answer she peeked her head in the kitchen and seeing no one she stepped inside. "Hello?" she called out.

Aaron was lying half asleep on the sofa, after crying for what felt like ages he was exhausted and naturally the tiredness took over. He frowned and his eyes opened. "Yeah?"

Debbie smiled and turned into the living room. "Ah there you are"

Aaron smiled. "Alright?"

Debbie nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah, what about you though?" Aaron simply shrugged then he sat up. She nodded. "I want you to know that you don't have to worry about the business, me and my dad will take care of it…I'd ask Cameron but he's not in the right place at the moment, understandably and what with the funeral…"

Aaron nodded. "He came round earlier, checking on me"

"Yeah he said he would"

"He seemed okay…how is he really though?" Aaron asked concern in his tone.

Debbie swallowed hard and with a frown told him "The last thing you need is to worry about Cameron, you've got enough on your plate"

"He's Jason's brother Debs, I might not have bothered before but we have something in common now and I care about Cameron, I need to know if he's alright"

"Well" she declared as she let out a breath. "He's not alright…h-he's not sleeping, not eating, he goes missing for hours, I ring around everyone, the pub he's not there…so he's struggling and he puts on an act when he's around other people, it's awful and there's not a thing I can do" she said with a shrug of her shoulders, she was at a loss, completely unable to help him and that didn't sit well with her.

Aaron nodded as he stared at the coffee table. "He just needs time" he looked up with a small smile.

Debbie nodded "And I wonder how many times you've been told that?"

Aaron chuckled and rolled his eyes. "I understand why though, I mean I need to be told, it keeps me here if I'm honest, what I did the other night was stupid but at the time…"

"I know Aaron; you don't need to explain it to me"

Aaron nodded. "Listen about the garage, I really appreciate it but I don't know how long I'll be"

"It doesn't matter, just err pop in and see us every now and then yeah?" Debbie asked with a smile. "You're a Dingle at heart and if you didn't already know, we all care about you"

Aaron smirked and nodded accepting her words. "Even Cain?"

Debbie grinned. "Even my dad"

Aaron chuckled and got to his feet, which panicked Debbie. "Where you going? You have to rest"

Aaron simply frowned. "I'm going to ask Moira to come back and give me my tablets" he chuckled. "Don't worry"

"Ah, right…you in pain?"

"Err yeah, just a bit" he replied as he walked past her to go into the kitchen to grab his jacket.

"Anything I can do?"

Aaron shook his head. "Not really, it's nothing my medication won't sort out"

Debbie nodded and walked out with her cousin then when they said their goodbyes they went their separate ways. Aaron walked along of the farm clutching his side as he did so, he couldn't see anyone, he frowned as he let out a sigh, they could be anywhere the land was extensive. Ignoring the pain telling himself he'd wait he turned back and walked back to the house.

…

Hazel smiled as she approached Jackson's grave. "My gorgeous boy" she said as she stopped and knelt down in front of it. "I see a lot of people visit let's have a look shall we?" she said and looked through the cards left for him aswell as the small cards on the flowers that were there. "A miss you card from Adam…" she told 'him' with a smile. "Flowers from Chas, Paddy and Rhona…oh and what's this?" she picked up the small note and chuckled but at the same time it brought tears to her eyes, mainly because of who it was from. Miss ya lad, Cain. Hazel wiped her tears away with a smile. "You'll never be forgotten…anyway darling I came to say something…he's over the worst now, w-we think anyway and hopefully he'll be ok soon, I'm not leaving this village until he is, I promise you, he still loves and misses you so much and so do I, my precious, precious boy"

…

Aaron was fast asleep when Moira and Adam walked into the house and because she needed to prepare for the meal, she was letting Andy and Adam have the afternoon off, which was greatly appreciated. Moira's heart melted when she saw Aaron asleep, she rested her hand on her chest. "Aww he's adorable" she whispered.

Adam rolled his eyes at her as he chuckled and walked over to the sofa and knelt down in front of him. "Oi sleepy head!"

"Adam! Leave him alone, he's sleeping for a reason, he's exhausted for god sake"

"Oops too late" he told her as Aaron started to wake up.

"What do you want Farmboy?" he grumbled tiredly.

Adam chuckled. "Nothing, you okay?"

"No, I need my tablets I came to find you but I couldn't see you anywhere"

Adam frowned. "Sorry mate we were out fixing one of the fences"

"You should have called me love" Moira called from the kitchen as she removed Aaron's medication from the hiding place she had chosen.

"I didn't want to bother you"

"What? Don't be daft" Adam told him.

Moira walked in seconds later with his medication and a glass of water. He thanked her and took them straight away. "Thanks" he told her once more.

Moira nodded. "Listen, I'm cooking a big meal tonight, your mum and Hazel are coming but don't panic it's not an ambush, we can invite Flynn too if you like? But it's up to you"

Aaron nodded. "Yeah alright, special occasion or something?" he wondered

Moira pouted with a smirk. "You could say that yeah" she said with a smile and walked off leaving Aaron confused. "What was that about?"

Adam laughed. "I'm sworn to secrecy mate, sorry"

Aaron rolled his eyes. "Some use you are Barton"

…

Ten past seven came and the dinner was almost ready, a knock on the door prompted her to shout and inform Flynn, Aaron and Adam that they were about to have more guests. Aaron wasn't looking forward to this and his nerves worsened when he heard his mum and Hazel greeting Moira at the door then his mum telling her she couldn't resist and just had to buy whatever bottle of wine it was for them to try which seemed to be appreciated by Moira. Aaron remained standing in the living room pinching his bottom lip as he waited, he couldn't move, they had to come to him. He sighed and turned away bottling it while rubbing his head in frustration, but a soft gentle voice calling his name made him turn around again, the eyes he saw first, the shiny tear filled eyes of his mum. "Mum…" he said quietly.

Chas burst into tears and walked over to him quickly whilst holding out her arms, she hugged him tightly and he hugged back crying now also. "I'm so sorry"

Chas nodded. "I know love, I know…you're going to be okay" Everyone else in the kitchen watched on with smiles.

"I never meant to hurt any of you" he sobbed out.

"Hey, don't be daft you haven't…I'm your mum worrying is a part of my job, twenty four seven and that's even when you're okay and everything's fine"

Aaron nodded, he understood that, and then Chas pulled away but placed both of her hands on the side of his face and thumbed his tears away and looked into his gorgeous blue eyes. "You look a bit pale are you okay?"

Aaron chuckled and nodded. "I'm fine mum, just a bit sore; the cuts on my face are taking a bit of time"

"And the stab wound?"

Aaron nodded. "Painful but it's getting there"

Chas nodded. "What about the bruises? You know, on your body?"

Aaron looked down. "They're horrible"

Chas sighed and then kissed his forehead. "I love you son"

Aaron smiled a little "I love you too"

…

After the meal everyone thanked Moira for going to all the trouble she had for them. Aaron had caught Flynn's glance a few times during the meal but they simply smiled at one another and it was something Adam and Hazel didn't miss, they looked at each other and smiled, happy at what they had just witnessed.

"Now for the real reason behind this meal" Moira began after being given the go ahead from Chas.

Aaron frowned. "This is about me isn't it?"

"Well aren't you bright" Hazel smirked.

"I knew something was going on"

"Well then yes love it is about you and I've spoken to your mum and I think it might be good for you if you move in here for a while, I've already spoken to Adam he's fine…there's just you left to decide and believe me we won't be offended if you choose not too"

"That I wasn't expecting" he said nervously as he looked around at everyone at the table. "What about Paddy mum?"

Chas sighed and nodded. "He's fine darling"

"Sure?" he wanted to double check.

"Yes love" she smiled.

"Alright…and you really don't mind Moira?"

Moira chuckled. "I wouldn't have suggested the idea if I did"

Aaron nodded. "Yeah course…"

"Come on mate it'll be great…me, you…it'll be fun" Adam encouraged.

Aaron looked across the table at Moira and nodded with a smile. "Thank you so much, for everything you're doing, and you mum…Hazel…Adam…Flynn" he went around the table and gave a smile to Flynn who nodded back at him.

"That a yes?" Hazel asked.

Aaron nodded with a smile and Chas beamed happily and took a set of car keys out of her bag and threw them over to Adam. "In hopes of that answer I got your things" she told Aaron then looked at Adam. "Be a mate and bring his stuff in" Chas grinned and Aaron laughed at Adam's sigh and roll of the eyes as he had to go out in the freezing cold.

"I'll give you a hand" Flynn told him as he got up and followed Adam out.

A few minutes later Adam and Flynn walked into the house with a few bags and a box of Aaron's belongings and they headed straight upstairs. "I better go and give them a hand then" Aaron told them as he got up and left the table. The three women watched on with smiles. "Well I've got a good feeling about this" Chas said with a smile.

Aaron smirked when he reached the landing and he began to laugh when he saw which room was going to be his. Adam and Flynn turned round. "What?" Adam asked.

"Well it'll be weird sleeping in my ex's bed"

Adam smirked. "You can have the box room if you prefer?"

Aaron chuckled. "Nah I'm fine"

"Whoa, Woah hang on…your ex's room?" Flynn asked.

Aaron nodded with a smirk on his lips. "I have been with girls before you know"

"Yeah! My sister" Adam informed Flynn.

"You didn't!" Flynn said and started to laugh.

"I did, he wasn't happy though"

"No I wasn't was I? Got worse after you tried kissing me"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah enough now…anyway I'll sort all this" Aaron told him and walked into the room.

"Yeah you are, I'm going to finish my drink" Adam grinned and left him to it.

"I erm, I'd rather stay with you if you don't mind?" Flynn asked.

"No course not" Aaron said with a smile as he sat down on the bed. He started emptying it onto the bed, pulling out CDs, DVDs and photographs.

Flynn noticed one of the pictures and picked it up. "How hot do you look in this one?"

Aaron smirked and looked down at the picture of him standing on the beach by the sea in his shorts with his sunglasses on. "Jackson took that, when we were in Lanzarote together"

Flynn smiled.

"It took him ages to coax me into a picture though but afterwards I got used to them…as you can see" he told him with a chuckle as Flynn flicked through them. "That one's when we were in bar west, t-the n-night…he looks so happy in that one" he sighed.

"Yeah I know" Flynn told him with a smile then put the pictures aside. "Speaking of happy you seem to be today"

Aaron sighed. "Don't be fooled Flynn" was all he could say.

"Y-yeah…I know sorry…you're trying…I-I get that"

"Yeah" Aaron smiled then his eyes focussed straight ahead and in a daze he spoke "I forgot how hard it is to put on a brave face, the only people I haven't had to with has been with Adam and Cameron, Cameron of all people, never saw that one coming…people don't realise that it hurts, as stupid as it sounds but my face actually hurts from smiling and laughing" he shook his head. "But they need to believe I'm okay…"

"You don't have to put on a brave face with me" Flynn spoke up, watching his every move, transfixed by him, the man he loved.

Aaron nodded and broke his gaze and looked at Flynn. "I know"

"As long as you do…listen I'll leave you alone, you've got a lot to get through…" he told him as he got up, he felt completely useless and because of that it made him uncomfortable, he was keeping his promise to Aaron but how would he help by just sitting there with him? He didn't see how it would and as if reading his mind Aaron began to speak.

"You know just because we aren't touching, kissing or having sex Flynn it doesn't mean you aren't helping me by just sitting next to me because you are, having you around helps, the others do but you keep me focussed, there's something to focus on with you and I'll find out one day what that actually is, right now you just intrigue me and you're helping me to slowly heal, so stay…?" he asked as he reached out his hand.

Flynn swallowed hard and took it and as soon as he did Aaron pulled him back down onto the bed. "It must be my good looks"

Aaron chuckled. "Yeah, those too"

"Oh those too, you said it now come on then spill…"

Aaron turned to him with a smile. "I already told you; do I have to repeat myself?" Flynn nodded with a grin. "You're kind, caring, and have a loving protective nature, so see it's not just good looks"

"Hmm, but those too?" Flynn asked, knowing he was pushing his luck.

Aaron rolled his eyes and nudged into him with his shoulder. "Yes" he told him. "Now be quiet and pass me those black bags"

Flynn laughed and got up to reach the bags and he dragged them over in front of Aaron. "Slave too now eh?"

"Hey I'm injured you, do as your told"

Flynn stopped and turned properly to face him. "I-I just want to say something…" he said as he took both of Aaron's hands in his own. "You are the bravest person I've ever known, and I think I ever will know…it'll be a long climb back to the top and if I could move this huge mountain that's in your way I would, you know that…I'd do anything for you, I love you so much…" he told him with a smile then he let go of Aaron's hands and acted as if nothing had happened. "That's all" he told him.

Aaron's eyes seemed to scan Flynn's face, well the side view of it at least now that he'd moved back into his normal position and he slowly moved forward and kissed his cheek. "Thank you" he whispered.

"Anytime"

TBC…