CHAPTER 48

I DO NOT OWN EMMERDALE OR IT'S CHARACTERS, THEY ALL BELONG TO ITV1

A/N:THANKS for all your kind reviews...Sorry for not being chatty folks...I am still here...and i've let the boys have some uninterrupted time together, at last!

Hazel Rhodes eyed her sister in distaste, as Polly helped herself to yet ANOTHER grape, "...and I said to that old git next door...IF your cat craps in my rose bushes AGAIN...I'll be calling in the local chinese place... they can come and STICK it in one of their curries...", Hazel rolled her eyes at her, from where she sat in the ward day room, " Polly...CAN i just say...IS this going anywhere in particular...", Polly smiled at her, " well...it is actually...I've been looking at some sheltered housing in Romford...GAWD you feel safe there...not like where I live...these places are bigger...got TWO bedrooms...", Hazel shook her head, " yeah SO...are you meaning to get a lodger of sorts Pol, because them shelter housing people don't LIKE all that..."

Polly rolled her eyes at her, hadn't Hazel caught on yet!, " THEY'VE got TWO bedrooms girl...one for me...and one for you..."she then cracked a smile, " YOU are coming BACK with me Haz...well as soon as you get out of here, and fit enough of course...but then, OHHHH it's going to be great!", Hazel was speechless, which was a very rare accurrence in her case, "but..." she started shaking her head.

"Look...YOU know I am talking sense here...YOU simply can't look after yourself up here...FANCY forgetting to talk your heart pills...", Hazel was about to protest about not moving in any way, shape or form, when Polly stood up, grabbing her handbag, " right I need a smoke...I'll be back soon...",she turned to see Jackson then come with with the coffees, Polly grabbed hers, and took a much needed sip, " ta love...", she then, clutching her cigs in hand, hurried off.

Hazel turned to face Jackson...her face all worried, " Jackson SHE'S threatening to move ME in with her down in London...I can't GO to London...NOT with everything happening up here love..."

Jackson sat down with her, " Mum...maybe...JUST maybe, you need to take a break ...", Hazel started to get aggitated, but Jackson took her hand, "MUM...you just need a break...from all this...the custody thing...living with Chas, because THAT can't be easy...it'll do you good"

Hazel sadly smiled at him, " yes I can see it proberly would, but...YOU twos need me up here...for the case...!", Jackson took a sip of his coffee, " I've heard...", Hazel looked up at him...her facial expression showing she wanted to know more, " I got a letter this morning...7th of July...that's when it's being heard", Hazel gulped down her vile machine coffee, " that's not far away...I"

"IT means you CAN go down to London...just for 3 weeks or so...let Aunt Polly look after you,I mean...I WOULD...it's just that..."

"you've got Jack and Aaron to think of I know...I understand love...but" she faced him, "SHE'LL drive me insane...if I go...I can't promise I'll come back a free woman...I'll proberly end up murdering her", Jackson laughed out loud, " oh come on mum...SHE'S not that bad...is she...", Hazel just stared at her son, " I mean it Jackson, I'M NOT staying down there...whether your Aunt flaming Polly likes it or not...!"

Meanwhile, Aaron was in the town...Jackson had seen him get bored hanging around the hospital, so he had suggested him go down to the shops to kill some time.

Aaron had, he popped into a few arcades, had a sneaky big mac and fries, and then laid in the park in the hot sunshine...Jackson had promised them a day together...until SHE had shown up on their doorstep this morning, Aunt polly had said about trying to convince Hazel to go and live with her in London...he smiled at that thought...that wouldn't be a bad idea...he liked Hazel, but sometimes...she just took over... she interfered in his and Jackson's life.

But then he looked to the other end of the scale...if they were gonna go for proper custody of little Jack, then they would need Hazel around...to shown them court folk or whoever they were, that Jack had a GOOD SECURE family network around him.

Aaron sat up, and rubbed off the grass that stuck to his arms...he then spotted Tom and Greg...they were sitting at a cafe across the road...he hadn't noticed them before...he stood up brushing himself off, then hurried across the park to the road...then on crossing the busy road, he was at their table, " Hey guys..." he said as casually as he could, Tom looked up at him, " alright Aaron mate...Greg's just come back from Uni..." Aaron saw this as an invitation to sit, and grabbed a chair, and sat with them, " cool...LONG time no see..." he held his hand out to him, and Greg shook it, "Yeah...Tom told me you and Jackson got married back in March, congratuations to yah...I'm made up for yah...although better you then me...I'M ALL about having as much fun as I can get before I get tied down..."

Aaron shrugged at him, " well...I like it..." he glanced at Tom, " so...you and Matt still okay...", Tom nodded at him, " yeah...he said he saw you and Jackson last night at the club...he said Jackson was REALLY stressed out, had a pop at him..." Aaron shook his head, as he lit a ciggy, " yeah...sorry bout that...but with all this custody thing around us necks...it's just..."

Greg could see Aaron's eyes look to the pavement abit troubled...he gave him a sympathetic smile, " JUST what I were saying mate...THAT'S why I SAID TO YAH better you than me...I COULDN'T be done with all that real life stuff me...NOT when I'm only like 20!"

Aaron bit his lip, and scratched his head, " well...too late now I'm in it deep...well and truely...", Tom pulled a face at him, " yeah but it's what you want in it...after all YOU banged on SO much about it before how THIS was ALL you wanted...", Greg glanced at his watch, "right...bout time we met Flynn over at Bar West...will Matt be joining us there...", Tom downed his coffee, " nah...he's working late, AGAIN...third time this week" he looked at Aaron, " hey mate...do you wanna join us...", Aaron stubbed out his ciggy, " what...come to Bar West with yahs", Tom shook his head, " it'll be good spending some time together again...play some pool...just like old times mate..."

Aaron looked at his mobile, the time said it were 2pm, Jackson had said about being back at the hospital by 3...it gave him at LEAST 40 minutes, leaving 20 to get back to him, he quickly shot him a half smile, " yeah WHY not...can't do any harm, can it..."

At Bar West, Aaron always found it strange being their in the daytime...with the daylight flooding through the windows...at the bar Greg and Flynn kissed one enough, Aaron pulled a face and turned to Tom, " are THEM two together now...", Tom smirked at him, "well you know...off and on...Greg's just having as much fun as he can get...we're ALL young...why not...", he then ordered a round in for them all.

Flynn turned to Aaron, "hiya Aaron...how have you been...haven't seen you around since...when we...", Aaron flushed...and he remembered their little fling...well it wasn't MUCH of a fling, they only had kissed a few times...and it was at a time when he and Jackson were embarking on their open relationship...he could still sleep and BE with Jackson...but could see other blokes too...it sounded like a great situation for some folk...but in the end, it just wasn't FOR him or Jackson.

Flynn laughed at him nervously, "do you remember Alton Towers...it rained and we all had to go buy them flipping pink mac's!", Aaron shook his head at him, as he took his pint from Tom, "yeah and YOU were sick after being on THEM rides..."

They took their pints to the pool table, and Tom handed Aaron a poolstick, "So...is lucky Livesy gonna be getting himself a victory today..."

Aaron took the stick, and watched as Flynn and Greg sat down to watch them...it DID feel like old times...and he felt weird...he felt good and bad at the same time...if that made sense.

Aaron lost himself in his game of pool...and he smiled...he beat Tom a few times...but then again Tom was pretty crap at pool anyhow, Flynn stepped forward, " so...do you wanna try yah luck out with me...", Aaron looked up at him...and smirked, "alright...winner buys the next pint...", he and Flynn shook on it...Greg stared at them from where he sat, Tom sat down with a sigh...he glanced at his mobile, " yep...Matt's gonna be late again...he's just texted me", Greg waved his hand toward the pool table, " I thought me and Flynn were gonna be spending the evening together...everything were looking that way till HE showed up...", Tom knew Greg was talking about Aaron, " hey he and Flynn never worked out...YOU'VE got nowt to worry about mate!"

Flynn of course BEAT Aaron, Aaron through his stick down, " oh flaming 'eck...that's ANOTHER PINT i owe yah..." he and Flynn laughed out loud, as Flynn took the piss outta Aaron's pool moves...

"DON'T BE TOO HARD ON ME!..." protested Aaron, "IT were Jackson who taught me THEM supposedly winning moves..." his smile faded as he lifted his pint, and saw his wedding ring shine up at him...and for a moment he could feel the chain around his neck...that led him to snatch out his phone in a panic.

He stared at the time display...it was knocking 10 past 3!, he downed his pint, " I'VE SO gotta go...", Tom turned, a little taken aback by Aaron's last minute haste, " everything alright Aaron..."

Aaron turned, " yeah, everythings sweet mate...look gotta go...i'll text yah..." he and Flynn glanced at eachother...before Aaron bolted out that club...and hurried up the street outside.

Jackson and Aunt Polly stood at the Van in the hospital car park...it was Polly who pointed first, "THERE he is...", Jackson turned and squinted in the warm sunshine, " WHAT kept yah...and WHY was yah mobile switched off..." Aaron bit his lip, trying to gather his breath from running there, Jackson's hardened face instantly became a cheeky smirk, " was scared I'd interrupt a secret meet somewhere was yah...didn't want me ruining the moment!" he teased, Aaron hated it...especially after the GOOD time he had just had, "let's just get back home yeah...", Aunt Polly glared at him "he could have made the effort, and stuck around alittle longer with US though...", Aaron glared back at her, but before Aaron could say a word, he jumped in, " Aaron's had his share of hospitals these LAST couple of years...let him be please..."

Aaron half smiled at Jackson gratefully, and Polly jumped into the van, Aaron jumped in the back and Jackson took to the wheel...and within moments they drove out the carpark.

Later on, Aaron sat there in front of the TV at Dale Head...Aunt Polly had cleared off back to the B&B and little Jack was in bed...had been for at least 30 minutes.

Jackson came out the kitchen and then plonked himself beside Aaron on the couch, he snapped his neck round at him, " just THINK about the fun we were gonna have on this couch this morning huh!" Aaron breathed out a sigh...staring at the box...Jackson pulled a face, snatched the remote, and turned the TV off, Aaron waved out his hand, " HEY...I were watching THAT!" he protested, Jackson shook his head, " no you weren't...you were just staring at it..."

Aaron leaned forward and picked up the ashtray...he counted 5 cig butts in it, he turned to Jackson, " HOW come SHE gets to SMOKE in here!...it's MY house and you make me go outside..." he whinged.

Jackson placed his hand on Aaron's arm, "hey...WHAT'S with the face...you've been all mardy since we came back this afternoon...IT CAN'T be ALL Aunt Polly can it...I mean, I know she's a right pain in that arse, but...is it ME...I know i promised you today would be about us but...I CAN'T HELP HER turning up...can I!"

Aaron leaned back and faced him...his baby blue eyes looking all upset, " I...I went to Bar West today...I met up with Tom and that...well I sorta bumped into them in town...and we ended up there..." Jackson noticed Aaron was trying to explain himself to him.

Jackson rubbed Aaron's arm reassuringly, " HEY...it's okay you know...meeting yah friends having some fun...we may be married now but...YOU ARE entitled to your own space you know..."

Aaron understood that, but he shook his head at him, " No you don't get me...I HAD FUN...and it were wrong...because I weren't having fun with you..." he cried.

Jackson pulled Aaron into him, "HEY you...it IS allowed you know...you don't have to feel guilty about owt!"

Aaron looked up at him, " I don't...not guilty...I don't feel that...not deep down...it's what they were saying...", Jackson turned to him, and gazed into his eyes, " WHAT were they saying...did they upset yah..."

Aaron shook his head, "No...they were saying about having fun...while they were young...YOUNG and FREE...they kept banging on about it...", Jackson swallowed down nervously...about where this was leading...

"do you...do you regret marrying me...tying yahself down so young...", Aaron immediately picked up on Jackson's cracked tone of concern, " NOOO...NO that's NOT it...I just keep asking meself is THERE anyowt wrong with me...FOR WANTING THIS...to be together...to have Jack...to be a family...IS it me that's weird wanting all that...instead of having fun..."

Jackson pulled Aaron's head to his chest, " I'm SO lucky to have you...most blokes would have jumped ship at that...they did...like Dan...THEY couldn't handle this...", he lifted Aaron's face a little, " I KNOW you've struggled in the past...but you've proved to me how much a wonderful lad you are...AND i'd NEVER let a bad word be said against yah!"

Aaron smiled at him," I want you...YOU and Jack are my life...not out having fun at clubs...THAT'S just not me"

Jackson then gave him a cheeky sideways glance, " do you wanna continue...what we started this morning...", Aaron sat up and smirked at him, " your nosy Aunts across the road, your even nosier Mum is in hospital and Jack should be deado by now..."

Jackson took the hint, and was already pulling off his tee shirt...their mouths locked in a passionate kiss...

Then, Jackson stood up and started to pull off his combats, Aaron sat and watched him...the lust sparking up in his eyes, he then slid his trakkies over his bottom and slipped them off, Jackson quickly pulled Aaron's tee shirt off in one stroke...both were now stark naked in their lounge...Aaron glanced to the door, and immediatley went and pulled the bolt across...he did the same with the other door by the kitchen.

Jackson laid on the rug, notioning Aaron to join him, Aaron quickly took the chance to glance upstairs, making sure Jack was asleep, he then joined Jackson on the rug.

Jackson pulled in for a kiss, and went to work on Aaron's hardened nipples, as Aaron breathed out heavily, Jackson took the chain in his hand, " I'm so glad I gave this you...", Aaron pulled a face, " Jackson shut up...and keep going..."

Jackson smirked at him, and went to work on Aaron's neck and shoulders, biting him gently, Aaron laid on his back and gasped out, " I want it...", Jackson knelt down on top of him and forced his cock into Aaron's mouth...Aaron went to work...Jackson gasping out snapping shut his eyes, " ohhhhh Aaron" he whispered with sheer passion.

Both of them were getting hot and in the need for more...Aaron couldn't take the foreplay anymore...he just wanted Jackson in him.

Jackson thrusted him on the rug...and within minutes they both had cum...both of their frustrations lifted from the times of interruption.

Both laid on the rug gasping...both completely satisfied...but it wasn't sex now on Jackson's mind...he stared toward his filing drawer...and what Aaron had put in it that morning...

it was getting real now...and HE and Aaron needed to be strong...

because little Jack's future depended on it...

TBC...

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