CHAPTER 52

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

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Aaron woke up to hear the din outside, someone was out banging on something in the yard, he slid out of bed, noting that the clock only read 7...ON A SUNDAY MORNING!

Opening the window, Aaron popped his head out to see Jackson putting together a doghouse, Jack was out helping him, " HEY...keep the noise down will yah!" called down Aaron.

Jackson looked up, mallet in hand, " DOESN'T matter about THAT Livsey, just get yah lazy arse outta bed...", Jack was jumping up and down, "yeah! WE need to go get me doggie NOW Uncle Aaron!"

Aaron sighed and nodded his head, "Okay...okay...let me get me shower hey...I'll be with yah in a sec!", Jackson watched the window shut and turned to his son, both scrutinizing the wood doghouse, "SO...what yah think" he asked, Jack was rubbing his chin like he was trying to decide, " well...it's OKAY I suppose...I COULD have done better...", Jackson laughed out loud at his son, " you CHEEKY little monkey...you were MENT to say it's the BEST doghouse you've ever saw...!" Jack took his dads hand, "IT is really...i am only messing with yah..."

Jackson picked up his boy and hugged him...the custody case worried him again...the days were gonna fly by...and HE knew he had to make the most of each one of them, that went by.

for just in case...

"can I have a piggyback...PLEASSE!"

Jackson put his son down, " you're getting a big boy now little man...you are getting heavy"

"I'm ONLY 6..." he said looking up at him, Jackson smirked at him, "ASK your uncle Aaron later..."

"ASK me what..." asked Aaron yawning at the doorway, Jackson shook his head at him, "NOWT...!", Jackson waved his hand toward the doghouse and raised his eyebrowes, " so..."

Aaron could see Jackson was waiting for a response, so he just pulled a face, " IT'S a flaming doghouse Jackson...what you want, a medal", Jack was giggling, Jackson turned to him, "YOU can stop yah laughing young man...NOW go get yahself ready yeah...", Jack went indoors, Aaron folded his arms, the early sun warming his cool skin, damp from the shower, Jackson cleared away his tools, and caught a whiff of Aaron's fresh scent.

"Corrrrrr...You're making ME as horney as hell...", he grabbed hold of his own bulge, Aaron smirked, "haven't GOT time for ALL THAT Jackson...going to Harrogate remember", Jackson pulled him a sad face, pushing out his bottom lip, " OHHH GO ON!..."

"are YOU gonna tell Jack why we are not leaving straight away..." asked Aaron.

Jackson sighed at him, " yeahhh...you're right, better get ready meself...", Aaron noticed Declan Macey then walk up the garage forecourt toward them, he ducked inside, he only had a towel covering him up, Jackson dug his hands into his jeans pockets, and faced his landlord, "ALRIGHT MATE!...what can I DO yah for!"

Declan rubbed his cheek, "sorry to stop by so early Jackson, but could I have a copy of yah tenancy agreement...I can't find my copy...Nicola was looking for it ALL day yesterday..."

Jackson pulled a face, "OUR tenancy agreement...why..." he then pulled a smirk, " you aint gonna put the rent up are yah...PLEASE don't let it be TOO high...on the account I built this place FOR yah!" he jested.

Declan wasn't smiling, "look...just bring it round tomorrow...it's Sunday and I'm having a family dayout..."

Jackson nodded toward his house, "SO am I...gonna get our Jack a pup...well IF there's one suitable...DON'T wanna be getting him some great big wolf hound do i..."

Declan hinted a smile as he turned on his heel, " TELL me tomorrow, I must go...stop by around 10 yeah..."

Jackson nodded at him, he also had to see his solicitor tomorrow, but that wasn't till 3, he rounded his tongue across the inside of his bottom lip, WHAT was Declan playing at...he didn't want to hazard a guess, but what ever it was...IT was only gonna be adding to his growing list of worries.

At 9, Jackson had the Van outside the house, Hazel and Polly stood on the curb with little Jack, Hazel stooped down to her grandson, " YOU be a good, my lovely boy...and make sure your new pup is REALLY cute...", Polly turned to her, " I HATE dogs...all that fur...can't think WHY anyone would want them indoors!...they must be mad...remember when I came to stay with yah in Harrogate when Jackson was a lad...you had that Chummie...THAT was a feebitten mutt if I ever saw one...if I get another rash...", Hazel elbowed her, " ignore your Aunt Polly...I LOVE DOGS I DO...can't get enough of them me"

Jack then went and ran toward his dad, and Aaron ,full of excitment, Polly turned to her sister..." can't GET enough of them...IS that why you got Chummie put down!", Hazel's sharp glare stopped her from talking further, " shhhhh...HE'LL hear you!"

"WHO will...Jack...HE never knew Chummie..." cried Polly.

Hazel frowned at her, " NO NOT HIM... JACKSON..."

Jackson beamed a wide smile toward his son, " RIGHT you all set..."

"yeeeeaaahhh!" he squealed, Aaron let him in the van, and he climbed in himself, Jackson turned to his Mother and Aunt, " We'll be back soon...HOPEFULLY with an addition to the pack!"

Polly smiled at him, " well make it a bitch will you...CAN'T be good with all you males in that house!", Jackson was jumping in the van, " no, Jack wants a boy...no BITCHES allowed!"

Hazel waved at him, " don't be late...Polly's taking us all to Pollards remember, love!"

Aaron glanced at Jackson, " can't wait..."

Jackson then pulled away...Hazel and Polly waving behind them.

It took about half an hour to get up to Harrogate in pretty much light Sunday morning traffic, on the way, Aaron turned to Jackson, " SO what did Declan want this morning...you never told me..."

Jackson didn't keep his eye's off the road, " nowt...JUST was wishing us a NICE trip out..." he lied.

Aaron pulled him a face, " why would HE care where we went...", Jackson quickly glanced at him with a flash of a smile, " He's me mate is Declan...MUST have told him last week over a pint!"

The last thing he wanted was to be worrying Aaron about what Declan wanted, today was going to be a nice day...THEY needed it...to compensate what MIGHT happen.

At the Dog rescue centre, Jackson and Aaron took Jack around the walkways of cages, the din of dogs parking all around them...Aaron had already spotted a dog that looked like Clyde...on seeing it, Jack was a little overwhelmed because of the size, Jackson waved a dismissive hand, "He's TOO big Aaron..."...Jack kept banging on the cages...and he laughed in delight as a small white poddle yapped at him...he banged the cage, " OI!, WILL you stop him from doing that!" cried another parent, " he's scaring my Lukey"

Aaron glared at the woman, " then TELL Lukey to go and grow a pair!...HE'S 6 he's just excited!", the woman pulled him a face, " JUST right!...TWO blokes in charge of a child...NO wonder it's running around amok!"

Jackson turned to the woman, " look, sorry love...BUT as my PARTNER has just said...MY boy's 6...and is excited about getting a pet...SO WHY don't you go and take more notice of your own boy!" the Woman frowned puzzled, Jackson nodded in the direction behind her, " LOOKS like your Lukey is attracting allsorts of attention from folk!"

The woman turned to see her son weeing all over the floor...the Woman hurried away, "NO Lukey...NO"

Aaron smirked and led the way forward, away from the scene, " Less our Jack can behave himself in public, hey!"

Jackson watched his son dart from one cage to another...he smiled to himself, Jack was SO happy...why could some court RUIN that for him...HOW could they have such a power over their happiness...

A while later, Jack had found the one he wanted...and Jackson had scrutinized it from the start...first at seeing it from outside the cage looking in, and then one of the centres handlers, let him in to see the pup more closey...it was a pup labrador...abandoned a few days ago informed the dog handler in distaste.

Jack was allowed to stroke the pup, Jackson at his side at all times in the cage, " CAN I HAVE HIM pleeeaase!", Jackson smiled at him, " of course you can...but the dog man says we CAN'T take him today...THEY have to check out our home first...and then...in a few day's if EVERYTHINGS okay...he can come and stay wit us"

Jack was disappointed at first...he wanted the pup today...but his Dad at promised him, the pup will be home with them soon.

On exiting the cage, Aaron hurried over all excited, " HEY...I've just taken another look at that dog over there...HE IS a dead spit of clyde...it could be clyde reconsituted..."

"reincarnated..." corrected Jackson with a smirk, Aaron shrugged, " yeah THAT in all...I were wondering whether we could..."

Jackson shook his head, instantly knowing Aaron wanted that dog, " NO Aaron...Jack's found what dog he wants...we are just gonna go fill out some paperwork with the handler at the office...anyway...IT'S TOO big for Jack isn't it..."

Aaron turned away disppointedly, and watched as Jackson and Jack walked away, following the handler, Aaron then turned and went back to 'Clyde' he knelt down and stared at the dog through the cage...the dog looked at him with sad eyes...and made a cute little noise, pricking up his hears to Aaron's voice, "don't worry boy...THERE'S still time yet to get yah yet..."

TBC...

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