The howling scream pierced the night air, Jackson and Aaron remained rooted on the spot for a second until a shadowy figure lunged out of the bushes at them
"NO, NO, NO You're not supposed to be together" the figure was heading for Aaron face snarling, hands out fingers curled like claws - Brett
"Aaron, move, QUICK" Jackson shouted as he moved to protect the mechanic, he stood in front of him
" Come on Brett, it's me you want to hurt"
"No, I want to kill him" the solicitors voice was pure venom, his eyes full of hatred "I should have killed him when I had the chance"
"Do you mean the night you broke into our house?" the builder couldn't believe how calm he sounded but he had to try and keep talking, to distract Brett from his quest to hurt his boyfriend
"Yes!, it was so easy, slipped a little something in his drink, watched him walk home, stopped the door from shutting and then followed him upstairs and watched him sleeping, would have been so easy to have put a pillow over his face and pressed" Brett seemed to be relishing the thought
Little did the trio know but Cain had heard the scream as well, he turned to his daughter, ring the police but tell them no sirens, somebody may get hurt if they do, he then slipped out of his front door, he circled around the pub to come up behind this man, a man he didn't know but he was threatening his Nephew he could clearly hear him, he wanted to put a pillow over Aaron's face and smother him, he had to keep his cool as he crept forward, Jackson noticed him but tried not to give the game away but something in his expression must have alerted Brett because he turned as Cain got within a few feet of him
With the solicitor now facing the older Mechanic Aaron and Jackson could restrain him from behind, the solicitor couldn't fight off the three of them, without any words being said Jackson went one way and Aaron the other, he managed to unbalance Brett who was now screaming obscenities at Cain and when he hit the floor Cain pounced, put his knee in his back and grabbed both his wrists pulling his arms back and holding him there, in the background sirens could be heard
"Bloody PC Plod, can't get owt right" Cain was furious "Told our Debbie to tell them no sirens and what do they do, should've just taken an add out in the paper"
The police car came to a stop outside the pub and two officers got out, one was the sergeant who had interviewed Aaron the last time he walked forward while the other handcuffed Brett who was still struggling, shouting, spitting and hurling insults at Aaron
"Everyone alright?" the sergeant was eyeing Brett as his colleague struggled to get him to lower his head to get in the car his last words were heard in the clear night air
"I'll get you for this, just you wait and see, this is not the end of this" he continued to shout as the door was slammed
Cain was about the launch into a verbal tirade at the police when he saw his Nephew just shake his head, he knew he didn't want to make a fuss so waited for the sergeant to ask him questions but he was surprised when it was suggested that they do the interviews the following morning as the police car pulled away Cain walked back to his house leaving Aaron and Jackson once again alone
Aaron looked at Jackson saw all the blood leave his face as he sank to his knees, he ran to him and knelt on the floor with him
"Jackson"
Two brown eyes looked into two blue eyes and they couldn't hide the tears
"Oh Aaron" the builder choked as the reality of what had been happening Brett's manipulation and what could have happened if he had tried to kill Aaron suddenly overwhelmed Jackson
"I'm here" the mechanic put both of his hands on Jackson's face so he couldn't look away "I'm here " he repeated as he went to lean forward and press his lips to the builders
This moment had been a long time coming and Jackson was determined that nothing was going to spoil it, he'd thought on more than one occasion recently that he'd never get to experience this again, suddenly it was more important than anything else in his life, to hear Brett saying he'd wanted to kill Aaron and his other rants had brought home to the builder that he'd lost Aaron through foolishly believing the worst of him, what would he have done if Brett had actually gone through with his threats, if he'd killed Aaron, it made Jackson shiver
Aaron stopped short of placing his lips on Jackson as he'd felt the builder shiver, he looked into those soulful brown eyes the tears had started to fall
"Jackson, talk to Me"
He couldn't speak the enormity crashing through him, he needed to be held, he needed to feel Aaron's arms around him, but he didn't have the words
Aaron collected him into his arms, wrapped them safely around him and held him while he sobbed, he felt his throat closing as he listened to the builder, he rocked them backwards and forwards all the time never loosening his grip, keeping the builder pressed to his chest, knowing that he was soaking his jumper with his tears but also knowing those tears were healing the older mans heart, as his tears died down Aaron moved his head so his mouth was near to Jackson's, this time there was nothing that was going to stop the kiss
Soft lips met soft lips as the two remained kneeling on the cold ground neither one noticing they were so wrapped up in each other, they feasted on each others lips as the kiss went on and on
Eventually Aaron pulled back his lungs felt like they would burst if he didn't get some much needed oxygen, Jackson was also gasping as he felt Aarons lips leave his
"I don't want to be alone tonight" there was pleading in the Jackson's voice
"I can hold you all night if you want me to" the mechanic spoke softly to the builder
"At Dale Head? " Jackson held his breath wondering what Aaron's answer would be
Aaron stood up and held out his hand to Jackson
"Come on, lets go home" he smiled down at his boyfriend
Jackson took hold of Aaron's hand as he helped him to his feet
The two men turned and walked towards their home