The sign above the Restaurant was bright and new the light above shining down declaring the newest eatery in town was called "CHAMBERS", everyone smiled, after some of the suggested names it was a relief that Anna and Ben had simply gone with their surname, Jackson was especially relieved that Aaron's suggestion had not been the one that they'd gone with, after all "Beans make you fart" isn't exactly a great name for somewhere you are going to eat

The group stepped into the front of the Restaurant and admired the décor it was plush without being over the top, there were comfy seats near the bar and the table linen and glasses were sparklingly clean, the older residents of the village made their way to the seats while the younger ones handed out the complimentary champagne, there to greet them were Ben, Anna and Bean who was immediately placed in the safe arms of his Uncle Aaron

The evening was a huge success Ben's food was excellent and as a first run of the menu everyone agreed it was a triumph. the dishes included Edna's stew, Marlon's steak pie and of course Pearl's lemon drizzle cake, every thing was tasted and enjoyed

The night seemed to pass by so quickly, it wasn't until Emma had mentioned that she needed to go so she could do her write up for the paper and to get the pictures developed that Jackson checked his watch if they didn't make the announcement soon it would be too late he looked around the room and spotted Aaron he was lent against the wall drink in hand listening to his mam and Paddy as they were talking he was the most gorgeous man that Jackson had ever laid eyes on, his pulse rate increased just looking at his partner, he caught his eye and winked, Aaron winked back, he walked towards the builder and placed a light kiss on his waiting lips

"I think it's time Aaron, don't you?"

"If you can get this lot to quieten down for a few minutes but look at the old duffers they've had that much champagne I don't think they know where they are" Aaron curled his lips as he watched Carl chugging down yet another glass of free bubbly

"Oi, don't let him ruin our night, okay?"

"Don't know why Anna invited him in the first place" the mechanic had a grudge against Carl King ever since he cheated on his mam

"Because if she didn't he'd have been the only one left in Emmerdale" the builder tried to be reasonable

"Serves himself right, he's a right dickhead but she still invited him, when did he ever make them feel welcome in the village?, never, but still they've fed him and now he's trying to drink them dry" Aaron couldn't keep the disgust out of his mouth

"Just forget about him, come here" the builder had a glint in his eyes

"What you got in mind?" the mechanic was now smiling enjoying the game he was playing with his partner

"Come any closer and I'll show you" Jackson couldn't keep the joy out of his voice

The two stood just concentrating on each other when a microphone crackled into life as Ben took centre stage

"Thank you" the microphone whined, Ben cleared his throat "Can I have a bit of shush" he looked around the room as the crowd started to settle "Anna and Me, well we'd just like to Thank you all for coming tonight, we hope you've enjoyed it and that you'll visit us again, only next time you'll have to pay"

There was a ripple of laughter

"Seriously, we couldn't have asked for a better way to open the Restaurant than with our old friends and hopefully our new ones too"

Everyone clapped and agreed with that

"I'm going to hand over to Jackson now as he has another announcement to make"

Ben smiled as he handed the microphone to Jackson who also climbed up on the little stage, he looked around the room opened his mouth to speak and then the world went black

There was a moment of confusion as the people in the Restaurant watched as the builder crumbled to the floor

Aaron was stood smiling and the next second he watched Jackson's body go limp and hit the floor, what the hell was happening?, then he noticed blood and it was coming from Jackson

Everything seemed to be in slow motion as someone shouted that there was a man with a gun standing in the doorway, Aaron looked and there standing not attempting to run away was Brett, but how was he here?, he was supposed to be locked up or at least detained in a mental hospital, but he wasn't, instead he had shot Jackson

The next thing he knew was Cain and Ryan had jumped on the solicitor restraining the arm with the gun in it, he was laughing manically and kicking his legs out as he tried to knock his captures off their feet, Anna grabbed a towel and placed it over Jackson's wound and pressed down as Ben called the emergency services

Aaron was still rooted to the spot watching others move without being able to move himself, he willed his legs to move but they just wouldn't, he stood looking at Jackson bleeding, was he even breathing?, he didn't know but he was too scared to ask, Chas saw the distress on her son's face and moved to his side

"Aaron"

No response

"Aaron, son, c'mon" she shook his arm, that seemed to do the trick as suddenly he was kneeling beside Jackson, the tears falling as he quietly said

"Come on Jackson, you have to be alright, Please, Please don't leave Me, I can't go on without you, you're my world, Please"

Aaron remained beside the builder until the paramedics arrived then Anna gently pulled him aside so that they could start to work on Jackson

The words that everyone heard, that made them all gasp, sounded around the Restaurant

"He's not breathing!"