Art for Art Sake

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Soft muted light from a single bedside lamp was all Jackson needed, he had Aaron asleep in his bed beside him, he looked across at his boyfriend sleeping soundly just the odd snuffle or little stretch the only disturbance, the builder had once again taken up his sketch pad and was drawing the mechanic as he slumbered in a dream world all of his own, Jackson kept lifting the covers and admiring his boyfriends body he was supple but well defined with a smattering of hair on his chest tapering down to his navel from there his thighs, those thighs that had wrapped around Jackson's waist in passion, but what really caught his eye was Aaron's penis soft and flacid at rest but the older man knew that if he were to touch it that it would harden and fill providing proof again of Aaron's desire for the older man.

There was a soft knock on the door making Jackson drop the edge of the duvet quiltily thinking he'd been caught perving, if it had been Aaron well he could have said he needed to keep looking in order to get the drawing correct, but it wasn't, it was Hazel his mam and she didn't wait for an answer before quietly opening the door

"Hello My Darling, everything okay?"

Hazel then noticed Aaron in bed beside her son, she smiled

"Yes I can see it is, but why are you still awake? I thought you hadn't slept much last night you should be out like a light just like lover boy there" she arched her brows as she nodded her head in Aaron's direction

"Yeah, I know but My mind is just so full that I just can't sleep, for one reason I just don't want to wake up and find this has just been a dream and that he isn't really here with Me" Jackson looked once again at his boyfriend

"But he is real and he'll still be there when you wake up I promise, now try to get some sleep, alright"

"Okay Mam and Thanks"

"No problem" and then with a wicked smirk "I'll mark your work in the morning" eyeing up the sketch pad still open on the bed

"Mam!"

"Goodnight Son, love you"

"Night Mam, love you too"

The bedroom door softly closed as Jackson snuggled down next to the warm body of the Mechanic turned off the light, in the darkness of his bedroom he turned to Aaron and whispered "And I love you too"

The night hours passed as the two men slept, Jackson reached out for his boyfriend keeping him safe wrapped securily in his arms never once releasing his hold on the younger man just in case, like a dream he disappeared like early morning mist.

Aaron was the first to wake He stretched under the weight of Jackson's arm which was still flung around his middle before he turned over to admire the sight of the builder, he sighed in contentment never had he felt like this before, He would really have to buy Adam a pint to thank him for making him go to art class because without that He'd never have met the man who now occupied so many of his waking thoughts, just as he was about to close his eyes he noticed the sketch pad balanced on the bedside table, he reached over his sleeping partner and flicked through the pad stopping first at the picture of him and Jackson making love before turning to the next page, the picture of him, Wow is that how Jackson saw him?, He'd never thought of himself as being beautiful but Jackson's picture of him certainly was, He studied it for a few minutes perhaps they should get it framed aswell have both drawing on a wall side by side, nowhere public but in a place where they both could enjoy them, it was then that the idea came to Aaron.

Jackson noticed how jumpy Aaron was, he'd brushed his hand over the mechanic's back earlier and he'd nearly shot out of his skin then he'd jumped when Jackson was about to kiss him and Hazel had walked in on them, this was puzzling as Aaron hadn't had that sort of reaction any other time he'd tried to kiss him even if his mother had been present He'd have to tackle him about it when the opportunity arouse.

This happened much sooner than Jackson had thought, Hazel had once again gone out Aaron was slouching on the sofa watching crap afternoon TV Jackson had jumped over the back of the sofa and landed very close to the mechanic, He couldn't fail to notice that he'd immediately moved creating space between them.

"Okay, what's up?"

Jackson didn't beat about the bush something was wrong and he wanted to know what it was

"Why do you think theres owt wrong?"

Aaron seemed genuinely confused

"Coz I know you, you've been jumpy all day, what have I done, have I upset you some how?"

Aaron looked around the room before setteling his eyes on his boyfriend

"Earlier, this morning I looked through your sketch book"

"Ah, so you saw them, sorry, but I just had to draw you "

"Do I really look like that?"

"Oh Yeah"

Jackson's answer was instant and full of enthusiasm

"Do you think"

Aaron hesitated

"Go on"

"No you won't want to"

"You can't know that"

"Well I was hoping that we might get it framed just like My picture of you and then we can hang them together, only, I'd only want us to see them so they'd have to be in our bedroom"

Aaron stood waiting hopefully, waiting for the penny to drop in the builder's brain

"But Aaron, that would mean we'd have to live together"

Jackson at least hoped that that is what Aaron had meant, seeing the grin spread across the younger mans face had Jackson's heart skipping a beat.

"Yep that's right, Jackson will you live with Me?"

The End