Days had passed and Robert had tried his hardest to keep Aaron happy. However he had noticed that Aaron was putting on a fake smile for everyone, including him. They did cuddle and kiss a few times, this was normal for them. But did not have sex or touch each other that much. Robert continued to carry out his little test to find out what Aaron was comfortable with. His husband would be fine and he would be calm as they passionately kissed and touched each other, but whenever Robert slid his hand between his husband's legs Aaron would tense up. Robert always stopped when Aaron squeezed his upper arm to signal that he wanted Robert to stop or that he was not comfortable. Robert would hold Aaron and he would whisper loving words, as his husband cried because he felt like he was damaged. Robert told Aaron that it was alright and that he was not damaged, he told the younger man that it would be okay. But Aaron did not always believe him. He felt like his marriage was at risk because he would tense up whenever Robert touched him sexually. Aaron began to have nightmares again and they left him exhausted every morning because he could not get back to sleep. He tried to be the husband that Robert deserved but he felt that he would never be the same again. Nights became unbearable, because Aaron would wake up screaming and crying every night. It started to wear himself and Robert down because they were too tired all of the time.
Aaron was lying in bed with Robert and they were both asleep. Aaron started to twitch and moan as a nightmare formed in his sleep. Aaron saw the bridge and he was talking to Robert. The blonde haired man turned to walk away but Aaron grabbed his wrist.
"Let go of my arm, Aaron".
"And let you walk away thinking that I'm scared of you? No bloody way".
"You saw me as Gordon just now. You were terrified".
"I didn't see you as Gordon. I love you, Robert".
"I'm a villain, I am and always will be a bad person".
"Robert. Robert, look at me! You're not a villain, you're an amazing person" Aaron smiled at Robert.
Before Robert could say anything they were grabbed from behind and pulled away from each other. They both kicked back and cried out but their attackers threw them to the ground and kicked them.
"Aaron!" Robert cried out.
Aaron grabbed his attacker's ankle and twisted it. The man screamed in pain as his ankle broke and Aaron stood up. Aaron was suddenly grabbed from behind, and he was held in place as two men beat up Robert. Aaron thrashed around and kicked back but then he heard a sinister voice in his ear.
"Don't struggle, son. Or you'll be next" The voice hissed.
Aaron recognised the voice of his dead abusive father Gordon "Let go of me! Robert!"
Gordon tightened his grip on Aaron "Shut up, little boy! Or you'll be next!"
Aaron felt a sense of dread rise up "Next for what?"
"Look at Robert and you'll know" Gordon grinned.
Aaron slowly looked up, he saw three men holding Robert down as he kicked and screamed. His blood ran cold when he realised that one man was holding Robert's arms down, whilst another was trying to hold onto his ankles.
"Nooo! Let him go!" Aaron shouted as he thrashed around.
"Aaron!" Robert cried out.
The man holding his ankles managed to hold down his legs as the third man straddled Robert. Aaron was desperately trying to get away from Gordon. He needed to get to Robert so that he could protect his husband who was now crying as the men laughed and hit him.
"Get off him! Let him go!" Aaron shouted.
"Aaron! Aaron help!" Robert screamed.
Aaron kicked back and his foot connected with Gordon's shin. He sprinted over to help Robert but he was tackled from behind and he fell to the ground with his attacker on top of him.
"You thought that you could get away, didn't ya? Little boys are helpless against monsters. What do you think he is thinking right now? I reckon that he is scared and that he is in pain" Gordon hissed.
"Please stop. Please don't hurt him" Aaron begged as the man continued to touch Robert and to grope him.
Robert flinched as the dirty hands of the three men roamed all over his body. "Get off! Stop!" Robert screamed.
Aaron was pulled to his feet and a knife was held against his neck so that he would not struggle.
"Tell him to calm down" Gordon grinned.
"Robert!" Aaron shouted over to his husband.
Gordon grew angry and he jabbed the blade into Aaron's shoulder "Do as you're told and tell him to fuckin relax!"
Aaron placed his hand on his shoulder, as a natural reaction because of the pain. He then looked at Robert and saw him crying and thrashing around, as the man on top of him slowly undid his belt.
"AARON!" Robert screamed.
Aaron was sobbing because he was helpless to help his Robert. The one man who loved him more than anything was being violated, and he could not help him. Aaron closed his eyes and he turned his head, he could not watch as his Robert, his wonderful husband, was tortured.
Gordon yanked Aaron's head to the side "Watch! Or I'll kill him!"
Aaron whimpered but he opened his eyes and he saw Robert looking at him. The fear in his husband's eyes made him cry harder so he thrashed around to try and get to him. "GET OFF HIM!"
"Aaron, I'm scared. I don't want this" Robert sobbed as his jeans were pulled down.
"It's alright. You're gonna be ok. Just look at me, Rob. Look at me" Aaron sobbed.
Robert gulped as he starred at Aaron. Tears ran down his cheeks and he knew what was going to happen. He saw Gordon stood behind Aaron and holding a knife to his husband's throat "I'm sorry, Aaron. Please forgive me".
"There's nothing to forgive. You don't have to be sorry because you've done nothing wrong. It'll be over soon, just try and think of me, our wedding, our honeymoon, our home. Think of our song, we could dance to it for hours. Can you think of those things for me, Rob?" Aaron tried to sound normal but his voice kept cracking as he cried.
Robert continued to cry as he starred at Aaron. The hands that held onto his body felt inhuman. They felt like the hands of monsters prolonging the agony of their prey as Robert thrashed and squirmed around.
"Sshh, it's gonna be okay. You're gonna be okay" Aaron said in a tearful voice. Suddenly Aaron felt a sharp pain in his stomach and Robert's eyes widened.
"NOOO! AARON!" Robert shouted.
Aaron then felt something get ripped out of him and Gordon let go of him. Gordon started to walked over to where Robert was. Aaron looked down at his stomach and he saw the blood. He placed his hand over where he had been stabbed, so that he could stop the bleeding.
Aaron staggered over but he fell to his knees "Ahh!" he hissed in pain. He then heard the sound of someone unfastening a belt. He looked up and saw Gordon grinning at Robert.
"Aaron" Robert sobbed.
Aaron reached out his hand and held Robert's hand "I'm sorry".
The other man got off of Robert and Gordon sat down on his son's terrified husband "Hello, pretty boy. You up for some fun?"
"Get off me!" Robert shouted as Gordon pulled down his boxers. He then looked at Aaron and a pair of blue glassy eyes starred back at him. "Aaron, help!" Robert sobbed. He realised that Aaron was not moving "Aaron? Wake up. Aaron, wake up!" Robert shouted
Aaron could see everything that was going on but he could not move or speak. He was desperately trying to get up so that he could save Robert. But all of his attempts were in vain. Aaron could only watch as Gordon grinned before he...
"AARON WAKE UP!" came a shout.
"NOOO!" Aaron jolted awake and sat up in bed.
Aaron was crying and breathing fast, he looked up and he saw Robert. "Robert!" Aaron leapt forward and hugged Robert. Aaron started to cry uncontrollably as his husband held him.
"Hey, hey it's alright. What's the matter, baby?" Robert asked.
Aaron started to sob harder as he husband rocked him back and forwards.
"Sshh, it was just a bad dream. You're okay, no one's gonna hurt you" Robert cooed.
"I couldn't move, I couldn't speak. I couldn't save you, I'm sorry" Aaron cried.
"It's alright. No one's gonna hurt you" Robert said in a soft voice.
"Three men were holding you down... they were touching you and you were screaming for me. You were crying and you were so scared. Gordon was holding me back, but then he stabbed me and I died. But I could still see everything, he walked over to you and he sat on you. I woke up when he was about to hurt you" Aaron explained through his sobs.
Robert realised what Aaron was trying to say "That won't ever happen. I'm alright, Gordon's dead, Chrissie and her paid help are in prison and I am here with you. No one will ever hurt us again" Robert cooed.
Aaron continued to cry but he relaxed in Robert's arms. They hugged for a while before Aaron and Robert both got out of bed and walked downstairs. Robert sat on the sofa, Aaron laid down and rested his head on Robert's lap. Aaron and Robert watched TV for a bit and Robert stroked Aaron's hair to comfort him. Aaron relaxed but he still felt like he had let Robert down.
'I could see if he'll let me touch him' Robert thought. He mulled it over in his head 'I can't do that to him. It's the wrong time and it would just scare him. How do I help him? These nightmares are destroying him. I just want him to be okay' Robert thought as he continued to stroke Aaron's hair.
They watched TV for a bit until Liv walked down the stairs, she walked over to the sofa and looked at Robert. "Can you give me a lift to school today?" Liv asked.
Aaron jumped when he heard Liv's voice, he then started to cry again.
"Sh sh, it's alright. You're alright, baby" Robert cooed as he rubbed Aaron's arm.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" Aaron sobbed.
"You have nothing to be sorry for. Nobody's gonna hurt us" Robert cooed. He then looked over his shoulder and he saw Liv "You're gonna have to catch the bus today, Liv."
"Aww, what? But it's raining. Why can't you give me a lift?" Liv whined.
"I'm busy trying to help your brother. You have a coat and an umbrella" Robert stated.
"What's happened now? Has he fallen out with Chas again?" Liv rolled her eyes.
"He had a nightmare about me being hurt by Gordon. So get to school and stop with the attitude" Robert said firmly.
Liv grabbed an apple and her bag before she walked to the bus stop with the hood of her coat up. Aaron and Robert had something to eat and drink. Robert was filling out some paperwork when he looked over and saw that Aaron was very pale.
"You alright, babe?" Robert asked.
Aaron looked at Robert "Yeah, I just feel a bit weird".
"You look really pale" Robert stated he stood up and walked over to his husband. He placed one hand on Aaron's forehead "Bloody hell, You're freezing" he crouched down in front of his husband and rubbed his arms to warm him up.
"Can you get me a blanket please?" Aaron asked.
"Yeah" Robert straightened up and he ran upstairs to get Aaron a blanket. Just as he was coming down the stairs Aaron jumped to his feet and ran to the downstairs bathroom. Robert put the blanket on the sofa and he walked to the bathroom. He walked in and found Aaron being violently sick into the toilet. He sat next to his husband and rubbed circles on his back to calm him.
"Robert" Aaron gagged as he was sick.
"It's alright. I'm here, baby. I'm here" Robert said in a soft voice. After a moment of Aaron vomiting into the toilet he lifted his head and Robert used some toilet paper to wipe Aaron's mouth. Robert saw that Aaron was physically weak, his husband was breathing very fast and that he was tense. "Hey, it's okay. Can you tell me how you feel?"
"I feel like shit. My head hurts and my tummy kills" Aaron admitted.
"Alright, come on. I think you need to lie down for a bit" Robert said as he helped Aaron to his feet.
Aaron was unsteady on his feet so he stumbled a bit.
"Whoa. Easy there" Robert held Aaron still so that he could get his balance. "You okay?"
Aaron nodded "Yeah. I'm okay" However Aaron felt very dizzy. Robert helped Aaron walk into the living room. He let go of Aaron for a second but his husband fell into him "Aaron?"
Robert lowered Aaron and he laid his husband down on the floor. He then realised that Aaron was unconscious. He placed a hand on Aaron's forehead "You're burning up". Aaron's temperature was burning hot so Robert got his phone out of his pocket and dialled Chas' number. "Hi, Chas. Aaron's been sick and he's just fainted. He's boiling hot, what should I do?" Robert listened to Chas but then he saw Aaron shaking. "Oh god!" Robert put his phone on loud speaker and he quickly placed it on the coffee table. He grabbed Aaron's upper arms and he sat on his husband to hold him down so that he did not hurt himself.
"Robert? Robert, what's happening?" Chas asked.
"Call an ambulance! He's shaking!" Robert shouted.
"Okay. I'm gonna end the call. I'll phone an ambulance!" Chas said before she ended the call.
"It's alright, Aaron. You're gonna be okay" Robert said as he held Aaron down. After a few minutes Aaron stopped shaking but he did not wake up. Robert was crying because he could not wake Aaron up and that scared him. "Aaron? Aaron!" Robert tried to wake his husband up. Two paramedics ran in and they ran over to Aaron and Robert.
"What's happened?" The woman asked.
"He was sick, and then he just fainted. He was shaking for a few minutes." Robert explained.
"Alright, can you go and get a wet cloth for his forehead?" The woman then walked over to Aaron and put him in the recovery position. She checked to make sure that Aaron could breathe.
Robert hurried back in "Is he okay? Why won't he wake up?"
"He's alright. It just looks like he's had a small seizure" The woman answered.
"Robert?" Aaron groaned as he woke up.
"Aaron!" Robert rushed over and sat on the floor next to Aaron "Are you okay, baby?"
"What happened?" Aaron asked as he looked at Robert.
"You had a seizure. Nothing serious, are you getting enough sleep?" The paramedic asked.
"He's not been sleeping well for a while" Robert answered.
"Alright. Try and get some sleep, you had a seizure because of your lack of sleep. After plenty of rest you'll be right as rain". The paramedic smiled kindly at Aaron and Robert.
"Thank you" Robert said as the paramedics left.
"How can I sleep when I'm having nightmares about Gordon raping you?" Aaron sighed.
"You'll stop having them eventually. I'll help you through this" Robert said in a soft voice as Aaron sat up.
"What if you can't help me? What if it destroys us? I don't want to lose you" Aaron started to cry.
Robert put one arm around Aaron "With the amount of shit we've gone through. We can get through anything. You'll never lose me, because that is impossible. I will help you, I promise you that we're gonna get through this. I'll always be here to keep you safe, I'm not going anywhere" Robert said before he kissed Aaron's forehead and stroked his hair. The hugged for a moment before Robert helped Aaron onto the sofa. He helped Aaron lie down.
"Robert?" Aaron looked into Robert's eyes.
"Yeah, baby" Robert looked at Aaron with kind eyes.
"I'm cold" Aaron shivered.
Robert grabbed the blanket and he put it over his husband. "Does that help?"
"Yeah. Thank you" Aaron smiled.
"No problem" Robert smiled as he stroked Aaron's hair.
Just then the front door opened and Chas rushed in with Diane, Victoria and Andy.
"Aaron! Are you ok, Sweetheart?" Chas asked as she rushed over to Aaron and Robert.
"Yeah. I'm okay, mum" Aaron answered.
"What happened? Robert said that you fainted and that you started to shake" Chas stated.
"He had a seizure" Robert answered.
"What?" Victoria walked over to her brother.
"He's not been sleeping for days. He's having really bad nightmares" Robert explained.
"What about?" Andy asked.
"Me getting hurt" Robert answered.
"You need to sleep, Aaron. You end up making yourself ill" Diane stated.
"That's the problem. I can't sleep" Aaron said in a quiet voice.
"You have to, Aaron. You can't not sleep for the rest of your life" Chas stated.
"I can't sleep because I'm afraid that I'm gonna have another nightmare, about my husband being sexually assaulted by Gordon" Aaron explained.
"Maybe you should go to the doctor" Victoria said as she sat down.
"I'm not sick" Aaron said in a weary voice.
"We know. But maybe you could get some pills to help you sleep" Victoria suggested.
"He's never trusted medication. Even when he was a kid he wouldn't take medicine for a tummy ache" Chas smiled.
"I'll be fine. Stop fussing" Aaron rolled his eyes.
"We'll leave you two boys alone. You both look exhausted" Chas smiled kindly at Aaron and Robert before she ushered Diane, Andy and Victoria out of the front door. Chas walked out of the house and shut the door behind her.
"She has a point you know" Robert looked at Aaron.
"I'm afraid to go to sleep, I don't want to see you get hurt" Aaron admitted.
"I'm not gonna get hurt" Robert reassured.
"I just don't want to be powerless to help you again" Aaron started to tear up at the thought of his husband being hurt.
Robert placed a hand on Aaron's forehead "You're still cold".
Aaron nodded and he shivered a bit. He felt dizzy and his stomach hurt a lot.
"Do you want me to lie with you?" Robert asked in a soft voice.
"Yes please" Aaron nodded.
Robert straightened up and took his shoes off "Move up a bit" Robert lifted up the blanket as Aaron moved. He laid down on the sofa and put one arm around Aaron.
Aaron kissed Robert's chest before he rested his head on his husband's chest.
Robert smiled and began to stroke Aaron's hair and he kissed his husband's head "You really scared me when you collapsed".
"I was scared when I woke up and saw that you had been crying" Aaron admitted.
"I'm sorry for not protecting you a few nights ago. I should've stopped those men before they... before they put you in that car. I should've stopped them" Robert bit his lip and he started to cry when he thought about how scared Aaron had been.
"You did protect me. There was nothing you could've done" Aaron sighed.
"There was plenty that I could've done. I could've used that knife to kill those men. I could've used that knife to get revenge for you." Robert sniffled.
"If you'd killed those men I would've lost you. You would've been sent to prison. Or you could've been hurt" Aaron said in a soft voice.
"You deserve a husband who can protect you. You deserve better than me" Robert said sadly.
"I don't want anyone else. You're more than enough, I don't need anyone else" Aaron looked up at Robert.
Robert looked at Aaron "I ruin everything I touch, you've been attacked three times and I did nothing about it. I'm the worst husband ever".
Aaron sat up slightly and he looked at Robert "You don't ruin everything you touch. You did everything you could. You're not the worst husband ever".
"How could you love someone like me? All I ever do is hurt you. I don't want to keep hurting you" Robert looked into Aaron's eyes.
"Well... I married you, didn't I?" Aaron smiled.
Robert smiled "Yeah, you did".
Aaron leaned down and kissed Robert. He then laid back down next to Robert.
Robert kissed Aaron's head again, he then placed his hand on Aaron's waist. "I love you so much".
Aaron looked up at his husband and Robert looked at him "I love you too".
Robert and Aaron kissed again. Robert decided to conduct his test as their kiss deepened, he slowly moved his hand down Aaron's side until he reached Aaron's thigh. He gently pulled up Aaron's leg so that his knee was bent and so that it was over his legs. Aaron seemed to be calm so Robert slid his hand into the back of Aaron's jeans.
Aaron squeezed Robert's upper arm "Stop" Aaron pulled away.
"I'm sorry. I just wanted to know how far you'd let me go" Robert explained.
"You can still touch me. Just not under my clothes" Aaron said as he leaned in to kiss Robert.
"Don't push yourself to do anything you don't want to do" Robert said in a kind voice.
"I won't. But I'm okay with it" Aaron stated.
Robert kissed Aaron and he placed his hand on Aaron's thigh as they kissed. "You're a really good kisser" Robert whispered into their kiss.
Aaron smiled "So are you". He whispered as he kissed Robert back.
"You can touch me" Robert whispered.
Aaron slid his hand underneath Robert's shirt as they kissed. They kissed passionately for a few minutes before they just hugged on the sofa. Robert then heard the sound of light snoring so he looked at his husband and he realised that Aaron had fallen asleep. Robert lifted his arm away from his husband and he stood up. He wrote Aaron a note and Robert left the house, he was on a mission to cheer Aaron up. After thirty minutes Robert walked back into the house, whilst holding something behind his back. He saw that Aaron was still asleep on the sofa, so he crept over and smiled fondly at his husband as he slept.
Aaron woke up and he opened his eyes "Hiya" he smiled at Robert.
"Hiya, my sexy grease monkey. Did you sleep okay?" Robert asked.
"Yeah" Aaron yawned.
"I've got something for you" Robert smiled as he lifted up his hand "Your favourite".
Aaron smiled as Robert walked around the sofa and out the bar of chocolate on the coffee table "You went to the shop to get me a bar of chocolate".
"But it's not just any chocolate" Robert sat on the sofa "It's your favourite" Robert smiled.
"You an idiot" Aaron shook his head.
"So you don't want this oh so delicious Toblerone? Oh well, looks like I'll just have to eat it" Robert smirked.
"You touch it and your regret it" Aaron warned.
"Oh really? Well... Too late!" Robert quickly grabbed the chocolate and started to open it.
Aaron jumped forward and tackled Robert "Oi! Give me that!" Aaron laughed.
Robert laughed as Aaron tried to grab to chocolate "Finders keepers losers weepers".
Aaron cupped Robert's face in his hands and he kissed him. Robert kissed Aaron back and their kiss grew deeper. Aaron slowly lowered his hand down Robert's chest and he grabbed the Toblerone. "Victory is mine!" Aaron laughed as he pulled away from Robert.
"Why you sneaky little grease monkey" Robert smirked.
"Don't ever get between me and chocolate. Or you face the consequences" Aaron smiled.
"Oh c'mon. Give me some too, please" Robert did puppy dog eyes at Aaron.
"I'm not completely heartless" Aaron smirked and gave Robert a piece of chocolate.
Robert took the piece of chocolate and then his kissed Aaron on the cheek "Thank you, beautiful".
Aaron smiled at Robert "How is it that you always manage to get what you want?"
"It's a gift. Just like how you're stubborn as hell" Robert answered.
"Good point" Aaron shrugged.
Robert ate the chocolate and then he looked at Aaron "You okay?"
"Yeah. I got some sleep, that's one thing" Aaron smiled.
"I mean before. Are you okay? I just needed to know how far we I could go before you panic". I'm sorry I'm I scared you" Robert held Aaron's hand.
"You didn't scare me. I can only go so far before I tense up. I'm sorry if it's frustrating, it must make you angry when I lead you on but then tell you to stop" Aaron looked down at his feet.
Robert cupped Aaron's chin so that he would look at him "It's not frustrating. I don't get angry at you. You mean more to me than sex or anything else for that matter. I'll never force you into anything that you don't want to do. We'll take things at a slow pace, and I'll be with you every step of the way". Robert stroked Aaron's hair and kissed his forehead.
"You're so good to me" Aaron smiled.
"Every angel needs his own guardian angel to love him for who he is" Robert smiled as his and Aaron's foreheads touched.
At three o'clock Liv got home from school and she walked into the house. She saw Aaron sat on the sofa reading a magazine and Robert sat next to him whilst watching TV.
"Are you two in a better mood now?" Liv asked.
Aaron looked over his shoulder and he saw his sister "Hiya. And yeah, we're both in good moods now".
Robert smiled and held Aaron's hand before he looked at Liv "How was school?"
"Boring. My teachers hate me" Liv huffed as she slouched in the armchair.
"They don't hate you, Liv" Aaron rolled his eyes.
"They keep having a go at me. It's so annoying" Liv exaggerated.
"Well... maybe if you behave yourself, then you wouldn't get in trouble all of the time" Aaron smirked.
"What would you know?" Liv scoffed.
"Attitude" Robert reminded.
"Shut up, Ratface" Liv snapped.
"Oi you, leave him alone" Aaron said firmly "I was a nightmare for my mum, Paddy, Sandra, my teachers and everyone else for that matter. I do know what I'm talking about a lot of the time".
"They're not the only people who you were a nightmare for. Caused me more trouble than Andy used to" Robert muttered through gritted teeth.
Aaron gave Robert a punch on the arm "Heard that".
"You were meant to" Robert smirked.
"I'll be upstairs, call me when dinner's ready" Liv huffed before she walked upstairs.
Aaron crossed his arms in a sulk and he looked away from Robert.
"What's up?" Robert smiled as he put one arm behind Aaron.
"You're such a bully to me sometimes" Aaron scoffed.
"Oh come on, babe. I was only joking" Robert nudged Aaron's shoulder.
"Didn't sound like a joke" Aaron shook his head.
"Don't be like that. I'm sorry, beautiful" Robert started to lightly kiss the side of Aaron's neck.
"You so annoying" Aaron smirked.
"I know. But I also know that you love me for it" Robert smiled as he sucked at the skin on Aaron's neck.
"True, but you can be such a meanie to me sometimes" Aaron pointed out.
"I'm sorry, please forgive me" Robert ran his hand through Aaron's hair.
"Fine, you're forgiven" Aaron smiled.
"I love you" Robert smiled as he pulled away and looked at Aaron.
Aaron turned his head and he looked at Robert "I love you too".
The next day Aaron was still pretty sick and Robert was fussing over him. Aaron was slightly annoyed at the fact that Robert had said that he was annoying. So he decided to prove just how annoying he could be, by getting back at Robert. Aaron was lying on the sofa watching TV, he was exhausted because he had not managed to get any sleep during the night. He had suffered another nightmare and Robert had to wake him up as he kicked and screamed. Robert was in bed asleep when Aaron got the great idea to prank him. He crept into the bedroom and placed a creepy doll next to his husband and he pressed play on the voice recorder.
"Robert" The creepy voice said.
Robert woke up and he saw the doll "What the?"
"Did you have a nice nap? Hehe" The creepy voice giggled.
Robert then noticed that there was a knife in the doll's hand "AAAHHH!" Robert screamed as he fell out of bed.
Aaron walked into the room and started to laugh "Got ya".
"You're a nightmare" Robert laughed as he got up and walked over to Aaron.
"I know" Aaron smiled as he and Robert hugged. A few hours later Aaron was lying on the sofa and Robert was constantly running around him and checking that he was alright. "Will you stop fussing over me? I'm fine" Aaron looked at Robert.
"I'm only trying to look after you" Robert sighed.
Aaron sat up and looked at Robert "I know that. But I'm alright, really".
Robert crouched down in front of Aaron "I'm sorry, I just want you to be okay".
"I will be. Can you just stop fussing please?" Aaron asked.
"Sorry, I just want my Aaron back" Robert admitted.
Before Robert could answer Liv ran into the house. And Aaron could hear the sound of Chas shouting. Aaron and Robert watched as Liv ran up the stairs and then Chas walked in with a furious look on her face.
"What's wrong?" Robert asked.
Paddy then walked in and he was covered in mud and feathers. "I'm gonna kill her" Paddy shouted.
"What the hell happened to you?" Aaron asked.
"This is nothing compared to what Jackson's grave looks like" Paddy answered.
"What!" Aaron shouted.
"Feathers, mud, glitter. Everywhere and she nicked Adam's quadbike again, and used that to try and run me over" Paddy explained.
Robert stood up and walked over to the stairs "Liv Flatley! Get down here now!"
Liv walked down the stairs "What?"
"What have you done? Why is paddy covered in mud?" Robert asked.
"It was just for a laugh. No one got hurt" Liv smirked.
"What happened to Jackson's grave?" Aaron asked.
"Who?" Liv asked.
"What did you do to my ex-boyfriend's grave?" Aaron raised his voice.
"It wasn't me. It was Gabby" Liv looked worried.
"There is a homophobic word written on the gravestone" Chas answered.
"What!" Aaron shouted.
"It was just a laugh, keep your hair on" Liv rolled her eyes.
"I'm calling Bernice" Robert said as he got his phone out.
"Why?" Liv scoffed.
"Because you and Gabby are going to clean up the mess that you've made" Robert answered as he put his phone to his ear.
"No fair" Liv whined.
"Just be grateful that I haven't seen what you've done" Aaron stated.
"Bernice say's that Gabby hasn't done anything. I'll go and tidy it up" Robert sighed.
"Thanks, Rob" Aaron smiled.
"I'll be back in a bit. Can you try and get some rest for me please?" Robert asked.
"Okay, I love you" Aaron smiled.
"I love you too" Robert kissed Aaron and then he walked to the church to help Chas clean up.
"Can I use your bathroom to clean up?" Paddy asked.
"Sure, dad" Aaron smiled at Paddy.
"Thanks mate" Paddy said before he walked up the stairs.
After an hour Aaron had drifted off to sleep, however a nightmare crept back into his sleep and he woke up screaming.
"Aaron" Robert heard Aaron screaming so he ran into the house and he rushed over to his husband "Babe, what's wrong?"
"I had a nightmare again" Aaron answered.
Robert stroked Aaron's hair "I'm sorry for leaving you".
"It's alright. Did you manage to clean everything up?" Aaron asked.
"Yeah. I need a hot bath though, I stink of bleach and cleaning supplies" Robert stated.
"Oh yeah, you do stink" Aaron wrinkled his nose in disgust.
"Do you want to join me?" Robert smirked.
"Tempted" Aaron smirked.
"Mmmm" Robert smiled before he kissed Aaron.
"Aaron!" Liv shouted.
Aaron sighed "What do you want now!" he shouted.
Robert sighed in annoyance as he stood up and sat on the sofa next to his husband.
"My laptop's playing up again!" Liv shouted.
"I'm gonna go and have a bath" Robert huffed as he stood up.
"I'm sorry, Rob" Aaron sighed.
Robert looked at Aaron and held his hand "It's fine. You better go and sort out the teen terror". He then walked around the sofa and he kissed Aaron's head.
"AARON!" Liv shouted.
"I'm coming!" Aaron shouted as he stood up and walked up the stairs. Ha walked into his sister's room "What's wrong now?"
"My stupid laptop won't flipping load" Liv answered.
Aaron walked over and he sat on the bed next to Liv, so that he could have a look at the laptop. He pressed a few of the laptop keys and the screen brightened so that Liv could see it. "Sorted".
"I need a new one. This one's rubbish" Liv huffed.
"This one's fine. Robert spent a fortune to get you this one" Aaron stated.
"His world just revolves around money. He can afford to buy me a new one" Liv stubbornly said.
"His world doesn't revolve around money. And I don't want him to keep spending money on me and you when he doesn't need to" Aaron explained.
"How do you know? All he ever talks about is money" Liv scoffed.
"I'm tired of you always slagging him off. Why can't you just give him a break?" Aaron sighed as he stood up and walked out of his room.
A few minutes Robert walked into his bedroom, and he found Aaron lying in bed. "Hiya, what did Liv want?"
Aaron looked at Robert "She was just complaining about her laptop again. Just stupid teenage stuff".
"No change there then" Robert chuckled.
"Yeah" Aaron chuckled but then he went quiet.
Robert noticed that Aaron looked sad, so he put some boxers on and he walked over to his husband "Aaron, what's wrong?"
"Just something that Liv said" Aaron answered.
"What did she say?" Robert asked.
"She thinks that you only care about money, that's all" Aaron answered as he looked at Robert.
"You mean everything to me. I only need you. Nothing else matters" Robert sat on the bed and he held Aaron's hand.
"I know. I'm just sick of her always doing my head in" Aaron sighed.
"Well... you've always said that she's just like how you were. I know how Chas and Paddy felt if that's true" Robert smirked.
"Are you saying that I'm a pain in the ass?" Aaron smirked.
"I like you just the way you are. You're perfect to me" Robert smiled as he leaned down and kissed Aaron. Robert then got into bed and he turned the lamp off, before he pulled the duvet over himself.
"Robert?" Aaron looked over his shoulder.
"Yes, Aaron" Robert murmured.
"Can you hold me tonight please?" Aaron asked.
Robert smiled and he moved closer to Aaron. He spooned against his husband, he put his arm over Aaron and held his hand "Like this?"
"Yeah, thank you" Aaron smiled.
"No problem" Robert kissed Aaron's shoulder "Good night, Aaron". Robert then closed his eyes even though he had a big smile on his face.
"Night, Rob" Aaron smiled and closed his eyes to go to sleep.