After the movie Aaron and Robert drove back to the Woolpack, they got out of the car, walked into the pub and sat at the bar. "You two look happy, have you been on a date?" said Chas from behind the bar.

Robert smiled at Chas "yep, we have just come back from the Cinema, and I have just spent a fortune on this guy". Robert tickled Aaron on the chest again.

Aaron giggled and squirmed in his seat; Robert laughed and kissed him on the cheek. "Yeah, he did but we had a great time watching the horror movie The Boy" Aaron laughed "Robert jumped a lot, during the movie, like a lot; he had to hold my hand through the whole film. Bless him".

Robert smiled with embarrassment "it was a scary ass doll! Don't tell me that you didn't like it when I grabbed your hand and when I hid my face in your chest". Aaron smiled "fine, I'll admit that it was cute how you hid your face in my chest so you didn't have to look at the scary doll". Aaron laughed and looked at Robert with puppy dog eyes.

Robert sighed; he could not resist thoughs beautiful blue eyes "you're a right pain, you know". Aaron smiled as he placed his head on Robert's shoulder "I know". Robert smiled as watched Aaron for a second and then he looked up at Chas.

"Two pints please Chas".

Chas gave them thumbs up "coming right boy's" Chas turned around and grabbed two glasses off the shelf. Robert looked down at Aaron and spoke.

"Sorry babe, I have to go to the toilet.

Aaron lifted up his head "ok, but don't be long, or else I'll miss you" Aaron smiled.

"Ok, Sexy grease monkey, I'll be back in a minute".

Robert stood up from the stool, kissed Aaron on the head and walked to the toilet. Once Robert had gone through the doors leading to the toilet, Chas placed the two pints on the bar, smiled and looked at her son.

"Well, you look very happy"

"What can I say, I'm in love mum" Aaron smiled

"Chas!" a loud voice came from the front room.

Chas rolled her eyes as she yelled back "What is it Charity!"

"I need you to help me with something!" Yelled Charity

Chas turned back to her Aaron "she's driving me crazy." Aaron chuckled "you better get over there then, before her shouts bring the whole pub down"

Chas walked to the back of the pub to see what Charity wanted, and Aaron went back to stroking the glass of bear and waiting for Robert. Aaron did not hear the doors to the pub open, everyone in the pub went silent as a man walked over to the bar and tapped Aaron on the shoulder. A smiling Aaron turned around thinking that it was Robert, but when he saw who it really was his smile quickly disappeared.

"Hello son."

A look of shock and fear appeared on Aarons face "w-what"

The sinister smile on Gordon's face looked like a shark devouring its prey bit by bit and His eyes were dark just like a demon. Gordon continued to talk to a terrified Aaron.

"How are thing's little boy?" asked Gordon, he was desperately trying to gain control back over Aaron. However this time he could not abuse Aaron, he could not creep into his room at night to hurt a defenseless child.

"What are you doing here Gordon?"

The fear was exposed in Aaron's voice everyone in the pub heard, but no one came to help. Gordon stretched out his arms so his hands were on the bar either side of his son, blocking Aaron from escaping him. Ross, Pete, Finn, James, Emma and everyone else in the Woolpack watched in horror as Gordon starred down a Terrified Aaron, no one knew what to do, or how they could possibly help Aaron, Paddy was at home, Chas was helping Charity with something and Cain was at the garage.

Right at that moment the door leading to the toilet opened and Robert walked into the pub with a smile. But when he looked up and saw Gordon Livesy at the bar and cornering his Precious Aaron, a look of rage replaced the smile on Robert's face.

"Oi. Get away from him!" yelled Robert as he ran over to protect Aaron.

Gordon pulled back from Aaron, "oh look who it is."

Robert stood in front of his boyfriend, acting like a shield for Aaron. Robert looked over his shoulder when he felt Aaron grab and squeeze his biceps', to signal to Robert that he was scared. Robert raised his arms behind him so that Aaron was protected, Robert was a cloak of invisibility for Aaron, and Robert made sure Gordon could not touch Aaron.

"If it isn't my pathetic son's boyfriend, you know Robert. You could have done better than my deluded son." Scoffed Gordon, he saw Robert protecting Aaron as a sign of power and control over his son, but he knew that his power was limited when Robert was involved.

"Get out." Robert said, still shielding his boyfriend from his Pedophile father.

"What are you doing here" Chas said when she saw her ex-husband, a look of anger on hers and Charity's faces'.

"I am here to knock some sense into my son".

"Over my dead body" said a furious Robert. Gordon grinned when he saw the look of fury on Roberts face.

Gordon mocked Roberts efforts "Oh yeah, and who's going to stop me. You?"

"Shut your mouth you pervert! The door's that way" Robert would not let Gordon get to Aaron, he promised. And no matter what I was going to keep that promise.

"Oi!" said Cain when he and Adam walked into the Woolpack and saw Gordon. "Leave before I make you leave" ordered Adam.

Gordon turned round to face everyone in the pub "oh, get a load of this; I'm being threatened by my twisted son's family and friend. Not to mention my pathetic son's idiot boyfriend Robert Sugden", Gordon walked towards Robert with a snake like movement, mocking Robert's efforts to protect Aaron.

Robert could sense Aaron's terror and he could no longer take it, Aaron was petrified and this angered Robert "right. That's it!" Robert swung and he punched Gordon square in in the mouth sending him falling to the ground. Aaron looked on in shock; he had never seen Robert like this before.

Robert bent down and grabbed the collar of Gordon's shirt "listen to me you little shit!" he looked directly into Gordon's eyes when he spoke, to show that Gordon Livesy had no power over Aaron anymore and that if he wanted Aaron he would have to go through him.

"You are going to take your perverted ares, you are going to walk out of those doors and you are never going to come near my boyfriend, his family or this village ever again. You got that!" Robert shouted this at Gordon Livesy to show that he had the upper hand and that he would do anything to protect Aaron.

Robert shoved Gordon towards the door, and then Robert stood up, walked over and threw his arm over Aaron's shoulder. But when Gordon refused to walk out of the pub both Adam and Cain grabbed both of his arms, threw him outside and locked the doors.

Aaron quickly stood up and hurried around the bar to the front room. "Chas, I got him" Robert whispered to Chas as he walked passed her following Aaron to comfort him.

Robert opened the door to the front room to find Aaron sat on the sofa, his head in his hands and his leg bouncing nervously. Robert quietly shut the door behind him, walked over to his boyfriend, kneeled down and placed his hand on Aaron's knee. Thinking that it was Gordon, Aaron jumped. But then he saw Robert kneeling down in front of him. Robert noticed that Aaron' eyes were red and it broke his heart yet again to see his Aaron cry.

Aaron looked at Robert, his eyes red and puffy from crying. "You must think that I am a wimp who can't stand up for himself". Robert stroked Aarons cheek "no Aaron, I don't think you're a wimp. You are the bravest person I know. That… man, cornered you at that bar, and it is my job to protect you from him. I promised, remember."

Aaron covered his eyes with his hand and he cried. "hey." Said Robert as he stood up and sat beside Aaron. Robert held Aaron in an embrace and gently rocked him back and forth.

"Hey, I will always be here to protect you Aaron." Said Robert as he held his boyfriend in a tight embrace. The warmth that was emitted from Roberts's body was comforting to Aaron, he knew that Robert would protect him and he vowed that he would protect Robert.

"If anyone hurts my Sexy grease monkey, I will hurt them". Aaron smiled when Robert said this; he knew that Robert would keep to his word.

"And if anyone hurts my Gorgeous Rob, I will hurt them". This made Robert smile, "Aaron, I am sorry that I was such an ass to you before, I can't forgive myself for that, you didn't deserve to be treated like that. I am so, so sorry."

Aaron looked up "Rob. That was in the past. I don't care about that anymore, all I need is for you to love and support me."

Robert smiled "always."