Aaron heard Robert shouting but he could not stop, some guys had beaten up his Robert and he wasn't going to let that lie. After running after Robert's attackers for a minute, Aaron, Adam and Cain had them cornered.

"Oi!" Aaron shouted

The attackers turned round to see Aaron, Cain and Adam walking towards them.

"You hurt my boyfriend, and now I'm going to hurt you!"

The attackers scoffed at Aaron's threat.

"Oh yeah, bring it sun shine."

"Oh, you really shouldn't have said that" Cain said as he, his nephew Aaron and Adam approached Roberts's attackers.

"Brace your selves" Adam warned the men.

A fight erupted with Aaron throwing the first punch at the ring leader, knocking him to the ground. Cain and Adam pounced and began to punch the two Hench men. The man stood up and punched Aaron in the face causing him to spin round and hit the wall as well as getting a split lip in the process. However to the ringleader's surprise Aaron did not back down. Aaron swung and hit the man a few more times and the ringleader punched Aaron some more, causing Aaron to get a few bruises. The fight ended when Aaron kicked the ringleader in the groin, the man fell to the floor in agony and his henchmen fell to the floor in pain from getting punched by Adam and Cain.

"You're lucky that you're still alive!" Aaron shouted down at the attackers.

Back at the Woolpack Robert was sat on the sofa with a glass of water awaiting the return of his boyfriend. "What the hell happened, Rob? Asked Victoria, Chas was pacing back and forwards around the room, hoping and praying that Aaron, Cain and Adam were okay.

"Rob, did Aaron do this to you?" asked Victoria

Robert looked up at Victoria "no, of course he didn't do this Vic"

The door to the Front room opened and Aaron, Cain and Adam came bursting in. "oh my god, Rob!" Aaron ran over and sat beside Robert and inspected his injuries.

"Rob, Are you okay?" Aaron asked.

Robert looked at Aaron, he noticed the cut on his lip and a few of the bruises, and he immediately panicked at the sight of Aaron being hurt. "Never mind about me, you have a cut on your lip and you have bruises, what the hell happened?" Robert cupped his hand around Aarons chin and turned his boyfriends head to the side to inspect the damage done to Aarons face.

Aaron placed his hand on Robert's hand "We sorted those guys out, and don't worry about me. I've had worse".

"Who were those guys?" interrupted Victoria

Robert moved his gaze from Aaron's injuries to Victoria "some guys that Gordon sent to teach me a lesson."

"What!" Aaron's eyes widened when he realised that Gordon had sent some guys to most likely kill Robert.

"I'm going to kill that psychopath". Aaron was furious. But before he could stand up Robert grabbed his arm.

"Aaron wait." Said Robert in a weary voice. "Let him have his fun, soon he will be going to prison for abusing you"

"Rob, you don't know that, Gordon is a very good liar. If they were given the chance; those guys could have killed you."

Robert smirked "that's what I wanted to tell you" Robert looked at Aaron "I got a call from Ds Wise today"

"W-what did he say?" Aaron asked

"He said that they have reached a verdict and that we are to come to the court room tomorrow to hear what the verdict is"

Aaron was shocked "they already have reached a verdict?"

Robert nodded "yes, Aaron I have a feeling that Gordon is going to prison for a long time. Right. As I'm still alive" Robert smirked "do you still fancy that Movie and a pizza?"

"Are you sure? Because if you're not up to it i…"

Robert stopped Aaron "I want to watch a movie and eat a large pepperoni pizza with my hero boyfriend, who most likely saved my life just now"

Aaron smiled "ok, then Gorgeous"

"We'll leave you two to it then" Chas ushered Victoria, Cain and Adam out the room, shutting the door behind her. Aaron got a wet cloth from the bathroom, helped Robert take off his shirt and he cleaned up all of his boyfriends injuries. He also gave Robert an ice pack for the purple bruise on his side. After he had cleaned up all of the cuts on Robert, Aaron picked up the phone and dialed the number to order a pizza.

"Right. I have ordered the pizza and I have cleaned all the cuts that you got from being beaten up. Is there anything else you want?" Aaron looked at Robert who was lying on the sofa.

"Uh, I wouldn't mind a beer"

"Coming right up" Aaron walked into the kitchen, opened the fridge and cracked open two bottles of beer.

"Hey. You don't have to wait on me Aaron"

Aarons head appeared around the wall sending Robert into a laughing frenzy "no your right". Aaron walked out of the kitchen and towards Robert "but I want to" and he handed Robert a beer. A few minutes later the pizza arrived, Aaron put the movie on and they both sat down on the sofa to watch it, only this time Robert was lying on the sofa with his head on Aaron's knee. Half way through the movie and their pizza Chrissie burst into the front room with her son Lachlan trailing along behind her.

Aaron looked over his shoulder to see a drunken Chrissie stood behind him and Robert. Aaron paused the movie, Robert sat up so that Aaron could stand up "what the hell Chrissie, get out of my house."

"Oh Aaron, you really are an idiot if you still have that, in your life" Chrissie pointed at Robert and then she turned back to Aaron and she poked him in the chest.

Aaron sighed "Chrissie your drunk, now will you please walk back to the bar or go home"

Chrissie laughed, had a drink and then she slapped Aaron around the face.

"Oi!" Robert raised his voice and he stood up "why the hell did you have slap my boyfriend?" he examined Aaron's cheek to see if there was any swelling or bruising.

"I'm fine Rob, Chrissie get out"

"What on earth is going on?" asked Andy when he walked in and saw Robert examining Aarons face and Chrissie death starring Aaron.

"Andy hi, your drunken girlfriend has just walked in here without being invited and slapped my boyfriend around the face"

"Chrissie. Are you barking mad, why did you slap Aaron" Andy looked at Chrissie with a stunned look plastered on his face.

Chrissie shrugged "he had it coming" she took a swig of the wine bottle in her hand.

"What did I do to anyone that justified you walking in here and slapping me around the face?"

"I saw you; Adam and Cain beat up three innocent men, and you're a liar"

"God Chrissie, those assholes were anything but innocent, I got into a fight with them because they were beating up Robert. And how am I a liar?"

By now even Lachlan was confused and embarrassed by his mother's actions. "Mum come on, let's go"

"You're a liar because of what you said about your dad. I don't even know who my real dad is. You should be grateful"

"Grateful." Aaron looked at Robert and then backs at Chrissie "grateful for what, should I be grateful for my so called dad sneaking into my room every time I was bad, and forcing me to…" Aaron stopped mid-sentence and starred at the floor with an ashamed look on his face, Robert stepped in front of Aaron to stop Chrissie from bullying him anymore "Chrissie shut your trap and get out; Aaron doesn't deserve to be bullied anymore by you or anyone else for that matter"

"Knock it off Chrissie, Aaron I am so sorry" Andy said and he walked over grabbed Chrissie by the arms and made her walk out of the Woolpack. Once they had left Aaron sat on the sofa with his head in his hands, Robert sat down beside him "Aaron don't listen to the likes of Chrissie White, she doesn't know what she's talking about".

Aaron looked at Robert "maybe you're right, can we just watch the film and forget that that ever happened?"

Robert kissed Aaron on the cheek that Chrissie slapped him, "ok"

The couple both sat down on the sofa, Robert laid his head on Aaron's chest and Robert pressed play on the TV. Even though Robert was with him Aaron could not stop thinking about what Chrissie had said and the image of the three men beating up his Robert made him sick to the stomach.

During one of the scary scenes in the movie Robert jumped and grabbed Aaron's hand. "Are you ok Rob?" Aaron held his boyfriends hand.

Robert looked up at Aaron "Yeah, I'm ok, just got a bit scared"

"Do you want me to turn it off babe?"

"No, I might just need to hold your hand and hide my face in your shirt. again"

"Are your sure Rob, because I don't mind if you want to turn it off"

"I'm sure Aaron. I am ok as long as you are here to protect me"

"I'll always be here to protect you Rob" Aaron smiled and kissed Robert on the head, the rest of the movie Robert held Aaron's hand.