One week had passed and Aaron had been alright for all of that time. But something always happens...
Robert woke up in the morning and he saw that Aaron was still asleep next to him. He yawned and scratched his chin, feeling something hairy on his face. Confused, Robert stood up and walked to the mirror, he stared in horror as he examined the white haired beard on his chin and cheeks. Luckily Robert found it to be a glue on beard that had been stuck onto his face with a cheap glue stick. Robert went to wash his face, he did not notice that one of his beloved pictures of him and Aaron was missing. He washed his face and turned to go to the toilet, gasping when he found a glass ornament given to him by Vic for his birthday, smashed and left to sink in the toilet water. Robert fished the pieces out the water and, with a sad expression, he turned to take it to the bin.
In the kitchen Robert looked out the window, to find that many of his shirts had been hung out to dry. But it was raining, and that the collar and the shoulders of all of his shirts was pink. Robert disposed of the glass before he raced outside, and he grabbed all of his shirts to bring them inside. Robert placed the shirts on the radiators in the living room to dry out, before he determined how they had become their girlish colour. That is when he noticed the fireplace had been filled with two logs and that it had been lit. Robert drew closer and what he saw broke his heart. A picture lay in the fire, the glass in the frame shattered and Robert's face had been crossed out by red marker. Robert just stood there, unmoving, not bothering to look up when Aaron came down the stairs.
"Morning babe", Aaron said as he drew closer, "What you looking at?". Aaron looked at the fire and his smile fell as he stared at the picture of himself and Robert burning away.
Liv was pressed against her bedroom door, a cruel grin on her face as she listened to the silence downstairs, waiting for Robert to snap at Aaron. But then she heard whispers and the sound of feet racing up the stairs. Liv bolted away from the door and climbed into bed so that it looked like she was asleep. The door swung open and Aaron stepped inside. Liv closed her eyes tight as she started to panic.
"Liv! I know you're awake!", Aaron said with an angry tone.
Liv sighed and opened her eyes, sitting up in bed, "What do you want?"
Aaron glared at his sister, "How dare you do that to Robert!"
Liv snorted, "What? It was a prank! You know, for laughs?"
Aaron only grew more and more angry each time Liv spoke, "It wasn't funny, you upset Robert deeply, breaking the gift from his sister? Burning the picture of us, messing with his head?"
Liv inclined her head, grinning, "He's got plenty of money so he can just go and buy another stupid piece of glass and you have plenty of pictures anyway. Plus the whole point of my prank is to mess with his head".
"That's it!", Aaron said and he grabbed Liv's laptop, unplugging it and slipping it under his arm.
"What are you doing?!", Liv protested, slipping out of bed.
"You broke Robert's stuff and upset him, I'm repaying the favour!" Aaron replied, he picked up Liv's phone and carried the stuff out of her room, "You're grounded!"
Liv ran over to her bedroom door "I hate you!" she shouted before she slammed it shut. She then turned her music on and she sat in a sulk on her bed.
Robert looked up when Aaron walked into the backroom and he watched as Aaron put Liv's stuff on the dining table "I heard what she shouted at you just now".
Aaron sighed and he leaned against the wall where the large cabinet was "I think that the whole village heard it".
"I think that it'll be best if I slept at Vic's house tonight. I can't keep dealing with all of this" Robert sighed.
Aaron walked over to Robert "I'm sorry about Liv. I'll pay for everything that's damaged".
Robert wrapped his arms around Aaron's waist "Don't worry about it. I've got to go to work so I'll see you in a bit, yeah?"
Aaron had his hands on Robert's chest and he nodded "Yeah".
Robert kissed Aaron before he left for work, he drove to the scrapyard and he busied himself with paperwork.
Aaron fished out the nearly destroyed picture frame out of the fireplace, and he placed it on the side. He then got to work on trying to get Robert's shirts back to their original colour. It took an hour but he managed it and then he folded them up for his boyfriend. Liv had left to go to school and he soon left to go to work, he drove up to the scrapyard and he got out of his car. He walked into the portercabin and he grabbed his neon vest before he walked outside.
Robert looked out of the window and he watched as Aaron scrapped a car. He felt the need to go out and make sure that the younger man was alright. He stood up and he walked out of the portercabin, he walked up to Aaron and he embraced him from behind.
"Are you okay?" Robert asked.
"Yeah, just tired" Aaron answered.
Robert kissed Aaron's neck "I'm sorry if I upset you earlier".
Aaron shook his head "You didn't. I just didn't get ad much sleep last night".
Robert rested his chin on Aaron's shoulder "Do you fancy going out during lunch? We could go to town for a coffee or something".
Aaron tuned his head and he smiled "I'd like that".
Robert smiled and he lifted his head to kiss Aaron, he had his arms wrapped around the younger man's waist and he then kissed his neck. They stayed like that for a while before Robert walked back into the portercabin to finish his work, all the while Aaron leaned against the car and he slowly inhaled and exhaled as he tried to cope with the sharp pain in his head.
Lunch soon came round and the couple left for a coffee. They drove to town and they went to a café for a coffee. The café was packed and Robert only just managed to find a free table, before a group of teenagers that were skiving off of school walked in. Aaron got the coffees and he met Robert at the table afterwards.
"Did you have any more trouble with Liv after I left?", Robert asked.
Aaron shook his head and smiled "No. I'm so sorry about those pranks that she played on you. I'll pay for everything".
Robert smiled fondly at his boyfriend and he held his hand "Don't worry about it. I've got a copy of that picture of us on my phone."
"I'm really sorry" Aaron apologised.
Robert kissed Aaron's hand "Don't apologies for anything that happened today. Shit happens".
Aaron smiled but he still had one question that still lingered in his head. 'Am I going to lose him?'