Will Mack and Aaron make up?
"Where you going all dressed up" Ryan asked.
"I'm meeting that old school friend I told you about Ryan"
"Was that you I heard crying last night in bed? Ryan asked "Have you heard from Aaron yet?"
"No Ryan. Sorry I didnt mean to disturb you. I was so hurt when Aaron ignored my birthday. Apparantly he preferred Ben's company to mine. I Saw him briefly at the bonfire" he told Ryan. "He acted as if nothing had happened and he said he wants us to get back together so I told him I need to take it slow. He doesn't realise how much he's hurting me and I haven't heard from him since then. I'm absolutely gutted. He didn't even send me a Birthday card and that really hurt. "
"Well maybe this friend will come good" said Ryan. "You cant spend your life waiting for his moods to pass. Does this mean you wont be giving him a share in the pub"
"No. I promised him a share and I dont go back on promises"
"You're too soft for your own good Mack." Ryan replied.
Mack made his way to the cafe to meet Ian.
"Wow! You havent changed Mack still as beautiful as ever" said a very handsome Ian.
Mack admired Ian's perfectly toned body which was accentuated with a skin tight tee shirt.
The two chatted away. "Did you marry Jeanie then?" Asked Mack.
"Yes but it didnt last, I had an affair with a married man and she threw me out, well more than one man actually. In those days it was unthinkable for a gay man to come out, so I went through with the whole marriage thing. I heard you came into some money. You wouldnt want to see an old friend struggle would you I'm thinking of investing but I have a cash flow problem and need a cash injection"
"My moneys all tied up" Mack said feeling uneasy and was glad when Ian said he was going. "I'll walk to your car with you" Mack said following Ian out.
"That's better I've got you all to myself now and nobody gaping at us" said Ian who grabbed Mack and roughly shoved him against a wall and tried to kiss him.
"Gerroff me!" Shouted Mack who felt powerless.
"You know you want me" snarled Ian. "You couldnt take your eyes off me in there." And don't tell me you're not like me coz I saw you with that bloke at the bonfire you were kissing him. Come on Mackenzie what's your problem?"
"Please, I really dont want to" cried Mack who was finding it harder and harder to fight him off. "You've got me wrong"
All of a sudden Cain came hurtling out of nowhere and grabbed Ian and flung him to the floor. "If you know what's good for you you will get in that fancy car of yours and get as far away from here as possible, before I do you some real damage" snarled Cain.
"Thank God" said Mack to Cain. "You know I'm no fighter. He wanted money and when I refused he got nasty. He tried to molest me, if you hadn't come along God knows what he would have done. He overpowered me so quickly" said a grateful Mack.
"You need to stand up for yourself Mack, now you've come into money all sorts of idiots will be coming out of the woodwork to try get you into bed and blackmail you."
" You are right Cain but I trust everyone, I'm too soft. "Come on Let me buy you a drink"
When Mack and Cain got to the pub Aaron was sitting in the corner with Ben. Ben had his arm around Aaron and they were sitting really close together and only had eyes for each other.
Mack's eyes filled up with tears. "This is unbearable" he thought "I can't stay and watch this Cain I'm going before Aaron sees me. Here's some money for a drink"
Mack sat down in the house all alone. "How can he lead me on like this" he cried to himself, wiping his tears away.
"Oh who is at the flipping door" he thought. Mack opened the door to see a sheepish looking Aaron.
" How can you be so heartless" shouted Mack. "Come to rub it in have you. I saw you and Ben snogging in the corner of the pub. Do you get off by hurting me?"
"Please Mack I'm truly sorry" Aaron pleaded. "I came to the cafe to tell you I was sorry. I was so jealous when I saw you and that Scottish guy laughing and joking so I left. 'Apparantly he's been telling everyone you were his new boyfriend and you were going into business together. That's when I met up with Ben in the pub"
"It's all lies I havent seen him in years. I didnt see you come in Aaron, sorry" said Mack.
"It's me that's sorry for going off on one but he'd told everyone you were together and I was in a bad mood when I saw you and him in the cafe I really did think you and him were an item. I couldn't get it out of my head when you said he was the first person you fell in love with. I didnt see you come in the pub"
"No because you were snogging that moron" said Mack.
"I was well over him when he got Jeanie pregnant. It was only a schoolboy crush" explained Mack. "I honestly didn't sleep with him and he didn't even know how I felt about him. We were just schoolboy friends and I had no idea he was gay. Dont even know what he was doing down here."
"I should never taken it out on you." said Aaron "and I'm so sorry I missed your birthday. Am I forgiven?"
"You know you are" said Mack taking Aaron's hand and pulling him towards him. "I can't bear it when you hurt me. You mean so much to me and I love you."
"I love you too Mack and I'm sorry. I dont know what comes over me" said Aaron. I was off my head with jealousy when I saw you with Ian" said Aaron who by this time was filling up with tears.
"Just look at us" said Aaron "two blubbering idiots. I saw Cain and he told me what happened. If I'd have been there I would be looking at a jail sentence, I'm so sorry Mack."
"Let's go upstairs and you can show me how sorry you are and make up for missing my birthday" Mackenzie said pulling Aaron towards the stairs. "I've missed you so much"