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At first it had been perfect. A dream come true. Aaron had found the love of his life, someone he thought he'd never find, didn't deserve. It had honestly been like a fairy tale when he'd met Brandon. It had been such a simple meeting; Brandon showing up at the garage he worked at, needing his brake pads changed on his Mercedes. It had only been a few months after Aaron had returned from France, his break up with Ed still on his mind, and he hadn't been looking for anything serious. It was almost delightful when Brandon had started flirting with Aaron, and then shocking when he'd asked him to dinner the next night.
Aaron's first response had been to say no. He wasn't looking for anything serious and a date meant that Brandon was looking for something serious. But there was something about Brandon that had intrigued Aaron. It wasn't his expensive Armani suit, his Mercedes, or the fact that he looked like he walked right off the cover of GQ magazine.
He was handsome enough, gorgeous in fact. Jet black hair, dark smoldering eyes the color of coal, chiseled jaw that Aaron could lick his tongue across and make Brandon shiver. All facial features flawless, straight nose, plush pink lips, flawless cheekbones. His body was muscular, Aaron being able to tell even with the suit on. But Aaron wasn't one to focus on just looks, it mattered what was underneath and there was something Aaron couldn't say no to about Brandon. So he agreed to dinner with him.
One date led to another and then another, soon things escalated quickly. It was two months into their relationship when Brandon confessed his unyielding love to Aaron. It had been surprising but at the same time not because Aaron was in love with him also. Still Aaron thought it was a fairly tale, and he was right it was complete fiction.
It was good. Aaron hadn't ever found someone he was so comfortable with. Trusting Brandon with his secrets, even the darkest ones he never shared with anyone. Brandon was so gentle with him, caring, and loving. Aaron didn't even feel uncomfortable with his scars when he took his top off for the first time. Oh God, and the sex. Aaron hadn't ever found someone he was so compatible with in bed. Brandon was intense, all hands and deep probing looks, hot panting breaths in Aaron's ears that made him quiver on the inside and out. Each time they made love it was insurmountable, making Aaron feel good in ways he didn't think possible.
Aaron had never been shy in bed, but compared to Brandon he seemed like a blushing virgin. He taught Aaron how good sex can really be for both of them. Brandon got Aaron to do things in bed that Aaron never even thought possible, but Aaron enjoyed every single thing they did in bed together.
Things moved quickly. It was three months in when Aaron decided to introduce Brandon to his family. He couldn't have been more pleased at the way most of them had taken to Brandon. Especially his mum. Chas adored Brandon, thinking her baby boy had hit the jackpot with this one and she could see just how happy he made Aaron. Of course not everyone liked Brandon, meaning his Uncle Cain.
Cain found Brandon to be pretentious, overbearing, and his exact words had been: “I don’t trust that smarmy git with our Aaron. He's too clean, too nice. No one is that perfect.”
He tried to get Aaron to listen to reason, to make him see sense, but Aaron wouldn't have it. He loved Brandon and no one was going to stop them from being together. It was becoming difficult even being around Cain. He loved his Uncle but he wouldn't put up with his abuse toward Brandon, and his working conditions at the garage were really starting to weigh on him.
Brandon was there for him. Listening and caring for him like always. He convinced Aaron to quit his job at the garage, that he could find a new job, and that he would help Aaron make it through until he did. Not a week after Aaron quit, he moved in with Brandon in his house in Hotten. A week after that, Brandon proposed and Aaron didn't even hesitate to say yes. He was madly in love and was getting married to the man of his dreams. Life was perfect.
They had a small ceremony in Emmerdale, just family and a few friends, excluding Cain. It was perfect and maybe if Aaron hadn't been so blinded by “love” then he would have seen the darkness in Brandon's eyes, the possessiveness in them as he slipped the wedding band onto Aaron's finger, but all Aaron could see was love and hope for a beautiful future for both of them.
They spent their honeymoon in Greece, and it was even more magical to Aaron, but when they returned home things began to change.