I wouldn't check-call on this flop. Check-raise, or leading with a bet is better play. You will get more information this way, and you are soooo far ahead that regardless of what he does, you will auto-call any kind of push. If he has the fd, he will likely call a reraise, fold, or push. If he holds AK, he may reraise you (but I doubt he will push), but in any event, you are ahead on this flop. Don't give cheap cards. You don't want to let flush draws hit cheaply: it just costs you money. Pot the flop, make him pay for his flush draw. If the flush comes, then fold. You'd rather win a small-medium sized pot here without a showdown, rather than get raped and lose a stack to a flush on later streets.
I know he was agressive preflop, but don't let him maintain agression. He could honestly be playing any 2 random cards, and you have no information on what he has unless you bet back at him to put him to the test.
If you had called a push on the flop, and the flush DID come, then don't worry: You played correctly in that instance. You put all your money in when you had the best of it, and unfortunately came out as a loser. But you must learn that even if you did lose in this scenario, you played correctly, and did so in a manner which is long-term profitable for you.
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(a flush, Ace high)
