I hope you like this new story. I decided to go a different route with the Wilson storyline. Enjoy. P.S. The title of this song is based on a One Direction song from their latest album, Midnight Memories called Better Than Words. BTW: anybody that listens to One Direction will notice that I use several of their song titles in this story. Hope you like it.

Better Than Words

Chapter 1

He was standing in line waiting to get his list of classes when he spotted someone who could very possibly change his life forever.

Growing up with the kind of family (i.e. his parents) he had, it almost seemed impossible to think about spending a lifetime with someone but he found himself thinking about doing that very thing with the gorgeous guy standing there looking too delicious for words.

"Can I help you young man?" the older woman asked, pulling his attention back to the present.

"I sure hope so. My name is William Horton and I need my schedule." While she looked for his name on the computer, he glanced over at the beautiful man, seeing him talking to an equally gorgeous blonde chick.

That was just his luck. He finally admits he's gay and starts looking at guys in a whole new light and the first guy he shows an interest in is straight.

"Are you William Robert Horton?" she asked him.

"Yes, ma'am." He answered politely. He really wished the lady would leave him alone so he could stare at his fantasy lover from a distance.

"Mr. Horton, did you hear me?" the lady asked him but he was so lost in his thoughts of what he could do now that he was no longer in the closet.

"I'm sorry ma'am. I just can't seem to concentrate for some reason." He wasn't going to tell her what his reason was.

"I understand Mr. Horton. I may be an old lady but I know that this is the 21st century." He smiled at her but she was looking at his fantasy.

"I'm sorry."

"Don't apologize to me. By the way, you may not want to eye molest your RA." He whorled around and looked at her in shock. "You are a freshmen right?" she asked.

"Yes, ma'am."

"Then the stud you were undressing with your eyes is Jackson Kiriakis. He's your resident advisor. And it probably wouldn't be a good idea to be thinking about sex with him all the time while he lives on the same floor as you." she smiled.

Will couldn't believe what he was hearing. He was going to have to live on the same floor as his fantasy for a whole semester. How would he survive the torture?

Will was walking to his dorm room when he felt someone staring at him. He turned around to find Jackson standing at the end of the hall staring at him.

He could feel his face blush from embarrassment when Jackson waved at him and smiled. He quickly turned around and started trying to unlock his door.

"Do you need any help settling in Mr. Horton?" Jackson asked as he walked up behind Will. "I'm sorry if I embarrassed you but you look like someone I know." He said.

"I hope that line works on the ladies because it ain't doing a thing for me." Will responded. It wasn't until he noticed the look on the other man's face that he realized how what he said sounded. "Not that you're trying to pick me up or anything." he just needed to shut up.

"Don't worry about it Horton. Do you need help moving in? It's my job to help newbies get moved in." Will felt like such a fool. Of course, Jackson was only doing his job. Why he thought the gorgeous man would be hitting on him was ludicrous.

"No thank you. I think I can handle it. Plus, I would rather feel like a fool all by myself, if you don't mind." Will turned back around trying to keep his stumbling to himself.

"Listen Horton, there's nothing to feel foolish about. If I wasn't suffering from a bad break up, I would definitely be interested." Will wasn't sure but he thought he saw Jackson wink at him as he turned to walk away.

As he watched the RA walk away, he thought to himself, "I wonder if I was wrong about him and the blonde? Was he really flirting with me?"

Will walked into his room, seeing his dorm mate sitting on the edge of the bed he had gotten to choose because he was here first. He wasn't bad looking either.

"You must be William Robert Horton?" the guy asked without even looking up at him.

"Yeah but you can call me Will." Will held his hand out to the stranger. "Are you Chad?" he asked.

"Yeah." Chad shook his hand before he turned his attention back to what he had been doing when Will walked into the room. "So Will, do you have a girlfriend?"

"No, I don't have a girlfriend. She broke up with me just before I moved here." He didn't go into detail about the reason why Gabrielle broke up with him but he didn't want Chad to know right away that his new roommate was gay.

"Sorry about that dude but I do have a girlfriend and we sleep together. So a few times a week, I would really like it if you would to make yourself invisible. We don't like an audience. If you know what I mean?" Will knew what he meant. He may be a virgin but he understood the concept of wanting to be alone with someone.

"Okay. I think I can find somewhere to go when you and she want some privacy."

"That's wicked cool. So your last name is Horton. You any kin to the Horton's that practically founded the town of Salem?"

"Kind of. My dad found out a few years ago that he was a Horton so he decided to go by his biological dad's last name. I followed in his footsteps."

"What was your name before then?" he asked.

"Will Brady." It seemed unusual to use his mom's name like he had during the first fifteen years of his life.

"I know some people named Brady. Matter of fact my sister-in-law was a Brady before she married my brother."

"Really? Who is your brother?" Will had a bad feeling about this.

"EJ DiMera." Will lowered his head when he realized that his step-dad and Chad, his new roommate were brothers.

"He's my step-dad. Sami Brady is my mom." If felt funny talking to somebody about the situation he tried to avoid like it was the plague. "So you are EJ's brother."

"Yeah. I didn't know about Stefano being my biological dad until about two years ago. It was a big secret."

"I understand."

"It's nice to meet you Will. I've only met your mom a couple of times. Actually, the first time I met her was at their wedding but you weren't there. Why?"

"I was in Switzerland with my Aunt Carrie and Uncle Austin because the first time my mom attempted to marry your brother I stood in the back of the church, drunk with a gun and attempted to kill him. You can see why he didn't want me at this wedding." Will was surprised that he didn't see any anger at him for what he had just confessed. "You're not mad at me for trying to kill you brother?"

"Hell no. if I had known him then it might be a different story but since I didn't know him or you back then, I won't hold a grudge. Plus, I have met him before. He can be a little bit of a pain in the ass."

"That is an understatement. Well, I'm fixing to get settled so I can prepare for my first class tomorrow."

"What is your first class?"

"Journalism 101."

"Cool. Professor Riley is a great teacher. And his TA isn't bad to look at. You'll probably like what you see. Let me know. I have to go see my chick so I'll see you later."

"Be safe."

"Always man." Chad reached into his pocket and pulled out a condom.

"That's not what I meant."

"I know man." Then Chad was gone and Will was left alone to get settled into his new living arrangements.