First WilSon Fic! Love them! Hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I do not own Days of Our lives or the characters Will and Sonny.
He definitely wasn't waiting up.
It was simply that Sonny couldn't sleep, not content knowing that his best friend was hardly like himself anymore, and had been choosing to chase his demons away with the company of a pretty girl and more than a few drinks every night for the past few weeks.
And now he knew why.
Sonny paced the small space of their two bedroom apartment. He didn't plan to ambush him or force him to talk about it. Tonight, he really just wanted to let Will know that if he wanted to talk about the thing that was bothering him he'd be there to listen.
It was easy to not notice the subtle changes in Will's behavior and their friendship at first. They both led busy lives. He didn't take it personally when Will had missed a phone call, or didn't call him back when he promised he would or if their plans to get together between work and school fell through.
But in their shared apartment, in close quarters where it was easier to notice when you were being avoided it was harder for Sonny to not feel like he was being ignored.
His earlier efforts to tactfully confront Will had been dismissed easily with words such as "I'm fine, I'm good, and don't worry". He hated most when Will used school as an excuse, because despite the fact that it seemed like Will had created a new home at the University, a quick glance at his graded assignments told Sonny a different story.
Once he had even tried to make himself readily available in case Will decided to stop being an ass and decided to actually talk to him. Easily, Sonny had found himself changing and switching his shifts at Common Grounds to coordinate with Will's class schedule and the time he had free but his effort had been meet with resistance and ultimately ignored.
It had scared Sonny to think that maybe they were growing apart and that Will had grown indifferent to their friendship; more excited and enticed by the adventures college life had to offer. That familiar feeling of feeling like a part of him was missing when Will wasn't around had resurfaced. If he were honest, it had really never gone away.
And maybe that was part of the problem; maybe Sonny was more transparent than he thought. Perhaps his presence had only served to confuse Will or cause his confusion.
Sonny pushed those thoughts to the side when he heard the apartment door open, and a slightly disheveled, but sober Will walked through. He had been where Will was right now- struggling, confused and leading his own path to self –destruction.
A/N: Not a long chapter , but just a tease! Want more? Please leave a comment/ review and let me know what you think. Thanks!