Will sat on the park bench gazing at the autumn leaves and sporadically checking the time on his phone. 2:52. Gabi had just left him as she and T arranged the meeting for 3pm. Will tried to organize his thoughts into something he could say to Sonny to earn another chance at happiness. However, he just kept picturing the solemn look on Sonny's face as he ordered Will out of his apartment and then he would check the time again. 2:53.

Sonny was walking across the Horton Town Square with T by his side. He was still amazed that T was making this very slow 360 degree turn, from making Sonny the victim of his own personal hate crime to playing matchmaker for him and Will. Maybe people really can change and maybe Will can change. His days with Will were the happiest of his life. He owed it to himself and Will to give their relationship a chance, but the pain in his heart when Will asked those questions, especially about Brian, persisted making him feel sick and weak. He thought they knew each other so well, but maybe he was wrong, if Will could doubt him to that degree.

Will looked up from his phone at the leaves and then saw Sonny and T out of the corner of his eye. His heart jumped to his throat and he felt his cheeks heat up. Sonny looked so together as he always did and Will was a complete wreck. The week apart had been hard on him. He hardly ate or slept in all 7 days and he was sure this showed. Sonny was wearing a chocolate brown shirt that set off his beautiful eyes. As Sonny's eyes caught sight of Will on the park bench, he felt like they penetrated all of his defenses reaching straight into his broken soul.

As their eyes met, Will stood and walked toward Sonny as T waved and left. Will thought his knees might give out, but he managed to stay upright as he spoke.

"Hi," said Will.

"Hello, Will," Sonny replied pausing waiting to hear what Will had to say.

Will swallowed hard and forced his thoughts into words.

"I want to apologize for my behavior the last time we were together. I was upset, and I know that doesn't excuse it, but I hope it helps you understand. I know I have made so many mistakes and I know that I am not right for you, but I hope you will accept my apology," Will rushed the words as his eyes dropped focusing on his shoelaces.

Then only silence. Will finally raised his eyes to Sonny's only to be disappointed by the sharp pain he could see there. Sonny wasn't ready for this. Will felt his heart sink and looked back down at his shoelaces.

Will felt a warm touch under his chin as Sonny lifted his face until their eyes met and Will's face settled into a shy partial smile.

Sonny couldn't believe he was touching Will's face. He had resolved that they would only talk and then he would carefully think through the exchange and make a careful decision before proceeding. When he saw the sadness and slow fear enter Will's face before he dropped his eyes, he felt an urgent need to protect him from that pain and maybe even make him smile. This is why he had stayed away as long as he had, he had never experienced the effect Will had on him in any of his past relationships. His resolve and determination melted the closer he got as if Will was a campfire or even the sun and he felt almost a gravitational pull to touch Will's skin. He used all the discipline he could manage to pull his hand away and drop it to his side before speaking.

"I am sorry I sent you away. I needed time to think once I realized you trusted your Dad's opinion of me over everything I have shown you over the past year. That really hurt Will, and after my last break up, I made a promise to myself that I would only enter a relationship that was based on a solid foundation of trust. I thought we had that Will, but you showed me that was a mistake," with this last word Sonny stepped away from Will and over to lean on against the bench.