Ch. 1
After Will had put Arianna to bed, he stayed up waiting for Sonny to come home. He felt stupid that he mentioned what happened in Los Angeles. He was ranting and didn't realize his mistake.
"How could I be so stupid?" Will shouted out to himself in the empty apartment. But Sonny was smart enough to catch his mistake. He knew he just pushed Sonny away even further.
"Please God, don't tell me he's with Paul now." Will sat on the couch with an empty dinner plate. And a few too many bottles of beer. He flipped through the channels, not really watching. His mind was focused on the door.
"I'm not gonna give up on us. I'm not gonna give up on Sonny. I deserve him as much as Paul does. And I'm going to do whatever it takes to get Paul out of here once and for all."
"Hey Sonny!" Sonny turned around when he heard someone calling him.
"Paul! What are you doing out so late?"
"I was just out for a short run. What about you? What are you doing out here so late?" Paul smiled. And Sonny just gave him half a smile.
"Just thought I'd go for a walk and clear my head a bit."
"You okay? You don't look so good."
"I really don't want to talk about it."
"Okay. But if you want to talk, you know I'm here for you."
"Thanks Paul. I appreciate it. I better head back home."
"Wait, Sonny. Would it be okay if we could hang out for a bit? I mean, out here in the Square? I could use a bit of a distraction. And so could you." Sonny thought about it first. His mind went back to the argument and he could definitely use a distraction from all of that. But he wasn't sure if hanging out with Paul was such a good idea. His mind was saying one thing, and his heart was saying another.
"Sure, why not?" What could be the harm in that, Sonny thought.