Chapter 1
Will knew as soon as he got home from work that his recent boyfriend would be drunk and that every time he gets drunk he accuses Will of sleeping with Sonny.
Nick knew that Will was in love with Sonny but Will nor Sonny had been sleeping with each other.
Will never would give himself to Nick because he was not going to have meaningless sex with just anyone.
Will wanted to make love to the man who owns his heart and that certainly was not Nick. Nick gets drunk almost every night and then it starts off with him trying to get Will to sleep with him and Will would say no not like this and Nick would get furious and then he got very abusive. Will was a very gentle man who no matter what he would not lay hands on anyone although Will could certainly hurt someone because he was very well built and he had such strength. Because of his very tall physic he was really calm level headed and he knew that if he hit anyone that he would really hurt them and he always said that he would rather walk away from confrontation than to engage in violence.
Will was a very generous man and has a heart of gold.
He never treats anyone with anything less that the utmost respect and the selfless acts that he has always show people were not recognized to others very often.
Sonny was his business partner but Will asked him to come on as a partner he was not asking for him to be a very active business partner he just needed help with some Little things around Enchanted while he was working but he wanted Sonny to have a say in Enchanted as well as himself.
Will knew that Sonny was more than capable of doing anything that Enchanted needed as a partner but Will never asked Sonny to do very much because Will really just wanted Sonny to not have to have the headaches of the business he wanted to have Sonny to be around him because Will really wanted to protect Sonny and for Sonny to never feel as if Will was trying to make life easier on Sonny no matter how many hours and hard the work was he knew that when Sonny was younger that he was in a serious car accident and that left him living with allot of pain and Will could not bear to think that Sonny was working so much and so hard that he would rather do all of the work and just give Sonny the small tasks that can be done over the phone or by writing up reports and working the floor most of the time.
Will dealt with the people who came in and they were trying to cause problems and the employees who caused issues because Will knew that if someone got into Sonny's face that his Greek temper would flair up and so Will intercepted all of the trouble defusing the situation before it got out of hand and he never raised his voice or lost his temper because he knew that if he did not keep a level head that someone could be hurt. When Will was small he was born into an abusive
family and so he has always been determined to be
the opposite in which he had been raised.
Sonny's parents died in as the result of mistaken identity and he had to take a three week leave to sort out his parent's affairs. Hey Sonny this is my new boyfriend Nick. Hey Nick how are you? I'm Ok. I did not know you were in town. We will have to grab coffee some time and catch up but I am going to say this you better treat my business partner good. You have a great guy in Will. I do not have to be told how to treat Will but thank you for the advice Sonny. Wills always been the guy that everyone always wants. Nick I am not really sure if that was meant as a joke or a jab just be good to him. As you know Will and I have been best friends all of our life and I was not telling you what to do I was actually just letting you know that Will is a great guy plain and simple so if I came across as telling you what to do I am sorry. Its ok Sonny no big deal. Just one of those days for me. Hey man I've had a few of those myself and man they stink,
Tell me about it Sonny and I have had days here that honestly feel like years but we work it out. You mean you work it out. Sonny laughed and said man if I had to work with another business partner I could never find a better one than Will. He is the brains the looks and the calmest man in the world. We named this place enchanted because you make sure that the whole place has that Will Horton Zen to it. Oh Sonny shut up before I have to let you beat me. You are safe there because these hands don't hit the good ones who could pick me up with on hand and hang me on a hook and leave me there. Ok you guys that's enough come on Will let's get out of here. Have a good one guys. Thanks Sonny Will said. Nick I have no idea what's wrong with you tonight but you just treated Sonny like he is the worst person alive you know that we have been best friends all of our lives and he has been there for me when no one else could be so please at least show him some respect. Will we all grew up in the same area of Chicago and you know that Sonny has always been such a hot head I can't help it I do not like him as much as you worship Sonny the olive skinned God.
Lay off of Sonny he is my business partner get used to it Nick he has not done one thing to warrant your acting like he is the bad guy. Will just come on and shut up you are really getting on my last nerve defending him.
Nick man stop you are drunk again do not do this again.
Nick put his arm around Will and he said
Will Baby you know I love you.
Yes, Nick yes I know that you love me but your definition of love and mine are two different things.
In your world love means that you can go out get drunk come home and beat the crap out of your boyfriend who never even lays a finger on you no matter how drunk or how bad you beat me. Nick I have never laid hands on you. Nick you know that if I wanted to I could kill you because I am allot bigger than you but I chose to not do anything because I happen to be a better person than that.
Nick I have to keep so many packages of tattoo cover up just to be able to go into work without everyone asking me what happened. Nick I am running out of accidents to tell people when they see bruises. Will said Nick just go to bed. I have to go to Enchanted to do something for work so please just go to bed. I have your wallet and keys with me so you have no way to buy anything else to drink and you will not kill yourself or someone else by acting stupid and driving drunk.
Nick stumbled over to the door and he said you are not going anywhere Will. Nick threw Will against the wall and he started kicking and beating Will and said now who was stupid just remember this is all your own fault.
You are the one screwing around we have never done it before but you and Kiriakis do at every chance you get.
You are nothing but little whore when I am finished with you not even you precious Sonny will know where you are or who you are.
Will you think that you because you work with the business hot shot Sonny Kiriakis at your own place calling it Enchanted that makes you so much better than me but
no you are still that kid from east 5th street who lets
Everyone get away with anything.
Will passed out bleeding badly and his breathing was very labored.
Nick felt for a pulse it very weak.
Oh no Nick slurred Will wake up come on now wake up.
Will woke up in a room with allot of people around him and they were asking him allot of questions but he did not remember anything. Will spoke up and said where am I?
A nurse said Sir you are at Brownsville General Hospital.
Do you have any identification with you?
Will said for one I really have no idea where here is two I have no idea if I have anything with me or how or why I am here.
Will started to get up and he said thank you but I think
I should go now.
A man yelled no Sir stay put you can't go anywhere you are critically injured.
Will fell back on the bed and he started seizing and he flat lined.
Doctor we need a crash cart now or we are going to lose him!
Sonny had just come back to work from taking care of his parent's affairs and the only thing he wanted to do was for Will to give him some comfort and solace. Tabi saw Sonny and she ran straight to him and said I am so sorry for your lose. Sonny gave Tabi a small smile and said thank you. Has Will came in yet I need to catch up on everything since I have been gone. I am sorry Sonny but Will has not been here for two weeks. Tabi is he OK?
I don't know no one has heard from him in two weeks. Everyone has tried to call him but his phone goes straight to voicemail and he has not returned any texts from anyone some venders have been calling and telling us that he has not been paying for anything or ordering anything and the safe has not been touched the drop is getting full so he has been making no deposits. Sonny this is not like Will at all something really strange has happed to keep him from coming in.
Let me try to put out the fires and I will see what I can do about Will has anyone called the hospitals or filed a missing persons report? Sonny I did but I kept getting the run around he is an adult and most likely he just took off a few days to rest. Thank you Tabi They will listen to me.
Sonny called the police and they took him seriously and he called the hospital and no one has a record of him being there. OH God Will where are you? Please be OK for the next four hours Sonny had called vendors answered emails Sonny sped through and he had just completed his last report and he said finally. I can go look for Will now. God if something has happened to him on top of what I just had to do I think I will die myself. Sonny went to all of their hang outs and asked if they saw Will they all said not since he came in with you last.
Same with the restaurants and all of their friends.
Sonny was on top of his head worried about Will and as he was walking through the square and he saw Nick across the way and called his name…
Hey Nick.
Hey Sonny what's up?
Well Nick I was hoping that you could tell me.
Will has not been to work in over two weeks and he is not returning my calls or text. Is something wrong?
He is OK isn't he?
To be honest with you Sonny I do not know or care. Will and I broke up two weeks ago.
He yelled at me that he was going for a walk to calm down
I told him not to come back and things were left just like that between us so good luck finding him I have tried myself.
if you see his sorry ass tell him to get his crap out of my house that he left that piece of shit car of his out of my drive way or I am going to have it towed.
Sonny said whoa Nick! Why are you so angry with him?
Sonny if you must know your little spineless flunky cheated on me so yeah I am a little salty about that.
(Nick this smells fishy. I have known Will for years and one thing about him is that he is faithful. What the hell has happened to Will? Nick you know more than you are saying well I guess I have to call a tow truck or Nick will and Will won't have a car but I am going to call around see if anyone has heard from Will.)
Sonny went back to Enchanted because he forgot to check the mail Sonny saw that Chad was working out front and Sonny was hoping that he could tell him something.
Hey Chad have you saw Will?
No Dude I have not saw him in about two weeks or so.
You know that if he is not in your office that he is not here he spends more time behind that computer screen than anywhere else unless we get slammed and even then when he is out on the floor he will bust out the orders as fast as we ring them up and almost instantly everything is settled back down and he goes back to work on his laptop.
Sonny I do not know him that well but you guys have known each other for years right?
Yes, he has been my closest friend we grew up together and we have been partners here at Enchanted since college.
He is one of the best people that I know.
Chad have you noticed anything different about him?
Sonny yes I have but I do not think that you are going to like what I have to say.
Chad what do you mean by that? Sonny had taken up his sword to defend Will.
Look Sonny you know me and you know that I keep my nose out of other peoples shit but Sonny you have been on leave for two weeks because your parents died.
Sonny Will has used allot of tattoo cover up and I do not think that he has tattoos around his neck and on his face. If anyone sees a bruise and asks him about what happened, he says oh I slipped in the shower. I hit my head on the desk or you know how clumsy that I am who knows where that bruise came from because I do not remember hitting myself. He has given the excuse that he was working in the store room and a heavy box hit him. I have saw him come in and he was holding his ribs trying not to breath really deep. Sonny when I broke my ribs playing football I remember how bad it hurt when I would breath because my chest was also bruised to the bone and it felt like an elephant trampling on my chest. Sonny Will has been leaving early and he was barely able to do anything here several times He has been popping over the counter pain pills like crazy.
Sonny Will is being used as a personal punching bag.
The one thing that I never saw were any kind of bruised knuckles which means to me that he did not put up a fight or hit the person. Sonny as you know Will could do some major damage to someone if he were to get into a fight with them because he is a rather strong guy and he is definitely built and has a perfectly defined
body as you know.
Sonny he has been known to carry two 100 pound boxes and not even grunt.
Sonny one day he was in the office and I was going to ask him something and he was in so much pain that he was in tears.
Sonny Dude someone has been beating the hell out of him for weeks. The last time I saw him he had a busted lip with five or six stitches and a bruise on his cheek bone that he was doing a poor job with trying to cover it up.
I have saw where he came in a short while ago and had stitches right at his hair line if his hair was not blond you would not notice too much.
Sonny I am not trying to tell what to do man but something really is wrong and as you know
Will never takes a day off and he is usually the last to leave.
For him not come in for this long something is not right at all...
Sonny glanced over at Wills desk and he saw a letter on it.
Chad when did this come this is from Brownsville General Hospital.
Sonny it came in yesterday's mail.
Sonny said.
Chad listen I want you take it to office lay it on my desk I will give it to him.
Sonny gave Chad a Wink and Chad said OK Boss.
Chad said now what boss?
Chad we are going to put a puzzle together.
Walk with me. Sonny and Chad walked into the office that Sonny shared with Will. Will did all of the marketing and all of the price changes and he deals with the vendors who did not play nicely with others. He was basically the IT and finance guy as well as the keeper of the serine atmosphere. Sonny would take care of supply orders and he was the face on the floor and he would help out on the line when they needed him. Sonny did not do very much on the business side even by being a partner Will would not ask Sonny to do anything very often in that area but he and Will had an agreement as to the terms of who was responsible for what area in Enchanted. Will always joked around with everyone and he would listen to anyone who had any kind of problem either job related or personal. Will treated everyone with kindness and he went out of his way to help anyone even to the point where sometimes if someone needed gas a ride even rent to someone once.
No matter what the problem was Will was always willing to help selflessly and he was so patient with people everyone would call him from the office if there was an issue with a customer and he dealt with them in such a way that the situation was defused in a matter of seconds with no incident. The one thing that Sonny had no idea about was that
Will had always loved him but he did not act on it
because was afraid that he would lose his best friend
and partner.
Will is such caring genuine and so very humble and very
hard to anger. What no one realized was that Will never
gave himself to anyone.
Sonny went into the office and he turned his computer on and said Chad come here and I want you to use this app for a few minutes.
Sonny are you serious? Chad almost laughed
Sonny asks What Chad?
Go ahead use the app for a few minutes.
Sonny this part of the Crusher Gusher series.
Chad damn it is for when Will has to watch his cousin.
Will's aunt asks him to watch Tristan when she pulls a double and it is safer for him to play games and things on my old relic than it is on the lap tops because that
T-Rex once you put the parental controls on it they stay really stay.
I have not been able to get them off in 2 years.
I just said to hell this thing is about 10 years old so I don't care there was nothing on it that was vital and it has become Tristan's computer. Chad just shut the hell up play the damn game.
Chad you are so busy on that very important task that you have no idea about what I am doing over here.
You are so busy with that very important tasks to do on that computer and you are oblivious to everything else.
The ear buds are beside of the computer
OK Sonny and this helping you how?
Because while you are doing that very very important business on that computer I am going to do some important business of my own and you are going to be the monkey triplets until I do what I am doing and then I will check out
things. I am going to dig into some other files and play another game finding Will instead of find Waldo.
Oh I am your decoy?
You are trying to get information from Wills computer.
Right as well as his desk if anyone walks by they will be told that you are working with me to help me out while Will is away.
Sonny can I ask you something?
Chad I know your question already and I get that vibe too that Nick knows more than he is telling. Before I do anything I am going to do something that bends the law a bit and you are going to be too busy to helping me on that big project while
I am playing detective Jackson Kiriakis.
Sonny you are either posing as a cop or as a doctor and you are going to call and see if Will is in Brownsville right?
Yes, Chad and I am to through Wills things for more pieces to the puzzle, but you do not know a thing.
Chad said, OK Bone crusher here I come.
Hello my name is Dr. Augustine at University and I am trying to get some information that you may have on a patient who may have come in a few days ago.
His name is William Horton golden blond hair really unusually colored blue eyes. He is 24 with a very defined build?
No doctor but we do have a John Doe matching that description. He was dropped at the door with major head trauma internal bleeding four ribs crushed a collapsed lung
and he has a broken neck and back and he is paralyzed.
Thank you nurse I am sending Mr. Horton's POA to come to check to see if it is him or not. Thank you have a great day.
Sonny hung up the phone
Chad said Sonny are you really Wills POA?
Sonny said...Chad look in the top left drawer in my desk and get the red file marked Emergency documents.
Hand me the POA out of it Sonny said.
Is this legit or a monkey triplets piece of information Chad asked Sonny.
It is very legit Chad Sonny said…
Chad Tabi is here along with Zeb right?
Yes, we are here until closing.
Not anymore Chad I am calling in Wes to take your place because you are really sick and have to leave now.
Chad play your best version of I am sick. As you tell Tabi that you are sick. Chad you are coming with me.
Go to my house and leave your car there I am going to pick you up.
OK Sonny do you want me deaths door sick of the 10 minuet bug sick Chad asked?
Sonny said I don't care surprise me.
