Stay With Me by All Things Gay

This A/U and doesn't follow the current DOOL storyline. Sonny owns the hottest gay club in Salem. Will and Sonny have never met and only know about each other from what rumors have been told over the years. Will, who has recently come back to Salem and hasn't quite gotten comfortable with sexuality, decides to check out the gay club. Story is from Sonny's POV.

"You come here often?"

Did I really just say that? The cute blond standing beside me at the bar looks at me quizzically. Maybe he didn't hear my completely cheesy pick up line above the thump-a-thump loud dance music that is filling the club, which is the hottest gay nightspot in Salem.

He leans closer to me and oh god he smells incredible. He smells like clean soap and a little cologne, nothing overpowering. I think I'm in heaven. As he comes closer I can now see that his eyes are blue. I'm dead. And I just did an epic fail trying to pick this guy up.

"Actually…" he says loudly to be heard over the music. "This is my first time here."

Oh crap, he's a virgin.

Well better that I pick him up then any of the other wolves in here. It would be like a lamb…well you know the rest.

I smile at him and he smiles back. Oh boy, how can he get better looking just by cracking a smile?

"What do you think so far?" I ask him.

"It's …fun. And loud." He chuckles and shakes his head as if to say yeah I know, stating the obvious.

"It is fun! Wait til you see theme nights."

He squints at me and wrinkles his brow. "I'm afraid to ask, what are theme nights?"

"Like a specific theme for different occasions." He doesn't look convinced that would be something fun.

I lean in even closer and put my mouth right next to his ear. "Last Thursday night was Hawaiian night. You have to wear a Hawaiian shirt and shorts." He nodded. But I hadn't told him the best part. "Or if you didn't have 'em you had to wear nothing."

I pulled back to see his eyes go wide. I started to laugh.

"I'm sorry. That was mean to laugh. It wasn't nothing. They wear g-strings or sexy boxers. And leis, you know the flower things you wear around your neck."

His face didn't look any less horrified. He really was a virgin.

I extent my head out for a handshake, "I'm Sonny by the way."

"I'm Will. Nice to meet you." His hand fits comfortably into mine with a firm grip.

His skin feels smooth against my slightly rough hard-working hands. I don't want to let go but he pulls his hand away and puts it into the pocket of his tight jeans. Jeans that hug the curves of his gorgeous ass and make my imagination run wild as to what his round ass would look like naked.

"Come on Will, I'll give you the 5 cent tour." I casually drape my arm around his shoulders. I show him the upstairs lounge and the VIP section. He doesn't question how I can have VIP access as we pass by the bouncer by the door. Here the drinks are fancier and the guys even hotter than the crowd of above average looking guys on the main floor. But right now the only person I want to look at and talk to is Will.

We sit and have a drink, talking about nothing in particular.

"So Will are you in school or working?"

"Not in school right now." He sips his drink through the straw and then continues. "I mean, I'm taking a break. I was in school in Boston but I took time off and kinda bummed around Europe for 8 months."

"That's cool. I love Europe."

Will lights up and smiles. "You've been? What's your favorite place?"

"I don't know. I guess I'd have to say northern Italy. I rented a car and just drove. Ended up crossing the border into France and stayed in Nice. Just beautiful. The Mediterranean is so blue! It was summer so I went swimming everyday."

Will is still smiling as he tells me is favorite place to visit. "I loved France. There's so much history to see. I love seeing all the old bastide towns and chateaux. Nothing like what we have here."

"Yeah, I'll have to go back some time. What are you doing now?"

"I'm just trying to figure that out. I work part time at Brady's Pub. But nothing really. Thinking about going back to school."

Will has a far away look in his eyes. I wonder what he's thinking about that makes him have that lost look.

He snaps back to reality and asks, "What about you?"

Before I can answer him, something catches his eye. He stands up and picks up something off the floor just behind me. He then taps a guy on the shoulder who has his back to us.

"Excuse me? I think you dropped this." Will tells the guy.

The guy takes what looks like money from Will. "Oh man thanks. I can't believe I dropped that. Thanks, really. Hey let me buy you a drink. What's your poison?"

Will shakes his head and politely declines. He sits back down on the couch with me.

I point my thumb at the guy and ask him what that was about.

Will shrugs like it's no big deal. "I saw him drop $100 when he pulled out his wallet."

"Anyway, where were we?" He smiles and his blue eyes twinkle as he softly laughs.

We talk about nothing important but I'm hanging on every word. As we talk, some of the other VIPs say hi to me, some stop to ask how I am.

"Wow, Sonny, everyone seems to know you." Will takes a sip of his drink. "Do you come here often?"

I chuckle at the phrase now being used on me. But I can tell Will isn't using it to pick me up. He's genuinely curious to know. I'm not sure why I don't just tell him that I am the owner not just a customer. But all I do is nod. I guess I want him to just know me. I have dated guys who knew me as Sonny the owner and in the end it wasn't about me. It was the status that dating me gave them. They could come to the club anytime for free, get free drinks, go to the VIP room and generally look like a big shot. I only made that mistake twice. That was twice too many.

So now here I was with a really hot guy who had no idea who I was and I wanted to keep it that way. I want him to like me, just a regular gay guy living in Salem.

I laugh and shrug my shoulders. "Yeah I guess I'm here a lot." I change the subject and avoid saying any subjects that would give me away.

Once we finish our drinks, we head downstairs to the dance floor. We join the crowd and get into the rhythm of the song. At first we're dancing with some space between us and then as the crowd grows, the space shrinks as we're pushed up against each other. I can feel the heat of his body along the length of mine. I try to not look into his eyes but I'm feeling bold. So I glance up and see the most gorgeous blue eyes staring back at me. When I unabashedly look at him he doesn't look away. I slip my hand around to the small of his back and bring him even closer.

I can see his Adam's apple bob as he swallows. Then I feel his hand on my back, at first in the middle then slowly sliding down my spine to rest just above my butt.

A slow smile begins to curve my lips and I see the same look on his face. I forget the crowd dancing around us, laughing, drinking and bouncing. To me there is only Will and this moment. My eyes scan over his beautiful face. I notice how soft his lips look and I want to kiss him. I lean in and slowly touch his perfect lips with mine, a soft gentle kiss. Then I pull away not knowing if I read the situation right. Before I can pull back to see his face, Will kisses me. The kiss takes my breath away. This kiss is not slow and gentle; it's aggressive and confident. Will opens his mouth and slides his tongue along my lips urging me to open as well. Our tongues meet and mingle in a slightly sloppy kiss. Like a man that's never been kissed, Will is almost desperate to take more. I can feel his fingers combing through my hair on the back of my head but I don't remember feeling his hands move from my back. I'm lost in the caress of his lips on mine.

And I still haven't caught my breath.

I pull back from those incredible lips and take a deep breath. My head feels light and tingle runs down my spine.

"Wow." Will probably doesn't think I heard this. I smile to myself feeling the same sense of awe. As we sway together our foreheads touch and we wrap arms around each other.

I take a chance that he'll say yes when I ask, "Do you want to go somewhere more private?"

His eyes search my face as if trying to figure out the answer. He stops searching and looks directly at me and takes a breath. Then he confidently nods.

I interlace our fingers and holding hands, I lead him off the dance floor towards the door.