The Week that Changed Everything

*WARNING SPOILERS*

Set after Rafe's attack and revolving around the spoilers about Nick and Gabi getting kidnapped, Arianna Grace's birth and the aftermath.

Chapter 1

Will and Sonny were chatting at the Coffee House. It was late, and the customers were slowly dwindling down to just one man sitting in the corner having a secretive argument on his phone. The man looked as if he was getting instructions as he had asked Sonny for paper and a pen and when Sonny went to pick up his empty coffee mug he saw a description of a man with the word 'KILL' underneath it but chose to take no notice. For all he knew it could have been an x-box game he was talking about.

Sonny un-tied his apron and made his way over to the man who had now finished his phonecall. Sonny was just about to ask the man to leave when he heard Will behind him.

"Sonny, we have to go the hospital now"! , Will told him rather abruptly.

"Why? Is Gabi in labour?" Sonny mustered in reply.

Will caught his breath and explained "No, not yet but that was Gabi who just called. Rafe was found by my Grandma, he had been hit over the head with some kind of metal pole. He had to be resuscitated and everything, now he's in a coma. Gabi nearly had to choose to turn off his life support machine but she couldn't do it." He paused "What if it's my fault? You know I told Rafe why Nick didn't want me around my daughter. What if he confronted Nick and Nick did this to him as payback".

Sonny watched as Will's eyes filled with tears; he was close to Rafe and saw him as a friend even though he was his ex-stepfather. Instead of saying anything Sonny just held him in his arms and let him cry forgetting the mysterious man in the corner until he heard a small cough and turned round.

"I'm sorry sir" Sonny started to say "Family emergency"

The man started to leave but turned around remembering something he had heard the blond man say. "Excuse me, do you know a Nick Fallon ?" he asked. Will and Sonny both gave each other a worrying look as they nodded their heads simultaneously. "Thanks, any chance you know where I could find him, were old friends".

"Ehh. I would try the hospital, his brother in law's just been taken there or maybe they'll be in the square. I'm sorry were not exactly 'friends'" Sonny told the man.

The man just looked at Sonny, trying to figure out what he meant by the word friend, turned to the door and left.

Will brought his head up from his hands, "Well that was what you call a strange encounter. Anyway can we head to the hospital now? I'm worried about Gabi and Rafe and my mom too I guess.

Sonny just nodded and tidied the last of the tables up but his mind was racing over what his shady customer wanted with Nick Fallon.

Over at the hospital Gabi was sitting in the waiting area worrying about Rafe. Her face was tearstained from all the crying and she felt worn out. She knew she was meant to feel this way being nearly nine months pregnant but the fact her brother was lying lifeless in a coma had just added to the stress of it all. She knew couldn't lose Rafe she had already lost her sister, Arianna and her other brother Dario was in Argentina. Rafe was her biggest support and the only family she had in Salem, she thought about him being gone forever and the tears started again. A hand extended beside her and handed her a tissue…

"Thanks Will, Hey Sonny" she said through the tears "Rafe's in a life and death situation here. Kate thinks it was Stefano, Hope thinks it was EJ and I just want to know who would try to murder my brother"

"Hey, come on Gabi. Nobody said it was attempted murder. It could have been a case of mistaken identity or he could have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. He'll pull through this, he's Rafael Alejandro Hernandez" Will said in a mock Spanish accent.

Gabi giggled and noted how terrible his Spanish was and that he would have to work on that for when they were teaching Arianna. This made Sonny smile; it was nice to see Will and Gabi having these cutesy parent-to-be chats even though they weren't even a couple. It almost made Sonny forget the dark cloud that was Nick Fallon until he heard footsteps coming down the lengthy corridor.

"Will, Sonny, what a pleasure but you really don't need to be here" Nick said in fake politeness.

Will and Gabi lifted there heads. They had been too busy feeling the baby kick to take any notice of Nick.

"I called them while you were in the bathroom but then you went to get coffee and I forgot to tell you" Gabi acknowledged "Speaking of bathrooms, a certain someone has been sitting on my bladder, I'll be back in a second".

Nick, Will and Sonny watched as she waddled away. "A word outside Gayboys" Nick said as he pointed to the door.

Will and Sonny followed Nick out of the doors and on to the street. It was dark and the sky had no stars for such a calm night. Will shivered and pulled his jacket closer round his body, Sonny nervously moved from foot to foot and Nick stood and stared at them with piercing grey eyes.

Sonny was the first one to interrupt the silence, "What do you want Nick?". His manner was harsh and unlike himself but then again it was late at night and he was with the man he hated most in the world.

Nick rolled his eyes and chuckled "You know what I want Sonny. I want you and Will out of mine and Gabi's daughter life. Oh and will if you thought telling Rafe was a good idea then think again. Mind you, he's in a coma now and he's not going to be telling the truth to Gabi anytime soon".

Will spoke up, "Look Nick I'm not here to cause trouble. Rafe basically guessed your problem with me anyway he only needed to see the look on my face after he had asked me to confirm his suspicions. Gabi asked me to come to the hospital; Rafe and I are close and she knew I would want to be there to support her".

Sonny stood in the corner quietly listening to Will tell his side of the story when something Nick said sparked an idea in his head. Nick had said 'mind you he's in a coma now he won't be telling the truth anytime soon'. Did that mean Nick had attacked his own brother in law? He didn't want to say anything in front of Will so decided it was just a silly idea and told Nick he and his boyfriend were leaving.