Come Back to Me

Disclaimer; I own no part of these characters. All characters in this story belong to NBC. All parts of this story are fiction.

Chapter 1

"Sonny, please," Will said as he untied Gabi. "Please just take her and get her to your uncle's cabin. I promise, I'll be right behind you!"

"I don't like this Will, I don't like not seeing you... knowing you're ok."

"I know babe, but we need to get Gabi and the baby away... our baby Sonny, please get our daughter out of here. If she's with her other daddy then I know she's safe and I can concentrate on getting Nick out."

"Ugh" Sonny grunted pulling Gabi up onto her feet. "I know you'll never forgive yourself if we just walk away, but hurry Will, Baby Ari and I need you... be careful please!" Sonny leans over a sobbing Gabi and brushes his lips to Will's in a sweet gentle kiss. "I love you Will, more than anything."

"I love you too Sonny," Will says with a smile. "It's going to be ok. I'll see you soon. I Promise." He said staring into those dark brown eyes that just a peek into them completes him, fills him with more peace then he's ever known. "Now go, we've wasted enough time. Gabi let Sonny take care of you. This will all be over soon ok? Just try to relax. Sonny will keep you safe."

With a last look at Will, Sonny tugs Gabi and leads her away from the outdoor shed they found her in. He and Will had already discussed that he would take her to a cabin on the other side of the lake that his Uncle Vic owns. "Sonny, wait, we can't just leave them." Gabi sobs.

"Gabi, you know we need to get you and the baby away from that guy. Will, will take care of Nick. You know with his big heart, despite everything Nick has said and done to him, that it isn't in Will to leave him there. Now come on. He trusts me to take you to a safe place. I won't let him down! I've already called the police... they're on the way. Now please come on!" he said tugging on her arm moving her to safety.

Will walks back quietly to the back door of the house where Jensen is keeping Nick just in time to hear 2 gunshots. Ducking he runs to the back porch where he hopes to look into the window and see what's going on. Just as he is about to climb the first step the door opens and Nick comes out running. "Nick! Thank God, it's just me Nick!" Will said as Nick swung around facing him bringing his right arm up where Will can see he's holding a 9mm pistol in his hand. "Whoa Nick! It's just me. Everything is good out here. Sonny has Gabi. She's safe man. Can you please put the gun down? What happened? Where's the man that..."

"Dead." Nick said with a crazed look in his eyes. Just as you will be."

"Wait, what? What's going on Nick?" Will says slowly backing up with his hands in the air. "If the guy is dead, everything's ok. We are all safe. Please put the gun down!"

"Jensen had the shed wired for sound Will. We heard every word you said to Sonny. How many times do you have to hear this before you finally learn that... that baby is NOT yours and Sonny's! You signed her away Will. She is mine in every sense. Do you honestly think I'm going to let two 'gay boys' raise mine and Gabi's baby? Hell NO! I can see now, you're as bad as your mother. You'll never give up. Well, this is my chance. I totally appreciate the way you risked your life to come and save me. It's too bad that in saving me... Jensen turned the gun and you got caught in the middle. It's perfect Will. No one will ever know it was really me when I stage the scene to look like I then fought with him, getting the gun away and shooting him. Self-defense Will, perfect." He said with an evil smirk on his face.

Will stood there in disbelief. Nick has totally lost it and he's not sure what to do with a loaded gun pointed right at him. All he can think of is Sonny... oh god please...Will prayed, I promised him it would all be ok. That I would be fine and see him soon. Please don't let my last words be a lie. I want to see my baby God; I want to be a family with Sonny and Ari and for once in my life. Feel like I have a family of my own. One that won't leave whenever they want. One that's just mine Lord.

As Will is praying in his mind, and staring at Nick, he sees movement off to the left behind Nick. Letting his eyes flicker there for a brief second he sees his Aunt Hope, Abe, Rafe, and his Grandpa Roman all slowly sneaking up on Nick.

Nick sees the brief flicker of Will's eyes and quickly turns his head. At the same time he sees Will's family, the Salam PD coming toward him with guns trained on him he knows it's over. At the same time Roman shouts "Drop your weapon Nick!" Hope shouts "Will down!" in a split second it seems as if time freezes. In slow motion Nick swings back around just as Will turns to run. Nick pulls the trigger and sees Will stagger a few steps before falling face down in the dirt. At the same time he hears another deafening blast and then another as he feels unimaginable pain rip through his body. As he falls he twists landing on his back. Looking up he sees Hope looking down at him. "Why Nick? Why would you shoot Will? You know Will and Sonny would never hurt that baby. They love her already."

Nick knows he's dying. He doesn't care if anybody doesn't understand him, why he did this. As he looks over at where Will is lying on the ground, Rafe leaning down with his shirt off and wadded up pressing against the bleeding wound in his lower back, Abe standing beside them, shouting into his cell phone for a medi vac helicopter now, Roman running his fingers through Will's hair with tears running down his face.. All he can think of is "I win. You'll never be her daddy now'" he whispered just as the life went out in his eyes and his head rolled to the side.

Meanwhile, Sonny and Gabi have arrived at his Uncle's cabin. Walking in, Sonny, seeing Gabi clutch at her rounded stomach, puts his arm around her waist. "Gabi, are you ok? What's wrong?"

"Oh God Sonny, I'm in labor. I've been having pains on and off all day but I thought it was just the stress you know? OH God!" she moaned grabbing Sonny's arm. "I'm sorry Sonny, but m-my water just broke!" she began crying as Sonny led her over to the couch. "Where is Nick Sonny? Where's Will? I need them Sonny!"

"Gabi," Sonny says soothingly," I'm here. Will and Nick will be here in no time you'll see. Neither of them would miss this for the world!"

"Sonny, what did you mean earlier? When you said despite all Nick has said and done to Will..." She breaks off as another, stronger contraction hits.

"Easy Gabi, now isn't the time honey... just relax and try taking some deep breaths. Usually these things take some time I think. An ambulance is already on its way"

"How do you know anything about childbirth Sonny Kiriakis?" Gabi growls through another contraction already.

"Will was bored one night and thought it would be good practice if we watched some reality show on TV about all these teens having babies. It showed the whole pregnancy through the birth and then life after."

"Oh my word!" Gabi bursts out with a laugh. "I've seen those shows. Oh to be a fly on the wall to see your faces..." she breaks off with a gasp. "Sonny, sorry to disappoint you but it's not like on TV. I-I have to push Sonny!" she looks up to him, terror in her eyes. "Where is that ambulance Sonny? Where are the guys?"

"It's ok Gabi. We're way out of town here honey, but they are on their way and I'm here. We'll get through this." Sonny states even as his heart is racing at the thought of them not coming in time. Just then Sonny feels his heartbeat pound and almost stutter. He looks up and tilts his head to see if he hears anything that would explain this feeling of absolute terror, of sadness.

"What's wrong?" Gabi gasps out holding her stomach.

"I-I don't know." Sonny murmurs, feeling his eyes sting but having no idea what was wrong, something... "Will" he whispers. He doesn't know how he knows, but he does. He knows something just happened to his Will. Feeling his heart shatter with fear and grief he jumps when Gabi lets out a scream.

"Sonny! I feel her; please help me I have to push Sonny. I can't stop!"

Sonny lays her down on the couch and pushing aside his feelings of fear and grief, because he knows whatever just happened, this is exactly where his Will would want him to be; he says gently "It's ok Gabi. Let's welcome our little princess into this world ok?" saying that he pulls up the skirt of her dress and helps remove her panties. "I'm sorry Gabi; I know this is uncomfortable for you, having me here. But I already love this little girl. We're a family here. It's ok." Looking down he takes a deep breath. "Ok honey, I can see the top of her head. Push Gabi!"

A few minutes later, Sonny kneels beside her with little Arianna Grace bundled in his shirt into his arms. "Oh Gabi, She's beautiful!" he said with tears in his eyes. Oh Will where are you babe? Hang on for me. I love you. Ari loves you. Oh God Will... she has your gorgeous deep blue eyes. Please be ok Will. You promised...

To be continued…