Summary: Adrienne and Will talk; Sonny and Will talk and come to some type of decision about their future.


Two

Adrienne wanted to scream and yell at her son in law but she saw the shattered look in his eyes and maybe just maybe she had been right in the fact that he had cheated and hurt her son but he also loved Sonny and it wasn't done out of malice. Sonny had confided to her about everything that had happened leaving no detail out and he had told her what he was feeling. She had done her best in giving him advice and was proud that her son was able to admit that some of the problems between him and Will were his fault but she still needed to have a talk her son's husband she just didn't know where it would go.

"Give me a reason not to beat you right now," she warned wanting to make him feel some of the pain he was causing her son.

"I can't I deserve it," he said his eyes watery and she sighed wishing that he at least would make up some lame excuse so she could beat him.

"I don't know what the hell you were thinking sleeping with someone else. I get that the problems between you and my son are long and caused by both of you but nothing excuses cheating Will. God I just don't understand," Adrienne complained trying not to remember that her son's situation was very similar to her own.

"There isn't an excuse. We were fighting and having problems it felt like nothing was good anymore. I know it isn't an excuse," he said.

"Shut up Will!" she let out then sighed when he looked down at the ground.

"We are going to sit down and talk. You are going to listen very clearly without interrupting. Afterwards I am going to watch my precious granddaughter while you go and talk to Sonny. Both of you need to talk and figure out where you stand because there is a little girl involved. Do I make myself clear?" Adrienne asked arms crossed hoping with everything that this might help Sonny in some way because she knew that her son loved Will despite everything and maybe it was because of her own problems with Justin but she felt that her son needed to give this a chance even if it didn't work out in his favor.

~Shattered Hearts~

Sonny sighed hating that there was nothing to do while he was laid up in the hospital. His back still hurt every time he moved too much and he hated feeling this helpless but there was nothing he could do about it. He heard the door open again for a third time that day but he didn't even have to look to know who it was. It was funny that despite all the pain and the hurt he could still tell when his husband had walked into a room and he didn't even have to look.

"If you're here to tell me how I should have said something about Paul you can hold your breath and walk out," Sonny said not wanting to hear it again.

"We have to figure this out Sonny," Will's voice said softly.

Sonny took a deep breath and looked at his husband. He hated that he could still look at him and still feel breathless, wanting to fall in his arms but too much had happened and his young husband was right they did have to figure something out even if he didn't feel like dealing right now because he was tired.

"What do I have to do Sonny?" Will asked him once again the same sadness in his voice, the same regret but unlike last time he didn't want to lash out.

"You made me feel like our marriage didn't matter, like everything we shared was nothing to you," Sonny said looking at the ceiling as he tried to control his emotions.

"I told you yesterday that it wasn't true. I know that you probably won't believe me but I love you Sonny and I want to be married to you. We were having problems; I'm not saying that it's an excuse I won't make those anymore. I'm sorry I messed up especially yesterday when I kept asking about Paul," Will was explaining when he was interrupted.

"Paul isn't a problem Will," Sonny explained feeling like he had to like it was important that it was said and he still felt anger towards Will still for the betrayal but maybe talking with his mother helped because it wasn't the all encompassing anger that he had before.

"Your mother told me," Will told him and finally it made sense to Sonny.

"She went to visit you," Sonny guessed seeing the red mark on his face and the way he looked down at the floor ashamed and apart of him was glad that his mother had slapped him while the other part wanted to take him in his arms. Sonny hated feeling like this and didn't know what to do with it.

"Yeah told me about the conversation you had with Paul, how stupid I was and she slapped me then told me to fix it because she wasn't about to watch us throw this away," Will explained to him still keeping his distance but looking at him with hope.

Sonny closed his eyes trying to think of something to say but he couldn't. He was still so angry but the anger was being driven away with the knowledge that Will was the man he loved more than anything. It was confusing in all honesty and they did need to work this out but he didn't know how to start.

"I am going home to my daughter and you are sleeping on the couch," Sonny finally said, "We are going to counseling and I swear to god Will if I find out that there was somebody else or that you were with Paul again I'm leaving and we will be sharing custody because Ari is my daughter too."

Will was confused on why his husband kept bringing up Arianna like that and didn't understand it. He wanted to be angry but remembered that Sonny wasn't using Arianna as a prize or anything but merely stating that she was his daughter. He already knew that to be true and after everything had come out had been willing to share custody if things didn't work out between them so he wondered what happened to make Sonny cling so desperately to Ari. He would have to figure it out later because right now the most important thing was fixing the marriage that he helped destroy.

"Can I just ask one more thing?" Will asked being brave.

"Fine," Sonny said with a sigh knowing he couldn't be the only one that needed to let things out and it was irrational the anger he felt.

"Why did you never tell me about proposing to Paul? I mean was I just a placeholder?" Will asked.

Sonny narrowed his eyes ready to yell at him, to scream but then he saw the look in the blonde's eyes and nearly groaned. He knew that maybe he should have told Will about Paul and while it didn't excuse anything it must have sucked to hear about him asking someone else to marry him. As angry as he was, as hurt, he knew that maybe this would help them start moving forward.