Paul stormed into his dressing room, Sonny following. "I cannot believe this just happened!"

Sonny was still shell-shocked. "I know."

"I mean, why didn't he tell anyone that he was alive? And why show up today? Of all days?!" Paul turned to the dresser and pounded his fists on the dresser.

Sonny stared at Paul. He was a little surprised at his outburst. He had to wonder… "Paul…"

"What?!" Paul whirled around and glared at Sonny, who jumped slightly at that outburst. Paul sighed and calmed down. "God… Sonny, I'm sorry. That was…I feel awful. I shouldn't have snapped. Especially not at you."

"Yeah." Sonny replied. "Be honest: are you more upset about the fact that Will evidently faked his death, or that he ruined our wedding?"

Paul exhaled sharply. "Both, I guess. I am upset that he made you, Ari, and all our friends and families believe he was dead. I am also upset that he chose today to make his not-so-triumphant return!"

Sonny nodded in understanding. He didn't know what to think or to feel. He should feel relieved that his husband is alive, after all; but, he moved on. Right?

XXX

Sami and EJ headed to another room. Sami turned and glared at her husband. "Did you know?"

"That William was alive? No!" EJ insisted. "Samantha, if I had gotten even the slightest hint that our son was alive, don't you think I would have told you?"

Sami sighed quietly and nodded. She knew EJ considered Will his own. "Yeah. Yeah, you would have told me. I just…don't get how you didn't know. Did your father or Andre know?"

"I don't know." EJ sighed. "But I am going to ask, that is to say interrogate them."

"I'll help." Sami folded her arms.

"I'm just wondering why he was so hostile with you." EJ commented. "I thought you two were on good terms when he supposedly died?"

Sami sighed sadly. "Well…Paul is my stepbrother. He thinks I'm betraying him by going to his husband's wedding to the man he thinks ruined his marriage."

"Excellent point there." EJ nodded. "The children will be relieved to know their brother is alive and well."

"Yeah." Sami chuckled. "All that grief therapy for nothing."

XXX

Chad and Abigail were still in their seats in the main hall. Their daughter Willa Alexandra was playing with Ari on the floor.

"Abby, I had no idea he was still alive." Chad said.

"I know." Abigail said sincerely. "You would have told me if he was. EJ, however, is a different story."

"I'm sure he would have at least told Sami." Chad replied.

Abigail sighed. "I hope so…"

XXX

John and Marlena walked out in the courtyard hoping to run into Will.

"This has Stefano written all over it." John said in irritation. "And to have Will crash my son's wedding? He did that to get to me, didn't he?"

"I think he did that to get to everybody." Marlena raised an eyebrow. "I can't believe he's alive…why didn't he let anyone know?"

"My guess: because Stefano had him kidnapped and injected with a revival drug." John replied. "Probably brainwashed him, too."

"Well, luckily you've had experience with that. You can help unbrainwash him." Marlena shrugged.

John nodded, smiled, and rubbed her arms. "Don't worry, Doc. We won't let Stefano get away with this this time. Brainwashing Will is the last thing he put us through, and that's a fact!"

Marlena smiled and kissed John. "I love you."

"I love you, too." John said. "That is also a fact."

XXX

Meanwhile, Rafe and Gabi hung out in the lobby. Rafe was fuming and pacing the floor. "I cannot believe this! Why in the hell would Will lie about being dead?! Why did he put everyone through the pain of losing him?"

"I don't know." Gabi exhaled slowly. "And what did he mean by destroying everyone's happiness? I understand Paul's, since he married Sonny, but, everyone else?"

Rafe chuckled humorlessly. "Oh, he's not gonna get that far, let me tell you. And if he thinks he's gonna get anywhere near Ari, he's in for the rudest of awakenings."

"Oh, so he can kidnap her?" Gabi raised an eyebrow. "No way. Rafe, I know he's different somehow, but, if we keep Ari away from him, he will kidnap her, and we'll never see her again!"

"Well, you've definitely wised up since I last saw you." Rafe and Gabi turned to see Will standing in the doorway. "Believe me, I would rather do this the easy way, which would be for you to let me see our daughter."

Gabi swallowed. "Of course. Um…but, can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

"Why did it take so long for you to return from the dead?" Gabi asked. "And how are you still alive? I did CPR on you!"

"Long story short: I was injected with a revival drug after Ben left the apartment and before you showed up." Will explained. "I was in a coma for six months, and it took me a year of physical therapy to become fully functional."

"And the last year and a half?" Rafe asked. Will didn't respond. Rafe lunged for him and pinned him against the wall.

"Rafe!" Gabi exclaimed.

"You better tell me what happened to you. Or so help me, I will kill you and you will stay dead this time!" Rafe threatened.

"Now where's the fun in just telling you?" Will smirked. "I'd rather keep the mystery alive. Besides, you and I both know you won't kill me." Rafe let go and growled in frustration. "Now…where's Arianna?"

"You know what, if you wanted to see her, you would have seen her the second you were done with your physical therapy!" Rafe snapped.

Gabi held up her hands for peace. "O-okay, let's just calm down. We don't want any drama, right? Will, I will take you to see Ari, but first, let me explain the situation to her."

Will nodded. "Okay."

Rafe sighed in defeat. "Fine. But I'm keeping a very close eye on you." He pointed a warning finger at him.

Gabi lead Will to the main hall where Ari was waiting with Chad and Abigail. Gabi took a deep breath, and walked over to her daughter. "Hey, sweetheart. Mami needs to talk to you about something." Ari walked with Gabi towards the back of the room. "Ari, remember those stories I told you about Daddy Will?"

"Mm-hmm." Ari nodded.

"I told you an angel from Heaven swooped to earth and carried your daddy away." Gabi sighed quietly. "It turns out that…he wasn't done living on this earth yet, so…the angels sent him back to us."

"So, he's gonna stay with us, now?" Ari asked.

Gabi nodded. "Yes, mija. He'll stay with us."

"He can stay with you and me and Daddy and Uncle Paul." Ari said cheerfully.

Gabi chuckled. "We'll see. Come on. Let's go see him."

Gabi lead Ari over to Will, who knelt down to Ari's height and smiled. "Hey, sweetheart. Come here. Come give Daddy a hug." He held out his arms. Ari looked up at her mother, unsure. Gabi smiled and nodded encouragingly. Ari flew into Will's arms. "Oh…I missed you so much."

"How come you went away, Daddy?" Ari asked.

Will chuckled softly. "It's a long story. But, the important thing is that I'm here now. And I promise: I will never leave you again."

"You can stay with me and Mami!" Ari exclaimed.

"Maybe for a little while." Will replied. "Why don't we go out to dinner and catch up?" He looked at Gabi. "Is that okay?"

"Of course." Gabi nodded. "We'll all go."

XXX

Ben Weston lay on his bed in the tiny, white room at the facility for the criminally insane. Almost weekly, he's been receiving photos of Abigail and him of their life together, which was a fate worse than death. Someone knocked on his door.

"Weston! You have a visitor." The worker said.

"You know, this place is even nicer than I imagined."

Ben gasped and backed into a corner in fear as he saw Will walk into the room. His breath trembled. "Will?"

"Surprise, bitch. I'll bet you thought you've seen the last of me." Will slowly walked towards Ben, who started crying.

"I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry." Ben said sincerely.

"Oh…I know." Will said sympathetically. He leaned close. "But I have to ask: think you'll be safe in here? You won't be." He backed away, and left without another word.

Ben let out a few sobs and curled up on his bed. Whatever Will had planned for him, can't be worse than this.

Can it?

Sorry it took so long to get this up!