Sonny felt bad about listening, but on the other hand, he was worried about Will. Unless his mother was really dense, she was about to figure out her beloved firstborn son was gay, and not just gay in the abstract.

When Sonny had come out to his parents, there was no boyfriend involved. Sure, Sonny had had crushes and later became involved with his teacher, but his parents had never known that. For them, Sonny's gayness was an idea - not something they had to think about him doing.

Mrs. Hernandez had just found a half naked young man in her son's one bedroom apartment.

Sonny heard Will sigh through the door.

"Mom," he said, "now is really not the time…"

"I've missed you. I don't know how to reach out to you. My mother said you've been going through stuff, but you seem fine…" Sami's voice trailed off.

There was a pause, and then Will's voice. "Sonny," he said loudly, "Are you finished getting dressed?"

Sonny took a deep breath. "Yeah," he said, as he opened the door and strode into the living room, his head held high.

Sami looked at him strangely, then she looked at Will. "This is a one bedroom, right?"

Will smiled, then bit his lip, as though he was trying not to smile.

"I should really go," said Sonny.

Will shook his head. "No, no, no, you shouldn't," he said through what Sonny realized was nervous laughter.

Sonny sighed. Damn, I'm going to have to stay. At least until Will calms down.

Sonny went and stood by Will's side, and then placed a hand on his arm.

"You need to tell her," said Sonny gently.

Will locked eyes with him, and he swallowed.

"Half the town knows," said Sonny. "She needs to hear it from you."

"Know what?" said Sami.

Will finally took a deep long breath and looked at his mother. "I'm gay. Sonny's my boyfriend. It's not a phase."

An awkward silence hung in the air. Sami looked at Will, and then she glared at Sonny.

Sonny took a deep breath, and he decided to summon Zen Sonny, though it was hard beneath the withering stare. "Mrs. Hernandez…Sami, I know this is a shock…"

Will rolled his eyes. "I don't know why it should be. It was so obvious people who were paying attention could tell from space." Will stepped forward. "Grandma Marlena…Gabi…Chad…Abigail…Sonny's parents, they all figured out what was going on with me before I even accepted it. But you didn't. No, you were all about yourself so you couldn't see what I was going through…"

Sami stared at Will. "Was going through?" She stuttered the question.

Will moved even closer to Sonny and put his arm around Sonny's waist. "I've accepted who I am - what I am. It was really hard for awhile, but now I couldn't be happier. I feel loved and accepted for who I am for the first time ever. And more importantly, I love Sonny."

Sonny's whole body felt warm. Will's coming out process had been hard on both of them, but it had been worth it. Sonny basked in Will's affection.

"Will," said Sonny carefully, "I'm sure once your mom gets over the shock, she'll accept you. And us. But you two really need to talk alone."

Sami was still silent, but Will nodded. Sonny went to the closet and got his jacket and headed out the front door. Will came to him there, and he grabbed his hand. "I'll see you later, right?"

Sonny nodded. "Of course," he said.

To Sonny's surprise, Will leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. Then, he whispered in Sonny's ear, "I love you."

Sonny's heart constricted. He wanted to stay and support Will, but his head told him that was wrong. Will and his mom needed to talk alone. Sonny whispered in Will's ear, "I love you, and I'll always be there for you. Good luck."

With that, Sonny headed out the door. He knew it would be good for Will in the long run, but he still worried about his boyfriend in the short term.