Authors Note: Hey everyone! Sorry I am so late on uploading this chapter. It has been a pretty crazy week here on the home front and I haven't had much time to write. However, I managed to steal a couple hours for myself today and was finally able to finish chapter three. Hope you like it! And as always thank you SO much for all of the amazing reviews on this story. You guys are the best.
Will stood on the porch outside his new apartment, his left arm holding a medium sized moving box close to his side, and the other outstretched, hand closed in a fist, just inches away from the door in front of him. He had just been about to knock, letting Sonny know he had arrived, when his nerves go the best of him and caused his fist to pause mid way through. A strange site, he was sure, to those passing by.
"Come on, Will, pull it together," he whispered to himself, taking a deep breath as he let his fist finish the rest of it's course.
After a few moments had gone by unanswered, Will shuffled slightly to his right and peered through the front window, hoping to see any sign of movement to suggest that someone was home, but having no such luck when his view was met by a sheet of white blinds that were barely open, making it nearly impossible to distinguish anything going on inside.
Retaking his position in front of the door he knocked yet again, this time slightly louder in case his first attempt had gone unnoticed. He was just about to give up and take his leave when he heard some disheveled movement coming from the other side of the door. After a few frantic seconds had passed, the door came flying open, revealing a rather wet and half naked Sonny standing in front of him.
"Sorry," Sonny said as he tousled his wet hair with his right hand, "I was in the shower and didn't hear you knocking. Have you been waiting out here long?" he asked Will, who had lost all ability to focus on anything other than the half naked man standing in front of him.
Will let his gaze wander, fallowing the drops of water that traveled from Sonny's hair down the front of his chest, stopping for a moment to memorize the way his muscles moved when he breathed before continuing on their path.
"God he's beautiful," Will thought to himself as his eyes continued to trace the contours of Sonny's skin, resting where the olive tone of his chest met the white of the towel he had wrapped around his torso. It was at this moment that Will realized he had been not so suddenly eyeing his roommate for quite some time now and snapped his head up to meet Sonny's gaze. His cheeks turning an embarrassing shade of deep red.
"Um...wha, what did you say?" he asked, his mind to scattered to remember Sonny's question.
Letting out a quick laugh Sonny repeated, "I asked if you had been waiting out here long?"
"Oh. No, I just got here." Will answered. "Sorry I came a little earlier than expected. I didn't mean to catch you off guard," he added, trying his best to keep his sight at eye level.
"No worries. Besides, it's my fault for not having a copy of the key on me when you signed the lease."
"True," Will said sarcastically.
"Well I'm gonna go throw some clothes on and then I'll come help you with the boxes, ok?"
"Yeah, sounds great," Will replied," Thanks."
"Not a problem," Sonny said as he flashed a smile and turned to make his way towards his bedroom.
"I am in big trouble," Will whispered to himself as he watched Sonny turn the corner and close the door behind him. "Big, big trouble..."
Will collapsed into the sofa, his body sinking as far into the cushion as it possibly could while he wiped a few beads of sweat from his forehead with the collar of his shirt.
"You want something to drink?" Sonny called from the kitchen.
"Please," Will answered, holding out his hand to catch the bottle of water Sonny threw him before falling into a seat on the opposite side of the couch.
"I think we may need a third bedroom just for your stuff," Sonny jokingly said as he took a gulp of water.
"Hey now, I have a perfectly normal amount of stuff. Just because everything you own could fit into a backpack..."
"Yeah, yeah," Sonny said rolling his eyes.
"Seriously though, I've never met anyone as non materialistic as you."
"Yeah, well, I guess when you travel enough you learn to keep your load pretty light. Makes it a lot easier to get around."
"So you've traveled a lot?" Will asked, finding himself more and more intrigued by Sonny with each passing moment. He wasn't sure why exactly, or for what reason, but there was something about this guy that made Will want to know him, really know him, and not in the, "my favorite color is blue and I like action movies," kind of way.
"I guess you could say that," came Sonny's reply. "I spent most of last year traveling through Europe."
"Wow... " Will said in awe, "You make my life seem so boring. I think the most exciting thing I did last year was go to the beach,"
"It's really not that big of a deal," Sonny replied, his words slightly muffled by the sound of the laugh escaping his mouth.
"No it is, you are officially much cooler than I am."
"Well I wasn't going to say anything.." Sonny said, smiling ever so slightly as he winked at Will.
"Nah, in all seriousness though, I just needed to get away for a while. Clear my head you know?"
"Yeah, I can definitely understand that," replied Will just as Sonny's phone began to ring.
Reaching into his front right pocket Sonny retrieved the phone, looking at the front screen to see who was calling.
"Sorry, I should probably take this."
"Oh, no, of course." Will said, his hands motioning towards Sonny in understanding.
"Hey beautiful!" Sonny answered, pulling himself from the couch and walking a couple feet away.
After a few moments of trying to get himself to take the high road, Will gave in and began ease dropping on the conversation. He knew he shouldn't be prying, it was none of his business, but he couldn't help himself. Judging by the affectionate greeting, Will assumed the person on the other end of the phone was Sonny's girlfriend, and he couldn't help but feel a slight tinge of jealousy at this thought.
"Alright, I'll see what I can do," Will heard Sonny say before he hung up the phone and headed back towards the living room. "Sorry about that," he said once he was in view.
"Oh it's fine," Will answered, "Do you have somewhere to be?" he asked, already knowing the answer.
"Kinda," said Sonny, "Abigail just called and said that there is a party going on downtown and she wants me to come. It's not a big deal though, I can totally skip it."
"Are you kidding? No, you should go, seriously, you don't have to stay and entertain me. I'll be fine I swear."
"Well why don't you come with me?" Sonny asked.
"I wouldn't want to intrude," Will replied, "Besides, I should probably start unpacking some of these boxes."
"You wouldn't be intruding, seriously, I want you to come. It'll give us a chance to hangout and get to know each other. Besides, Abigail really want's to meet you," Sonny said, doing his best to change Will's mind. "The boxes will still be here in the morning," he added, looking at Will hopefully with those dark brown eyes that were very quickly becoming his undoing.
Letting out a sigh Will finally gave in. "Ok," he said, grabbing the jacket he had thrown over the arm of the couch a few hours earlier, "let's get out of here."
P.s. What an amazing day today has been! With DOMA being ruled as unconstitutional and Prop 8 being overturned, today has been nothing short of historic. So thrilled 3
