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"Will, we're here honey."
Will opened his eyes. "Mom?"
"Yeah, I'm here. So is your Dad."
"Dad?" He turned to look at Lucas.
"Hey man. You gave us a scare there. How are you feeling?"
"Okay, just tired. And my head hurts. Are you guys the only ones here?" Will asked as he looked around the room.
"Yeah honey."
"I must have been dreaming. I thought Sonny was here talking to me."
"He was. He had to leave."
"I guess he's still mad at me," Will said sadly.
"No, I don't think so. He said he wanted to stay here until you woke up."
"Then why did he leave?"
Sami looked at Lucas. "Just tell him," Lucas said.
Reluctantly, Sami said, "Sonny was arrested, that's why he's not here. He hit Nick."
"What? Why? Sonny's like the nicest, calmest person I have ever met."
"He was defending you. He thought Nick was the one who hurt you."
"I have to go see him." Moving to get up, Lucas put his hand on Will's shoulder, "You just woke up Will, you need to take it easy."
"Dad, please," Will begged. "I love Sonny more than anything and I have to see him. He's in jail because of me. I have to get him out. Please."
"Fine, but only if Daniel approves."
After checking Will out Daniel said, "Normally, I would never allow this, especially since you were just beat up last night, but you are surprisingly strong and in good shape considering what happened. So I'll allow it if you go briefly and come back as soon as you're done."
"Thank you so much."
Lucas helped Will get dressed and he and Sami drove Will to the police station. Roman greeted them when they arrived.
"Grandpa, I need to see Sonny."
"Glad you're okay son," Roman said as he hugged Will.
"He's down in holding. I'll take you down there."
"Take it easy and don't take too long," Sami said.
"Don't worry Mom, I'll be fine."
As they walked down the corridor, his Grandpa supported him with his arm around his waist. Will's heart started beating so fast. He couldn't wait to see Sonny but he was nervous too that he would reject him again. When Will walked through the door he saw Sonny in his cell sitting on his bed with his head in his hands.
"Can you give us a few minutes Grandpa?"
"Sure."
"And can you call Sonny's dad? I have some things to say that should help Sonny's case."
"Sure. Just come find me when you're done then."
"Thanks."
Will took a deep breath and walked up to Sonny's cell.
"Sonny?" Will said tenatatively.
Sonny's head shot up and his eyes locked on Will's. "Will? Am I dreaming?"
"No, it's me baby."
Sonny stood up and rushed towards him, covering Will's hand with his own as it clung to the bars of the cell. He reached his other hand through the bars to stroke Will's cheek.
"How are you here? Are you okay?"
"Sore, but fine. When I woke up I had to see you so Daniel said I could come down here for a while but then I have to go back to the hospital for a few days."
"God Will I'm so sorry," but Will cut him off before he could finish.
"Hey, don't. This is not your fault, this is all on me. I lied to you and that's what caused our problems."
"I know and I was so mad I didn't know how to get over it. But when I found you bleeding and I thought I might lose you, all my anger disappeared. I just wanted another chance."
"Well once we get you out of here and I get out of the hospital, we'll get our second chance."
"Yeah, if I get out of here. Nick's not exactly the nicest guy."
"Well, lucky for you, I remember what happened and Nick is the one who attacked me."
"Can you tell me what you remember?"
"I was in the town square late, I had been at the library studying and was heading back to my dorm a little after midnight. No one was around but then I heard something behind me and when I turned around to look, I got hit in the head." Will winced and turned his head away from Sonny as the memory of getting hit flashed in his mind.
"Will, look at me. Are you okay? I'm sorry, I shouldn't have pushed you. I mean, you shouldn't even be out of the hospital right now."
Will turned back to look at Sonny. "No, I needed to remember what happened so I can make a statement to get you out of here. And I want you to know what happened."
Will took a deep breath. "Maybe you should sit down before you continue. I don't want anything to happen to you again," Sonny said.
Will sat down on the floor and Sonny slid down to join him, reaching through the bars to hold Will's hand. Will continued, "I was laying on the ground and my head was fuzzy but I looked up and saw Nick standing over me and he said I better stay away from Gabi and the baby or the next time he'd hit me where it really hurts. When I told him I could take whatever he threw at me, Nick said that next time he wouldn't go after me he would hurt you. I couldn't let that happen so I used all my strength to tackle him to the ground but he had the advantage on me and the last thing I remember was him hitting me again and I must have passed out."
"Oh God Will. I wish I would have been there to stop him."
"Well, from what my mom told me, you defended me well enough today to get arrested. How did you know Nick was the one who attacked me?"
"He was the only person I could think of when the police asked if you'd had problems with anyone. Then he showed up at the hospital and said something smug and I just lost it. I don't regret it. I would do it again in a heartbeat even if it means spending time here. I just wish I could've stayed with you in the hospital and been there when you woke up."
"We're together now, that's all that matters."
"Wait, you never told me how you got to my apartment last night."
"I don't remember much, just that when I came to in the town square everything was fuzzy and I was confused, but the one thing I could see more clearly than anything, was you. I remember walking but nothing else, so I must have made it to your building and passed out again before I was able to knock on your door. I just needed to see you to make sure you were okay and you're the only person I could trust."
Will laughed, "That's ironic since I lied to you and broke your trust in me."
"I know things can't go back to how they were before and it will take some time for me to fully trust you again, but I don't want to be apart from you anymore, especially after what happened. I could've lost you forever." Sonny started to cry. Will put his hands on Sonny's face and brushed his tears away, "Shh, it's okay. I'm fine. Because of you. And we have a second chance now. I promise you I will earn your trust back and I will talk to you about everything, if you don't get sick of me after a few days."
"I could never get sick of talking to you. It's not necessarily what you say, I just like to hear your voice."
"I told you my story, now I want to know what happened from you," Will said.
"I thought your mom filled you in?"
"She only told me a little bit. Plus I want to hear it from you. I've missed hearing your voice." Sonny smiled. "And I've missed that smile."