Sonny arrived at the hospital about five minutes after Lucas. "Sonny!" he heard a woman call out. Sonny turned his head in the direction of the voice and saw Sami waving at him. Next to her, sitting down, was Lucas. He was looking at Sonny with a glare on his face. Sonny took a deep breath and walked over to Will's parents.
"Hey Ms. Brady. Hello Mr. Horton," Sonny said.
"What is he doing here?" Lucas asked, looking to Sami and ignoring Sonny. Before Sami could respond, Sonny spoke up.
"I'm here for Will. Get over it," Sonny challenged Lucas. He wasn't going to let Lucas Horton bully him. Lucas stood up from the chair in anger.
"Didn't your parents teach you any manners? How dare you talk to me that way!" Lucas argued.
"How dare you treat me like some common slut!" Sonny shot back. Lucas stepped forward until he was in Sonny's face.
"Will may be fooled by this 'loving boyfriend' act, but I'm not," Lucas said through gritted teeth. Sonny clenched is fists at his sides.
"Just admit that this isn't about me trying to get your son in bed! You still can't accept Will because he's gay!" Sonny growled.
"Why you…" Lucas started to say before Sami interrupted.
"Hey! You two are making a scene! Lucas, sit back down. Right now," Sami ordered while stepping between the two men. Then she turned to Sonny. "You too. Sit." Sonny nodded and sat down in another chair. "Now, we are here for Will. This feud going on between you two is not important! You're acting like children!"
Sonny lowered his eyes in embarrassment while Lucas scowled. "Sorry, Ms. Brady," Sonny whispered.
"It's okay Sonny," Sami replied. She sat back down next to Lucas and turned to look at him. "As for you, Lucas, Sonny cares about Will and your accusations are unwarranted."
"Whatever," Lucas growled. He turned away from Sami.
Sami sighed and turned back to Sonny. "Thank you for coming, Sonny. I know Will will appreciate it."
"I care about him a lot, Ms. Brady. I just want him to be okay," Sonny said. His voice was laced in pain and Sami reached over to squeeze his hand.
"I know you do," Sami said.
Just then, Dr. Terry walked into the waiting room. Sami leapt from her seat. "How is Will?"
"Well it was definitely his appendix. He needs immediate surgery," Dr. Terry began. Lucas got up and stood next to Sami.
"Surgery?" Lucas asked.
"Who are you?" Dr. Terry asked.
"Will's father," Lucas replied.
"Ah. Well Mr. Horton, this kind of surgery is common. We should have your son's appendix out in about an hour, provided it didn't burst," Dr. Terry explained.
"And you don't know if it burst or not?" Lucas demanded.
"Unfortunately no. We won't know that until we actually get in there," Dr. Terry said.
"And if it did burst?" Sami interjected.
"Then the surgery gets more complicated. But let's not jump ahead of ourselves. The first thing we need to worry about is getting your son to surgery," Dr. Terry replied.
"How long will the surgery be?" Lucas asked.
"Ballpark? About an hour," Dr. Terry said. "I need to go now. Don't worry too much. Appendectomies are routine surgeries. I will take excellent care of your son."
"Thank you, Dr. Terry," Sami replied. The doctor nodded and headed back towards the double doors.
An hour later, Sonny was pacing the waiting room, Lucas kept glancing at his watch, and Sami was sitting with her head propped up on one arm. "Sonny, why don't you sit down?" Sami said as she watched her son's boyfriend pace the floor.
"I can't… I just… it's been an hour! Why hasn't the doctor come out yet?" Sonny said frantically.
"Calm down, Sonny. I'm sure the doctor will be out soon," Sami replied. "Please sit down."
Sonny took a deep breath and nodded. He sat down next to Sami and leaned forward, placing his head in his hands. His chest felt tight and his palms were sweaty. What if there were complications during the surgery? He and Will had just made up; he couldn't bear the thought of something horrible happening to Will.
Half an hour later, Dr. Terry finally appeared and she didn't look happy. Lucas was the first to see her and hopped up from the chair. "Dr. Terry? Why do you look so concerned? Did his appendix burst?" Sami got up and stood next to Lucas.
"No, his appendix did not burst. We were able to remove it but we found a mass on his large intestine," Dr. Terry announced.
