Chapter 4

As soon as Will grabbed Sonny's hand, Sonny began panicking internally, but not because another guy grabbed his hand. Sonny was panicking because he didn't want to pull his hand away. In fact, Sonny really loves holding Will's hand so much that he tightens his grip just to savor the feeling, and that really scares him. He's not sure if it's normal for him to be this giddy over a simply hand hold with another man. Sonny keeps comparing his entire relationship with Emily and his few minutes with Will to try to understand what's going on with him. The short walking distance from one side of the pub to the other seemed so much longer as his mind raced with so many questions.

Will and Sonny arrive at the table the two guys were seated and having a conversation. Will stepped up to them and said, "Hey guys, I want you both to meet Sonny. He just moved here yesterday." Pointing to one of the guys, he says, "Sonny, this is my best friend, Kareem. He apparently likes to be called 'tall, dark and handsome' because it makes him feel sexy."

"Damn straight it does! And mysterious too. People like mysterious dudes. Hey Sonny, it's nice to meet you." Kareem says with a smile.

"I'm glad to see you're not a complete tool in front of someone new, Kareem," Will joked. They all laugh.

"Hey! Watch it Horton!" Kareem said in mock indignation.

Pointing to the other guy at the table, Will teases, "And this right here is my cousin, Nick. He's kind of a 'know-it-all' and it doesn't help that he really does know it all. He's kind of a genius and really dweeby."

"Hey Sonny, how are you?" Nick asks.

"I'm good, man. Thanks for asking. And yourself?"

"Can't complain. Well actually, I can complain about how Will is being a jerk but he was born that way so it can't be helped."

"Sonny, why don't you sit with us? The more, the merrier!" Will suggested. He goes to grab a chair from another table when he realizes he's been holding Sonny's hand the whole time. He felt a little embarrassed but realized this meant Sonny didn't mind their hands being held. He lets go of Sonny's hand as he grabbed a chair from another table and brought it to their table for Sonny to sit.

Sonny was a little disappointed about Will taking his hand away but doesn't allow it to show. "Thanks. It's really nice of you guys to invite me to sit with you. Are people in this town always this friendly?"

"It's really no problem. Yeah, the people here are friendly for the most part. But actually, Will was looking at you for a while and commented on how he hated seeing you sitting by yourself so Nick and I suggested he go over and invite you to sit with us," Kareem said.

"Really? He was looking at me for a while?" Sonny tries to stifle his laughter, making Will blush.

"Yup, why do you ask?" Kareem is confused when he notices Will is blushing. "Am I missing something?"

"When he walked up to me and I proceeded to make an ass of myself, he said he didn't even notice I was staring but apparently he's been looking at me the whole time," Sonny looks at Will and started laughing, which made Will blush even more and put his head down. "You guys were right; he really is a jerk!"

"Okay fine but I did make you feel better after your embarrassment though. I can't say the same for you right now," Will pouted.

"You're right, I'm sorry. How can I make it up to you?"

Will pondered for a brief moment before answering, "How about you give me your number and I'll let you know." Will is surprised at his own boldness and really hopes he didn't end up scaring Sonny away.

Sonny's heart races when he hears Will's last statement but tries to control his nervousness and answers, "Um….sure, give me your phone."

Will pulls his phone out of his pocket and hands it to Sonny. As Sonny is trying to type his information on Will's phone—and making lots of typos in the process due to nervousness—he wonders what it is about Will that makes him so nervous and why he's overly excited at the prospect of getting to know Will better now that they can text. Sonny feels himself smiling at the thought that Will may be interested in him enough to ask him for his number, despite barely knowing each other.

Kareem and Nick look at each other, amused at the nervousness both Will and Sonny are feeling, despite their attempts at hiding it. Nick wants to tease Will and Sonny for not noticing their obvious attraction for each other but decides not to do it because if Will was even remotely interested in Sonny, Nick didn't want his sarcasm to ruin Will's chances.

"All done!" Sonny proudly states as he places the phone in Will's hand and accidentally grazes his hand with Will's hand in the process. There's that incredible feeling again. Sonny thought as he pulled his hand away.

Will was about to say something when he was interrupted by someone saying rather loudly, "Excuse me sir, your order is ready!" It was the cashier signaling for Sonny. Will looks as Sonny gets up from his chair and goes to the counter to pick up the food.

With the bags finally in hand, Sonny makes his way to the table and says, "I'm really sorry guys but I have to go right now. It's been a pleasure meeting you all. Hope to see you guys around." Sonny shakes Nick's hand, then Kareem's hand and now Will's hand. This time it was Sonny who squeezed his hand slightly and lingered, relishing the feeling of Will's hand on his. Then reluctantly pulls his hand away.

With that, Sonny was out the door. Then, Kareem and Nick look at each other and burst out in laugher over the situation and decide to tease Will as payback for teasing them in front of Sonny.

"Damn Will, you're not subtle at all," Nick chuckled.

"The phone number thing was a smooth move though, I'll give you that. Very slick of you. Clearly you've learned from the best," Kareem teases as he gestures brushing dirt off his shoulder.

"What are you guys talking about? The phone number thing just slipped out," Will pretends to not make a big deal out of it but on the inside, he's excitedly doing a victory dance after successfully getting Sonny's number, without scaring him away. Score.

"How about the hand holding? Don't tell us that you suddenly forgot about that too," Nick teased.

"That was totally not on purpose. I really did forget about still holding his hand when we got to the table."

"Don't give us that sorry excuse. You totally had a dorky smile on your face and were blushing the whole time. Then you proceeded to use us as a way to impress him with your unfunny jokes. Not cool, by the way but we forgive you because it was for your first crush on a guy," says Nick with a smirk. "And since I'm a know-it-all, that means my conclusions are correct."

"Yeah, not to mention the fact that you put his chair very close to yours. You also kept sneaking a peek at him every chance you got" Kareem chuckles. "Don't think I didn't notice that, mister."

"Ok fine, I admit that Sonny caught my attention the way no other guy has ever been able to but that doesn't mean I have a crush on him," Will says with a hint of doubt in his voice. "Does it?"

"Will, you're ridiculous. That's exactly what a crush is so quit denying it!" Nick says frustrated.

"In all honesty though, you really do seem happier than we've ever seen you before. We've been around you a lot so we know what we're talking about," explains Kareem and Nick agrees.

"You guys do realize we just met literally a few minutes ago. How could you guys possibly think I'm that happy over one meeting?"

"Oh my God Will, you've said before you were bisexual so why are you making this into such a big deal?!" Nick says. "Being bisexual entails being into both genders and you've already accepted that you might be into guys. I still think labels are stupid because love is love, regardless of gender but whatever."

"I've never had any experiences with a guy so how would I know if I'm actually into guys? I usually don't feel any spark when I kiss girls but it's probably because I haven't found the right one yet. I don't know, this is too confusing," Will says covering his face with his hands.

"I know but Sonny could be 'the one' for you and you'll never know because you're too busy overanalyzing everything. You owe it to yourself to give it a shot if it means you could find happiness for the first time in your life. Judging by the fact that Sonny actually held your hand the whole time and was nervous around you, I'd say he wants to get to know you as well," Kareem continues, "Just give Sonny a chance. Get to know him better. And if it doesn't work out, well, you still have him as a friend so it's a win-win."

"Alright fine, I'll try to talk to him more. You guys are ridiculous. We literally just met and you guys are saying we're soul mates. Plus, if Sonny really was my soul mate or whatever then he would walk through that door right now and whisk me away to the lake," stated Will confidently, thinking it would be impossible for that to happen.

Just as Will finishes his statement, they hear the door chimes and look towards the door to see who walked in. Will's eyes widen when he realizes it was Sonny. Will shakes his head in disbelief, "Well I'll be damned. This proves nothing!" Kareem and Nick are laughing hysterically.

Sonny walks up to their table again and nervously says, "Hello again, sorry to bother you guys but after leaving here a few minutes ago, I was walking towards Horton Town Square when I realized that I had absolutely no idea where the lake was. Can one of you guys give me directions?" Sonny looks at Will and continues, "I would've called you but I realized you never gave me your number, hence why I'm here."

"Oh, sorry about that. I'll call your phone right now so you can save my number. In the meantime, maybe Kareem or Nick can take you to the lake. I would but my shift isn't over yet."

Will's great grandma, Caroline, walked from the kitchen to the main floor and overheard Will talking about not being able to go to the lake. She walks up to the table and says, "Will, why don't you go? By the time the pub gets busy again, your shift would already be over. You should enjoy this beautiful day while you still can."

"Are you sure? Because I can stay, I don't mind."

"You weren't even supposed to be working today. You came here to volunteer your help and I appreciate it so yes, I'm sure. Go ahead and have fun with your friends."

"Thanks grandma." Will hugs her, then looks Sonny, Kareem and Nick and says, "I guess it's finally time for the lake!"

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A/N: Yes, I know what you're thinking (or maybe not but that's besides the point)... "OMG Will's bisexual?!" Well, as I have said before (mostly to my twitter friends), I wanted to explore new ideas and trying to make this fic as unique as possible so it doesn't fall under the same cliché scenarios. Anyway, after the incident with girl-who-shall-not-be-named and Will after Will and Sonny first kissed on the show, she asked him if he was bisexual. That's where my idea came from. Some people who are confused with their sexuality tend to think they MAY be bisexual so I kind of wanted to go down that route with Will. Also, I wanted to depict a confused, insecure, and guarded Sonny, as opposed to the confident Sonny from the show; and I wanted give him a past for crying out loud! Not enough fics give poor Sonny a past (which we'll be seeing more of later on) and it kinda makes it hard to relate and get to know him. On the show, Sonny mentioned how insecure and guarded he was when Will was asking him questions about coming out so I wanted to portray that concept as best I can.

So...thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy the rollercoaster ride of a fic that this will end up being. =)