Six

Will twisted his hands nervously in his lap as he paced the apartment. They had their first therapy session this morning and in that he had revealed the fact that Paul had blackmailed him after the one night stand and Sonny had been furious refusing to say a word and didn't come home with him. He was afraid because he felt like his husband was upset at him and he just felt like that much more of a failure making him want to cry. He heard the apartment door open and looked up to find his husband walking through the door his face tight letting the blonde know that the brunette was in pain. Considering it had only been a couple of weeks since the attack so Will was concerned ignoring the fear and walked over to wrap an arm around his husband surprised when the brunette relaxed into him.

"Are you alright?" Will asked the question with a double meaning.

"My back still hurts after standing and working a while," Sonny admitted knowing that he had upset his husband when he left without a word, "Plus my hand hurts now."

"What?" the blonde said confused looking down to see his hand bruised like he punched someone, "What the hell happened to your hand?"

"I punched the asshole you cheated on me with and who blackmailed you," the brunette growled to his husband giving him a look, "When I told you that I needed the truth about everything with Paul I meant everything."

"I didn't think it mattered because I still cheated and I wasn't forced into that," the blonde defended softly helping his husband sit down on the couch.

"It does Will and stop looking like I'm going to leave at any second we aren't completely broken just a little shattered. Now sit down," he ordered softly making it clear it was a choice but also making it clear he wanted him to sit down.

Will saw the way that Sonny had opened his arms making it clear he wanted him in his arms. The blonde sighed softly as he sat down and leaned into the embrace hoping that it didn't mean trouble. He felt a hand run through his hair and make patterns on his back which just made him want to fall asleep in those arms. It had been a week since their talk and they had slept in the same bed every night since in each other's arms. Will didn't know what it meant for Sonny but for him it was the world and it helped him sleep so much better. The blonde took a chance moving so that his head lay on Sonny's lap and he was looking forward. He moaned softly when his husband massaged his scalp and he could feel the way that his husband tensed but the blonde knew it was in excitement when he felt a certain part of him become hard. Will chose to ignore it though letting his husband be the one to make the first move since he had been the wronged party and the last time they spoke Sonny had said he wasn't ready for sex yet.

"I love you," Sonny said wanting to reassure the blonde that even though he wasn't making a move despite the fact that both of them were hard was because he was still hurt not because there was no love there.

"I love you too," the blonde mumbled knowing the reason his husband had said those words but too tired to move to look at him.

Sonny smiled knowing that he had made the right choice when he choose to stay with his husband. He was still so hurt by everything but the real reason he stayed was because when he tried to imagine a life without Will he couldn't see one. He had taken a chance by staying with his soul mate despite the fact that the blonde had betrayed him and he just hoped that their shattered love could be saved.

~Shattered Hearts~

Sonny gave T a thankful look when his friend carried the heavier stuff because he had overdone it today when he did all the work this morning. He sighed rubbing at his back softly knowing that it had gotten better in the couple weeks since the attack but that it wasn't completely there yet and he just needed to accept the help he could get. He heard a throat clear and turned to greet the customer only to pause when he saw Lucas standing there.

"Lucas," he greeted.

"Sonny," the older man said with a soft smile but it seemed tainted and he asked, "Can I talk to you?"

"Yeah," the brunette told him following his father in law to a table sitting down across from him wondering what this was about.

"So Will told me about what was going on," Lucas spoke softly leaning forward so he was leaning on the table with his arms.

"You can ask what you want to ask Lucas," Sonny said with a sigh knowing there was a question in there.

"I guess I'm just wondering why you stayed I mean I'm glad you did but why?" the older man asked in wonder and curiosity.

"I was hurt when I found out and angry as hell," Sonny explained thinking back, "Paul came to talk to me trying to get me back and I refused again. My mom came in to push him out and talk to me. I thought about every scenario that could pop into my head. The deciding factor though was thinking about Sami and EJ. She loved him a lot and he cheated. She was so angry that she just exploded on everyone and she lost months with EJ that she couldn't get back. They had finally gotten back together only for him to be killed and she was devastated. I thought about what if I was in Sami's position? I can't live without him despite the fact that I am so hurt by his cheating so I choose to stay because I love him but it's going to take a hell of a lot more than that to fix what he shattered."

"You know for most people your age you are a lot wiser than most," Lucas said in amazement, "I mean Sami and I, we did a lot of damage to Will. I admit it whole heartedly and half the time my brother, Austin, was more of a father to my son then I was. I'm not making an excuse to his cheating I am just saying. Thank you for loving my son enough to look past the hurt you feel and try to make things work."

"I can't guarantee that we can be fixed or that we will work out in the end but I know that I have to try because I love Ari and I love Will but he has work to earn my trust back," Sonny said making it clear that while some of their problems was his fault Will had been the one to break the trust between them.

"I know and he knows as well so just try not to throw it in his face constantly," Lucas advised gently not wanting to offend Sonny but also looking out for his son.

"I'm hurt but I'm not an asshole," the brunette told him with a hard look.

Sonny knew that Lucas hadn't meant to say it as a bad thing but he still hated that everyone thought he would throw this in Will's face. He was hurt and he had a right to be but he loved his husband and he wasn't going to choose to fight for their marriage only to throw every mistake in his husband's face but he also expected the same respect from his husband. He just hoped that the therapy and hard work would be able to fix the shattered pieces of their marriage because he could not live without his husband.

My updates will be slow because I have a new job so I am only going to promise to update every two weeks. Because of my slow updates I am going to write two chapters for each story. Please be patient hopefully this schedule will stay the same.