Once they start kissing, both Will and Sonny close their eyes. The kiss is sweet but holds passion and the promise of much more!
Sonny's eyes pop open and look at Will as if just realizing what they are doing. He takes a step back while sliding Will's arms from around his neck. "Will, I'm so sor-"
Will places his palm on Sonny's cheek and a thumb over his mouth; saying, "Jackson, my good, good friend, you just gave me the best birthday of my life and that kiss was a great gift on which to end this night. We can continue to think of it as a gift or we can consider that we were both in that moment. Sonny, we will always be friends, but I am attracted to you and willing to see if we can carry our relationship further. Please, go home and think this through carefully. This will have to be your decision." As Will has been speaking, he has slipped his hand from Sonny's face, unlocked and opened the door, then entered his apartment.
Turning back to a bewildered Sonny, Will softly says, "Good night," and shuts the door.
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"Sonny & Will kissing outside Will's apartment . . . Sonny kissing Will at Chez Rouge . . . Sonny wearing only his swim shorts . . . Sonny holding his swim shorts . . . Sonny holding his swim shorts and kissing Will . . . Will feeling Sonny's hand sliding down his body and grabbing the waistband of Will's swim shorts . . . the whole scene going black except for Sonny's eyes."
"Sonny!" Will shouts out as he sits upright in bed. Tossing back his cover, Will reaches down to touch one leg of his sleep shorts which is very wet, going cold, and a little sticky.
"I haven't had one of those since I was thirteen years old!"
His hands scrub through his hair in dawning comprehension. "Oh, god! I'm sorry, Sonny, but this is so much more than a crush for me.
Will drops his shorts into the laundry hamper and takes a shower. While lathering up, he starts recalling his dream and becomes aroused. Will ignores it. Throwing on his uniform, Will snatches up his phone and, on the way out the door, texts Sonny.
-I know I gave you the decision and it still is, but we may have to be long distance friends as I won't be able to stay in Salem.
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In the following days, Will tries to keep his mind off Sonny. He apologizes to Dana and explains about his birthday. She, in turn, gives him a huge hug and a kiss on the cheek. He distracts himself by playing tennis with any of his neighbors that is willing, or by watching sitcoms and cartoons.
The highlight of this waiting period was Will's ending the game of "dine-n-dash" perpetrated by a small group of teens once a month. One guy would go to the restroom while the rest left one-by-one. The one in the restroom would then run out as if being left behind.
Will stepped out in front of the door just as "bathroom boy" was making his dash. "Okay, kid. You have a choice: I call the police or you can pay the check."
The teenager cowers when he notes Will's physique and the fire in his eyes. He whines, "But I have no way to pay!"
"Then you have another choice,"responds Will, "I call the police, or you can call your friends back to pay, or you call your parents to come pay."
Once the boy's furious father pays the tab, Will informs him that his son and his friends are banned from the Pub unless accompanied by their parents, or they will be turned over the to the police.
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On the eighth day, Will decides that Sonny must have written him off. He hadn't even come to the Pub for lunch! Will gets home after his shift and prepares for a shower. Under the hot spray, Will lets go. He slides to the floor and start bawling out his frustration and heartache.
As the water grows cold, Will steps out of the shower very calmly. "I guess I'll go to the Unicorn Highway for some drinks and do a little dancing."
Searching his closet, Will chooses a yellow & turquoise striped polo and a pair of faded jeans. Just as he heads for the door, he hears his door chime. Opening his door, Will freezes in place as fresh tears spring to his eyes. Leaning against his doorframe is Jackson Steven Kiriakis!
Sonny, with his hair slicked back, is attired in a royal blue dress shirt, a silvery gray jacket and dark gray jeans; has his hands behind his back, a killer smile on his face, and tears glistening in his eyes.
"Will, I am so sorry I took so long. But it's been a long time since I listened to my heart and it took a while to re-establish talks. You do have a place in my heart, Will. I must keep you in my life." With that said, Sonny brings his hands around from behind his back and presents a gift to Will.
Will accepts the offering and looks at what is in his hands. Inside a clear plastic container sits a chocolate cupcake with fudge icing. Decorating the icing is a rose of dark chocolate.
Sonny states, "I couldn't decide between flowers or chocolates, so I compromised!"
Setting the container on a small table next to the door, Will grabs Sonny's arms and yanks him across the threshold. Closing the door, Will pushes Sonny up against it and starts pelting his mouth with kisses.
Suddenly breaking contact, Will pulls away and Sonny nearly slumps to the floor. "Come on, Sonny. I'm taking you out to an Italian dinner!" Will exclaims gleefully.
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They have returned to Will's apartment and are on the loveseat making out enthusiastically. Sonny has run his hands up inside Will's shirt and is kneading the firm muscles of Will's back. Will has opened Sonny's shirt and is allowing his hands to roam freely over Sonny's chest. When Will finds and teases Sonny's nipples, Sonny whimpers. Will, breaking from the kissing, glides his hands down Sonny's torso to his pants and cups the quickly growing bulge therein. Sonny's eyes open and roll back in his head as he falls back against the loveseat.
"Oh, god, Will!" Sonny moans out.
Eagerly, Will opens the older man's pants and releases his member. Eyeing this beautiful piece of Sonny's anatomy, Will's tongue swipes at his palm. Taking Sonny firmly in hand, Will begins stroking him.
"Will . . . been so long . . . can't last . . . I-I'm cumm-"
"Yes, Sonny. Do it for me. I want to see you!"
Sonny inhales sharply and whimpers loudly as white ribbons of fluid shoot up his chest and meltdown his neck. Using his lips and tongue, Will cleans him off. In a surprising move, Sonny passes his hand down Will's sculpted stomach and into his pants. He brings Will off without opening his pants, as is apparent by the growing wet spot on the front of Will's jeans.
After taking a few moments to recover, Will says, "This has been an amazing night. Thank you for giving us a chance. And, Sonny, . . . on our next date, if you can guess the right number between 68 and 70-"
TBC