Sonny and Will sat on the couch in the middle of Horton Square, drinking coffee and talking. It was early morning, and they had come out for a walk. Sonny was still wary of public displays of affection, but there were very sitting very close to one another.

Their eyes met. Sonny wanted to reach over and grab Will's hand, but he restrained himself. If they were at Common Grounds, he would do it, but they weren't.

"Will!" said a childish voice.

Will suddenly smiled broadly. "Hi Allie," he said.

A little blond girl ran forward and threw herself into Will's arms. Shortly thereafter, Will's father Lucas came along.

"Hi Dad," said Will.

Sonny smiled. "Hi Lucas," he said. He'd only met Will's father a few times, but Lucas knew about Sonny and Will's relationship and was supportive, if a bit awkward around Sonny.

"You remember Sonny, don't you Allie?" asked Will.

The little girl nodded shyly.

"Hi Allie," said Sonny.

Allie looked up at her daddy, and then she looked at Will. "Daddy says that Sonny is your boyfriend like Gabi used to be your girlfriend."

Will looked at his Dad, blushing slightly, and then back at Allie.

"…and I told her that sometimes boys have boyfriends and that's just fine. It's totally normal," said Lucas.

Allie shrugged. "So," said Sonny to Allie, "are you spending the weekend with your dad? Do you have any plans?"

Allie nodded. "Daddy is taking me for pizza tonight." She turned to Will. "Can you come?"

Will smiled, and he looked at Sonny. "Do you mind if I bring my boyfriend?"

Allie shook her head.

"Good, then it's settled. Let's meet here at six, then?" declared Lucas.

Will nodded, and then Lucas and Allie went on their way, headed toward the riverwalk.

Sonny glanced at Will, he reached over and put his hand over Will's. "Are you okay?" he asked.

"I wasn't expecting that," he said, "but I'm fine."

"You're dad was really cool about it. And kids are always cool, unless they're taught otherwise."

Will nodded. "I hope you don't mind that our Saturday night is going to be spent eating pizza with my little sister and my dad."

Sonny shook his head. It was too hokey to say, but he couldn't think of anywhere else he'd rather go. He was quiet as they walked back to Will's apartment.


That night Will and Sonny sat across the table from Allie and Lucas, and they all dined on pizza. Lucas had chosen that same Italian restaurant where Sonny and Will had had their first official date, and Sonny could tell by a few of the furtive smiles Will threw at him that he remembered.

Half way through dinner, Allie looked at Sonny. "Do you hold hands and kiss Will? Gabi and Will used to hold hands and kiss."

Will nearly spit out his coke, and Lucas shifted in his chair uncomfortably. But Sonny just smiled. Kids were nothing if not direct.

He leaned over. "Yes, I do," he replied, "but some people don't like it when boys have boyfriends and not girlfriends, so Will and I hold hands and kiss mostly when we're alone."

Allie thought about this for a second, "Why don't they like it?" she asked.

"Because they're jerks," said Lucas, "but luckily, we're not jerks. And most people aren't jerks."

Allie nodded and then went back to her pizza. The rest of dinner was spent talking about Common Grounds and Countess Wilhelmina and swapping Kiriakas stories with Lucas while Will talked cartoons with Allie. Sonny liked Lucas, and he was very glad that Lucas seemed to like him. After dinner, they all walked back through The Town Square. Allie had ice cream on her mind, and since it was getting warmer, Lucas had agreed.

Once they had all gotten what they wanted, they situated themselves on one of the big couches. Will and Allie talked earnestly about the relative merits of rocky road versus mint chocolate chip.

Sonny blushed when he watched them, and he hoped Lucas didn't notice. Will was so good and loving with his siblings. He was going to make a wonderful father someday, and even though they were both very young, Sonny couldn't help thinking of that picket fence that he'd always dreamed about.

Sonny smiled to himself, then he turned and he saw something that Will and Lucas didn't notice. Sami was on the other side of the square, staring at them all. Sonny expected her to approach them, maybe even confront them, but she didn't. She just stared.

Sonny's heart went out to her. He knew he couldn't make Will reconcile with her, but Sonny couldn't help wanting them to come together, if only to make Will happy.

"Well, I need to get Allie back home," said Lucas. "It's getting close to bedtime."

Allie pouted and made a protest, but she relented. "This was fun," said Lucas, who shook Sonny's hand before hugging Will goodbye.

"I love you, man," said Lucas.

"I love you, too," replied Will.

Will and Sonny then proceeded to walk toward Will's apartment. During that time, Will slipped his arm into Sonny's. This caused Sonny's heart to beat nervously, since he was still fearful of public displays. But he didn't pull away. He also noticed that Will's mother had gone.