Author notes: I know it's been a long time since I updated. I hope that it was worth the wait. Enjoy and reviews are much appreciated.

Chapter 8:

Sonny held Will's hand as he slept. Sonny was worried about what the tests will reveal. He was hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. What if the baby is in danger and they would have make a choice between the baby's life and Will's life? Sonny shook that thought out of his head. Everything is going to fine. Will and the baby will come out of this just fine. There is no need to pick between the two.

"Hey." A voice came from the door.

Sonny turned to see Sami at the door with Lucas standing behind her. He gently released Will's hand and walked over to Sami. "Hey." He embraced his mother-in-law and relished in the comforting arms. "You're here."

Sami held onto Sonny, knowing he needed support. "I'm here. I jumped on the first flight I could get after Lucas called." Sami released her hold and looked over at Will. She slowly walked over to the bed, sat down on the chair Sonny was occupying and carefully took Will's hand. She didn't want to wake him.

Lucas put a comforting hand on Sonny's shoulder. "How is he doing?" Lucas looked over at Will and cringed. Will is going through hell and there is nothing he can do. Lucas hated when he felt helpless toward his children.

Sonny took a deep breath and stood behind Sami. "He's stable. We are still waiting for the results of the tests. The lab techs at the hospital aren't equipped with the right training to conduct the tests. Thanks to Uncle Vic, Dr. Hollander was able to fly one of his lab techs over from Chicago on the corporate jet. I guess it pays to have money." Sonny closed his eyes.

Sami just nodded her head in understanding and just sat there watching Will's face. She could tell how stressed Will was by the crease in his forehead. She carefully placed her hand on Will's cheek and began petting his face. "You're going to be fine and so is my grandchild." Sami's mouth opened slightly at the moment she realized she was going to be a grandmother again. She turned her head and looked at Sonny. "Thanks a lot. Now I'm really getting old."

Sonny smiled and shook his head. "Never." Sonny smiled at Sami.

Will heard voices but really didn't want to wake up just yet. He was so tired from all the drama that occurred the last 24 hours. Not that he was resting peacefully. His mind kept reliving the encounters with Paul; the pleasurable ones and the painful ones. The voices were beginning to penetrate his mind and becoming clearer. One voice was definitely Sonny's and the others sounded like his mother's; but that was impossible. She was in California. Will slowly opened his eyes and as they focused on the person holding his hand, a small smile spread across his face. "Mom?" Will's voice was very scratchy and it felt like he swallowed a bag of cotton balls.

All three turned toward the sound.

Sami couldn't keep the tears at bay any longer. "Oh baby. How are you feeling?"

Sonny knew immediately that Will needed something to drink to quench his throat. He reached over to the night stand and poured some ice water into a cup and held it toward Will. "Here you go." Sonny sat on the bed next to Will to help his husband. "Use the straw. It will be easier."

"Thank you." Will croaked out. With shaking hands he took the cup from Sonny and took a long drag of the soothing liquid. After taking a few more pulls from the straw, he handed the cup back to Sonny and then reached out to his mother. "Hi, Mom."

"Hi, Mom? That's all you have to say? How are you feeling?" Sami grabbed Will's hand and squeezed.

"I'm doing fine." Will placed his free hand on his belly. "It's going to be a rough go for the next six or so months but as long as I follow the doctor's instructions, everything will be fine. I'm sorry you came all this way."

Sami had an incredulous look on her face. "You are my son and you're pregnant." Sami just realized what she said. "Okay. I never thought those words would come out of my mouth."

Will chuckled at the statement. "You and me both. Never thought I would hear, 'Will, you're pregnant', either." Will smiled along with his mother.

Before the conversation could continue, Dr. Hollander and Kayla walked into Will's room.

Dr. Hollander stopped in his tracks when he spotted the beautiful blonde woman who looked very much like his patient. He extended his hand toward the blonde. "Hello, I'm Dr. Hollander."

Sami looked at the very handsome man and smiled. She was such a sucker for men with accents. "Sami Brady, Will's mother." She took the hand and felt a spark go through her arm.

"Pleasure to meet you." Dr. Hollander couldn't take his eyes away from Sami. He squeezed the delicate hand.

Lucas and Kayla had the same look of disbelief on their faces at the interaction between Sami and the doctor.

"Oh, Dr. Hollander. I believe you have the test results." Kayla said, breaking the connection between her niece and the prominent doctor.

Dr. Hollander had the decency to be embarrassed by his actions. "Oh, yes." He opened the chart and addressed Will and Sonny. "After going over all the test, it is clear that you are not in any danger." He looked at the worried faces of the men and smiled. "Stop worrying. I said you're not in any danger. Your body is not rejecting the fetuses and with rest and proper care, you will give birth to healthy babies."

Sonny and Will both let out a sigh of relief at the news.

Sonny smiled at Will, "See nothing to worry about. The babies…" Sonny's head whipped toward the doctor. "Babies? Did you say, babies?"

Dr. Hollander smiled and nodded his head. "Yes, Mr. Kiriakis. Babies." This was the first multi-birth male pregnancy he encountered. "The blood work indicates that there are multiple fetuses present." Before anything else was said, an orderly entered with an ultrasound machine. "Perfect timing. Set it up next to the bed."

The orderly could sense the hyper sensitive aura surrounding the room and wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. "You got it."

Dr. Hollander followed the orderly to where he wanted the machine to be installed to make sure everything was done to his satisfaction. Once the machine was ready, Dr. Hollander walked over to Will. "It's up to you if you want your parents in the room for this but most people prefer to be alone."

Sami and Lucas looked at each other and with equally stunned expressions left the room to give Sonny and Will some privacy.

"Okay Will, place your right arm behind your head and try to relax. He lifted Will's hospital gown to expose his belly and spread the cold jelly over the skin. He began to move the wand around to get the best picture of the babies.

Will was working on autopilot and did everything the doctor told him but wasn't registering what had happened. Did I hear right? Twins? Will looked at the flabbergasted look on Sonny's face. "Sonny?"

Sonny shook himself out of his shock and focused on Will. "Yeah?"

"Are you okay?" Will squeezed Sonny's hand.

Sonny looked down at their joined hands and smiled. "Yeah. I'm fine. Just…twins…I…never…I…don't…"

Will chuckled at how tongue tied Sonny was. "It's okay. We'll be okay." For some reason, Will didn't feel panicked about having twins. With his luck, he will really be Sami 2.0 with Sonny being the father of one and Paul the father of the other. He actually started laughing at the complete absurdity of the situation.

For a moment Sonny stared at Will like he was crazy but then joined in the laughter. Sonny leaned down and captured Will's lips in a sweet kiss. "What is so funny?" He pressed his forehead to Will's.

Will shook his head and continued to laugh. "It just seems so unbelievable." Will rubbed their noses together. "Think about it. I'm a man who is pregnant and with twins…"

"Triplets." Dr. Hollander interrupted.

All movement stopped. The only sound heard in the room was the beeping from the fetal monitor.

"Did you say triplets?" Kayla was the only one who had the ability of speech.

Dr. Hollander nodded his head and pointed to the monitor. "Here's one." He circled an area. "Two." He circled another area. "And three." He pointed to another area. "Congratulations boys, you are having triplets." Dr. Hollander kept the wand pressed into Will's skin and turned a couple of knobs on the monitor. After a couple of seconds, the room was filled with the sound of rapid heartbeats. Dr. Hollander nodded his head at the sound.

Will's heart jumped into his throat at the sound. "Why is it so fast?" Will croaked out. "Is that normal?"

"Of course. All baby heartbeats are that fast. Now multiply that by three it sounds event faster." Dr. Hollander pressed another button on the machine to record the ultrasound. He moved the wand to a different place on Will's stomach. "Everything seems to be normal. Do you want a picture?" When he didn't get an answer, he turned toward the men and saw that both men were staring at the monitor with their mouths hanging open. He smiled at their reaction. It was always the same gob smacked look he receives whenever he tells a couple they are having a baby. "Okay, I'll print one." He removed the wand and placed paper towels over the gel. He took Will's chart and jotted down a couple of notes. "Okay. We are going to keep you here for another day or two for observations."

Will nodded his head in understanding but was still trying to come to terms with the fact that they were having three babies. Will jumped when Sonny began to clean off the gel from his abdomen. He stared at the beautiful hands as they gently worked to remove the sticky substance.

"Dr. Brady, would you mind stepping into the hall? I would like to discuss next steps." Dr. Hollander knew from experience that the men needed a moment alone.

Kayla, for her part, was just as flabbergasted as her nephews. "Of course." She followed her impressive colleague out into the hall.

Will put his hands over Sonny's and squeezed. "Look at me." Will noticed that Sonny was looking anywhere but at him.

Sonny stared at his husband's hands before moving to the man's face. Sonny couldn't think of anything to say except, "I'm sorry."

Will was stunned. "What for?"

"I don't know. It just seemed like the thing to say." Sonny's voice was small and full of fear.

Will smiled. "I think I know what you mean." Will closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Three. We are going to need a bigger apartment."

Sonny chuckled. "You're right." Sonny kissed Will's cheek. "For now, let's focus on keeping you and the babies healthy."

Will just nodded his head and kept his eyes closed. "I think you should go tell my parents what is going on. I'm sure they are going crazy right now."

Sonny let go of Will's hand and moved toward the door. "You're right. I'm sure they want to see you too."

"I know." Will placed his hands on his stomach and smiled. No matter who your father is, you three are going to be loved.

Sonny looked back at Will and smiled at the protective way Will was holding his stomach. He left the room and came up with a perfect way to tell Sami and Lucas. He walked into the waiting room where he knew they would be and found not only Sami and Lucas but also Adrienne. "Mom. Where's Ari?"

Adrienne embraced Sonny and said, "She's with Rafe. He stopped by and said he would stay with her so I can come here."

Sami stood up and approached him. "So, what did the doctor say? Is everything okay?"

Sonny nodded his head. "Yes, everyone is fine. Will just needs to rest and be more cautious about his stress level to ensure he gives birth to healthy babies." Sonny put emphasis on 'babies' to see if they would catch on.

There was a group sigh of relief from the three parents.

Adrienne was the first to react. "Babies?" She moved closer to her son. "Twins"

Sonny smiled and shook his head. "Nope. Triplets." He looked at the stunned faces. "Will is sleeping right now."

Lucas couldn't believe it. What are the odds that one of them would be Paul's? Lucas thought.

Both Sami and Adrienne sat down from the news. They looked at each other in complete amazement.

Paul was sitting at a table in the Brady Pub, thinking about what had happened. I could have caused Will to miscarry. I never should have confronted him.

Paul took out his phone and sent a text to Sonny. How is Will? Paul didn't expect Sonny to answer right away but he had to know.

"Paul?"

Paul looked up and came face to face with Adrienne Kiriakis.

"Mrs. Kiriakis. How is Will?" Paul didn't realize how concerned he sounded.

"He's going to be fine." Adrienne sat down opposite him. "Would you stay away from my son now? His husband is pregnant and they don't need you to make any trouble. Agreed?"

Paul just nodded his head. He realized that this wasn't the time to reveal that fact that the baby could be his and not Sonny's. "Agreed."

Adrienne stood up and retrieved the bags of food to bring back to the hospital.

Paul watched her leave and thought, I'll stay away. For now.

Kayla was in the lab looking at the results of the paternity test she conducted. What the fuck?