I have a question for you guys: what are your thoughts on mpreg (male pregnancy) in fanfiction? Male pregnancy does sound soap opera-ish, and I was hoping they would do that for Will and Sonny, but that's no longer possible. I mean possessions by the devil, impossible/improbable returns-from-death, twins from different fathers, brain chips, psychic visions, twins from outer space, rapid aging- why not go the whole nine and have a pregnant male? I'm just saying, if 50 year old Kristen can carry and give birth to a (mostly) healthy baby, then 20-something Will and/or Sonny could, too! So, what do you guys think? Do you want a male pregnancy, or not? The pregnancy wouldn't be happening until January, though. I have a few mini-stories I wanna get through first.

The trio just stood there silently for a minute until Jordan cleared her throat. "Can I come in? I just wanna talk."

Will looked at Abigail to see if she was okay with it. Abigail nodded and stepped aside to let Jordan in. "Can I get you anything?"

"I'm good, thanks." Jordan replied. She turned to Will, guilt practically overflowing. "Will…there are no words."

"I don't blame you, Jordan." Will assured her. "I know that if you could have predicted it, you would have done everything to prevent it."

"The thing is that…I could have prevented everything." Jordan admitted. "After my mom died, some things happened with Clyde, and I didn't go to the police. Instead, I waited three years, then kidnapped my brother and we went on the run. Maybe things would be different."

"Well, all we can do now is move forward." Will shrugged.

Jordan nodded and turned to Abigail. "I'll understand if you don't want me near your baby."

"I do." Abigail replied. "I'm not gonna hold your family's misdeeds against you, either. I'm carrying your niece or nephew. You'll know them, don't worry."

"Thanks. That means a lot." Jordan smiled.

The door opened again, and Jen walked in. She took one look at Jordan and fumed. "What the hell are you doing here?"

"Mom…" Abigail started.

Jennifer stormed in between Jordan and Abigail. "You get out of my house, right now before I call the police!"

"Mom, Jordan didn't do anything." Abigail tried again.

"It's okay. Um, I need to go, anyway." Jordan replied.

"You stay the hell away from my family, you understand me?" Jennifer said warningly.

"Okay. I'm sorry." Jordan left without another word.

"Aunt Jennifer-"

Jennifer rounded on Will. "How could you even think about letting a member of that disgusting family anywhere near my daughter?!"

"Because I don't hold what her stepfather and brother did against her." Will replied. He turned to Abigail. "I'll talk to you later, Abigail." He left.

"Mom, lay off Will. He's been there for me even when he had every reason not to be." Abigail said.

Jennifer exhaled slowly and calmed down. "I know. I-I'm sorry. It's not Will's fault. Actually, I…I should have told you what Clyde was doing to JJ and me. I should have tried to talk you out of getting married to Ben… I'm so sorry."

Abigail shook her head. "You're not the one who should be sorry. I have to tell you something."

XXX

Chad walked through the square and spotted Will at a table drinking coffee. "Will!"

"Hey! How's being a free man treating you?" Will asked.

Chad sighed and sat down. "No different than normal. How are you?"

"Great, now that Sonny and I worked everything out." Will smiled brightly.

"What about RuPaul?" Chad asked.

Will's eyes darkened. "He's not gonna be a problem anymore." Unbeknownst to them, Paul (who recovered quickly from his coma) hid behind a planter when he heard his name brought up. "He sent a text message to Sonny the night I was attacked. It said something along the lines of 'If Will gets himself killed by the serial killer, does that mean we can finally be together?'"

Paul checked his messages. Sure enough, that text was there. His mouth dropped open in shock. Sonny must have been hurt by that. Paul clutched his cell phone, fuming, and glared at Chad.

Will continued. "I'm just glad Sonny finally saw the light about him."

Chad smirked. "You're welcome."

Will was confused. "Wait, what? What do you mean by that?"

"Paul gave me a lift to Abby's apartment that night. He wanted to check on Sonny, but couldn't while he was driving." Chad explained. "From what the both of you have been telling me, Paul has been acting so stalkerish towards Sonny. I mean, popping up every time you and Sonny had an argument…"

"So you sent Sonny that horrible message using Paul's phone?!" Will exclaimed.

"Hey, at least Paul won't be a problem for you anymore." Chad shrugged.

"Still! Sonny was hurt by that." Will replied. "Chad, I didn't ask for you to do this for me."

"I know. I did it anyway." Chad shrugged. "Dude, all that should matter now is that Paul is no longer a problem."

Will exhaled sharply. "You're right. But, still…"

"Still what?" Will and Chad turned to see a very livid Paul glaring at the both of them. He turned to Will. "Let me guess: if Sonny found out that Chad was the one who sent the text, I'm going back to being a problem. Right?"

Chad sighed, shook his head, and stood up. "Paul, look, I'm sorry, all right? I was just looking out for my two best friends."

"I helped you by giving you a ride to your precious Abigail's apartment, and this is how you repay me?" Paul seethed. "By making me look bad to Sonny?"

"Okay, first of all, you wanted to come too to be a knight in shining armor to a married man, who was too busy trying to save his husband's life." Chad pointed out. "And second of all, you didn't need much help looking bad in front of your precious Sonny."

"He's my precious." Will cut in, hoping to break the tension.

Ignoring Will, Chad continued. "Following him around like a pathetic little puppy dog hoping against hope that Sonny would finally leave Will for you."

Will's phone rang, and he stepped away to answer. "Hey. How'd it go with your mom?"

"Good. I told her everything." Abigail replied.

"How'd she take it?"

"She blames herself of course, but, she figures Chad is the lesser of two evils, so, she'll support me no matter what." She said.

"Ah, see? What'd I tell you?" Will asked, grinning.

Abigail chuckled. "Guess this means I can finally be open about Chad."

"Yeah, about that…" Will glanced back at the still arguing Chad and Paul. "You may want to ask Chad about texting Sonny from Paul's phone. Last week- the night I was attacked- Paul gave Chad a ride to your apartment. Well, I'll let Chad explain."

Abigail huffed. "Are you gonna tell Sonny?"

"Yep. On my way to do that now." Will said.

XX

"You know, I have to say, despite all your stalkerish tendencies-"

"I. Am. Not. Stalking. Him." Paul replied through gritted teeth.

"-You didn't become a serial killer." Chad nodded. "And hey, at least you're not throwing punches."

"Don't. Tempt me." Paul threatened. "You unimaginable bastard."

"Nice. Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?" Chad asked sarcastically.

"At least I have one!" Paul shot back. "And I certainly wouldn't push her down a flight of stairs."

That did it. Chad tackled Paul to the ground and started punching him. "You son of a bitch!"

"Don't talk about my mother that way!" Paul punched Chad back.

"Hey, hey! Break it up!" Two policemen pulled the two men apart.

Rafe came in between them, and gave Chad a disapproving look. "What the hell is the matter with you?! You just got cleared of murder charges and then you go and assault somebody?"

"He started it!" Chad declared.

"Oh, that's mature." Paul rolled his eyes.

"I don't care who started it. I'll finish it." Rafe replied. "Now…either press charges against each other, or walk away."

"I'm not even gonna bother. From what I've heard, DiMeras don't stay in jail too long." Paul said.

Rafe turned to Chad. "What about you?"

Chad exhaled sharply. "I'm the one who attacked first, so, pressing charges would be kind of pointless." He walked off.

"Man, what a jerk. Is he always like that?" Paul asked.

"Yep." Rafe replied.

XXX

Will walked into his apartment where Sonny was just finishing up feeding Ari. "Hey!"

"Hey." Will greeted.

"I'm just gonna put this little girl down for a nap." Sonny replied. He took off Ari's bib, pulled her out of her high chair, and carried her to her room. He stopped at the door when he noticed his husband's expression. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah. I'm fine." Will smiled and nodded. "Go ahead and put her down."

Sonny nodded and headed into Ari's room. When he came back to the living room, Will was sitting on the couch with his head in his hands. He sat down. "Hey…what's wrong?"

Will sighed and leaned back. "Just fighting the urge to lie to you again."

"About what?" Sonny asked, perplexed.

"Remember that text that Paul sent you?" Will asked. Sonny nodded. "It wasn't Paul who sent it. Paul gave Chad a ride to Abigail's apartment last week and he used Paul's phone, since Paul was driving. Chad sent that text, not Paul."

Sonny scoffed and shook his head slowly. "Okay, why would he do that?"

"He said it was to help us out." Will explained. "He figured Paul would no longer be a problem. Paul knows, by the way. He overheard us talking."

"I'm guessing he wasn't happy." Sonny said.

"I seriously thought he was going to kill Chad." Will nodded.

"Good thing he didn't." Sonny raised an eyebrow. "He'd be in jail. Or worse. Anyway, um…I need to talk to you about something."

"Okay."

"I've been away from work for quite a while now. I really need to get back." Sonny said.

Will tried to hide his disappointment. "Oh. Okay."

"So, I've made plans…for us both to go to Paris." Sonny revealed, smiling.

Will did a double-take. "What?"

"I made a huge mistake in not going to LA with you last year, and not taking you with me when I left for Paris last August." Sonny explained. "I would really love it if you would go with me this time. We can work on our marriage, and they have specialists there that can help you with your therapy and treatment…"

Will shut him up by grabbing his face and pulling him into a passionate kiss. "You had me at 'Paris'."

Sonny chuckled. "Of course, we'll call Ari every day."

"And send her pictures." Will nodded. "Oh- one more thing, we absolutely, bold, all-caps, and underlined; have to go to the Bicentennial next month. I have been looking forward to it since it was announced, and I do not want to miss it."

"I know. Which is why I scheduled a return flight on the seventh at nine pm Paris time." Sonny grinned.

"Ah!" Will tried not to exclaim too loud as he tackle hugged his husband. "Oh, you're the best husband ever!"

"Don't you forget it." Sonny chuckled.

"So, when do we leave?" Will asked.

"We can leave whenever." Sonny shrugged. "The Titan Jet's all ready to go."

"Okay, well, I need to let Dr. Jonas and my dad and grandmas know, and I need to pack and exchange currency, and say good-bye to Ari…" Will went off.

Sonny grabbed Will's hands gently. "Hey, hey. I'll pack and exchange your money. You go let everyone know. I'll also talk to Uncle Vic to see if he knows anyone in Paris who specialize in therapy."

Will smiled and nodded. "You know, I think this is exactly what we need now. After everything…"

"I agree." Sonny nodded.

XX

Daniel gave Will the okay to travel. He headed to the Pub to tell his great-grandmother about his plans. Caroline encouraged him to go and wished him the best. He saw Marlena sitting at a table and headed over.

"Hey, Grandma."

"Oh, hi!" Marlena grinned as Will sat down. "You seem happy."

"That's because I am." Will grinned. "Sonny and I are going to Paris to work on our marriage."

"Oh, really?" Marlena was surprised, but happy.

"Yeah. Dr. Jonas gave me the okay to travel." Will replied.

"I'm so glad. This will be good for you." Marlena said. "Your Aunt Carrie and Uncle Austin did the same thing a few years ago, and it worked wonders for them to get away from all the drama."

"I'm glad." Will nodded. "Hopefully, we can take a day and visit them and Anna."

"Your mom is there, too, right?" Marlena added.

Will flashed back to Sami telling him she was heading to Switzerland to gather evidence left by EJ and for him not to tell anyone. "Yeah…" His phone rang. 'Oh, thank god!' "Oh. It's Johnny. Hey, little brother."

"Hey, Will!" Johnny greeted over the phone. "Have you heard from Mom lately? She hasn't called in a few days."

"Um, yeah, actually. She called me earlier, but she said her phone was dying." Will cleared his throat. "She misses you guys, though."

"Oh." Johnny sighed.

"But, hey, you know what? Sonny and I are going to Paris, and we might stop by to visit Aunt Carrie and Uncle Austin." Will said optimistically. "Maybe we'll run into Mom and I'll tell her to call you guys."

"Okay." Johnny said, unconvinced.

Will sighed inwardly. He could practically feel the abandonment settling in. "Tell you what: to give you guys something to look forward to, I will send you something from Paris you're really gonna love."

"Okay. Sounds good." Johnny said, a little happier. "Have fun."

"You, too. Say hi to the girls for me." Will sighed and hung up.

"So, did your mom really call earlier?" Marlena asked, raising an eyebrow.

"No." Will sighed and leaned back. "In fact, I haven't heard from her since she left." He closed his eyes for a minute, half-hoping for a psychic vision of her, but, none came.

"I thought she was visiting Carrie and Austin?" Marlena asked.

"She's not." Will admitted. "Look, it's a long story, but…hopefully it'll all make sense soon."

"Well, where is she?" Marlena asked.

"I promised her I wouldn't tell." Will said. "I'm sorry, but, I have to go. I need to extend my leave of absence with Zoe." He stood up and hugged Marlena. "Bye, Grandma."

Marlena stared after her grandson. Clearly there was something he wasn't telling her.

XX

Will exhaled slowly as he walked through the square. He saw Victor turned around. "Oh, Will. I just got off the phone with Sonny. The therapist is all set up."

"Oh. Great. Thanks." Will smiled.

"What's this about a therapist?" They turned to see Kate walking towards them.

"Sonny and I are gonna go to Paris for a few weeks to work on our marriage." Will explained. "Victor has a therapist over there to work with me on my treatment."

"Oh, really? And what do we know about this therapist?" Kate asked, distrustfully.

"Well, he's not from a family of drug lords and serial killers, that's for sure." Victor cracked, chuckling.

Will couldn't help it. He chuckled, and Kate shot him a look. He composed himself and glared at Victor. "How dare you?"

Victor just shook his head. "Don't cheat on Sonny this time." He walked off.

Kate turned to Will. "I'll give you a thousand dollars to steal his silver at the Christmas party."

"No way! Sonny will divorce me!" Will exclaimed. He sighed. "We also might visit Aunt Carrie and Uncle Austin."

"Send me a picture." Kate requested.

"I will." Will promised.

XXX

Gabi walked into the apartment where Sonny was packing two suitcases. "Hey. Going somewhere?"

"Yeah. Will and I are going to Paris for a few weeks to work on us." Sonny replied.

"Oh. Okay, great!" Gabi smiled and laughed. She hugged him. "I'm so happy for you guys. Finally, things are returning back to normal, right?"

"Hopefully." Sonny replied. "We'll be back in time for the Bicentennial."

"Good." Gabi said.

"I just have to exchange some money for Will."

"Oh. Okay. I'll watch Ari." Gabi replied.

XX

Sonny walked through the park, and almost ran into Paul. "You know, we need to stop meeting like this."

"You sound like we're having an affair." Paul commented.

Sonny noticed Paul's swollen eye. "What happened to you?"

"Chad." Paul said simply. "Why are you friends with that douchebag?"

"Because, he may have some flaws, but, he really is a good guy deep down." Sonny explained. Paul scoffed lightly and shook his head. "Anyway, it's his brother Andre you really need to worry about. He holds extreme resentment to your dad, so…stay very far away."

"Thank you for the warning." Paul folded his arms.

"Also, I'm sorry I doubted you." Sonny said sincerely. "Will told me that Chad was the one who sent that text message."

"Will actually told you that?" Paul raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"Paul, come on." Sonny sighed in irritation.

"Hey, you can't blame me for being surprised." Paul said. "All he's done in the last year is lie."

"Paul, he really does feel bad about giving you a hard time." Sonny insisted.

"Hell! He gave me hell, Sonny!" Paul thundered. "Not only that, he gave my mother hell for no reason!"

"I know." Sonny held his hands up to calm him. "He and I are going to Paris for a few weeks to work on our marriage."

"Great. Fine. Good luck with that." Paul replied. "You know what? I give up. Clearly, you're not attracted to faithful, truthful, and honorable men. I guess I will have to accept that."

Sonny just stared after Paul as he stormed off. "What…just happened here…?"

XXX

Will approached Paul's apartment holding chocolates molded into baseballs and knocked. Paul answered, took one look at Will, then started to slam the door, but Will caught it. "Paul, please, just give me one minute."

"I have nothing to say to you." Paul spat at him.

"I wanted to apologize." Will said sincerely. "I was awful to you. I have no excuse. Please accept this as a peace offering."

Paul nodded, smiled humorlessly, and took the chocolates. "You know what? You can take your fake apology and peace offering and shove it up your ass."

"Paul…"

"I don't want to hear it!" Paul almost shouted. "And you know what? You can tell that nosy boss of yours to go to hell for introducing me to you in the first place. It's caused me nothing but misery."

Will sighed and nodded. He put his hand on the doorknob. "You know…your stepmother is also my grandmother. Like it or not, we're family. You don't give up on that."

"You're nothing to me." Paul said, and instantly felt guilty.

Will just shook his head and left. He sighed. "Well, Sonny, I did apologize. Clearly, he's not as forgiving as you thought…"

XXX

Jordan stood at Ben's jail cell. Ben sat still on his bed, looking down. "You lied to me…you killed two innocent women…you tried to kill several others…and you tried to send an innocent man to jail for something he didn't do. I need to know why. I need you to tell me Clyde brainwashed you…that he forced you or threatened you. I need you to tell me you didn't know what you were doing. Tell me, please. Because I need a reason."

Rafe entered the room. "He has no reason, Jordan."

Jordan swallowed back tears and held onto the bars of the cell. "I can't accept that."

"I didn't either." Rafe walked towards her, shaking his head. "Until I saw him try to choke the life out of my sister. Come on. Let's talk."

Jordan let Rafe lead her to his office. "Everything that's happened in the last few months is all my fault."

"No, it's not. There's no way you could have predicted this." Rafe said, sitting down. "Does it explain strange behaviors, though? I mean, you knew him."

"I thought I did." Jordan said. "And, no. That's the problem. I didn't see the signs, and I should have. Now, because of me, two women are dead. I could have stopped it. I could have stopped it."

"Hey…I never would have recovered from that coma so quickly if it weren't for you." Rafe said. "Now that both your stepfather and brother are in jail, all you can do is move on."

"Not exactly. There's something I should have told you from the beginning…" Jordan said.

You can probably guess Jordan finally, finally, FINALLY tells Rafe about what Clyde did to her. XD

The next few chapters will focus on Will and Sonny's Parisian adventures!