Chapter 9

"Ha, in your face." Sonny shouted out.

"That's not fair man. Rematch." Will slouched in his seat. He sat back up and fixed up the pieces for another game.

"Really? I thought after the last one, you wouldn't want to play anymore." Sonny kept laughing at Will.

"Nope. Not until I beat you.''

''We played five rounds. You really want to play another?"

''Yes. Now quit laughing and let's play another round."

"Okay." Sonny sat back up as well. He stopped laughing, but he couldn't stop smiling. He watched Will as he was contemplating his move.

"Any day now Will."

"Shh. I'm trying to concentrate." Will looked at a few pieces on the board deep in thought. Sonny just waited patiently until Will finished his move.

"Your turn." Will finally said.

"About time. I wasn't sure if I was a part of the game."

"Oh shut up. Make your move already." Will sat back and waited for Sonny to make his move.

"I hate this game." Will said after a while.

"We're not even done yet." Sonny stifled a laugh.

"Yeah we are. Any move I will make, you're going to win."

"Well, that's what you get when you play six round of chess with me. I always win." Sonny made his last move and called out check mate when his piece cornered Will's.

"Are you always cocky too?"

"Nope. I'm just that good."

"Yeah right. I am going to see if you have another game that doesn't require me losing." Will got up to look for something else.

"You're not going to find anything." Sonny laughed at Will.

"Fine then. You have a better idea of things we can do?" Will turned to Sonny.

"Not really. We could just hang out."

"Actually, I have a better idea." Will grinned.

"Okay." Sonny raised his eyebrows.

"Come on." Will grabbed his sweater and waited for Sonny.

"Where are we going?"

"Where we went last time." They were already out the door.

"Which is?"

"Are you going to stop asking questions?"

"Nope." Sonny replied with a big grin.

"Good to know." They walked for a while with silence between them. The walk lasted about ten minutes. They approached a path and Will led the way, Sonny followed behind. Sonny walked up to the dock as Will went into the cabin.

"Hey Will?"

"Yeah?" Will came out with two fishing rods, a box with hooks and a bucket of bait.

"Nice." Sonny exclaimed forgetting what he was going to say.

"I know right? This one is mine, and this one is yours." Will said as he handed Sonny a fishing rod from his left hand.

"You know how to fish right?" Will asked. Sonny turned his head to Will as if he said something stupid.

"Never mind. Forget I asked that."

"Good idea." They got their fishing rods ready and baited and set them in the water. They both took their shoes off and let their feet dangle in the water as they waited for a fish to bite. It was a clear afternoon with no clouds in the sky except for the hot sun. It was also calming; the breeze blowing softly which was creating small waves in the water.

"So, uh, how is that thing going?" Sonny asked, breaking the silence.

"What thing?"

"It was a few weeks ago. You said something was bothering you, how's it going?"

"It's not." When Sonny asked him, the question jogged his memory. He could still overhear the conversation he had with his parents.


"I have cancer."

"How long have you known?" He asked his mom.

"I just found out sweetie."

"Oh. How long..."

"Two and a half months."

"But, you're okay right? She's going to be okay dad, right?" He looked between them both.

"I'm going to be okay." Rebecca quickly responded before Jared did.


"Will? Will, you okay?" Sonny's voice brought him back to reality.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. I'm fine." Will turned to face Sonny and gave him a convincing smile.

"You sure?" Sonny raised his eyebrows in question.

"Yeah. I think I just one." Will felt the line and he was right.

"I got one too." They both struggled a bit with their lines. They stood up and reeled in their lines.

"Nice one." Will shouted out.

"I thought I almost lost mine."

"That one is huge. How can you lose a huge one like that?"

"I smell like fish now." Sonny complained.

"Oh cry me a river. Let's get these inside." They unhooked the fishing rods as they carried their own into the cabin.

"This is a nice cabin. I can see why you like coming here often."

"It's not much. But it is a nice place to relax. You can just put the fishing rod there." Will pointed against the wall. Sonny surveyed the little cabin. It looked small on the outside, but it was spacious on the inside. Adjacent a few feet from the door, was a wall that had the fishing rods, a paddle boat and paddles hanging from it. A small wall next to it on the right, had the life jackets. And just underneath the wall was a small shelf that contained the fishing kit and other gear.

Sonny turned to his left and found himself walking into another room. It is a small kitchen that had a fridge big enough to put food in. A gas stove just next to it, next to the shelf. The shelf is small, so is the sink. And a window just above the sink where you could look out.

"You seem to like it a lot." Will's voice brought Sonny back.

"What? Oh. You could live in here."

"I wish. It has everything. But there's no connection here. Doesn't have a TV either. That's what makes it even better. A home away from home." Will laughed.

"I like that." Sonny turned around and didn't even notice the fireplace made of pebble and wood. And a bed right across from it.

"And there is no bathroom?" Sonny asked out loud.

"There is. Right here. It's small though." Next to the bed, there was a small door which led to a small bathroom. That only had the toilet and the sink, and no bathtub.

"How about I take the place?" Sonny laughed.

"In your dreams."

"Okay then. Better idea, how about this could be our place? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that. It's your place. Forget I mentioned it." Sonny felt like he made a huge mistake.

"I do actually like that idea. I never told anyone about this place. I only tell the people that I trust. And I trust you."

"Thanks."

"You're welcome." Sonny looked around him and surveyed the small, but spacious cabin. He stared at Will, who was now in the small kitchen. He knew that it was now or never to tell him.

"Uh, Will?" Sonny said with a shaky voice.

"Yeah?" Will still had his back turned to Sonny.

"There is something that I have to tell you. Something that I've been keeping from you."

"Okay. What is it?" Will turned around and walked up to Sonny.

"Um, okay."

"Sonny, you're kind of scaring me."

"It's nothing bad. I promise. It's just, I think that you should know this about me. And I don't want to keep this from you. And I know earlier you told me something about yourself that I never would have guessed."

"Well, you can thank my asshole of a brother for that." Will understood what Sonny was trying to say.

"What I'm trying to say is that I'm gay."

"Really? I never figured you as the type."

"I didn't think you would be saying that. I thought you would have said something else."

"Really Sonny? If my brother hadn't blurted it out, you would have never found out about me. I would have told you, yes. But it would have taken me forever to tell you. I'm just sorry that you had to figure it out that way." Will sat down on the bed, while Sonny was still standing and fidgeted with his hands.

"I'm the one that's sorry, I feel like such an ass for waiting to tell you."

"Don't. It's no big deal. And besides, just because we are both gay doesn't mean we are a couple right?"

"Exactly." Sonny agreed with Will.

"It's not like we are the only ones in the world." Will chuckled and Sonny followed. There was a slight silence in the room. If it didn't feel awkward before, it did now.

"So, um, do you want to head back?" Will asked.

"Yeah. I actually got a lot of uh, things to do."

"Like what?"

"Like finishing my homework."

"Okay. Yeah, I got a lot of homework too."

"And I need to get rid of this fish smell on me."

"Good luck with that. It will take you at least a week to get rid of the smell."

"Oh god." Sonny groaned. Will laughed at him. Will took both of the fish and stashed them away in the freezer of the fridge for next time. They both made sure everything was in the right place before Will locked the cabin.

"I had fun. Thanks. It took a lot out of my mind."

"You're welcome, anytime. This is our place remember?"

"Yeah. Thanks again."

"You don't need to thank me." The rest of the walk back, was silent.

"I'll see you later." Sonny replied before he headed in the direction of his house.

"See ya."

To Be Continued...