Chapter 10: Touch – Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Chad and Will arrived at the theatre where the play was being performed. They arrived at the doors and Will immediately noticed that Michelle and Beth were passing out programs. Chad and Will walked over to them to grab a program before entering through the doors. As Beth handed Chad a program, he slipped her something. Beth quickly put whatever it was in her pocket. "Enjoy the show," she said to Chad and Will.

Chad and Will entered the auditorium and found some seats in the center section close to the front. "These look like good seats." Chad smiled at Will hoping he was enjoying everything so far.

After taking a seat, Will moved his head closer to Chad. He whispered, "Did you want to come to this play because you wanted to see those girls?" Will looked at Chad and noticed Chad seemed uncomfortable with the question. Will realized he was sabotaging their night out by allowing his insecurities take over.

"I don't have to answer that question." Chad hated that Will did not trust him. He looked at the program and thought about how he knew Michelle and Beth would be there. They were only partially the reason he wanted to come to this exact play.

Will looked through the program as well wishing he hadn't asked Chad that question. His insecurities were really getting the best of him. He looked up to the stage when the lights went out. Will calmly took a deep breath to prepare for the play, but he nearly jumped when Chad grabbed his hand. He looked over to Chad, who was now looking at the stage. Will squeezed Chad's hand to make sure he felt right. Chad squeezed Will's hand back. Will smiled to himself as he looked towards the stage.

Colin sat in his office at the hospital looking through some paperwork. His cell phone began to ring and he immediately picked it up. "I hope you're calling me with progress made."

"Yes, Doctor," a voice on the other side said.

"Has everything been moved over to the new lab?" Colin asked as he tapped his pen against his desk.

"Everything should be set in order to work on the drug," the voice answered.

Colin smiled. He was pleased to hear everything was going as planned. "What about Mrs. DiMera?"

"Saturday evening will be a big day for the DiMera family, doctor."

Colin let out a small laugh. "I wish I could be there to see everyone's faces. It's going to be a lovely night indeed."

At Dario's old apartment, T helped Gabi pack some of her things. Gabi went to answer the door when she heard a knock. Melanie and Nathan were on the other side and walked in. "We wanted to invite you two to join us for a movie at Melanie's apartment."

T thought that was a good idea. He walked over to Gabi and put his arm around her back. "We should take a break from packing."

Melanie looked the place over and noticed boxes and a suitcase. "Wait. Why are you packing, Gabi?"

Gabi walked over to wash her hands in the kitchen. "My sister and mother already moved out, so I figured I might as well go with them. They moved into the DiMera guesthouse. This apartment still belongs to Dario, so I am not sure what he'll do."

Nathan stepped over to Gabi. "Your family moved into the DiMera guesthouse?"

Gabi nodded her head. "I'm not exactly comfortable with the fact that my family is living on DiMera property, but it might be good for my mother and her health. I want to be there with her. I have to think of her health first."

"So are you packing everything then?" Melanie asked.

"We are packing my stuff, but also putting mostly everything in boxes in case we have to completely move out of this apartment when Dario returns." Gabi looked at everything else she still needed to pack.

"When will you know for sure that you have to move completely out of the apartment?" Nathan wondered.

"It depends on what Dario wants to do when he gets back." She scratched her neck as she continued, "I'm not sure if he's going to be in Salem just for the holidays and then head back up to Alaska after."

"How about we go watch that movie now instead of standing here?" T suggested as it had been a while since he and Gabi hung out with other people.

Gabi looked around again. "I don't know. I still have so much to do."

"Come on Gabi. We finished finals today. We need to celebrate or something." T thought about how he was invited to Sonny's party, but Gabi did not want to go.

Melanie stepped in realizing that T alone would not be able to change Gabi's mind. "Come on, Gabi. T is right. You have to do something fun today."

Gabi realized that T and Melanie were right. She would have the extra time since she no longer had classes. "Fine. I'll watch the movie and try to have fun, but I have to come back over and do some more packing."

At the guys' apartment, Sonny's party had already started. Music from the game Rockband was playing loudly and everyone was having fun. Kai was talking to another guy who happened to be gay. "I really love Sonny. He's probably the best boyfriend ever."

"Yeah, you two really seem to get along." The guy looked around. "I wish I could be that lucky."

"Have you met Sonny's roommate? He's a really good guy. His name is Will, and I think you two would really hit it off." Kai smiled hoping he could help Will out on his situation by playing matchmaker.

"Are you talking about Will Horton?" the guy asked. "I've heard great things about him. Is he gay and single?"

Having heard Kai talking up Will to the guy, Sonny stepped in. "Excuse me… what's your name?"

"It's Brett," the guy responded.

"Excuse me, Brett, but I need a moment with my boyfriend. I'll make sure he comes back to talk to you when we're done." Sonny forced a smile as he grabbed Kai's hand and led him towards the front door.

Kai became annoyed. "What are you doing?"

"I should be asking you that question." The door opened causing Sonny to stop laying into Kai about what he was doing. Michelle and Beth walked in carrying bags and recognized Sonny. Michelle spoke for the both of them, "Hey, we're here because Chad told us to come."

"Oh yeah. I can show you to his room." Sonny looked back at Kai. "I will be right back. Please don't wander off."

Kai watched as Sonny took Michelle and Beth to Chad and Will's bedroom. He thought it was bull that Sonny was okay with Chad cheating on Will with two extremely attractive girls. He crossed his arms and leaned on the wall by the front door.

Sonny returned after a moment and posed the question again. "What are you doing?" Kai looked away and did not answer. Sonny continued talking to him in a whisper. "Do I have to remind you that Chad and Will are together?"

Kai whispered back. "I think Will deserves better."

Sonny wondered why Kai was so overprotective about Will when he barely knew him. "Are you interested in Will?"

Kai immediately looked into Sonny's eyes with concern. "No." He grabbed Sonny's hands and repeated his answer, "No way." Kai continued to look into Sonny's eyes. "Were you ever interested in Will?"

Sonny looked down for a moment. "Will and I talked about it once, but we realized we were better off as friends."

Kai pulled Sonny closer feeling better about their relationship. "Thanks for the honesty. We can trust each other." Kai pulled on Sonny's shirt to pull him into a kiss.

At the DiMera Mansion, Stefano, who was clearly frustrated, began to dial another number after he couldn't get through from a different number. He put the phone to his ear as he waited for someone to answer. When he got no answer, he hung up even more frustrated. He decided to try one more number.

EJ and Sami walked in hoping to talk to Stefano. Sami wanted to ask him about Will and Chad coming to the party to make sure he still did not have a problem with Chad and Will's relationship. Sami and EJ quickly realized that Stefano was frustrated though, so they waited until he finished his phone call.

Stefano dropped his phone on the desk upset that he could not get through to anyone on the phone. "Where is she?" he asked himself and then realized that EJ and Sami were standing there.

"Father, what is the problem?" EJ asked.

Stefano took a few deep breaths and threw his hand at EJ. "Don't worry about it, son."

Sami did not waste time once Stefano seemed to be done with his problem. "Is Will invited to the dinner on Saturday?"

Stefano took another deep breath. "Will is family. Of course he is."

"I just wanted to make sure," Sami replied pleased to hear that Stefano called Will family.

EJ decided to change the subject as there was tension in the air. "How were Johnny and Sydney?"

Thinking about his grandchildren helped Stefano cool down a bit. "We all had fun together. Johnny and I had to have a little chat about life earlier. He's so curious about the world." Stefano looked up and smiled.

"That's nice," Sami said trying not to show her worry. "I'll go check on them now." Sami left and headed upstairs.

The party continued at the guys' apartment. Kai enjoyed playing Rockband with a few people, while Sonny brought out a fresh batch of homemade cookies. Will and Chad arrived after the play was over. Both had huge smiles as they walked in. Will turned to Chad but made sure he did not touch Chad. "Thanks for taking me out to that play. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. I really enjoyed it."

"No problem." Chad placed his hand on Will's shoulder. He was glad to see Will happy.

Sonny walked over with the cookies. "Hey guys, you want a cookie?"

"I will in a sec. Bathroom first." Will headed to the bathroom.

Sonny took the opportunity to talk to Chad alone. "Those two girls showed up, but they already left. Why did they come over?"

Chad smiled and raised his eyes. "It's a surprise." Chad looked the place over. "Is the party going to end anytime soon?"

"Do I need to wrap things up?" Sonny asked wondering what Chad had planned.

Chad felt uneasy about answering. "I feel bad because this party seems to be hopping, but yeah. I was hoping to have some quiet time tonight."

While Chad and Sonny continued talking, Will walked out of the bathroom and was greeted by Kai and Brett. "Hey Will, have you met my friend Brett? He's a vocal performance major and I told him about you majoring in Music Production next semester."

Will shook Brett's hand. "Nice to meet you, Brett." While Will was shaking Brett's hand, Kai decided to sneak away so the two could talk alone.

Brett smiled and looked Will over. "It's very nice to finally meet you. I think it will be good to see you in my parts of the university next semester. If you need a tour of the music building, I'd be more than happy to drop whatever I am doing."

Will blushed. "Thanks. I might take you up on that."

Brett patted Will on the arm. "It's no problem." Brett began to feel up Will's arms. "Do you work out?"

"Yeah. I do. Do you?" Will began to notice that Brett was extremely friendly.

"When I can? Where do you go?" Brett let go of Will's arm and raised his sleeve to flex for Will.

Chad looked over and noticed Will talking to Brett. He could not help but notice that Brett was flirting with Will. Walking away from Sonny, he made his way over and stood next to Will. "So what's going on over here?"

Will sensed the jealousy in Chad's voice. He could not believe Chad was making a scene. Will had to make sure Chad did not do something he would regret. "We're just talking, Chad. He's a music major."

Brett looked back at Chad and pointed at him. "You must be the straight roommate I heard about. I'm Brett." Chad and Brett shook hands. "You know you are quite protective of your gay roommates," he joked.

After putting the tray of cookies on the table, Sonny walked over grabbing Kai on the way after noticing that things seemed awkward between Chad, Will, and Brett. He wondered if Kai was responsible. "What's going on here?"

Brett turned to Sonny. "Is Chad as protective with you as he is with Will?"

Sonny looked over at Chad and Will and noticed they were extremely uncomfortable with where the conversation was going. Sonny smiled, "Chad just wants to make sure we're safe. He's a good big brother like that." Sonny faked a smile and then looked around to find a way to get Brett away from Will and Chad. "Hey, it looks like Rockband just opened up. We should play!" Sonny patted Kai and Brett on the shoulder to get them to agree.

Kai felt bad somewhat and agreed. Brett looked back at Will. "I'll see you around Will."

As Sonny took Kai and Brett to the game, Chad realized that other gay guys could snatch Will up because they thought he was single. Chad looked at Will and wondered if Will would let them. "Sorry if I made things weird. He seemed a bit too friendly."

Will sensed Chad's own insecurities. Giving him a look of concern, Will asked, "Are you okay?" Will placed his hand on Chad's arm. "I'm okay. I guess I was a bit surprised..." Will decided not to finish his statement since they were surrounded by people.

Chad nodded his head. "Yeah. I'm fine."

"Do you want something to drink? It might help you relax." Will removed his hand from Chad's arm realizing that he might have let it linger there for too long. Will smiled at Chad. He sort of liked seeing Chad jealous. It made him feel like his insecurities were wrong. Especially after Chad held his hand through most of the play.

"Yeah. I'll take whatever you're getting." Chad looked around the crowd as Will walked away. He wished that everyone would just leave.

After the party was over, Chad and Will finally walked into their bedroom for the first time since they returned from the play. Will was tired and ready for bed, but when he saw that the room was decorated, his whole body lit up. Turning to Chad he asked, "What's going on? Did you do this?" Chad smiled and nodded his head. "How? I was with you the whole time and the room was not decorated this way when we left for the play."

"Michelle and Beth did it while we were in the play. I told you that you had no reason to be jealous of them." Chad smiled noting how excited Will seemed.

"Wow." Will felt like crap for asking Chad if they were the reason he wanted to go to the play, but then he realized something else. "Wait… did you tell Michelle and Beth that you're gay?"

"Yeah," Chad admitted. "I know I can trust them."

Will lit up even more. "You did?" he asked surprised. "I am so proud of you." Will gave Chad a hug.

After separating from Will, Chad looked down as he spoke, "Now that the semester is over, I need to focus on coming out of the closet." He looked into Will's eyes as he continued, "I love you, Will, and I hope tonight proved it."

Will thought about all his insecurities and felt guilty that he made Chad think he had to prove it to him. "I'll try to be better about attacking you to force you to come out. I love you, and I never want to lose you." Will looked down as he continued, "I definitely don't deserve this, Chad. I have been awful and pushy towards you."

Chad put his hand on Will's chin to make Will look into his eyes. "Will, don't be angry with yourself. I gave you plenty of reason to go off on me. I took advantage of your patience, but I wanted to make sure I had everything in control and now that finals are over, I can finally focus on what's most important: You."

Will blushed and gave Chad another hug. "It's been so hard for me to suppress what I want. I didn't want to disappoint you and that's why I feel bad for going off on you. I feel like I let you down by letting these doubts get the best of me."

"I'm sorry I made you feel so alone. I should have seen it, but I guess I sort of didn't want to see it." Chad gave Will a half smile. "I think we should work on being open and honest about our feelings more." Chad stroked Will's cheek as he continued, "I don't want us to hide behind music. Don't get me wrong, 'Moves Like Jagger' is a pretty cool song, but…" Chad began to laugh.

Will began to laugh as well feeling slightly embarrassed. "I'll have to show you that I do have moves like Jagger," Will joked even though he was slightly serious. He looked down trying to collect his thoughts but could not stop laughing. "I apologize for trying to give you hints by playing provocative music."

"It's cool. I do like Boyz II Men. I think that was one of my favorites that you played." Chad pulled Will closer and they began to kiss. Soon they were making out and fell onto their bed. Chad was on top of Will and took Will's shirt off. Chad took a moment to look Will over before kissing him again.

Will stopped and looked into Chad's eyes. "I think it's getting too hot in here. Let me help you with your shirt." Will pulled Chad's shirt off causing Chad to straddle him. Will rubbed his hands down Chad's hard chest and stomach as Chad did the same.

Chad pulled Will up so that Will sat up with him. Still straddling Will as he sat on Will's lap, Chad began to make out with Will again as they ran their hands through each other's hair. Will then put his hands on Chad's bare back and pulled him back down so they were lying on each other again. Chad moved his legs from around Will as he began to kiss Will's neck. Will moaned as he pulled Chad's body as close to his as possible. Chad then went lower and began to kiss Will's chest and nipples. Will really enjoyed that. Eventually Chad moved down to Will's lower stomach and began to undo Will's belt.

Will didn't notice what Chad was doing until Chad started to unbutton his pants. He lifted his head to look at Chad and gave him a surprised look. "Chad, what are you doing?" he asked cautiously trying to contain his excitement.

Chad looked into Will's eyes with a smile. He began to bust out on Boyz II Men's I'll Make Love to You. "I'll make love to you like you want me to and I'll hold you tight, baby, all through the night…."

Will sat up and pulled Chad up so they could see eye to eye. "Does this mean you're ready?"

"Why do you think I set the mood?" Chad rhetorically asked as he winked at Will.

Will grinned the biggest grin he had ever grinned. He pulled Chad into another kiss as he began to mess with Chad's pants to take them off. Breaking a part for a moment they exchanged 'I love yous' and went back to business. Will pulled Chad's pants and briefs off first. He could not believe how excited Chad was about this as he looked him over.

Chad stood there in all his glory with a goofy smile on his face. Although Chad was somewhat nervous about how this was going to go, he knew that he loved Will and wanted to be with him. Chad pulled Will's pants and briefs off as Will laid on his back. Throwing Will's clothes where his clothes were on the floor, Chad crawled on top of Will again and pressed his body against Will's body. Both pressed and released their naked bodies together as their hands explored different parts of each other's bodies. Their breathing became heavier and harder.

Will rolled Chad over onto his back. He began to kiss Chad's neck, chest, and nipples. He knew Chad enjoyed it because of how fast Chad's heart beat became and the noises that came out of Chad's mouth. Will followed Chad's treasure trail while he grabbed onto Chad's dick. Finally making his way to it, Will went down on Chad.

Chad went crazy as Will continued to give him a blowjob. He never had it so good. After a few moments, Chad pulled Will up to return the favor. As Will stood up, Chad got on his knees and grabbed Will's erection. Chad looked at it for a moment hoping he would be as good as Will. He finally put it in his mouth and Will stood on his toes for the first few seconds. He looked down at Chad and still could not believe this was happening. The guy that he loved first – his first love – was actually making love to him. He was ecstatic as he rubbed his chest filled with delight. He never imagined that it could feel so good.

Will stood Chad up and kissed him for a few moments. Chad picked up Will as Will wrapped his legs around Chad's waist. Chad and him moved back to the bed looking each other over feeling the closest they had ever been. They pulled out protection and after another kiss, Chad asked, "Do you want to go first?"

Will caressed Chad's cheek and looked into his eyes. "You can go first, but go slow."

"Don't worry, Blue Eyes. I'll make sure you're okay." Chad, with the help of Will, put the condom on. Chad and Will slowly continued to make love and after getting used to the feeling, Chad raised Will's legs and rested the back of Will's knees on his shoulders so he could kiss Will.

Will stopped Chad after a while and said, "It's my turn, Tiger."

They switched positions and Will slowly entered Chad. Chad had to bite his hand as they started, but after a while he felt the pleasure of being one. He could feel the ecstasy. He could feel the closeness as they looked into each other's eyes. He loved Will and Will loved him. When they came, everything they had experienced turned into pure bliss. Will fell onto Chad's body and they slowly began to kiss again. In their weakened state, they held onto each other as they fell asleep.