Sonny and Will break up in a different way. Will leaves and gets custody of his son. He comes back to Salem four years later and is in a relationship, but it isn't a very good one. Can Sonny get him out of the relationship and show him that he would be better than Dylan because he would never hurt him? TW: Abuse and IMPLIED non-con (not by Will or Sonny and not graphic).

A/N: Gabi getting such a short sentence is based off of other plotlines in soaps, I hope that's not a problem, but that's the turn the story is taking.

What the Future Holds
Chapter Ten

Will blinked awake, looking around and forgetting where he was and looked up at Sonny who was still asleep with his arms around him. He smiled and hid his face in Sonny's chest.

Sonny's arm instinctively tightened around him and he mumbled to himself, falling back asleep.

Will was just about to go to sleep and Sonny's alarm went over. Sonny reached over and hit it quickly, slipping out of Will's hold on his torso.

"No," Will whined and laughed at the same time, grabbing Sonny's arm.

Sonny's smile widened and he sighed, "Jared has to get to school."

Will sighed, "Then will you come back? You were my heater," he mumbled into the pillow.

"Yeah," Sonny said, grabbing his shirt, "I don't have to work because it's Friday," he leaned down and kissed his cheek and smiled when he got an idea.

A few minutes later, Will was almost asleep when-

"DADDY! DADDY! DADDY!" Jared said and bounced on the bed, jumping on top of Will.

Will laughed, "What's going on, buddy?"

"Pa- Sonny and I made you breakfast in bed," Jared giggled.

Will stared at him for a second and smiled, "Thank you, buddy. That's really nice."

Sonny walked in and gave Will a plate of eggs, "You look like you need to eat something."

"Daddy's tiny!" Jared giggled and layed down beside Will.

Will rolled his eyes.

"Alright, you," Sonny picked him up and tickled his stomach, making the four year-old squeak, "You need to get ready for school."

"Noooo," Jared said dramatically.

Will laughed as they left the room, shaking his head.

Sonny walked through store at three o'clock. Honestly, he just wanted Will to relax after everything. So he had picked Jared up from school and they went to the store.

"You walk slow," Jared said, sitting in the front of the buggy, messing with some of the stuff that was already in there.

"You have to read the back of the boxes," Sonny told him, "Otherwise you don't know what's in your food."

"Why do you need to know? It's food!" Jared said.

"Like…okay, say if someone has health issues or they're allergic to something. They'd have to know if it's in the food," Sonny explained, reading the back of a box.

"Why?" Jared asked.

Sonny looked up and raised an eyebrow and Jared started giggling.

"Do you have to read the backs of apples?" Jared asked.

"There isn't anything on the apples," Sonny shrugged, pushing the shopping cart.

"Why?" Jared asked.

"Jared, when's your birthday?" Sonny changed the subject quickly.

"Next week! I'm gonna be FIVE!" he said, putting up his right hand.

"Are you going to have a party?" Sonny laughed.

Jared went silent.

"What's wrong, buddy?" Sonny asked, stopping the cart.

"Dylan never let me have parties. Daddy would take me over to Uncle Austin's and they would have a little one there, but not with any of my friends," he mumbled.

Sonny froze. Dylan wouldn't let the poor kid have a birthday party? He still wanted to go down to that station and beat the crap out of Dylan and the want was getting higher and higher each day.

"Hey," Sonny said, "How about you have a party in the coffee house? You can invite all your friends and whoever you want."

"Can I invite you and Daddy?" Jared asked.

Sonny laughed, "Well, I hope so. You'd have no way to cut the cake," he ruffled his hair.

Jared huffed, "I think I can use a knife, Sonny."

"Knives aren't for four year-olds," Sonny explained.

"Good, 'cause I'll be five when I need one at the party," Jared smirked.

Sonny sighed, "Why are you so smart?"

"Daddy says I take after him," Jared giggled.

"That's true," Sonny said and his phone rang, "Hello?"

"Sonny," Justin was on the other line.

"What's up, dad?" Sonny asked.

"Hi, Grampa!" Jared said, standing up in the cart.

"Hey, hey, hey," Sonny said, "Sit down, you might get hurt."

Jared huffed and sat down.

"I heard someone say that you were pressing charges against Dylan?" Justin said, "I heard Marlena say to Sami-"

"Yeah," Sonny said, pulling the cart with him as they went down the isle, "He came to the apartment," he said quietly so Jared couldn't hear, "He hit Will and honestly, that was it for me. If Rafe hadn't been there to hold me back, I don't know what I'd do."

"There's also something else I need to talk to you about," Justin said, "Do you want to meet for coffee?"

"Yeah, I can go and pick up Will," Sonny said, "I'll be over then. What's it about?"

"Gabi Hernandez is getting out of prison next week," Justin said.

Sonny froze.

"Sonny? You there?" Justin asked.

"I'll see you there, okay?" Sonny said and hung up.

"So, what's going on?" Will asked, watching nervously as Jared ran around the coffee house.

"He's fine," Sonny told him, holding his hand.

Justin sighed, "The charges on Dylan are obviously going through and he could get jail time after everything," he said, "But there's something else."

"What is it?" Will asked and Sonny bit his lip.

"Gabi Hernandez is getting out of prison next week on parole," he said.

Will swallowed and looked down, "So…she has to stay in Salem, I'm guessing?"

Justin nodded.

"Which means Nick will be back to," Will sighed, putting his head on the table.

"If they do anything to bother you, Will, that will violate her parole and she'll be put away again," Justin said, "I already told her parole officer that I don't want her to have everyday contact with you. She can say hi, but not try to be your friend again. We all no that you don't need that."

Will nodded.

"And if Nick tries anything, I'll-" Sonny started.

Will sighed, "Stop the threats," he laughed, "I know what you'll do."

Sonny shrugged, "They don't even need to talk to you. You have full custody and she has no right to even see Jared."

Justin nodded, "And besides…how many people do you have on your side, Will? If you're worried about safety, you have what? Three families on your side?"

"Kiriakis, Horton, DiMera, and Brady," Sonny bumped Will, "That's four."

Will smiled slightly.

"Oh, and I promised Jared that we would have a party for him here," Sonny said.

"That's great, I didn't know where we would have it, so that works," Will said, happy to change the subject, "Um…do you and Adrienne want to come?"

Justin smiled, "I'm sure we'd love to."

Will smiled.

"Well, I'll leave you two alone," Justin said, getting up.

"Bye!" Jared waved.

"Bye," Justin laughed, shaking his head.

"Your dad is awesome," Will laughed quietly.

"You can't arrest me! I didn't do anything!" Dylan yelled as the officer pull him down the hallway.

"Let's see," Roman said, "You abused my grandson, lied about it, hit him when he moved in with someone he loves, and you wouldn't leave him alone!" he said, "And frankly? You're an asshole," he shoved him in the cell.

Dylan glared. Will wasn't going to get away with leaving him. He was his. Period.

End of Chapter