Thank you once again for all the lovely reviews. I never thought it would be that important but it really keeps me going. :D So thank you for that, you are the people I do that for anyway ... I hope to get the rest of the story all posted until the weekend. I'll move to a new town, so it would be nice to finish the story 'til then... Let's hope it goes well.. :D xxx
Sonny opened the front door to their house. He couldn't believe what he just saw. Couldn't understand? Wasn't Ariana 18 yet? Couldn't she be were she wanted to be?
When he put down the rolls he just bought he regretted his choice of leaving Will alone. He should've been with him. Should've tried to hide Ariana.
Sonny couldn't relax, he was walking up and down in the kitchen. Back and forth. Back and forth. There must be something he could do. He ought to help Will. Without hesitating a second he ran out the door, down the steps, jumped into his car.
While he drove like a berserk down the streets, around the corners and through pace limited zones he tried to figure out what to do next. What was he allowed to say? What was he allowed to share?
With squeaking brakes he brought his car to stop. Without greeting the gardeners in the front yard he climbed the stairs, pressing the old, heavy wooden door open. As soon as he was inside the mansion he shouted as strong and loud as he could.
"DAD!"
Almost immediately he saw his dad running into the hall. Surprised to see Sonny so shaken and troubled he stopped and took a long look at his son.
"Sonny. What on earth happened?"
Sonny knew that his father could read him like he could read Will. Part of that made him such a perfect lawyer.
"It's Will. He has been arrested. We need to get him out."
His dad stumbled a bit. Sonny knew that he would love to help, that it itched in his fingers to do the right thing but he also knew that his mother wouldn't let him. Adrienne Kiriakis still had trouble with Sonny's boyfriend choice. She had been troubled about it for all that time. Not only was Will a Horton but also Sami Brady's son. She never stopped moaning and bitching about that. Sonny stopped listening eventually but he knew his dad was caught in the middle.
"Son. You know I want to help. I really want to but you know your mother..." He started speaking but stopped as soon as Adrienne went into the hall. Pretending not to know that the conversation stopped because of her she hugged Sonny and kissed him on the cheek.
"What is with me?"
Sonny swallowed. He had no time to fight her of. Will was in jail. There wasn't time to bond over cookies and coffee. There just wasn't any time.
"Will is jail."
The eyes of his mother widened, her lips were pressed together. She was thinking something and propably thinking about saying it aloud.
"Mom. I don't have time for you to say 'I told you so' or some other bitching about my boyfriend. I really don't."
Justin turned to Sonny. He was putting as much love and understanding in his look as possible.
"Let's go in the salon. You can tell me story from the beginning. And then I promise you I try to take his case."
Sonny nodded. That was a deal. Talking for a lawyer. Talking about all the stuff Will and him kept to himself for the best.
When his parents had sat down and he was sure they would carefully listen to him he closed his eyes for a moment and started speaking.
"Will has a daughter." Sonny noticed the looks on his parents' faces but he didn't address them. "It goes around 18 years back now. Back then he had a one night stand with Gaby Hernandez. It was before we got together. Anyway, Nick Fallon then blackmailed Will in giving up the parental rights. Maybe you can find it in you to understand in how much pain Will was. We had given up on seeing her ever again after Will and lived on with our lives.
But one day suddenly, I guess it was hardly a week ago or something Nick and Gaby called and asked Will to donate blood to save her live. Of course he did. He spoke to her in the hospital, without saying who he really was.
Yesterday early evening she stood on our doorstep trying to find out the truth as she said. So we talked and had quite a good time."
"But that doesn't explain what happened to Will at all, Sonny."
Sonny looked at his parents for the first time while he was telling that story. His mother had stood up and had been standing in front of the big window to the right. She was looking out, Sonny wasn't sure that still heard him.
"Ariana slept at our last place. And she looked like it just wearing her underwear."
Justin looked at his son. Sonny read at his look that he knew were this story was headed.
"So they arrested Will because of child molesting?"
Sonny nodded.
"But you believe in his innocence, right?"
His father looked approvingly and started to smile.
"Sure thing I do."
"So you will talk to him. Listen to him, dad. Be his lawyer, please."
His dad looked at Adrienne. His wife didn't show any movement. Then he was turning his head towards Sonny. He saw the pain and the hope Sonny was in. That was the moment he decided.
"I would be honoured to be called William Horton's lawyer."
Sonny stood up and fell into his dad's arms. It was a movement reminding both of them of Sonny's childhood.
"Sonny?" His mother turned around destroying this moment of peace.
"Yes, mom?"
He feared everything she was about to say. He loved his mother with all his heart and it hurt him to see or to hear she didn't approve of Will. It hurt him that she still couldn't live with his choice. It wasn't a fling anymore. Will and him were committed enough to count as spouses, though they didn't technically. But his mom wouldn't get tired of telling Sonny to leave Will. As if she really thought she had any chance of succeeding.
"Don't you think … that It would be better …. if you … ?"
He knew what she was trying to say to him. She knew what she was implying.
"Are you coming, Dad?"
Sonny was determined to overhear the imprudence of her, just addressing his father. His father looked at his wife went over to her, mouthing something to her. She shook her head and went out of the room.
Both of the men looked after her.