Authors Notes: Happy New Year everyone! I am so sorry for the delay in updating. I hope you enjoy it.
Chapter 11
After Will was patched up and ready to be brought to recovery, Sonny went to tell the family the news. Sonny was still in a daze that they have three boys. Before he reached the waiting room, he stopped and leaned against the wall and took a deep breath. He needed to get his emotions under control.
"Dr. Hollander, can you tell if they are identical or not?" Sonny asked as he gazed down at his sons.
Dr. Hollander continued working on closing Will up as he said, "Well, there are various ways to tell. Like, the number of placentas and blood type but the only sure way to know is by DNA testing."
"Will that hurt the babies?" Sonny asked.
"Not at all. It's the same process as most DNA tests. Take a swab of saliva and see the genetic make-up. No evasive procedure." Dr. Hollander looked at the men and smiled. "Okay, you're all stitched up and ready for recovery."
"Babe? Why don't you go out and tell the family about the boys?" Will couldn't take his eyes off his sons.
Sonny nodded his head and leaned down and placed a kiss on all four of his boys' foreheads. "Love you all."
"We love you, too." Will said breathy.
Sonny pushed himself away from the wall and walked into the waiting room. He looked around at his loved ones and realized how lucky he and Will were. "Hi, everyone."
"Daddy Sonny!" Ari jumped off the chair and ran over to Sonny.
Sonny picked Ari up and hugged her close. He couldn't believe he had four children now.
"Sonny!" Adrienne and Sami said at the same time.
"Well?" Justin asked.
"Three beautiful and healthy boys." Sonny announced. "You have three baby brothers, Ari."
"Yeah!" Ari squealed.
Sonny was pulled into a death hug by both Adrienne and Sami. Justin and Lucas were slapping him on the back. The rest were voicing their congratulations.
Sami pulled away and asked, "How's Will?"
"He's good. There was an issue with baby two. The umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck but he's fine now." Sonny recalled the fear he experienced at that moment.
"Oh, thank God." Maggie voiced from the corner of the room.
"Can we see him and our grandsons?" Adrienne asked. "I can't believe this." Adrienne began to tear up.
Sonny kissed his mother on her cheek. "He's heading to recovery right now. You can see him and the babies once they are settled in their room."
All four grandparents were disappointed that they weren't allowed to see Will and the babies yet.
"We've waited this long, I guess we can wait a few more minutes." Lucas said. "By the way, are they identical?" Lucas hoped they weren't so the possibility that at least one was Sonny's was greater than if they were identical.
"I don't know but Dr. Hollander is going to do a DNA test to see if they are or not." Sonny answered. "I better get back to Will." Sonny went to passed Ari to Sami but Ari held onto Sonny tighter.
"No. No go." Ari whimpered.
"It's okay, Ari. Once Daddy is put into a room, I will come and get you so you can see him." Sonny kissed her head. "Okay?"
Ari thought about it for a minute and then nodded her head and went into Sami's arms.
Justin said. "Let us know when we can visit."
"I will Dad." Sonny walked out of the waiting room and noticed Paul and John walking toward him bogged down with coffee cups. "Hey."
"Hey Sonny. What's the news?" John answered.
Paul stayed quiet and prayed that everything went well with Will and his possible children.
"Touch and go with one of the babies but everything else went perfectly." Sonny took a deep breath.
"What are they?" Paul didn't mean to speak. It just came right out of his mouth.
"Oh, sorry. Boys. All three." Sonny smiled.
"Congratulations, Kid." John hugged Sonny and padded his back.
"Thanks John." Sonny looked over at Paul and noticed a strange look on his face. "I've got to get back to Will and the babies. He's in recovery but should be moved to a room soon."
"You got it. Tell him congrats from us." John padded him on the back one last time.
John turned toward Paul and was curious about the look on his son's face. "You okay?"
Paul was imagining what it would be like if one of the boys was his. The image of him teaching his son how to throw a ball and have the relationship he always dreamed of while growing up. I don't care Will. You are not keeping me from my son or sons.
"Hey, Paul." John put his hand on Paul's shoulder and gave him a slight shake. "You okay?"
Paul came out of his daydream and looked at his father. "Yeah. I'm fine. Just started thinking about how lucky Sonny and Will are."
"Believe me, you'll get your happily ever after too." John could tell it was more than that. "Come on. Let's get these coffees to the crowd."
Paul smiled and followed John to the waiting room.
The nurses took the boys to get cleaned and checked out so Will was alone in recovery with only his thoughts to keep him company. There's nothing you can do but wait. Aunt Kayla, where are you? You said you were going to perform the tests already. Oh, please let all of them be Sonny's. Will closed his eyes to send a silent prayer of hope to a higher being.
Kayla was pacing around the lab, waiting for the results of the DNA tests. She convinced Dr. Hollander to let her supervise the test. Once the test is done to determine if the boys are identical she can determine if Sonny was the other father. "Come on. It shouldn't take this long."
Sonny walked into recovery and quietly watched Will as he had his eyes closed. Sonny knew Will wasn't asleep due to the large smile on his face. Sonny stood back and admired his amazing husband. Will looked so innocent at this moment but Sonny knew very well that he wasn't innocent in the slightest. The secret about Ari's paternity. Nick blackmailing him. Even secrets that Will is still holding onto and thinks Sonny doesn't know about. At this point, Sonny didn't care if Will told him or not, he just wanted to push that all aside and concentrate on his family.
Will was still reeling over the birth of his sons. He couldn't believe that he had four children and he carried three of them. He was so happy but what would make him even happier is when he finds out that all three boys are Sonny's. Once that happens he can finally put what happened with Paul to rest.
Will opened his eyes and looked over at Sonny who was standing by the door watching him. Will smiled at the bewildered look on Sonny's face. He held out his hand toward Sonny in a silent request to come closer. "Did you tell everyone?"
Sonny smiled back and walked over to Will. "Yeah. They can't wait to see you and the boys." He sat down on the stool next to Will's bed and accepted the offered hand. He placed Will's hand between his own and rubbed soothing circles on the inside of Will's wrist. "How are you feeling?"
Will relished the intimate touch. He and Sonny haven't been intimate since they found out he was pregnant. Even though they wanted to have sex, they were forbidden by Dr. Hollander due to the complicated nature of the pregnancy. That is another thing Will couldn't wait to get back to. He took a deep breath and admired his beautiful husband. "I'm okay. Just tired." Will didn't realize until then how much stress Sonny must have been under because of this ordeal. I am a selfish bastard. Will thought to himself. I slept with Paul and didn't even think twice about Sonny. Well that is going to change. "You look tired too."
Sonny kissed Will's knuckles. "I'm fine."
"Once I'm settled into a room, I want you to go home and get some sleep." Will placed his hand on Sonny's cheek.
Sonny shook his head. "I don't want to leave you alone."
Will smiled at his husband's concern. "At this point, there isn't anything to worry about. We're no longer at risk. The boys are fine. I'm fine. Besides, do you really think our mothers are going to leave their grandsons?" Will giggled.
Sonny giggled along with Will. "You're right. If you thought they were bad before, it's going to be worse now. They're never going to leave us alone."
"Oh, joy." Will replied sarcastically.
The boys remained silent for a few moments before Sonny asked, "So, what are we going to name them? I don't think we ever decided. Our mothers kept putting their two cents in and stopped all talk about baby names."
Will nodded in agreement. "I was thinking…"
"Okay, Will. We're going to move you and your sons to a room." Nadine waltzed into recovery before Will had the chance to tell Sonny what names he was thinking about.
Sonny huffed his annoyance. "At this rate, we'll never get to name these boys."
Will laughed as he was being wheeled out of recovery. "Well, we can always name them baby 1, baby 2 and baby 3. That is what Dr. Hollander called them."
"I don't think so." Sonny commented as he followed behind.
Once Will and the boys were settled in their room, Sonny knew they couldn't keep their family at bay any longer. "Are you ready to see the family?"
Will shook his head. "Not really. I really wish you could sneak Ariana in here and keep the rest out." Will just wanted to spend alone time with Sonny and their children. "I guess that's wishful thinking."
Sonny just nodded his head. "Yes, it is. I'll let the family know they can visit." Sonny kissed Will on the forehead before heading out the door.
Sonny opened the door and came face to face with Kayla.
"Hey Sonny." Kayla should have known Will wouldn't be alone.
"Hi Aunt Kayla. Everything okay?" Sonny could see the worry on Kayla's face.
"Yeah. I just wanted to see how Will was doing before the herd comes knocking." Kayla thought it was a convincing answer.
Sonny wasn't sure if he believed her but he wasn't going to dwell on it. "I was on my way to get them. You have a few minutes alone with Will before all hell breaks loose." Sonny smiled at his aunt.
"Thanks for the warning." Kayla returned the smile before moving past Sonny toward Will.
"I'll be right back." Sonny closed the door behind him and left the two blondes alone.
Kayla waited a few moments before saying anything for fear that Sonny would accidentally overhear their conversation.
Will couldn't take the silence or suspense any longer. "Well? Did you get the test results?"
Kayla gave Will a pointed look before saying. "Yes. I have them right here."
Will could tell that the news wasn't good. "Aunt Kayla, just tell me. Who is the father of my children?"
Kayla opened the file which contained the results. She began reading aloud. "The DNA results of the Horton triplets consist of a 100% parental match to Will Horton and…"
"Congratulations Will!" The door to the room burst open and Sami, Adrienne, Lucas and Justin came barreling through.
Sami almost knocked Kayla aside to get to Will. Sami pulled Will into a bear hug. Kayla almost lost her balance from the onslaught. She shook her head at her niece in annoyance. She wanted to tell Will the results of the paternity tests.
"How is my baby boy?" Sami gushed.
Will winced as Sami encountered his stitched-up abdomen. "Jesus Christ, Mom. Watch it. Fresh stitches, remember?"
"I'll be back later." Kayla said, as she turned toward the door.
Sonny noticed the file in Kayla's hand. "Are those the DNA results?"
Kayla looked down at the file and for a split second didn't know how to answer. "Actually, yes they are."
Sonny looked at his aunt in expectation. "Well? Are they identical or not?"
Kayla opened the file being very mindful not to let anyone see the other test that was conducted. "Well, it turns out that two of the boys are identical and one is not."
"Which two are identical?" Lucas asked.
Kayla looked down at the paper and read, "Baby 1 and Baby 3 are identical. You can tell who is who by the bands on their ankles."
Will looked at Kayla and nodded his head. "Thank you, Aunt Kayla."
Kayla squeezed Will's hand before leaving the room. "I'll check on you later."
"Okay."
Kayla didn't notice the envelope with the paternity test results falling out of the file and onto the floor.
Sami let Will go and then turned to get her hands on one of her grandsons but she was too late. Lucas, Justin and Adrienne had already claimed a child.
Sonny, who carried Ari in his arms, saw the frown on Sami's face and couldn't help the jibe. "You snooze. You lose." Sonny walked over to the bed and placed Ari next to Will.
Sami turned her icy glare toward her son-in-law and said, "Shut it." She walked over to Lucas. "Lucas…"
Lucas didn't even look up from his grandson, "Not on your life." Lucas couldn't take his eyes off the baby in his arms. It turned out that he was holding the non-twin and was looking to see if he can see some resemblance to Paul in the boy.
Will was so happy to see Ari. "Hi, Baby Girl. I missed you." Will awkwardly hugged Ari, being very mindful of his stitches.
Ari hugged him back. "Hi, Daddy." She turned toward her arguing grandparents and asked, "Why is Grammy Sami fighting with Grandpa Lucas?"
Before Will could respond to his daughter, Sami piped in. "Because Grandpa Lucas doesn't know how to share."
"Really? You're one to talk. I remember you not being a good sharer." Lucas countered.
"Come on. You've been holding…" Sami turned to Will and Sonny. "What are their names?"
"Haven't decided yet." Sonny announced. "We kept getting interrupted whenever we started to discuss it."
Before they knew it, a barrage of name suggestions started to fly as if Will and Sonny asked for their input. People were debating on whether the boys should be named after someone or not. What shocked them more was Uncle Vic arguing for a traditional Greek name as a choice.
Paul, Jr. would be nice. Paul thought as he stood in the corner completely out of sight and watched everyone fawn over the babies. He was very conflicted about if he wanted one of the boys to be his or not. On one hand, it would be great to have a son. Doing all the things that he missed out on when he was growing up without a father. Playing catch, going fishing, teaching him to ride a bike and just having a father in his life. The thing is, these boys won't have to worry about not having a father, they'll have two. Would it be worth disrupting a family by putting claims on his son or sons? YES! I wouldn't be able to walk away from my children. Paul left the hospital room. He couldn't take being there.
After a little while, Nadine walked into the hospital room to check on Will and the babies. "Alright everyone, visiting hours are over. Everyone out. Daddies and babies need rest. You can come back tomorrow."
Everyone bit their farewell and congratulations to both Will and Sonny and left the room.
Sami, who finally got to hold one of the babies was not too happy. "You've got to be kidding. Can't I stay longer? I mean, I'm their grandmother."
Adrienne looked at Sami like Sami had lost her mind. "And what I am?"
"I'm different. Will gave birth to these boys." Sami fired back.
Adrienne passed the baby she was holding to Justin and stalked over to Sami. "So, does that make you more of a grandmother? You're more worthy of the title?"
Sami passed the baby she was holding to Lucas to take on Adrienne's assault. "Yeah, it does."
Seeing where this altercation could lead, Will placed his hands over Ari's ears, while Sonny placed his hands over her eyes. Their priority was to protect their children.
Justin and Lucas put the babies down in their cribs before standing between the two women to prevent punches from being thrown.
"That's enough." Nadine's voice boomed over everyone. "This is a hospital not a boxing ring. I want everyone out of here, NOW!"
Sami and Adrienne just stared each other down. Neither wanting to relinquish first.
"Come on, ladies." Lucas coaxed them apart. "Let's go."
The ladies finally relented and turned away from each other.
Justin and Adrienne hugged both men before leaving the room.
Lucas turned to Will and Sonny. "We'll be back tomorrow. Congratulations again." Lucas walked over to Will and hugged him. "I love you."
Will knew Lucas was telling him more than a simple 'I love you'. "I love you too, Dad."
Reality hit Sami like a ton of bricks as she witnessed the exchange between Lucas and Will. Oh my God. These boys may not be Sonny's. That is why Will has been acting so strange all these months. But who could it be? I haven't seen anyone sniffing around Will? Except… Oh no. Sami decided not to say anything about it. This had to be Will's decision on how to handle it. Who was she kidding? The moment she was alone with Will, she was going to tell him exactly what he should do.
Sami went to pick up Ari who was happily sitting between Will and Sonny on the bed. "Come on, Precious Girl. Let's go home."
"No! Stay here. No go home." Ari slapped Sami's hands away from her and buried herself against Will.
"You can't stay here." Sami tried to reason with Ari. "Come with me."
"No!" Ari held tighter to Will.
"Baby Girl, I know you want to stay with me but you need to go with Grammy Sami." It broke his heart to see his daughter upset.
"NO!" Ari screamed as tears began flowing from her beautiful blue eyes.
Nadine stepped in. "Hey, I have a solution. How about I arrange to have a couple of cots brought in here so Sonny and Ari can spend the night with you?" Nadine addressed Ari. "Would you like that? Stay with Daddy and Daddy Sonny?"
Ari had a pout on her face but nodded in agreement.
Nadine smiled at the little girl. "Okay."
"Isn't that against hospital policy?" Sonny asked.
"Yeah but I'll make an exception." Nadine smiled and headed toward the door. "I'll be right back with the cots." She opened the door and looked at Sami. "What are you waiting for? Visiting hours are over. Out."
Sami huffed in annoyance. "Really? You made one exception. Can't you make another one?" Sami was acting like a bratty child, trying to get what she wanted.
Nadine frowned, shook her head and pointed a finger to the exit.
"Fine." Sami gave everyone one last kiss before leaving. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
Sonny settled himself against the pillows and relished in the peace and quiet for a moment. "If Ari and I are going to stay here for the night, I better go home and grab stuff for us." Sonny disentangled himself from Will and Ari. He walked over to his sons, who were miraculously quiet, and just stared. "I still can't believe we created these three beautiful boys."
I sure hope we created all three. Will thought.
Sonny was in awe that they finally arrived. "Hey, since we're alone, what do you want to name them?" Sonny noticed the envelope near one of the cribs and picked it up. With his back to Will, he pulled out the piece of paper and began reading.
Will took a deep breath and said, "Lucas William after my father and grandfather. Justin Alexander after your father and grandfather and…"
"John Hiro?" Sonny asked. Sonny turned toward Will with fire in his eyes.
"What?" Will was flustered by that suggestion.
"After Paul's father and grandfather?" Sonny held up the piece of paper with the paternity results.
Authors Notes: Let the drama begin.
