Chapter 13: Accident? – Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
Everyone stood on the beach in shock with what they had just witnessed. Dario looked at Chad and Will in disgust. "Did you guys just kiss?"
Will began to cough some more attempting to put the attention back on the fact that he almost drowned. Nathan and Melanie gently pushed Sonny and Chad out-of-the-way to make sure he was okay. Chad stood back unsure of how to respond to Dario's question. "Do we have a towel or something for Will?" Sonny grabbed a towel and handed it to Nathan. They wrapped Will as he was now shaking.
Sonny walked over to Dario, Gabi, and Abigail. "Sometimes when someone drowns, he or she recovers and might accidentally kiss the guy doing CPR. It happened to me a lot when I was a lifeguard." Sonny was trying to cover for Will so that the others would not figure out his secret. They seemed to buy it.
"I'm just glad he came back to us." Gabi let out another sigh of relief.
Abigail went over to Chad and grabbed his hand. "I'm so glad you found him, Chad. This would have been the worst party ever if you did not find him." Chad smiled and was relieved as well.
After Melanie and Nathan checked Will out and decided he was going to be okay, everyone stood around and watched Will as he got up and began to walk around. "Thanks guys for saving me. I don't know what happened to me out there." Will was breathing deeper because of what he had just been through. He realized he had taken breathing for granted.
"Well, I will officially call it. This party is over," Abigail announced.
"I hope you don't mind that I am not helping with putting things away. I think I should head home." Will rewrapped the towel around him.
"I'll go with you to make sure that you make it back okay." Gabi placed her hand on Will's back.
"How are you going to get home?" Will did not want to bother anyone else for the night.
Dario stepped up. "I'll follow you guys and take Gabi home." Dario turned to Melanie to see if she was going to go with them since Melanie rode with them to the party.
"I should stay and help Abigail put the stuff away. I can catch a ride with someone." Melanie looked to Abigail.
"I can give you a ride," Nathan said as he walked over to Dario and Melanie.
"Well, that settles it." Melanie patted Dario on the shoulder to say goodbye. Dario wanted Melanie to go with him, but he could not say anything since Gabi and Will were ready to go.
After Dario, Will, and Gabi left, Melanie, Chad, Nathan, and Abigail quickly grabbed everything and packed them in Abigail's and Nathan's cars. Abigail turned to Chad and put her hand on his chest. "So what are your plans for the rest of the night?"
Chad gave Abigail a kiss on the cheek. "I think I am going to head home. I am a bit exhausted."
Chad's decision to go home disappointed Abigail. "But we just got to hang out for a short time. It wasn't long enough."
"I know. I am just beat from everything that happened today. Call me later?"
"I guess." Abigail began to pout. Chad kissed her and left. Abigail was not going to play this game. She quickly went over to Nathan and Melanie to tell them she was going to follow Chad home.
Back at the Brady Pub, Sami came to talk to her grandmother about Will after the DiMera BBQ at Lexie's house. The choices Sami had made in how to live her life frustrated Caroline. She believed Sami's decisions were selfish. "Sami, you need to stop thinking about what you want out of life, open your eyes, and realize that your kids need you. Your bad mistakes will rub off on them."
"What do you mean? Is Will in trouble?" Sami hated that her grandmother did not respect her, though Sami expected it for shacking up with the DiMeras.
"Well, there are a few things that you are not aware of. One is the fact that Will accepted a job from Stefano and will be working at DiMera Enterprises." Caroline trembled at the thought of Will becoming a DiMera and betraying the family just like Sami. "Second, if Will is not careful he's going to lose Gabi and destroy his life."
The news that Will was going to work for Stefano surprised Sami. She wondered what would get him on board with the DiMeras like that. Before Caroline could continue with her list, Sami interjected, "Will can make his own decisions. I'm not worried." She did not want Caroline to know that she was actually concerned for her son.
"Well, you very well should be." Sami's calmness frustrated Caroline. She continued to tell Sami why she should worry.
Meanwhile, Gabi and Will arrived outside of the pub. Gabi decided to walk Will to the door to make sure he got in okay. "Well, you're home." She handed Will his car keys.
"Thanks for driving. I think I can make it to my room okay." Will gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Well, I could tell Dario to head home. Maybe I could stay for a bit." Gabi was hoping that Will would want to hang out a while longer.
Will wanted to be alone for the rest of the night but was not sure how to tell Gabi no. He looked into the pub and noticed that Sami and Caroline were inside. He saw an opportunity. "It's probably not a good idea because it appears that I am about to be ambushed by my mother and great-grandmother." Will smiled. "I'll talk to you tomorrow."
"Okay. Let me know if you need anything." Gabi hugged Will and walked away.
Will watched her leave and then turned to enter the pub. When the door closed behind him, Sami and Caroline looked to Will. Will realized that he had actually walked into an ambush. "What's going on?"
Caroline remained behind the bar and watched as Sami walked over to her son. "We need to talk about a few things." She gave Will a concerned look hoping that he would talk to her.
"About what?" Will noticed that his grandmother seemed concerned as well. "Did I do something wrong?" Will's mind began to wonder what his mom could want to talk to him about. He wondered what Sami and Caroline were talking about before he walked in. The way they looked at him was quite intense.
"How are you and Gabi? I saw you out there with her." Sami thought she would start with simple questions.
"Gabi? We are fine." Will did not really want to get into it. Sami's question caught him off guard because he was expecting more. "Is that the real question you wanted to ask me because the way you were looking at me made me think that something big happened."
Sami could tell that Will was frustrated. "Your great-grandmother told me that you accepted a job from Stefano." Sami placed her hand in her pocket and waited for Will's response.
Will gave Sami a puzzled look. "You want to talk to me about working for Stefano DiMera when you're living in the man's house? I really don't want to talk about this. I'm tired… it's late. Goodnight." Will rushed upstairs leaving Sami with Caroline.
Chad arrived at the DiMera Mansion. As he made it to the door, he noticed that someone else drove into the driveway. He became annoyed when he recognized Abigail's car. He wondered why she had followed him home. Abigail walked up and met him at the front door. "Why are you here?"
"Because I am not ready to say goodnight yet." Abigail stepped up and began to kiss Chad deeply. Chad was caught off guard but went with it. The kiss began to get hot and heavy and Chad was becoming quite aroused. Abigail realized she was close to having Chad where she wanted him. They continued to make out.
Chad realized that he was quite happy that Abigail decided to follow him home. Chad decided he would ask Abigail to come in after a few more minutes of making out. Abigail pushed Chad off cutting his plan short. "Wow."
"Okay. I think that's enough. I think you get the point." Abigail wiped her mouth off.
Chad became confused. "Point? What are you talking about?"
"On what you'll be missing out on if you choose your family over me." Abigail patted Chad on his chest. "There's a lot more where that came from. Goodnight." Abigail winked and walked off.
Chad grabbed his mouth and watched Abigail drive off. "What the hell?"
Melanie and Nathan arrived outside of her apartment. "Thanks for walking me to my door, Nathan." Melanie anxiously smiled feeling even more confused about Nathan and Dario after the party.
"Except for Will's emergency, I had a great time tonight." Nathan placed his hand on the door post and looked into Melanie's eyes.
"Me, too." Melanie began to feel that pull towards Nathan again. Apparently he felt the pull as well because their heads began to move closer to each other. "So great," Melanie quietly whispered before their lips met. Nathan pulled Melanie closer and pressed her body against his.
Just then, Gabi and Dario made their way to their door and witnessed Melanie and Nathan's making out session. Dario could not believe his eyes. Gabi quietly unlocked the door and ushered Dario into their apartment. She patted him on the back before quietly closing the door on Melanie and Nathan's kiss.
Will jumped on his bed and pulled his pillow towards his face. He thought about what happened at the beach avoiding any thought about what occurred in the lifeguard station with Gabi. He shook his head and began to think about how he kissed Chad. He remembered coughing up water and hearing Chad's voice. He wanted Chad to know that he was going to be okay, but he subconsciously decided to let him know through a kiss. Will knew that it was an accident, but the more he thought about Chad's lips being on his, the more he realized that he enjoyed it.
Will began to think that Sonny was right about him. Sonny had encouraged him to accept himself. Will needed to accept that he was gay and was attracted to Chad. Will's cell phone started ringing interrupting his thoughts. Will picked it up and saw that it was Chad. Will smiled and answered. "Chad! Thanks for saving my life!"
Chad laughed on the other end. "It's no problem. Glad I could be of service." Chad sat on his bed in his bedroom. "Are you busy? Gabi's not there is she?"
Will sat up in his bed. "No, she's not here. I am free to talk. Is Abigail there with you?"
"Nah. I'm in my room all alone. God, she's such a tease!" Chad let out a sigh. "You're not going to believe what she did."
"What did she do?"
"She followed me here and started making out with me. She pushed me off when I was really into it and basically told me that if I did not make her happy, she would not make me happy." Chad laughed about it. "Such a tease… kissing me like that." Will and Chad laughed.
"That sounds horrible."
"You would know. Maybe it runs in the family with the way you kissed me tonight. You're such a tease as well." Chad began to laugh, but Will became embarrassed that Chad would bring up the kiss.
"Yeah… sorry about that. I don't know what I was thinking. It just happened." Will hit his head and hoped that Chad would not pick up on his embarrassment.
"It's alright, man. Like Sonny said, it happens." Chad decided to let the topic go as Will did not seem comfortable talking about it. "So, it's getting late, and I should go to bed, but before I do I wanted to tell you that I miss hanging out with you. We should hang out soon. We don't do it enough."
Will smiled. "Yeah. I think we'll be seeing more of each other since I will be joining you at the gym and work."
Chad became intrigued. "Work?"
"Yeah. Your dad offered me an internship at DiMera Enterprises, and I accepted today. We will be co-workers… or you might be my boss."
Will's announcement excited Chad. "That's awesome, man. Can't wait! I'll make sure I give you the easy tasks." Chad looked at his clock. "Well, we should probably let each other go."
"Yeah." Will did not want to say goodnight just yet but knew that he had to. "Goodnight, Chad."
"Goodnight, Will. I'm glad you're alive." Chad and Will both let out a small soft laugh before hanging up.
Will laid down on his bed again and realized that his heart was beating fast. Will fearfully smiled as he realized it beat faster for Chad.