A/N: So sorry it took me a while to update. I know how much you are all waiting for the next chapter. Hope you like it. Happy Valentines Day everyone. I hope you all have a good one. :) 💌. Sending love to you all and smiles everyday.

Chapter 14

For the first time in a long time, Will woke up with a smile. He thought of last night when he and Sonny went out for the first time in what felt like a long time. He got up out of bed when he heard his baby waking up.

"Someone's up and happy." He lifted him up from his crib and changed him before going downstairs.

"Someone looks happy." Cole replied when he saw Will coming down.

"I am." Will said as he set his baby in his high chair.

"How was your date last night?" Cole asked as he was making breakfast.

"What?"

"I heard you and Sonny went out last night. You going to tell me how that went?"

"How'd you find out?"

"A little birdie told me. So, are you going to tell me?"

"Um, no." Will replied quickly without thinking.

"Why not?"

"I'm not going to tell you anything about my love life. Besides, there is nothing to tell anyway." Will started on the coffee and brought out a jug of orange juice and set it on the table.

"Yeah right. Did you at least get a goodnight kiss from him?" Cole laughed.

"K. I'm not telling you anything."

"That would be a yes. How was it?" Cole asked with a smirk.

"Shut up Cole."

"Come on. Was he at least a gentleman?"

"Actually he was. He knew exactly what to say and everything."

"Was it awkward?"

"Actually, it wasn't. We had a great time last night. We had fun."

"I'm happy for you."

"Yeah right." Will scoffed.

"No. I'm being serious. You guys used to be good together. You're both adults now, and you're both mature. I think it's great that you two are back together."

"Thanks Cole. But, right now we are taking it slow. Getting to know each other, you know. We are starting over."

"Good for you. You two are really great together. Hey, you know what, we should double date sometime."

"I'm done having this conversation with you."

"I'm being serious."

"Not going to happen." Will sat down next to his son.

"Daddy." His daughter ran up to him. He held his arms out to ready himself.

"Morning sweetie." He held her.

"I'm hungry."

"I know you are and breakfast is ready." He set Cathy on a chair and she waited patiently. He set the rest of the food on the table. His wife and son walked in right after.

"Morning sweetie."

"Good morning." He kissed his wife on the lips.

"Morning." Will spoke to her.

"Morning Will. So, how did your date go last night?"

"You told her?" Will looked at his brother.

"Sorry?"

"I'm so sorry Will. I shouldn't have said anything."

"No. Of course not. It's fine, really. It turned out great last night."

"I'm happy. I hope things turn out for you."

"Thank you Mel. That means a lot." Will smiled.

"You're welcome." She smiled back. She set her hand on top of his.

"You two have gotten along pretty well in the last week." Cole pointed out between Will and his wife.

"Well, we are family."

"Who ordered twins?" Someone called out from inside the living room.

"What are you doing here?" Cole answered as he got up.

"Thought we would drop by see if anyone is still alive."

"You're so funny Aaron. We all forgot to laugh." Will said.

"Thanks. And everyone is still the same. This kind of reminds me of the last time when we were here."

"Seems like you're the one who hasn't changed at all." Will got up from his chair. He got rid of his and his baby's empty plate.

"You're still so funny." Aaron said sarcastically.

"It's good to finally be back." Matthew said as he walked into the kitchen. The three brothers hugged each other and glad that they were all back together. Just as Will suspected, he was left out of the brotherly interactions. While the three of them were talking and ignoring Will, he had enough. So, Will took his baby and spoke to Mel.

"Hey Mel, you wouldn't mind taking care of Jared for me today?"

"Of course not. We had fun the other night."

"Thank you. I know it's too much to ask. You have Paul and Cathy to look after."

"Oh come on Will. It's fine. Besides, he's like an angel."

"Thank you so much. You're the best." He kissed her cheek.

"You're welcome. And so are you." They both smiled back at each other. Mel took Jared in her arms and carried him. Will left the kitchen and upstairs to change.

"So, what's up man? How's everything?" Matthew asked Cole.

"Everything is good. I'm married actually."

"No way. Seriously?!" Aaron asked when Cole's expression didn't change.

"Seriously." They all turned around so Cole could introduce them to his wife and his kids.

"We missed a lot." Matthew laughed.

"This could take a while that's for sure." Aaron agreed.

"Aaron, Matthew this is my wife Mel and our kids Cathy and Paul."

"And Jared." Mel added.

"You have three kids?!" Aaron exclaimed. Cole looked at Mel for a while and turned back to his brothers with a response.

"Yeah. We have three kids. Is that a problem?"

"Of course not. We just didn't think that you would have babies popping." Aaron replied with a quick laugh.

"So, how long are guys staying here for?" Cole changed the subject. He knew that once they started something, there's no stopping them.

"For good actually. We both have our own apartments." Matthew said.

"I thought you would be staying here?"

"Well, maybe for the night. I don't know. We'll see how this goes. So, how old are your kids?" Matthew asked.

"Cathy is the oldest, she's four. And Paul is two. And Jared is a eighteen months old."

"That names sounds familiar." Aaron tried to think about it.

"I named him after dad you idiot. Speaking of which, have you both gone to see him yet?"

"Uh, no."

"Why?"

"Because, we just got back. We wanted to see you first and see how you're doing. And then check on him after." Aaron spoke for him and his brother.

"Oh. Okay. Just don't wait too long to see him."

"Have you seen dad yet?"

"Yeah. A few times."

"Honey, why don't you catch up with your brothers? You can catch a movie or something." Mel broke the awkward silence.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course."

"Yeah. Come on. We'll have fun." Aaron smiled.

"We will meet you outside." Matthew and Aaron got up.

"You don't need help or anything?"

"I will be fine. The four of us are going to have fun."

"Yeah. Lots of fun." Cathy squealed in her chair.

"Okay. Be good for mom okay?"

"Okay daddy. Love you."

"Love you too." He kissed his kids then his wife.

"By the way, you owe Will big time. And as much as I want you to have fun, just don't forget what they did to your brother. I never got to apologize to my brother for the way I treated him before he passed away. And we were very close. Just don't forget about Will."

"I promise. I love you." Cole kissed her lips.

"Love you too." She said before she turned to the kids.

Will walked into the hospital with a smile on his face. He felt a little better today. And last night was the first night he actually slept in a while. He walked into the room to check on his dad. He sat on the chair next to the bed.

"Hey dad. I hope you're feeling better today. You look good. Aaron and Matthew came back today. You wouldn't be too surprised when I tell you they haven't changed at all. I doubt that they will come in to see you. But I hope they do." Will moved his hands and held on to his dad's hand. His head moved slightly until he faced Will. His eyes slowly opened and his lips formed an audible word.

"Dad." His eyes were watering with tears. He felt his hand being squeezed. Will squeezed his hand back and moved closer to his dad. He formed the same word in an audible tone once again. Will moved closer to him so he could hear him.

"Will. I...love...you." He slowly got the words out.

"I love you too dad. I'm not going anywhere. I'm not going to leave you." Will lifted his head and watched him fall back to sleep. A doctor came in a few minutes later to check on the patient.

"How are we doing today?" A doctor came in.

"We are doing good. He woke up and spoke to me."

"That's a good sign. His vitals are good. So he is out of the woods. It's just going to take time for him to fully recover. He has been in a coma for two years."

"I know. Dr. Jonas, can I just speak to you for a minute?"

"Of course." They moved off to the side of the room and spoke quietly.

"I want to thank you for everything."

"No problem."

"I know how much time you have been spending time focusing on his recovery. It means a lot."

"Every patient needs a certain amount of treatments to undergo. And sometimes it takes weeks or months. I was actually transferred here about six months ago and your father became one of my patients. And I was eager to know about his conditions. And uh, I've been helping him along in the process. And he was beginning to respond to some of the medications in a good way. So, I gave him one that he responded the most to help him along. I'm glad that he's doing better now."

"Me too. Thank you again so much for everything."

"No problem." Dr Jonas gave a smile before he left. Will stayed for another hour with his dad making conversation. He missed his voice, and his smile.

Will walked down a path full of memories. He wasn't sure how his mind got to thinking of the past. But it was one of the things that happened when he drifted out. He walked passed a coffee shop and was instantly reminded of Sonny. He remembered Sonny telling him that he owned a coffee shop before he turned into a Club. But the building didn't look like what Sonny had described.

Will continued on walking. He hummed out a tune as he walked through a park. He also remembered coming to the park with Sonny a few times. His mind drifted back once again.

They were on the swings twirling the swing around. They let the swing twirl them back until they were dizzy. They were laughing as they continued to swing.

"I bet I can go higher than you." Will exclaimed.

"You are so on." They continued laughing as they went higher and higher.

"Ha, I win." Will shouted.

"That's because you cheated." Sonny called out.

"Did not."

"Did too."

"Did not." Will laughed as he let his swing slow down.

"Yes you did."

"You're just mad because I won."

"Fine. I'll give you that. But I bet you can't jump off farther than me." Sonny said before he jumped off the swing and landed in the sand. Will followed and landed right next to him.

"We're even on that." Will laughed.

"That was fun. Want to do that again?"

"Now?" Will looked at Sonny with wide eyes.

"Not right now. I meant like tomorrow. We should come here tomorrow. Actually, why don't we make a whole day of it?" Sonny got up and positioned his body to the side.

"I like that." Will smiled.

"Good. Now, last one to the monkey bars, is a monkey." They both got up and ran towards the monkey bars. Will jumped on top of Sonny to grab him. He pulled him down to the sand and sat on top of him. They tackled each other until Will ended up underneath Sonny. Their breathing was ragged and their hair was messy.

"You have no idea how much I'm going to miss you." Sonny said when he breathed slowly.

"I'm going to miss you so much." Will brought his hand around Sonny's head and brought him close to him. Sonny's lips gently touched Will's before he let his hands roam his body. Will moaned under the touch.

"Wait." Sonny stopped.

"What?"

"Why don't we take this to the cabin? I really don't want sand in places where it shouldn't be."

"Okay. Last one there is a monkey." Will said before he got up and started running.

"You're on." Sonny laughed and started running. He gained up on him. Sonny beat him to it. But when they both got there, they had the same thing in mind. They ripped off their clothes and jumped in the water.

"Now we're even." Sonny said before he swam to Will and kissed him.

Will got back to reality when he turned away from the park. He walked back to where he came from. He looked around at the stores wondering if he should get something for him. It's way too early to be thinking that, Will thought. He continued walking aimlessly. He walked up to a Club, not sure if it was the right one. He walked inside and sat at the bar. There was someone there, so he waited for a while for the person to turn around and get his order.

"Is it that hard to get a cup of coffee around here?" Will spoke to someone who had their back turned to him.

"Well, good afternoon to you too." The guy turned around.

"So, where's my coffee?" Will tried not to laugh.

"That's how it's going to be huh? Okay. I'm going to need a kiss first." Sonny tried not to laugh either.

"Well, if you want that kiss, you're going to give me my coffee first so we can call it even."

"You're a tough one to read Horton."

"So are you Kiriakis."

"So, who's going to get what first?" Will's eyes gleamed at Sonny along with a smile.

To Be Continued...