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Willing it to Be – Chapter 21
He looks at them, and he says to them thank you, I can't believe all the work and effort you all have put into this just to help me support the charities that are important to me. I know it will be amazing and the money we raise will help save lives and better the lives the fallen officers and agents' children and give them the future that their parents would have wanted.
They decide now to get the publicity started for the show, so they send one last email to all the performers to confirm that they are performing and can be listed on the listing of all the performers for the website promoting the concert.
Within an hour, they have all the answers confirming their participation in the concert, and Artie starts the preliminary artwork, and Will designs the website, between the two of them, it looks amazing and they start to put out teaser ads for the concert, saying the big announcement of the complete list of performers will be released and that tickets can be purchased at that time.
Austin and Lucas have used their business contacts to get one of the big cable companies in the US to allow them to have the concert set up as a pay for view event, and the cable company has donated their services to the charities.
As soon as the teaser ads appear, they start getting messages from people asking if this is for real, and saying it is going to be so epic. They are pleased with their work for now, so they decide to leave it to the next day to finalize everything.
Kurt has gotten Billie, Carrie and Sami to send him pictures of all the dressy clothes they have that they could wear to the clubs, and has done the same for Lucas, Austin and Sandor, however, they really don't have anything that wouldn't look strange at the club.
He had thought of that yesterday when they were out that this might happen, so he had asked Will for pictures of his family, and T for a picture of Templer, and he and his girls had managed to find outfits that would look sexy but age appropriate for the adults.
He tells them what they have really won't work, while their clothes are beautiful they are just not the thing to wear to a club, and they tell him that it's too late for them to go get anything, so he and Blaine go to their room where Kurt has the seven bags of clothing and accessories ready for them.
They are shocked when he and Blaine come back with the bags and hand them out to them, saying we figured that this might happen, so I wanted to be prepared. They pull the clothes out and they are gorgeous, and exactly what they would have picked for themselves.
They thank him, they ask how he knew their tastes, and he says that he asked Will and Sonny about them, and Will told them how they normally dressed up, and what their styles were like. They are shocked that everything is the right styles, sizes and colors that they would like and would pick out themselves.
They insist on paying him for the clothes, and he tells that it was Will's treat to them. They look at Will, and he tells them that it is only a small token of appreciation for everything they have done for him since they found out he might be alive, how they have all put their lives on hold to help him recover from what he went through, and he just wanted to thank them.
He says that they have made recovering so much easier, and that he loves them all. They all hug him, and tell him that they would do it again in a heartbeat, if it meant having him back in their lives. They decide to have an early supper, so that they can relax and enjoy the drive to Zurich, where they plan to stay that night.
They have planned it this way so that they can enjoy themselves and have a couple of drinks without anyone having to be the designated drivers because they would never drink and drive, they would never place themselves or others at risk when it is so easy to make other arrangements.
They all start getting ready, and everyone is trying to get their hair done and looking good, and then the ladies need to do their makeup as well, so it is madness at all the houses and hotels while they all try to get ready without stressing, and decide to leave getting dressed until after they have eaten.
Austin and Lucas walk all the kids over to Shaya's house, and the kids are excited for a sleepover, they have made friends with her kids, and they all get along great. They hug and kiss the kids, and tell them that they will see them tomorrow. The kids run off to play, and Shaya tells them to have a wonderful time, and don't worry if they can't pick the kids up until after lunch tomorrow, she is sure that they won't want to be up first thing in the morning to drive back.
They call out goodbye to the kids, and then leave to go back to the houses to have their suppers, and get ready. Austin says to Lucas, it will be strange going to a club where we are the adults, man, we are getting old, aren't we? Remember when we were the ones going out to the clubs to dance and have fun. Lucas laughs and says yes, and you're older than me, and I am a grandfather, can you believe it.
However, I wouldn't give up Allie, Will or Ari for anything, Johnny or Sydney either. They are all so special to me. Austin takes this chance to ask Lucas something. He says hey bro, what's -going on with you and Sami, it seems to me like you guys are after getting a lot closer to each other since you went with Will for his surgeries and especially since you have been here in Switzerland. Are you guys back together?
Lucas tells Austin news that no one else knows yet. Will has told his mother that EJ is definitely dead. Dr. Rolf tried to revive him, but the damage done by the bullet was too extreme, and he could not bring him back. Sami grieved for EJ, and Lucas was there for her, and they slowly fell in love again.
Their family has been reunited, because Sami and Lucas have already hashed out all their past issues while on the aircraft carrier with Will. He tells Austin that he plans to settle down wherever Sami and the kids are. Lucas says that Sami told him that she wants them to live in the same city as Will.
Wherever he chooses to live after the film festival and Lucas has agreed, they have lost two years already with their son, they don't want to lose anymore time. Lucas says we haven't said that anything is official, but yeah, we are back together, or at least trying.
No matter how much we can drive each other nuts, there is no one who I love more than Sami. I know she loved EJ, but she admits that their relationship could be toxic, and she said to be honest, if he was still alive, as much as she loved him, she doesn't know if they would have worked out.
No matter what, he would have been in the kids lives, because even if we didn't get along, he was a really good father, and he was always caring towards Allie and Will, he did consider them to be his kids as well. However, yes, back to your questions, we are trying again, and so far, so good as they say.
Sami and I have always loved each other, but with all the things between us that we never talked through, it would always come back and interfere in our relationship. That time on the carrier, it gave us a chance to work everything out, and it has been great. I have my best friend back, and that now the possibility of more. It's great and I am happy. I know my sobriety is up to me, but Sami is also willing to get in my face, and make me see what I would be losing if I start drinking again.
That's good for me, because I need that reminder, and I have been sober now since the evening we flew to Memphis, and you know Austin, it feels fantastic, because I have everything back again. I am going to have to see Adrienne when we get back to Salem, and officially break things off with her, but that ship has sailed.
It should never have even gone anywhere, if it hadn't been for that damn tea, I would never have put up with her attitude towards Will. Thank god, he has forgiven me for not standing up for him, like I should have. It almost makes me feel better to know that it was because of the drugs that I never told her to stop talking that way about Will, that was the one part of our relationship that I had a problem with, because I never defended Will and couldn't understand why I didn't.
I do hope that Adrienne's opinion of Will was not really that bad, that it was the drugs, because I would hate to see Sonny to have to choose between his mom and Will, but now having gotten the love of his life back into his life, he isn't going to let anyone, or anything come between them, including Adrienne, Justin or Victor.
God only knows that they should be grateful to him, because if not for him, Justin would be facing being disbarred and Victor would be gong to prison for a hell of a lot longer. Knowing them though, they won't have a shred of thanks in their hearts towards Will trying to make everything to work out for them with the least possible damage to their lives.
While Lucas and Austin are talking, Sami is talking to Carrie on the phone, and Carrie was curious as well, and asked Sami outright if she and Lucas were back together, and Sami fills her in like Lucas did for Austin. She tells Carrie that they are taking things slow, and that they had gone through everything bad or hurtful on the sub, and worked through it all, but yes, they are back together, and they are going to try and be a family again.
Sami tells Carrie that Lucas is great with Johnny and Sydney, and she can see a change since they have a father figure in their lives again. She and Lucas have discussed EJ, and yes, she loved him desperately, but she knows now that they were toxic for each other, and that if he was alive, that they probably wouldn't be together, that it just couldn't work between them, but that he would be part of the kids' lives, because he was a great father, even with Allie and Will.
She tells her that it is great to have her best friend back as well, but that she does indeed love Lucas, and she is hoping that they can get it right this time. They haven't said anything because Lucas must officially break things off with Adrienne first.
Sami tells Carrie that Lucas has admitted that he couldn't understand why he had stayed with someone that constantly insulted his son, that he was glad to hear about there being the drug in his system, because he was having a tough time forgiving himself for being with someone that could say all those horrible things about Will, and not dumping her for doing that.
He told her that he couldn't understand how he was able to see past the way she felt about Will, to be with her, because he knows if he had ever insulted Sonny the way she did Will, that he would have been out the door and never allowed back in again.
They are together, but until Lucas can tell Adrienne in person, they want to keep it quiet. If anyone asks, they will tell them, they aren't denying anything, but they want to do it right this time. The last thing Sami wants, or needs is Adrienne telling everyone that Sami stole Lucas away from her; and Sami knows that she would spin it that Sami had used his confusion over Will's return against him, and Carrie must admit that she could see Adrienne doing that and everyone in Salem turning on Sami as well like they have Will.
Carrie tells Sami that she is happy for her and Lucas, because she and Austin had noticed that they seemed to be getting closer and that they seemed happy whenever they are together. Sami says for the first time in a very long time, she thinks that her life is on track, and that she is giving up on finding EJ because Will has given her the proof that EJ is really gone, that Rolf did try to revive him, but it didn't work.
It is a relief in a way because it was so hard, even she was still mourning him, dragging the kids all over the world on a scavenger hunt looking for clues that EJ might still be alive. Always looking for clues and being away from everyone in the family was horrible.
That while she was in California it was hard. but it was the right thing to do for the kids, they needed the time to grieve and try to start getting past his death, but however when she thought that Will was gone as well, she had to keep going, she couldn't stop, or she would have to face that son was dead and gone, and she couldn't deal with that.
She tells Carrie that losing Will, it did something to her, it took a part of her that she only has back now that she has Will back again. She says that her kids and especially Will, are the best part of her, and if nothing else, she can be proud of her children, because they are truly good people, especially Will and he is showing the other kids what kind of person to be.
Sami asks Carrie, did you ever think that we would be getting along together so well and without any secrets or lies in the background just waiting to blow us out of the water? Carrie says no and they both laugh happily. Carrie tells Sami that they will pop over in about 45 minutes, and they can talk again then.
Carrie is so glad that she and Sami are finally getting along together, and that she has her sister back. Will coming back brought them back together as well. They are united as a family in defense of Will, and god help anyone in Salem who tries to hurt him ever again.
If they thought Sami was bad by herself, god help them, with all of them united and ready to fight for Will. Never again will anyone ever treat Will the way he was before, or they will have to face the wrath of Will's warriors. They thought they could do what they wanted, and no one would ever call them on it.
Well, bring it on bitches. We are ready and willing to fight, and you won't see the trouble that we will unleash on Salem. You might think we are nice, but if you try to hurt Will again and you will see that Sami is not the only bitch in the family, you just won't see me and Billie coming.
The guys aren't going to let anything happen either, so watch out. You are on warning, even if you don't know it yet, but only for so long. That garbage will stop the day we go back to Salem, of course by then you will all be detoxed, wonder what you will think of your precious St. Paul by then/
Will you still think he is the best thing ever, or will you be starting to see his true colors, well the night of the premiere you will, how will you react when you realize that you were all played for fools, and so easily. Well, time to finish getting ready and go play guard with the rest of parents to make sure that Will doesn't get mobbed tonight.
I can't wait to see the looks on Sonny, Brian, and Seb's faces when he is all decked out in his leather clothes tonight. We might need buckets and smelling salts for them. I can't wait to see how everyone treats Will at the club tonight, I hope he knocks them all out.
He deserves to have people show him how good he looks to help him boost his self-confidence, because for some reason in Salem he was treated like he was undesirable and lucky to have Sonny want him. That is so not true, he was just never around the guys who wanted him, Sonny did his best to keep them away, but it is going to be different tonight, he will be surrounded by guys who will want to be with him.
I can't wait, I know Will wouldn't hook up with any of them, he's not like that, but I just want him to see that he is able to get anyone he wants, and I think the guys need to see that as well. They are all interested but it doesn't hurt to reinforce the notion that Will can get someone else quite easily.
Just as Carrie is thinking this while doing her makeup, Austin arrives back, hops into the shower and changes into his clothes that Kurt picked out for him, Carrie must admit that Kurt did an excellent job because her husband is looking fine in his new outfit, he can really wear those jeans, and that shirt and vest are just hot.
Plus, where they are staying at the hotel tonight, they can have some fun, and not have to worry about Robbie wandering in, fun times ahead. Austin looks at Carrie, and thinks how incredible she looks, that dress is slinky and sexy, wow, and he thinks about the hotel, and can't wait for after the club.
At the same time, Sonny is dressed in black jeans with a violet colored shirt with black around the collar and cuffs, in his new biker boots and leather jacket that makes him look great; and Eli is dressed in a black leather jacket, dark grey jeans and a black shirt that shows his muscles.
At Billie's place, Billie and Sandor have already gotten dressed, and they look both look fantastic, they must admit Kurt made incredible choices with their clothes, Billie and Sandor are admiring each other, and thinking to the end of the night when they can be alone in their hotel room.
Sandor is holding Billie and just getting ready to start kissing her, when Seb comes in with T, and they say to Billie and Sandor that they look great, they better hold on to each other, or people will try to get them to go home with them.
Seb is dressed in a form fitting green shirt with a pair of black jeans, and one of his new leather jackets while T is in a burgundy designer t-shirt and black jeans with his new black leather jacket. They have styled their hair in the same style from the day before, and they look great. Templer comes in and he looks good, he is in jeans as well as a gorgeous silky dress shirt the color of his eyes.
Lucas comes back from dropping off the kids and starts to get ready for their night of protection duty for Will. Over at Sami's place, Sami is finishing her hair and makeup, and is just putting her new clothes on. He looks at Sami and thinks she looks fantastic, that dress is just perfect for her and shows off her beautiful figure, looking at her you would never guess she had four kids, wow, and he is thinking that perhaps they might see what happens tonight when they have some privacy at the hotel.
Sami is looking at Lucas, and saying to herself that Kurt did an excellent job of picking out an outfit for Lucas, he looks great, those jeans accent his assets quite nicely, and that shirt is showing that he works out a lot, yum. She thinks that they will have privacy later at the hotel, who knows what might happen.
Will knocks on Sami's bedroom door, and when she opens it, he looks amazingly hot, he is dressed in his new black leather pants, dress boots that fit under the leather pants, he has a very fitted gorgeous blue shirt on that makes his eyes pop, has his jacket slung over his shoulder, and his hair is styled so it looks like he just got out of bed; and she and Lucas know that the seven of them may not be enough to keep the guys off Will, oh well, Sonny, Brian, Seb as well as T and Eli can help.
Brian is dressed in black jeans, and a dark grey shirt that sets off his eyes with a grey leather jacket, and Gabi is wearing a slinky matte silver dress that only hints at her figure, but she looks fantastic and she hopes that Eli can't take his eyes off her, that he will love the way his lady looks.
They are both in the living room when Sami and Lucas come downstairs followed by Will, and they just stare at him, he looks amazing, and Gabi looks at the others and know that they will have to beat the guys away, Brian can't stop staring.
Will looked fantastic yesterday but tonight, he is the hottest guy Brian has ever seen, and he knows that it will be insane at the club, the guys are going to go wild when they see Will, he wonders if even with the whole huge group, will it be enough to keep Will in one piece and in his deliciously hot leather clothes.
He takes a picture so that he can always remember what Will looked like this night, but he decides to warn Sonny and Seb ahead of time. He sends the picture to them, when they received it, they start to whimper, of course the others at the houses with them wonder what is going on.
Sonny shows the picture to Carrie and Austin, and they know that they won't be able to take their eyes off Will that night because he will need everyone to make sure that no one tries anything because he looks so amazing. The same thing happens when Seb shows the picture to T and everyone else at Billie's place.
They just groan, they know they are in for it in trying to keep Will safe, he is so hot that he will be the center of attention that night. Kurt looks at the picture and smirks, and says good he wore it, he looks good, doesn't he? They just look at him, and say well yeah. Kurt says good, what until you see the rest of the outfits.
Seb asks him is this payback for high school, I was never that bad, to deserve this kind of torment, was I? Seb says to them well I won my bet before we even get there, as soon as he walks in the club, he will own it, won't he? They look at Seb and agree total.
They decide to let the others from the reunion see him when they get to the club, and Santana, Brittany, Rachel, Mercedes and the guys had already left to go meet up with Tina and Artie, because they are taking them in their car because they can fit Artie's wheelchair in it, with no problem.
They get in the vehicles to meet up with Will and his group, and just as they arrive, so do Carrie, Austin and Sonny. They watch them all walk out of Sami's place, and Will looks even better in person, and they know the night ahead is going to be fun.
They drive to Zurich and after about 45 minutes, drop their bags off at the hotel, and grab a bunch of cabs to get to the club, and make their way there. They have reserved tables at the club because of how huge their group is, and when they get to the parking area for the club, Seb texts the others to see if they are there yet; and they are all waiting for them inside, that they had arrived there about 10 minutes earlier, so they have gone in and gotten the tables.
They tell them that they are in the area just outside the VIP section so just come in and head straight for the back. They all get out of their cabs, and as soon as Will is out of the car, the wolf whistles and comments start, they are all trying to get his attention, but Will doesn't even realize that he is the reason the crowd is going wild, he turns around and says I wonder what set them off. Mercedes and the rest of them are inside the club already, right?
When they reach the end of the line, one of the doorman approach them and ask are they with the huge group inside? Will says yes, how did you know? The doorman says that they told me to look for a group of incredible looking people all together, and that the most gorgeous man ever would be there dressed in leather and looking amazing. I knew as soon as I saw you, who they were talking about.
Go on in, you don't have to wait in line. The rest of these people are with you, correct? Will nods his head, he is still in shock that the doorman had called him the most gorgeous man ever, sure he thinks that he looks good tonight, that doesn't mean anyone else does, and he thinks that the doorman is exaggerating quite a bit.
He doesn't notice that every woman and most of the guys in the line can't take their eyes off him. They walk into the club and everyone falls silent for just a moment, and then they all start talking, wondering who the amazing looking guy is.
Will spots the rest of their group who are just staring at Will, he looks so incredibly hot, it's not even funny. They just look at each other, and know that they will all have to keep an eye on everyone not in their group. They can see already that people are trying to get near the group just entering so that they can meet Will, and it is just the beginning of the night.
Seb walks up to Will, and says I believe that I won our bet, that they would turn you into the hottest guy ever, and that you would have to go dance in the middle of the dance floor, and then we will post the pictures and video online.
Will says that there isn't any proof that anyone thinks he is hot, when just then at least 10 guys come over one after the other, all trying to get Will on the dance floor, or wherever he will agree to go, but Will says that he must stay with his group for the first bit, and in a little while he will dance with them.
They go away just waiting for their chance with the hottest guy there. Seb tells him that he isn't sitting there all night, he looks too good to hide, so he, Brian and Sonny get him out on the dance floor, and their friends surround them to give Will a chance to relax and get comfortable there.
After a few dances, Will is having a wonderful time, he is slightly flushed and has a huge smile on his face. After the first half hour, the guys start cutting in for a chance to dance with Will, and see if they can connect with him. For the next two hours, Will is barely off the dance floor, and he only has a chance to get something to drink when he is so thirsty that he must stop for a few minutes, and he will only accept a drink from someone in their group, and he never leaves it unattended.
Seb finally gets Will to admit that he is the star of the night, that every guy there is hitting on him, and that Seb won the bet, so Will better get out to the middle of the dance floor, and start dancing. Will says fine and before any of them can go with him, two hot guys are dancing with him, and T is taping it.
Sonny is so jealous because these guys are hitting on his man, but he can't do anything about it, he knows that Will would never go off with any of them but that doesn't make him feel better, but he does see how Will felt back in Salem when Sonny never realized how much it bothered Will when guys who were interested in Sonny were always around him.
Sonny says to himself, well I can how it feels now, and I don't like it, and it has only been a couple of hours, how did he ever put up with for so long, if I can get him back, I will never put him in that position ever again. It's not much fun on the other side, I think I needed this lesson though, and god if only Salem could see him now, they would know that he has so many other options, that I will be lucky if he chooses to be with me.
Sonny has only gotten a few dances with Will that night so far, because it seems like every guy not in their group has been coming over asking Will to dance, and he has also danced with a lot of the guys in their group as well, especially Seb and Brian.
Sonny knows now how Will felt watching him with the others and having to see Sonny with Paul. It is not a pleasant sensation, and during the night, T makes sure to get plenty of evidence of hot Will looks, and for once, Sonny can be seen in the background of the pictures and video, looking not very happy while all the guys are trying to get Will's attention and get him to go out with them.
All night long, Sami, Lucas, Carrie, Austin, Billie, Sandor and Templer also get hit on several times each, and when they are talking to each other, they admit they feel good from the attention, it is flattering that they are still getting some of the attention among the gorgeous younger crowd.
They don't realize just how good they are looking that night, they are all still relatively young and gorgeous themselves anyway. T is intending to send the pictures of Will to everyone in the group, but he sends it to his social media page by accident, and as soon as it posts, the picture of Will goes viral and starts trending.
The comments on the picture are all compliments and he is getting come-ons from everywhere, men and women are posting, everyone wants him. When T shows Will all the compliments and flirts in the posts, Will is adorably shocked that everyone thinks he is so hot, it's just him dressed up a bit, why would people want him so much.
T isn't surprised by his response, and when he posts that Will has just said that, all his new admirers go even crazier for him, and the number of likes skyrocket. No one knows who he is, so he is called the incredibly hot sweet shy guy, but they think he is adorable.
By the end of the night, Will is shocked, but he has had a fun time, and has been asked out more than twenty times, that's not counting the invitations to just hook up that he wouldn't be accepting. He can't believe it, all these hot guys want to be with him, it's amazing.
They leave the club just after 1 am, and no one wants him to leave, but he tells them that he needs to get going, he came with his group, and he is leaving with his group. The guys are disappointed, but they have given T their cell numbers to be passed onto Will, and they hope that he will get in touch with them.
T has collected all the numbers given to Will, and he received over 50 numbers from guys wanting to get him to go out with them. On the way back to their hotel, Will can't believe it, he doesn't believe it, how could so many guys be interested in him like they had said at the club.
When the get back to the hotel, T, Will, Sonny, Seb and Brian along with the rest of the people staying at the houses meet up in Will's room. T asks Will did he have a good time, and Will says yes, it was fun. T knowing how much attention he had gotten that night, asks him if he was asked out by anyone or got their numbers.
Will tells him he was asked out a few times, and T asks how many, and Will says he lost count after 20, and they all just look at him, then T hands him a stack of slips and Will asks him what are they, T says just the numbers from the guys at the club.
Will just looks at him in shock. T adds that the guys figured he was with Will's group, so they asked him to pass on their numbers. Will says to T that probably some of the numbers were meant for T, but T says no, that they asked him to pass on the numbers to the gorgeous blond guy he and the others were with all night.
T says to Will that he had owned the club, and pretty much everyone in it. He was the hottest guy there that night, and they all agree with T, and Will just blushes. He says that it felt strange to have all the guys interested in him, that he had never had that happen before.
T says to him Will buddy there were a lot of guys interested in you while you were in Salem, but you never even noticed them, and they knew you were in love with Sonny and that they didn't stand a chance, you couldn't see past Sonny.
I am willing to bet that when we go back to Salem, now that you are single, they will be all over you if they get a chance. Sonny is thinking to himself, that he hopes that Will isn't single by the time they go back to Salem, that he will be back with Sonny.
Seb and Brian are both thinking the same, only difference is that they hope to be the guy Will is with by that time. They look at T's post again, and it has gotten even more attention, and the people are saying that they need to know who he is, he is so hot and sexy, that they think he is amazing looking, and so sweet because he can't see why they all want him.
They decide it's time to go to bed after spending some time discussing the night and teasing Will about being the king of the night, and they go to their rooms, Will gets changed, and thinks I am only me, but it did feel good to get that attention, but I wouldn't want it all the time, I just want to be happy and find someone special to be with, do I already have him, I have to decide who I really want.
He goes to bed and falls asleep after a little bit of tossing and turning, and sleeps deeply for the rest of the night. Sonny doesn't sleep very well, because he has dreams of all these guys trying to take Will away from him, but he realizes that he will really have to fight for Will, not only Seb and Brian, but a lot of other guys, here and in Salem.
Seb and Brian have the same kind of night, hoping that they are going to still get their chance with Will. In NYC, Isabelle is awoken early when the designer for the new collection says that he knows that she wants this guy Will Horton for the new campaign, but he has seen the most amazing guy online last night, and from the internet reaction to him, he would be the perfect face for his new collection.
He says that he will use this Will guy next time. Isabelle asks him what he is talking about and he tells her to look under trending topics and look for incredibly sweet hot shy guy and see what he means. Isabelle finally gets the picture open, because hello she was asleep when he called, and laughs when she sees the pictures.
He can't understand why she is laughing and she tells him that the guy he wants for the shoot so bad is Will Horton, the guy she had already picked out for his collection. She tells him that Kurt had told her that he was going to give Will a makeover, and the pictures from last night are proof, she tells Carling that Will looked hot before, but once Kurt worked his magic, well, he can see the results. He tells her that he wants to come to Switzerland for the photo shoot, and oversee it. She agrees because she knows that he wants to meet Will.
She can tell he is intrigued with Will, and she tells him that Will has a complicated past. He asks what she means, and she tells him that Will is recovering from 8 surgeries after being found half dead two years after he was supposed to have been murdered. Carling says to her are you drunk or on something, laughing, but she tells him no, she is serious, just google the Necktie Killer and see his list of victims.
He pulls out his tablet and he does as she said, and he sees the names and photos of the victims, and sure enough Will Horton is listed, and it's the same guy from the pictures the night before. He says what the hell Isabelle, how is this possible.
She tells him about how Will was attacked, supposedly killed, and then how Dr. Rolf had revived him after stealing his body to use him to experiment on. He is horrified that someone had gone through that, and so much pain. She also tells Carling that Will's soon to be ex-husband is there in Switzerland and is trying to win Will back.
She tells him the short version of what Paul Narita had done to Will to win Sonny back, and that he didn't even love him, he was just a consolation prize for losing his career. Carling is disgusted, and he tells Isabelle that one of the other designers he is good friends with had been going to offer Paul a short-term contract, but he will let him know not to have anything to do with him.
Isabelle says that they can't say anything yet, that it has been planned for the FBI to arrest Paul at the new film festival being held in Salem, and he asks why. She explains about the documentary that is being done to payback the hypocrites who hurt Will so much his last year in Salem.
Also, the payback video that Sonny has completed. They are both being used to show people that they can't get away with hurting people the way they had hurt Will without consequences. He agrees and asks Isabelle is she going to the festival.
She tells him that she is going to unveil the billboard of Will that will be front and center of Horton Town Square, and Carling asks can he go with her, wouldn't it be great to have the designer there singing Will's praises to everyone, and Isabelle laughs and says you are evil and I love it.
I am sure that I can get another ticket, and she gives him the details for the festival so that he can clear his schedule for that day. That morning in Switzerland, everyone starts to wake up from their night out, and for some of the couples, their after-club activities, and everyone wakes up in a good mood.
They get ready for the day, and go have breakfast at the hotel, and luckily since it is a bit later, they can get as many tables as they need, and they sit down to brunch before they drive back to the village to work on the concert's final arrangements.
On the way there, Isabelle texts Kurt who gets Blaine to answer for him because he is driving, and after Quinn's accident senior year, he has never texted while driving. He asks Blaine what she wanted, and Blaine says that the designer saw Will's pictures from last night.
He says that without even knowing who he was, he had wanted the incredibly hot shy guy as he is now known to be the lead model for his campaign, and Isabelle was able to tell him that he already was. Kurt laughs and said we did good work babe, and Blaine says I can't take any credit, my gorgeous husband, you are the one who made everyone want Will.
Kurt says that he only polished what was already there, but it was good to see Will get the attention he did last night, and he says to Blaine, did you see Seb, he didn't take his eyes off Will last night, well neither did Sonny and Brian come to think of it? What do you think, do you think Seb is going to get his dream guy, or will Sonny win back Will's heart?
Blaine says to Kurt that I would love to see Seb with Will, but you can see the connection between him and Sonny. However, Sonny did seem to realize last night that he will have a fight on his hands to get Will back, because Seb and Brian, neither one of them are giving up on Will, and from what Isabelle just said, this designer has his eye on Will, he seems very interested, especially after seeing the pictures from last night.
There might be a new player in the contest for Will's heart. Do you know anything about Carling Ciaran, this designer, and Kurt says to Blaine that Carling is an even prettier version of Cooper, so he is definitely good looking, but Kurt then says but not as handsome as you, my love.
Meanwhile, Nick and Jeff, and Wes and David, are half asleep in the back seat of Kurt's rental SUV, and they say that the next week or so should be fun to watch and see what the guys are going to try to do and win Will, especially if a rich handsome designer decides to join in and try to win Will for himself.
The same conversation is happening in every vehicle going back to the village, even the one with Will in it, but he is asleep and doesn't hear what is being said. Once they arrive back, Lucas and Austin go over and pick up the kids, and they give Shaya the present for keeping the kids overnight.
She looks at it and is amazed, and asks them where they got it, and Lucas tells her that Kurt who did the makeovers on everyone had picked it out and Carrie thought it would be perfect for her. She asks them to thank Carrie and Kurt, what was his last name again, thank you for the gift, it wasn't necessary, and they say his last name is Hummel. She almost screams out loud when they say his last name, she says Kurt Hummel picked this out, oh my god, I love him and his husband Blaine.
We were in New York last summer, and we saw them both on Broadway, they are absolutely amazing, oh, I would love to meet them. Do you think I could be introduced to them before they go home, and Lucas calls Kurt, and tells him that the lady who had watched the kids last night is a huge fan of his and Blaine's, and would it be possible for her to meet them, Kurt asks Blaine, and he agrees right away?
Kurt sees Jesse and Rachel have come in as well, so has Mercedes. Kurt tells Lucas to ask her if she likes them as well, he should be able to get them all to come over and meet her. Lucas then asks Shaya if she likes Jesse St. James and Rachel Berry St. James as well as Mercedes Jones.
She says oh god yes, I love all of them, we saw them as well when we were in NY, and we saw Mercedes Jones on tour last year. They are all amazing. I can't believe you know them all. Austin cuts in and says that they just met them a few days ago due to our sister marrying the father of one of their best friends.
Once Lucas tells Kurt that she is a huge fan of all of them, they walk over to meet her, and she is over the moon, she is getting to meet some of her favorite performers in person, and they are in her house, and she says oh no, I look a mess, I have been looking after 7 kids all morning.
Kurt says to her, well if you look like this after you have been busy with kids all morning, I can only imagine how stunning you look when you are done up, you must be gorgeous. She looks at Kurt and just blushes. The others agree with Kurt, and Rachel says is it something in the water here, everyone looks great.
Shaya laughs and says that they do have natural spring water that is known for helping keep you healthy and looking young. They tell her that it is working for her. She thanks them and asks if she can get pictures with them. They agree, and take individual shots as well as a group shot for her, and she is thrilled with the pictures when she looks at them.
She thanks them again, and finally they gather up the kids and go back to Sami's place. When they get there, they see that the planning has started, and everyone goes to their group for their part of the concert, and Will and Artie decide to finish up the work on the website so that they can have it ready to go on Monday when they go live on the site, and the tickets hopefully start to sell.
The group is feeling proud of themselves for getting everything organized and ready, and now the hard part starts, the rehearsals. They will be rehearsing everyday until the concert, and they will be deciding who will be singing lead on each song, when Kurt remembers Blaine telling him that when he sang Uptown Girl with the Warblers, they had the librarian to dance with them so Kurt suggests that Gabi do it, because he is sure that she'll have no trouble picking up a simple routine, and Gabi is thrilled but says that she doesn't have to sing does she, and they say no, just do the dance routine and wear a sexy librarian look.
She says cool, and Eli says she will be amazing and he can't wait to see her on stage. Eli thinks he is safe until he and the aunts, uncles, and parents are informed that they will all be taking part in the Footloose finale, so they will have to be there for those rehearsals.
They wonder about arrangements for the kids while they are rehearsing, and Sami asks would Shaya mind coming to the stadium and watching the kids during the rehearsals, so Carrie calls her up, and Shaya and her kids come over and Sami explains what is going on, and Shaya says she would love to help, it could be part of her contribution to such a worthy cause.
She asks them how they all feel about performing in a show that will be seen around the world, and suddenly the older group is starting to look nervous. Kurt and Blaine tell them not to worry about it, that they will be so caught up in the routine that they won't have a problem, because they will too busy to even think about who is watching.
They agree, and nod nervously though. Kurt is helping Artie with the artwork, and he asks Will if he has decided about performing with the PrepLinks, and he says that he will try but he doesn't know if he can do it, it's been years since he has sung like that.
After she hear this, Mercedes says to him that they had an idea about a song for him to perform by himself, if he is up to it, and he says what song and why, and Rachel says it is a song she wrote back in senior year, and that the words really seem to describe what Will went through, and how he has come out the other side, that he has gotten it right.
She plays the video from regionals, and he loves it, and he feels like the song was written for him and what the song says, it really does speak to him, its like what he went through that year, and he wants to try it, and he asks Rachel for a copy of the lyrics.
It strikes a chord in him. Kurt says that is a big screw you to Salem if he wants it to be. Will asks Rachel to sing the song with him right now, so they can see if he can do it justice, and when Will starts to sing, they are shocked at how good he is, his voice is strong, and you can feel the emotion when he is singing,
Sami and Carrie both have tears running down their faces, and Lucas and Austin are trying not to cry, but they have tears swimming in their eyes. Billie and Sandor are starting to tear up, and Seb and Brian are looking at Will, and is thinking how great he was.
Sonny can feel the emotion in the song, and it makes him tear up completely until he can barely see Will, it is like Will is singing out all the pain that he felt that last year in Salem, and it is amazing and heartbreaking at the same time, because Will really felt the pain he is projecting, and Sonny promises himself and Will then and there that Will won't ever be hurt like that again, Sonny will make sure of it.
The professionals there are impressed by the strength and control Will has over the song, and they tell him when he is finished, that it will be an amazing song for the concert, and that it needs to be him, because the emotion he puts into it, will get to everyone at the concert, and watching the concert.
Will smiles and asks them was it really that good, and every member of both choirs say yes, especially the professional performers. They tell him to do it the same way the night of the concert, and it will bring down the house.
Well, now they can add Will to the publicity shots, and they decide to use one of the pictures from last night, because they know that sex sells, especially when it is subtle, classy and hot, which is Will in those pictures. He laughs when they say this, until he realizes that they are serious, and he tries to talk them out of that picture, but he is outvoted by everyone in the house.
He appeals to them and say shouldn't the big-name acts be featured on the publicity shots, not some unknown guy, then they remind him that after last night, his picture is trending, and that will help them sell possibly tens of thousands of tickets, so he agrees, but he doesn't think that it will make that much of a difference to be honest.
He starts working on the concert website, and the two groups are amazed, they never thought that they would see anyone better than Artie at computers, but Will is flying through the work of customizing the website, and he is working like it is nothing, and his hands are hitting the keyboard so fast that they can barely see his fingers moving, and they just watch as he completes the website in under 15 minutes, and everything is working and ready to go.
They can now start selling the tickets whenever they are ready, all is left is the for the artwork to be added to the website, and it will be able to go online. They are getting excited now, because day by day the concert is becoming more real, and they can't wait for the chance for them to perform together again.
Will speaks up and tells Brian, T and Sonny that they had better make it to all the rehearsals for the Footloose finale, because they will be in it, along with everyone else, he knew that they thought that since they wouldn't be singing, that they were not going to be in the concert at all, but Will reminds them that his parents, his aunts, and his uncles will be talking part as well, so the three of them will be also.
He tells them that if he can get up and sing, they can take part in the finale with everyone one else. Sonny is nervous at the thought of dancing, but he figures that this will give him more time to spend with Will, so he says yes, he'll do it.
Brian knows that he doesn't want to give Sonny all that time alone with Will, so he says sure, I'll do it if I don't have to sing, and so does T, so yes, they are going to be in the show. Brittany tells them she has an idea, she wants to do a dance duet with Will to Thinking Out Loud, the dance routine from the video for the song.
She shows him the video, and he asks her if she thinks he can learn it in time, and she says yes, and that they will be great, that Will has the perfect build for a dancer. He says that it looks so simple but intricate at the same time, he doesn't want to let her down.
Then she also tells him that they will be performing it while the link from Ed Sherran is up, he heard what they wanted to do, and he thought it was a great idea, so they will be dancing to his song while he is singing it, and that it will be so cool.
She tells him that they will be starting the rehearsals the next day, and that it will be fun, and he will be fantastic. Will is slightly terrified at the thought, but he says the old him would never have done it because he was too insecure and didn't have the confidence, so he wants to try.
Brittany and Santana are pleased when they hear this, because they can see Will's self-confidence growing more every day, and that by the time they go to Salem, that he will be ready to face his former tormentors. Sonny can't wait to see Will performing, he knows that he will be amazing.
It will show everyone that the Will they knew from before is no more, and that he won't accept their previous behavior, so they had better learn how to treat him properly when he comes back to Salem for the film festival and possibly to live.
He is going to make it clear to everyone from this moment on, that is he is on Will's side, and that they will have to deal with him, if they don't treat Will right. He wonders if they have seen the pictures of Will from last night yet, and if so, what were their reactions when they saw him looking so incredibly hot.
Just then as they are finishing up the planning work on the concert, they decide to order in again for supper because after last night and today, no one feels like cooking, and they just want to laze around and relax together. So, they decide to order from the local diner, and they do have vegan options as well.
Carrie mentions this to Rachel, who is happy because she would have just ordered a salad if they hadn't, she's happy to find out that there are a lot options for vegans in such a small area, so they place their orders and just wait for it to be delivered.
While they are waiting for their food, Kurt's phone rings, and it is Isabelle who tells Kurt that she and Carling are flying in the next day to meet with Will, and get the contracts taken care of it, and decide on the layout for the shoot, then they are going to do it while they are there.
Kurt calls Will over and puts him on the phone with Isabelle, who tells him that she can't wait to meet him in person, and that after seeing his pictures from last night, that she knows that she made the right decision in wanting to use him in the new campaign.
That he is going to be incredible, and the pictures will be fantastic, she tells him that there will be a billboard in Horton Town Square of him from the cover photo used on the magazine and on the website as well. She is going to unveil the billboard herself right before the festival starts.
He is shocked but pleased, and she tells him that she will see him late tomorrow, and that she will also have a draft of his story that she wants him to review for any changes before they put it on the website, and she tells him that it will be in the magazine as a feature as well.
He will be on the cover, and his story will be inside, that she can't wait for it to be published. As they are talking, the food arrives, and he tells her that he will see her tomorrow, that supper is calling him, and she laughs and says okay. She jokes from what I saw, you worked up an appetite last night.
He says goodbye to her and she talks to Kurt for a minute, giving him her arrival time, and he tells her that he has arranged a great hotel for her and Carling, and that he has sent the information to her assistant, so everything is already done. She thanks him, and says that she will see him the next day.
The next morning, Isabelle and Carling are at the airport nice and early for their long flight to Switzerland, and after many hours and a couple of connecting flights, they finally arrive in Switzerland, and Kurt has arranged for a driver to take them to the village, and a car for Isabelle for when they are there, and they arrive at Billie's place just after supper.
She and Carling walk into the living room because he wants to meet his new model, and when he sees Will for the first time in person, he is immediately smitten with him, he is so humble and shy when Kurt introduces him along with all the others to Isabelle and Carling.
He tells Isabelle that Will is the only model he can see for his collection and that he will be the perfect face of the campaign. Carling is never far from Will's side once he meets him, and it is obvious that he is interested in Will. He admits to Will that he had seen the pictures from the club the other night online.
That as soon as he had seen the pictures of him that he had called Isabelle and had told her that he wanted the incredibly sweet hot shy guy as he was being called to be the one for the campaign, and when he mentioned him to Isabelle, that she told him he was in luck because that the guy he is talking about is the model she had already picked out.
He admits that he was slightly crushing on the guy in the photos, but that Will is even better in person, because not only does he look so good, but he is so sweet and nice. Will is flattered by the attention, and then he then asks Will out on a date.
Will is shocked, but he is interested slightly, and it doesn't hurt that Carling is hot and young, he is just a couple of years older than Will. Sonny, Brian and Seb are not happy that there is a new guy competing against them for Will's heart, he looks at them, it is time for some fun, game on.
Will agrees to a date with Carling who asks if tomorrow night is good, and Will tells him that he isn't doing dinner yet with anyone, and Carling asks what he means. Will explains to Carling that at the moment that he is trying to figure out what he wants out of his life.
He asks if Carling knows anything about what had happened the past few years, and Carling tells him that Isabelle had just told him the basics; so, he tells him that he is in the process of trying to decide who he wanted to have a relationship with right now.
He explains this is because he had been married, but due to the things that had happened that last year in Salem that his marriage was ruined, and after that he had been attacked and then put through torture for 2 years. He tells Carling that he is dating several guys now and that they all know about each other.
He says that it was his therapist's idea because after everything that had happened, that he needs to figure out what he wants, and who he wants to be with in the future. That he is taking back control of his life. Carling says that he understands and just asks him for a chance as well, so Will agrees to go to brunch with him the following morning.
Sonny, Seb and Brian aren't happy but what can they say, they just watch as the gorgeous man is talking to Will all night. The next morning Carling drives over to Sami's house to pick Will up for brunch, and he takes him back to the hotel, where he has arranged an elaborate brunch for Will.
During the brunch, Carling treats Will like a prince the whole time, and Will is charmed by how sweet and attentive he is during their time together. After brunch, he and Will go for a walk around the village before he walks Will back to his house.
He asks Will if he can give him a kiss and Will agrees, he kisses Will, who enjoys it, but he can tell that Will is not ready for anything else, at least not yet. Will is attracted to Carling, but not as much as Sonny, Seb or Brian. He tells Carling this because he also doesn't want to hurt him because Carling is very sweet, and he doesn't want to give Carling the idea that he is interested in him.
Carling laughs and tells Will that he had to try, and they decide to be friends because they do get along very well and have a lot in common, just that there is just not much of a spark there, at least for Will, though they don't tell anyone else that.
Will then tells Carling all about what has happened to him the past three years, when the designer is filled in on all the details, he is astounded that Will is still so nice and sweet, he tells Will that if it had been him, he would still be so angry and bitter.
Will does admit that at first that he had been just that way, but he realized after surviving all his surgeries and getting his life back, that he didn't want to live life feeling like that all the time. He doesn't want to waste this second chance, and the chance to start his life over again.
He is so happy that he has his parents, his family and especially his daughter, that he had thought that he would never get to be with any of them ever again. He admits that he is still dealing with the thought of going back to Salem and facing the people who hurt him so badly.
However, he knows that he must do it, to finally gain his life back fully and show them that they couldn't destroy him, and that he is stronger than anything they could throw at him. Carling tells him that he feels that Will is an inspiration on how to not let what happens to you in your life turn you bitter and angry, that when people read his story it will help them deal with issues in their lives.
Will says he doesn't know if his story will make that much of a difference to others. Carling can see what Isabelle was talking about, that Will really doesn't see how special he is, and he is glad that he can now call Will his friend. They finally arrive back at Sami's house, and Will thanks him for a wonderful time, and they hug.
Carling admires Will even more for getting through all that, and staying so sweet. He can see that Will still has feelings for Sonny, but won't admit to them. He can understand that because he knows that Will doesn't want to be hurt again
That he must be sure that Sonny is serious in wanting just him and that the real test will come when Sonny sees Paul when they go back to Salem, he needs to see Sonny around him, and see how he reacts. Carling says that it won't hurt to let Sonny know that other guys want Will, and Sonny really must keep up his game to win Will back.
He says that it doesn't hurt for Sonny to see that Will can have his pick of guys if he wants. Will says that he doesn't know if he could have his pick, but Carling looks at him and tells him that he could have any guy he wanted, he would just have to let them know he was interested and they would be with him.
Will blushes at this this statement and Carling says whoever Will chooses will indeed be a lucky man. Will says goodbye to Carling for the moment, and he tells Will that they will be meeting with Kurt and Isabelle that afternoon to go over the contract, so they can finalize the details of the shoot.
He asks Will if he has a lawyer who can go through it for Will, and Will says that his aunt Carrie is an attorney, so she said that she would come to the meeting with him if that is alright. They meet again later, and get the details worked out that afternoon, after Carrie signs off on the contract and tells Will that it is very generous; and Will signs the contract to do the photo shoot then.
Kurt and Isabelle have worked out the concept of the shoot, and they are including the others as Will had requested; they will be using Wes' suggestion of them being photographed while working on the concert setup. Carling asks them what concert are they talking about, and Will explains that they are doing a fundraising concert for law enforcement charities.
Carling asks why law enforcement and what particular charities for that group? Will explains that several members of his family are or have been involved as officers or agents, and that he wants to help the families of officers and agents who died in the line of duty; as well he mentions the protective equipment fund and the fund for counselling for the officers and agents.
Carling is astonished when he hears about this, and asks how they are doing with everything. They tell him of all the performers who have agreed to take part, and Carling says he would love to help, perhaps he and some other designers he is close with could supplies the clothes everyone will be wearing for the concert.
He tells Will that he wants to pick out the clothes for Will himself, he asks what Will is doing for the concert, and he finds out that he will be singing and dancing, so he decides to have his team do up an outfit for Will that he can move in easily and still look amazing.
By the end of the meeting, they have all the different plans and sites selected for the photo shoot, and over the next week, they do the shoot in all the different areas, including all the houses for the group shots, where Will is front and center in every photo.
In all the pictures, Will is the main focus, some by himself, some with the other models who take to Will from the start and are very kind to him, and they show him to pose and move, he is so thankful to them and they all think he is sweet and adorable.
Will is the main model though, he is in every shot, and they turn out fantastic, Will is a natural. They also take individual shots of him with Sonny, then with Seb and finally with Brian. All three couples look great together, and the designer decides to include the shots in the campaign.
All three photos come out great, but it is impossible to miss the chemistry in the shots of Will with Sonny, it just shines from the pictures. Will asks if he and T can do a photo together, and their friendship is so visible, and it turns out to be one of the best photos taken.
Gabi is featured in several shots with Will, and they look fantastic together, and then Gabi does a photo with Eli, who is also in several of the family or background pictures that are taken after Will mentions that he would love to have his family in the shots.
Carling quickly agrees because Will's parents, aunts and uncles are all gorgeous, so he asks them to take part as well. He says to them that it's not natural that everyone in a family is so hot, they all blush at that comment but are flattered so it becomes a family photo shoot especially when Carling asks if they can do a shot of everyone with Will in the middle, one of him with Ari, and then one of Will, Sonny, Ari and Gabi.
The photos of Will turn out amazing, and Will looks like he has been modelling for years, and that he could hold his own with the professional models. Will and Gabi are asked if they would be willing to model for Carling again, and he wants to know if they would be willing to walk in his next show, he wants Will as the headliner, and he wants Gabi to be one of the featured female models.
Gabi is thrilled, and she asks Carling if he is serious, and he promises her that he is. Will can see that Gabi really wants to do this, so he talks to his mom and dad, to see what they think, and they tell him to go for it. It would be a fantastic opportunity for him, and that it would help Gabi's career, because she would be taking part in a major fashion show.
Will tells Carling he will do it, but he will need to be trained to walk a runway. Isabelle promises that she knows a modelling coach who will train him before hand. Sandor is the only one not going to be shown in the campaign, but he does pose with everyone else, and gets a copy for himself because Sandor must decline the offer, due to his position with the government.
T is put forward as the face of the new and young FBI, and his bosses have told him that he is going to be the poster boy for their recruitment of new agents, so he must suck it up. All the pictures turn out fantastic, Will looks incredibly hot and sexy in every single one.
They decide that the lead photo of Will for the campaign will be on both the cover of the magazine and the main picture on the website, and Will's story is also going to debut the same day the campaign does on both. During the time of the photo shoot being completed, there still has not been any contact from Salem.
Now they will admit that the people in Switzerland have not contacted anyone in Salem during that time, but remember, Austin and Carrie had already called Kate twice and had to deal with the drugged nonsense that has been Kate's constant comments since Paul and the others have come back to Salem.
They have decided to not contact them again until they are ready to go back to Salem for the film festival, and that once they fly back to Salem, and set up just outside of town, that Billie will go to Salem a day before the rest of them, she will be presenting the cheque to Salem for their share of the concert revenue.
She will also be bringing Sandor to meet her mother, and to see if any of those that had been drugged were showing signs of being clear of its influence. All the while the photo shoot is going on, they are putting the finishing touches on the concert. Once the list of performers who will be appearing in the concert were released ticket sales for both the actual concert in Switzerland, and for the pay for view event have been amazing.
Austin and Lucas who oversee the accounting, have told them that they are on target to have at least another five to ten million dollars to donate to the charities. Will is shocked at the amount, and Lucas tells him that this is before the possible revenue from a DVD of the concert being made from the performances and sold.
Will asks can they do this, and Mercedes tells them that all the performers have agreed to do this and signed off on it, and that it should raise a significant amount of money as well, and Will is truly surprised that everyone would do that, but so very appreciative of their kindness and generosity.