Sonny couldn't believe Abigail was standing there holding that magazine. After everything, he wasn't in the mood to handle another confrontation. He felt so drained and exhausted, and the only things he wanted were to be able to lay next to his husband and hold their daughter. 'Well' he decided, 'one of the two will have to do.' He ignored Abigail and continued on his path heading towards the rest of the group.

But Abigail refused to be ignored. "Sonny!"

"What?!" he asked, exasperated. His husband is in the ICU, what did Abigail want from him?

"Have you seen this?" She asked, holding up the magazine.

"Yes", he answered simply.

Lucas and Adrienne stepped forward, hoping to stop the confrontation. "Abigail, now is not a good time." Adrienne knew her son was in a volatile state after seeing Will, and hoped that Abigail would hear the warning.

But unfortunately, Kate noticed the growing confrontation and then locked her eyes on the article. "What is it?"

"Mom, it's nothing." Lucas needed to divert Kate's attention. As angry as he was about the situation and the article, he knew that the people responsible were Paul and Zoe. Sonny had dealt with enough.

But Kate couldn't let her curiosity go. She didn't understand what the big deal about the magazine was. She knew Will had been working on a big story. Did it get published? Was Abigail upset about it?

Before things went any further, Sonny decided to speak up. He realized that with the article out and the picture going to be shown, people were going to find out anyway. He needed to get his side of the story out.

"I cheated on Will with Paul Narita, who is my ex-boyfriend." Everyone around him stared at Sonny stunned at the admission. Those who knew what was going on were stunned that Sonny was openly admitting what he did, and the rest were stunned at hearing that Sonny cheated on Will.

But Sonny was only focused on Abigail. "Happy now? I cheated and broke Will's heart. But that story" he pointed at the magazine, scathingly, "is a lie. Paul Narita outed himself to the world and wanted to make people think that we are getting back together, especially Will. I am not getting back with him. After today, I want nothing to do with him. I don't care what the picture shows, or what that article, or even Paul, says. The only man I love, care about, and want to be with is fighting for his life in the ICU. So thank you, Abigail, for making what probably is the worst day of my life, and reminding me of why this all happened."

He quickly grabbed Ari in her carrier and rushed over to the elevator that opened right away, hitting the down button. Before the doors closed completely, Justin jumped in between the closing doors and stood next to his son. Adrienne watched Justin run in after their son, and was grateful that Sonny wouldn't be alone. She would deal with what was going on at the hospital for the moment.

As soon as the doors opened in the lobby, Sonny raced outside and leaned against the building, taking deep breaths to calm himself. He couldn't lose it in front of Ari. Not now. Even though she had fallen asleep in the carrier, he still needed to hold it together for her. Justin had raced after Sonny, and seemed to understand Sonny's need to hold it together. He put a comforting hand on Sonny's shoulder, took the carrier from him, and guided him over to his car. He strapped the carrier into the car, and Sonny slid in next to her, needing to keep a physical connection with her. Justin got in and drove the car to the Kiriakis mansion. He felt that being in the apartment after what happened might be too much for Sonny, and the security of the mansion might be the best thing at the moment for him and Ari.

When Sonny saw that they had arrived at the mansion, he was surprised to find he felt grateful. He couldn't handle being in the apartment at the moment, seeing as Will was in the hospital ICU fighting for his life. He needed a safe place for him and Ari to decompress and for him to be able to steel himself for the oncoming storm that will happen. He knows it won't be long before people figure out who he is, and the media is going to be all over the story.

As soon as they enter the mansion, Henderson walks up and welcomes them. Justin thanks him, asking where Victor and the rest of the people in the house are. Henderson tells them everyone is out, and then leaves the two in the living room. Ari begins to wake up at that moment, and Justin immediately takes her out of the carrier and cuddles her, allowing Sonny to collapse on the couch, his exhaustion creeping in.

Justin held Ari in his arms and looked at his son. "Talk to me, Sonny."

Sonny wearily looked at his dad. "About what?"

Justin just gave his son a look, and Sonny sighed. "What is there to say? I broke my vows and Will's heart. I cheated on him with someone who I no longer care about, but I used to love, and now Will believes that I want to be with Paul over him. And part of that is my fault. I got drunk the night I cheated, and afterwards I told Will that I wished I'd never met him, never gotten involved with him, and that I wish I was still with Paul. I have been trying this whole week to hold it all together and show Will that I didn't mean any of it. I thought we were getting somewhere, and we were even going to counseling and started to go back to the beginning of our relationship, and then this article came out. Now Will is in the ICU, and even if he comes out of this okay, he will probably never want to see me again."

"Do you really believe that, Sonny?"

"Dad, you didn't see the look on his face. The anguish, the heartbreak; all of that is my fault."

"Okay. First of all, Sonny, it takes two to make a marriage work. You would never just cheat on Will for the hell of it, or for a chance to be with a past love. You both obviously have other issues to work out besides the cheating. And secondly, Will loves you with all his heart. The heartbreak and anguish you saw is because he doesn't want to lose you. You both have struggled and fought for your relationship, and have been through a lot. But the feelings behind that just don't go away."

"Do you really believe that?" Sonny needed to hear that his dad believed that. He needed to know there was a chance for his marriage.

"Yes, I do. All relationships have their ups and downs. Look at all the relationships that have happened here in Salem. Now, granted, this is a big down, but you can get through this."

Sonny sighed. "Then what should I do about the article? There is even a picture of me and Paul kissing at the end. I swear, Dad, it isn't what it looks like. Paul came up to me after I told him I didn't want to see him anymore, and he grabbed me and kissed me. I had no idea someone took our photo."

"I haven't read it yet, but I plan on doing that and then looking into a few things. Maybe your Uncle Victor can help."

Sonny nodded, grateful. He knew that the story was out there, but hopefully they could come up with some kind of retribution for the pain that Will went through. He didn't care about himself. He could take the looks and the whispers and the pain, but not Will. He looked over and watched his father coo at Ari, and the scene tugged at his heartstrings. He couldn't lose his family. If he lost Will, he feared he would lose Ari as well.

The events of the day caught up with Sonny, and before he knew it, he was leaning against the side of the couch and closing his eyes. Justin saw this and carefully pushed his son to lie down, putting a pillow under his head and draping a blanket over him. He quietly took Ari out of the room and brought her into his office to play. He took out his laptop and decided to read the article online and get a better understanding of the situation. He was determined to help his son.

About an hour later, Victor, Maggie, Brady and Melanie entered the apartment. When they walked into the living room and saw Sonny fast asleep on the couch, they began to get confused. Before anyone said anything, Justin walked into the room holding Ari. He gestured for them to leave the room so they didn't wake Sonny, and then closed the door as they gathered in the foyer.

Before he said anything, however, Adrienne came in. She saw Ari in Justin's arms and asked if Sonny was there. She had gone to the apartment to check on him and Ari, but no one was there. Justin nodded and quietly gestured with his head to the living room. Adrienne checked on him, saw he was sleeping, and quietly left him there. She then took Ari from Justin, guessing that Justin was going to explain what was going on.

Victor asked the question that was on the rest of the group's minds. "What is going on?"

Adrienne and Justin looked at each other, and then Justin spoke. "Will was hit by a car this afternoon in front of the Brady Pub."

The group gasped, and Maggie asked, "Is Will going to be okay?"

Adrienne shrugged. "We don't know. Right now he is in the ICU. He was brought in and had emergency surgery because of swelling in his brain and other injuries. The doctors decided to put him in a medically induced coma for now."

Brady spoke up. "Is that the accident that Dad and Roman were asking people about? I heard someone saying they were looking for witnesses to an accident."

Adrienne nodded. "The car was speeding, and then hit Will and took off."

Melanie then asked, "Is Sonny okay?"

Justin shook his head and said, "Sonny saw it happen, and obviously it traumatized him. I took him and Ari back here after being at the hospital waiting for news on Will."

Mel and Brady went to leave to check on Will, but Justin stopped them. "Before you go, there is something else you should know." Adrienne tried to stop him, claiming Sonny wouldn't want everyone to know, but Justin reminded her that the article was out there, and Sonny's side needed to be heard.

Adrienne sighed and Justin continued. "Will and Sonny have been having some problems in their marriage. There is an article in the newest issue of Sonix that makes it seem as if Sonny is back with an ex-boyfriend of his, but this is not true,"

The group stared confused, not understanding why this was a big deal. Victor asked, "How can an article imply Sonny is back with an ex? Why would it?"

Adrienne answered. "The ex is someone who was in the closet and recently decided to out himself."

The group was still confused, and both Justin and Adrienne knew they wanted to know more. Adrienne couldn't bring herself to tell Sonny's secret, but Justin felt it was the right thing to do. "Like I said, Will and Sonny have been having some problems. Sonny was upset one day, got drunk, and cheated on Will a week ago with this ex." Before anyone said anything, he held up his hand and continued. "He regrets it, but obviously Will has had a tough time with it. The ex has been trying to get back with Sonny, and now is using the article to try and get Sonny back. There is also a picture of Sonny and this guy kissing, and Will saw it. He got upset, and that is what led to him getting hit by the car."

After that revelation, Melanie and Brady decided to leave and go see Will. They both promised to be back later to support Sonny. Adrienne took Ari into another room to play, and Maggie went with her.

Victor, meanwhile, gave Justin a hard look. "Tell me everything."

Justin sighed and led Victor into the office. It was time for everything to be out in the open.