Now what did Aunt Maggie tell you babe, Sonny asks Will?
She said Victor has to hand off the management of all his holdings, Will tells Sonny.
OK, I guessed that would happen, so who did he choose to handle it, Brady, Phillip, my dad, WHO, Sonny asks Will?
Will takes another deep breath.
Sonny he choose you, Will replies.
Sonny looks at Will both shocked and stunned.
Babe, NO, NO WAY, what is Uncle Victor thinking to name me, I'm just a small business owner; I don't have the experience necessary to manage his vast holdings, Sonny replies to Will.
He choose you for your business sense not your experience Sonny, Will replies.
NO we have the kids to think of as well as our OWN business interests to think of, with all the hours I'd have to devote to Uncle Vic's holdings, I wouldn't have time left for you or the kids, No I can't, I WON"T DO IT, Sonny tells Will.
Sonny, I already went thru all of this with Maggie myself, and for the record she's not happy with Victor's decision either, but she said it's what Victor wants and as such we should consider it, Will replies to Sonny.
Babe NO my answer is no, I'll call Aunt Maggie right now and settle this, Sonny says reaching for his phone.
She said she'd call you tomorrow Sonny, Will tells him as he stops him from picking up his phone.
Sonny anyway my guess is Maggie's in bed by now asleep, you know how long the last day or so has been for her, she hasn't had much rest, Will reminds Sonny.
OK then babe, I'll wait to call her till the morning, Sonny replies to Will as they head out back to their family watching a kids movie.
Everything OK you two, Lucas asks Will and Sonny as they sit down on the couch.
Yeah sure dad everything is great, Will replies not at all convincing to Lucas.
Adrienne and Lucas exchange worried looks.
An hours later.
Well I think its time you guys were in bed, Will tells Ryan, Sarah and Ari.
OH do we have to daddy, Ryan asks Will?
Yes you do little man, Will replies to Ryan.
I'll help you get them ready for bed, Adrienne offers to Will.
Thanks Adrienne, Will replies as he picks up Sarah.
Papa will you read us our bedtime story tonight, the kids all asks Sonny?
Of course I will, meet me in our room after you're in your PJ's and have brushed your teeth, Sonny replies with a smile.
Daddy you have to help papa OK, he doesn't make the animal sounds like you do when you read to us, Ryan tells Will.
Will and Sonny exchange smiles.
Adrienne takes Sarah from Will and carries her upstairs, Ari follows them.
Adrienne and Will get the kids ready for bed and then the kids eagerly run to Sonny and Will's room and climb up on the bed with Sonny for their nightly story, Will joins them on the bed and the three kids lay nestled between him and Sonny.
Adrienne and Lucas stand in the doorway enjoying the sweet scene before them.
They are so cute together, Adrienne tells Lucas as she kisses him.
The kids, Lucas asks Adrienne?
Or our boys, Lucas asks Adrienne?
NO all of them together, they make a such a cute family, Adrienne tells Lucas.
The following morning.
Well dad took the kids to school on his way to work for us, Will tells Sonny as he enters the living room and sits next to Sonny on the couch.
So we're alone then babe, Sonny asks Will with a mischievous smile on his face?
Yes we are, and yes I'll do that thing you love me to do for you, Will replies to Sonny planting a kiss on his lips.
Just remember babe, I get to return the favor when you're done, Sonny reminds his husband.
Like I'd ever stop you from doing that Sonny Horton Kiriakis, Will replies smirking.
A short time later.
Will comes back into the living-room with two cups of coffee and sits down so he and Sonny can talk about Victor's instructions.
Are you nervous about your call to Maggie, Will asks Sonny?
A little babe, I hate to say no to Uncle Vic, I really do, but I just don't want the responsibility of the Kiriakis business interests, I operate coffee houses and clubs not multi million dollar business, Sonny tells Will as he sips his coffee.
Sonny's phone rings and its Maggie's caller id.
Here we go babe, Sonny says as he answers the call.
Hi Aunt Maggie, Sonny says in greeting to her.
Sonny, I need you to step in for me to run all the Kiriakis business interests, Victor tells him weakly from his hospital bed while Maggie holds her phone for him.
Uncle Vic..., I wasn't expecting you to call me, Sonny replies surprised and shocked.
Will gets a panicked look on his face when he realizes its Victor and NOT Maggie on the phone with Sonny.
Sonny, I assume Will has told you what I need you to do for me AS A KIRIAKIS, Victor asks Sonny over the phone?
He has Uncle Vic BUT... Sonny starts to reply but Victor interrupts him.
Sonny I know I can trust you to do this for me, Victor tells him before Maggie takes the phone away from him.
Victor you said you would let THINK ABOUT IT, Maggie tells her husband in a very annoyed tone.
What's there for him to think about, HE'S A KIRIAKIS, his choice is simple, Victor replies to Maggie.
Maggie leaves the phone after giving Victor a disappointed look.
Sonny, I'm so sorry, I had no idea he was going to do that to you, Maggie tells him.
Victor and I were discussing his instructions and I told him Will's concerns and he demanded I call you and let him speak to you himself, he said he promised to not pressure you into doing it, Maggie tells Sonny.
Aunt Maggie I can't do it, it's to much for me to handle, I have enough on my plate already and now my injured hand... I just can't do it, Sonny tells her.
Look I'll try to talk to him again about it again Sonny, but I have to be careful to not stress him to much, Maggie replies to Sonny.
I realize that Aunt Maggie, Sonny replies to her.
Look Victor told me he is having documents sent over to you detailing all the holdings, why not take a look at them, it might not be as time consuming as you think it is, Maggie tells Sonny.
I doubt that Aunt Maggie, and I hate to start something I have no intention of finishing, so no I won't be looking at the documents when they arrive, I'll be sending them back, Sonny replies to her.
Sonny you do what you have to do, I'd better go, Maggie tells him.
Great just great, Sonny yells to Will as he hangs up his phone.
Let me guess Victor told Maggie he wanted to talk to you and he ASK you to do it and then he left you no chance to decline to him, Will asks Sonny?
Pretty much Yes, Sonny replies to Will.
He played the Kiriakis card, Sonny tells Will.
Now what do I do, Uncle Vic already has documents detailing all the business interests being sent here some time today, Sonny tells Will.
Uncle Vic probably won't be in shape to take back control himself for a long time if he even ever does, so if I do this, I'm stuck with it, Sony tells Will upset.
What about calling a meeting of the Kiriakis men to discuss this, maybe you all can come to some kind of solution, Will suggests to Sonny.
I doubt it, Phillip will be pissed he didn't get taped by Uncle Vic, I mean he is his son, My dad has no real interest in it and Brady, well he might be able to do it, but since Theresa, Uncle Vic lost a lot of the respect he had for him, I'm screwed, WE"RE SCREWED, Sonny tells Will throwing up his arms in frustration.
Hey be careful of your hand Sonny, you did enough damage to it already, Will tells him.
The door bell rings and Will gets up to answer it.
Justin come in, Will tells him.
Well I have great news boys, everything is done all you boys have to do is show up in court to finalize the adoption and then the kids are all yours, Justin tells Sonny and Will all excited.
Justin looks at the upset look on both Sonny and Will's faces and is puzzled.
Boys what's wrong, I expected you both to be all excited by this news, you're not having second thoughts about the adoption are you, Justin asks Sonny and Will?
NO dad NEVER, we love Sarah and Ryan, Sonny replies to Justin.
Then why do you both look so upset, Justin asks Sonny and Will?
Dad you'd better sit down and we'll explain, Sonny tells Justin.
Sonny and Will explain the situation to Justin and he immediately takes their side.
What is Uncle Victor thinking, I mean yes you could do it, of that I have no doubt, but you already have your own interests to handle plus now you have the kids, I'll talk to him, Justin offers to Sonny and Will.
Aunt Maggie has already offered to do that dad, but this is Uncle Vic we're talking about, he doesn't take NO for a answer, Sonny replies to Justin.
But he can't force you to do it, what is he thinking, Justin replies to Sonny frustrated.
To him it's Sonny responsibility as a Kiriakis, Will tells Justin.
He has a responsibility to you and those kids FIRST, Justin replies to Will.
Good luck trying to tell that to Victor, Will replies to Justin.
Justin and Sonny both shake their heads in agreement at what Will just said.
Well we need to come up with a better solution for Uncle Victor, one other then Sonny that is, Justin tells Sonny and Will.
What about Grandma Kate, she could could handle the day to day decisions and you could be her boss, Will suggests to Sonny and Justin.
It is a idea, Kate does have the background in big business, and as long as you're in over all control he might go for it, Justin tells Sonny and Will.
But that still leaves me in a position I don't want to be in, Sonny replies to Justin.
Maybe Brady and you and Phillip could be in control with Kate reporting to you all, Sonny suggests to Justin.
Kate in charge of day to day operations Uncle Victor might go for, but the rest, I doubt, Justin tells Sonny.
Sonny he's right, and with Grandma Kate in charge of the day to day stuff, your time won't be as consumed as it would otherwise be, Will tells Sonny.
I still don't want anything to do with the holdings, Sonny replies to Will.
Justin looks at Sonny and Will.
OK look it's a good idea you had Will, I think the next step is to talk to Kate and Brady and see if they're on board and then take it to Uncle Victor, Justin tells Sonny and Will.
But Phillip needs to stay out of it, Justin adds.
Sonny calls Brady and Will calls Kate and asks them to come over to their house to pitch the idea to them both.
Lets see if I have this right, you want me to run the day to day operations but with you and Brady in over all control, Kate says to Will, Sonny and Brady.
If grandpa goes for it that is, then yes I'm in, Brady tells Kate, Sonny and Will.
But just so you know I want to pitch the idea without me included in this, Sonny tells Brady and Kate.
But grandpa wants you involved, Brady replies to Sonny.
I know he does, BUT I DON'T, Sonny replies to Brady.
OK so when do you plan to talk to Victor about this, I want to be there, Kate tells Sonny, Will and Brady.
That was part of our plan Kate, for all of us to go see him together, I got the reports on Uncle Vic's holdings just before you both got here, if we all look them over and familiarize ourselves with them I think we stand a better chance of convincing Uncle Vic, Sonny tells Kate and Brady.
Brady you're not upset at all about Victor bypassing you for Sonny, ARE YOU, Kate asks him?
I'm not surprised at his decision Kate, but not UPSET by it, Brady replies to her.
Sonny has great business sense, I have confidence he can do the job, the only thing I'm upset about is that Victor didn't consider that Sonny is a devoted husband and family man, that this will take up to much of his time, Brady replies to Kate.
After becoming a father I can safely say there is NO JOB MORE IMPORTANT, Brady adds.
Will and Sonny look at one another a moment and then leave the room to get everyone coffee.
Babe, why does everyone keeps talking like I'm doing it, Sonny complains to Will as Will makes the coffee.
Because they know you Sonny Kiriakis, they know you'll ultimately will do it for Victor, Will replies as he gets mugs out.
But I DON"T want to do it, Sonny replies frustrated to Will.
Sonny, look Victor will never accept a NO from you and you know it, this plan might be the only thing that will pacify him, Will says as he pours the coffee int the mugs.
I don't care what anyone thinks, I'm NOT DOING IT, Sonny replies to Will as he runs out the room and out of the house
At the Hospital a short time later.
Uncle Vic, Sonny says as he quietly enters the room.
Sonny I hear you have some reservations about doing what I WANT YOU TO DO, Victor says weakly.
Uncle Vic, I can't do it I'm sorry, I just can't, I just got my husband back after thinking he was dead, after learning I lived with a imposter for over a year, now we've adopted Ryan and Sarah, plus I have my own business interest that already take to much time away from my family, Sonny replies.
Sonny, I need you, Victor replies.
What's more OUR FAMILY needs you, Victor adds.
Uncle Vic, I have to put my own family first, maybe if I had thought like this 2 years ago Will might never have been abducted, Sonny replies to Victor.
Sonny what happened to Will was not your fault, Victor replies trying to sit up.
No Uncle Vic you have to lie still, maybe I should go, all I'm doing is causing you stress and that can't be good for you, Sonny tells him as he walks toward the door.
Sonny stops in the doorway.
I'm sorry Uncle Vic but my answer is finial, Sonny says as he walks out the door.
SONNY, SONNY, Victor tries to shout out the strain causes all the monitors to go off and the DR and nurse run into to check him.
A short time later in Victor's hospital room.
Victor's Dr is in the room checking his vitals and is not happy with them.
Victor I told you NO stress, as in NONE, now tell me what was so important that you risked your recovery for, the DR asks him?
None of your business DR, your business is my heart nothing more, Victor replies in his gruff voice.
Victor, the nurse heard you shout out after your great nephew Sonny just before your vitals went thru the roof, did he upset you, I thought you and he had a very strong happy relationship, the Dr asks Victor as he writes notes on Victor's chart?
We do, I left instructions for him to assume control of the Kiriakis business interests, he came here to TURN me down, Victor replies sounding angry.
So choose someone else, the Dr replies to Victor.
Victor gives the Dr a annoyed look.
Victor you need to calm down, Kate says as she enters his room.
What do you want Kate, Victor asks her?
I came to offer you my help, Kate replies to only help I need is with that grandson of yours, he turned Sonny against his family, Victor tells Kate angrily.
No he didn't Victor, Will told him he would support what ever decision he made, this is ALL Sonny's decision, you know he and Will have their OWN family to raise, SONNY WANTS A BE AN ACTIVE FATHER IN RAISING Ryan and Sarah as well as to continue to be for ARI, Victor kids stay little for such a short a time and for Sonny to miss any of it is something he's not willing to do, Kate tells Victor.