Chapter 36: No Turning Back – Thursday, July 14th, 2011

In Lucas's room at the Salem Inn, Will turned back to this father giving him the soberest face he could muster. "Dad, I don't know what you're talking about. I'm not gay!"

Lucas moved closer to Will and rested his hand on Will's left shoulder. "Will. I know. It's okay. We can talk about this." Deep down Lucas knew Will was not gay.

Once Will heard his father say 'It's okay', he knew that he could talk to his father about it. Will figured that his father was okay with it and just wanted to make him feel comfortable about himself. "You're actually cool with it?"

Lucas gave Will an uneasy look. "I wouldn't say I am cool with it, but I understand what you're going through. It's just a phase … a lot of guys around your age experiment. I knew guys growing up that went through the same thing that you're going through now. When it's all over, you'll realize that you aren't attracted to guys. You're attracted to girls."

"Dad, as much as I did want this to be a phase in the beginning, I know it's not. I'm gay," Will declared without really thinking. After his declaration, Will began to realize that his father wanted him to be straight. He began to question his response.

Lucas immediately became angry and raised his voice, "You're not gay, Will! I would never allow it!" He did not want to hear his son talk about anything that had to do with accepting his homosexuality.

Seeing the look on his father's face was enough for Will to realize that he made the wrong decision. "This was a mistake! Forget I said anything to you!" Will stormed out of the room after realizing he should have never confirmed that he was gay to his father.

Stefano, EJ, Chad, and Sami arrived at the DiMera Mansion after EJ and Chad were released from custody at the Salem PD. As soon as they were inside, Stefano began to go off about Chad and EJ's arrests. "This is ridiculous. How in the hell did Roman get a warrant to arrest the two of you? How did Roman know that you two knew the informant?"

"I have no idea," EJ answered first. "Roman claimed to have a witness, but for the life of me, I have no idea who that witness could be."

Chad looked up and noticed that his father and EJ turned their attention to him. "I have no idea either," he quickly answered. He secretly wondered if Abigail came forward to Roman and shared what she saw at the park weeks ago. "If you'll excuse me, there's something I need to take care of."

Stefano noticed something off about his son but decided to let it go for now. "Sure… go. If anything jogs your memory, make sure you come to us. Understand?" Stefano gave Chad a serious look. Chad nodded his head and left. Stefano turned his attention to EJ. "Elvis, I want you to call Marco. Tell him to look into this witness that Roman claims to have. I want to know who is in our business. It's obvious it's someone that does not belong."

Sami stepped in before EJ could leave. "Wait. There's something I want to say." EJ and Stefano gave Sami their attention. "I want to help as well."

EJ smiled at Sami. "How are you going to help?" he asked wanting to know if she had a plan.

"I want to visit Rafe. I want to find out who has visited him. Maybe I can find out who has been helping him on the outside or if he has anything to do with what is going on." Sami looked at both EJ and Stefano to hear their responses.

EJ replied first, "Don't get me wrong, Samantha. I know that you can hold your own, but are you sure you want to give that man the satisfaction of seeing your face again?"

"I don't mind. He can be as smug as he wants, but I am going to get answers from him to help the family." Sami clearly had made her decision on visiting Rafe.

Stefano smiled at Sami. "You know, Samantha, you continue to impress me today. I could not help but laugh when I saw how you stood up to your father. Brava! … and I think this plan to visit Rafe is genius. I say schedule the visit as soon as possible."

Sami looked back and forth between Stefano and EJ. "Well, then it's decided. I'm visiting Rafe in prison."

After talking to Victor, Sonny decided to swing by the Cheatin' Heart to talk to Dario. When he walked in, his mother immediately greeted him by giving him a hug. "Hey mom. Having a good day?"

Adrienne smiled at her baby boy. "It just got better. Take a seat, and I'll fix you something to eat." Adrienne made her way to the back.

Sonny headed to the bar where Dario stood. "Hey Dario. I've got some bad news."

Dario looked up from the bar. "Sonny. What's up?"

"I have to cancel our plans for Friday night. I know how much you wanted to see the last Harry Potter movie with me, but maybe Melanie could take my ticket." Sonny pulled out the two movie tickets he had pre-ordered.

Taking the tickets from Sonny, Dario put them in his back pocket. "It's not going to be the same without you, but I think I can survive with Melanie," Dario joked. "Thanks man. We'll have to see Captain America next week. So why do you have to cancel?"

"My Uncle Vic needs me to do something for him tomorrow night," Sonny admitted as his mother walked out from the back.

Adrienne planned on asking Sonny if he wanted ham or turkey, but when she heard him talk about doing a job for Victor, that took priority. "Wait. What are you doing for your great-uncle?"

Sonny could see the worry in his mother's eyes. "It's nothing big. He asked me to take one of his clients and show him around town. It's no big deal, mom."

Adrienne still worried. "I am not so sure I like that you're driving one of his clients around." Not wanting Sonny to think she was just referring to the shadiness of Victor's business, she added, "You barely know Salem."

"Oh, I'm not driving. We are taking the limo around." Sonny grabbed his mother's hand. "I will be fine. I've been in town long enough to know my way around." Sonny gave his mother a smile hoping that she would stop worrying.

Adrienne smiled back letting him know that she trusted his decision. "So I came out here to ask if you wanted turkey or ham."

"Turkey, of course." Sonny smiled as his mother headed to the back. He turned his attention back to Dario. "So?"

"Are we still on for tomorrow morning?" Dario asked wondering if they were still going to the gym.

"Yeah. I never cancel gym time… besides I need my daily Dario dose." Sonny smiled at Dario, and Dario smiled back.

Chad made his way to the Horton House ready to let Abigail have it as soon as she opened the door, so when Jennifer answered the door instead Chad had to hold back his frustration when she sweetly greeted him at the door. "Hey Chad. How are you?"

"I'm doing well, Ms. Horton. Is Abigail around?" Chad asked as he tried to smile.

"Yeah." Jennifer turned her head towards the stairs. "Abigail! Chad's here!" she shouted to get her daughter's attention. She turned back to Chad with a smile. "Why don't you come in?"

Chad walked in and looked around to make sure no one else was around. He started to feel a bit awkward. He looked up when he heard Abigail head down the stairs, but quickly looked back to Jennifer when he made eye contact with Abigail. He knew he could not fake it with her.

When Abigail made it to the bottom of the stairs, Jennifer decided to leave the two alone. "I'll be in the kitchen."

As Jennifer made her way to the kitchen, Abigail turned to Chad with a smile. "What's up? I thought you were hanging out with Will and the kiddos. This is a nice surprise."

Chad watched as the kitchen door closed. "I know what you did!" he let out still trying to hold in his frustration.

Abigail quickly realized that Chad knew she had talked to Roman. "Chad. I'm sorry."

"You're sorry?" Abigail had just confirmed his suspicion. The volume of his voice went up as he continued, "Today, my brother and I were arrested because the cops think that we killed that guy in the park. I cannot believe you broke your promise. You said you weren't going to saying anything!"

Abigail did not appreciate how Chad was treating her. "I take that back! I am not sorry. You want to know why?" Abigail gave Chad a few seconds to answer but continued, "Because I did the right thing, Chad! I don't regret telling Roman that I saw you and your brother with that guy weeks before he died! If you're innocent, then you should have nothing to worry about!" Abigail would not let Chad get a word in. "If you're so upset about being arrested, stop looking at me and look to your father. He's the one that put those handcuffs on you because your family is evil!"

Chad finally had it with Abigail and yelled back. "My father did not put those handcuffs on me! You did when you went behind my back and betrayed me! We are done!" Chad shook his head as he made his way to the door. He slammed it after he walked out.

As soon as Chad left the house, Abigail began to cry. Jennifer made her way to her daughter having heard the whole fight. "Come here!" She took Abigail in her arms and wondered if she should worry for her daughter's safety. "This is probably the best thing that could have happened, Abigail. You did the right thing."

Gabi sat in her apartment alone feeling nervous about her decision. She looked at her phone and contemplated calling T. "It's for Will. If I want Will back in my life, I have to do this." She jumped when she heard a knock on the door. After placing her phone in her pocket, she made her way to the door and opened it. "T. Come in."

T walked into the apartment and watched as Gabi closed the door. "Where's your brother?"

Gabi put her hands in her pockets. "He's at work for the night. He's working the late shift."

T looked around the room and scratched his head. "So what are we going to do tonight? Movie? TV? Just talk?"

Gabi realized that there was no turning back now as she took T's hand. "I want you to teach me."

T could not help but smile when Gabi said that. "Teach you? Teach you what?"

Gabi grabbed T's other hand and moved him closer. "Stop playing dumb." Gabi began to kiss T avoiding thinking altogether.

After they broke the kiss, T's smile grew bigger. He loved looking into Gabi's eyes. "Wow. I think I like where this is headed." Gabi continued to hold T's hand as she led him to her room.

Chad made it to his room after his confrontation with Abigail. He was still very upset about everything, but when he heard Will crying his anger quickly faded. He found Will on their bed and immediately made his way to him. "Will, what's wrong?"

Will looked up and saw Chad standing there. He was still upset about what happened with his father. His father was disgusted with him for being gay, and he wanted to take it all back. Will began to hate himself again. Will sat up and wiped his face. "I… I'm fine. There's nothing wrong."

Chad sat next to Will and pulled Will's head on his chest. "Dude, you're not fine. You're crying… you don't have to stop because I'm here." Chad leaned back and pulled Will closer to him.

Will decided to let Chad comfort him. Cuddling with Chad made him feel better, but Will did not want to tell him his secret. He did not want to make the same mistake twice. Will started to cry again as Chad held him. "I'm sorry, but I don't want to talk about it right now."

Chad looked down at Will wishing he could make Will feel better or at least open up. He decided to open up to Will hoping that maybe Will would in return open up to him. "I just got back from Abigail's house. We got into a huge fight because she is the witness that came forward and is the reason EJ and I were arrested." Chad noticed that Will stopped crying to listen to him. He smiled. "I wish Abigail was more like you. You always have my back, and you always care. If you were a girl, I would so date you." Chad let out a small chuckle as Will continued to lay there in silence. "It's too bad you're not."

Will's heart broke even more after hearing that. He knew he would never have Chad like he wanted. Chad would never come around. At that moment, Will began to understand the dangers of being so close to Chad.