Will took Sonny's hand as they walked into the nightclub just behind Chris and Daniel. They had walked along Montreal's gay Village several times, taking in the sights. Le Village was filled with people, of all ages, going to and from restaurants. Will saw his first Drag Show, ever; it actually was quite fun.
Daniel had suggested they go to one of the strip clubs on the main drag; Will suspected it was mainly for the shock value, to get a rise out of him. Will stopped and straightened up; and gave Daniel a look that he hoped Daniel would interpret as Oh-No-You-Did-Not-Just-Say-That. He then said: "Professor, I'm not a child. I know what a strip club is… I even know what a bathhouse is; although I thought it was called a sauna…I have watched gay porn. I'm not a prude. I do know things. But NO, I do not want to go to a strip club. Sonny stripping for me is enough. He is all I want. Please respect that."
Daniel laughed, and after he calmed down, he managed to say: "Will, I know. I know you aren't gullible. It is just very rare to find two people, especially two people your and Sonny's age, to…not be….overly adventurous. The fact that you both find each other to be…more than enough… is quite amazing. In fact I may be a little jealous."
Chris looked at Daniel, and then at Will, smiled and said: "Will, I think Daniel is more interested in seeing the strip club patron's reaction to someone as stunningly gorgeous as you, and Sonny, walking in; I know I am. They would probably think you were both strippers and try to put money down your pants. They did that to me when I was your age…and I was never as good looking as you"
Will remembered that Sonny, Chris and Daniel roared with laughter at the simple gesture of Will rolling his eyes.
As they crossed the threshold of the club, the bouncer asked for proof of age. Daniel and Chris smirked, but both showed their identification. Sonny presented his, but the bouncer barely looked at it. Will didn't even get a chance to show his. He was basically told that it wasn't necessary. He and Sonny would get in on looks alone, because they met the uber-cuteness factor. Will presented his ID anyway.
They walked in and walked along a series of catacomb-like corridors that opened up to a series of cavernous-like open spaces; every one of which had a bar; there were different types of music playing in each space, but it was all very loud. Daniel and Chris led Sonny and Will to the center bar and they all ordered drinks.
Sonny ordered a beer for himself and one for Will. They had been warned by none other than Justin Kiriakis himself to not go overboard on the drinking tonight. They would need their wits about them.
Justin was not happy with the RCMP proposal and he expressed some doubts about Daniel's participation in this whole thing. Justin still didn't trust Daniel; all Sonny could say to that was: "Dad, join the Club."
Sonny and Will outlined the plan, at least the brief outline that they understood of it so far. Justin wasn't at all pleased that Sonny and Will needed to be directly involved in this: "Don't get me wrong Sonny; I see the value in your participation. I just don't like the risks you'll both be subjected to. You are my son and I worry about you."
He then turned his attention to Will: "And as for you young man, I may not be your father; but I might as well be; and I am your lawyer. I will be talking to the RCMP and I will make sure that you are both protected. So stay away from any substances that will impair your judgment."
With Justin's warning spinning around in both their heads, and with beer in hand, Sonny and Will trotted down to the dance floor. There were a lot of people there that night. Mostly young men around Will and Sonny's age; and quite a few of them were in various stages of intoxication and undress.
Will had never seen this many scantily clad gyrating gay males in his life. It was kind of turning him on. As he looked around he compared them to one another, judged their looks. He tried to analyse how they made him feel; he was a guy after all, and guys will react like they will.
He then looked at Sonny who was actually starting to get into a groove with the music. Will gasped. He gasped because he knew that he was attracted to Sonny from the very moment he first saw him. Will also knew that he fell in love with him that very day. What he only thought he knew, and what the half-naked gyrators around him proved, was that Sonny was perfect; and that there was no one out there for him but Sonny; absolutely no one.
He also realized, from how Sonny was looking at him, that Sonny felt the exact same way about him. And that made Will a very happy man. So happy in fact that he danced his way closer to Sonny, and started to gyrate with his lover, in front of everyone, in a very privately sexy way; and he did not care one bit who saw them.
Sonny was all smiles. He loved the feel of Will's body so close to his own. It became very obvious to him, and to Will, just how much he was loving this. Will smiled at him and gave Sonny his eye-brow raised sexy look. And Sonny took that invitation to heart and lunged forward catching Will's lips with his own; they embraced each other, supple fingers unbuttoning shirts, entangled bodies dancing to the music; oblivious to the effect they were having on everyone else around them. People were stopping to stare.
Chris and Daniel were two of those people. They were enjoying seeing Will and Sonny enjoying each other, but they were also following the crown. Earlier that evening Will had asked them what he and Sonny should do to get the right people's attention.
It was Daniel that told Will simply: "Will, when you get to the club, just be yourself. Have a good time. People will notice you. Just don't think about it. Let Chris and me worry about getting the right people to notice. You and Sonny just need to be yourselves."
Chris was very glad to see that Will and Sonny had taken to Daniel's advice in a very big way. They looked like they were having fun together. They looked so into each other, it was amazing. He was still in awe of the fact that both Sonny and Will, but especially Will, did not realize just how attractive they were to others. And that together they took people's breath away.
He scanned the crowd on the off chance this little display would stir someone to action, although it was still early; they had just arrived after all. But sure enough, on one of the balconies looking down from the second floor, he noticed someone whom he recognized as being a colleague of Harold Frank's.
He hadn't seen that person is several years; and quite frankly would have preferred to have never had to see him again, but this is what happens. Sometimes the choices you make come back to bite you; and sometimes the choices that bite you aren't even yours, but your husband's.
He waved, a rather discreet wave, but it did the trick. Soon enough, he was handed four red VIP tickets, and was told two of them were for Sonny and Will. It was also expected that Chris 'deliver the goods' in good time; meaning that he shouldn't dawdle. He nodded to the person who gave him the tickets and then proceeded to dance with Daniel.
In quite a few large clubs, there are VIP areas. In some clubs, where you have to have an invitation to get in in the first place, there are still VIP areas, where you need an extra invitation to get access. Who gets access, one might ask? That varies. Sometimes celebrities don't want the hassle of having to deal with the average crowd; sometimes it is for accessing more illicit activities. And sometimes it is for those people that catch the eye of certain people of influence.
After quite a few songs, Will and Sonny needed a break. They looked around for Daniel and Chris, found them quite easily since Daniel and Chris happened to be right behind them, and then gestured they were going to take a brieak from the dancing, maybe get another beer. Chris and Daniel decided to join them.
At the bar things were a bit quieter, which gave Chris the opportunity to explain that he received four VIP invitations, and that they were expected soon. A look of worry came over Will's features. Not one of the four was wearing a wire, but listening, and audio-visual devices were implanted in several areas of clothing, on everyone. Will expressed his worry that they were going to frisk them or something. He'd seen the movies. It wouldn't end well.
Daniel laughed at said: "Will, you and Sonny have been so into each other lately you may have missed the conversation with the Inspector when she explained that these were passive devices that wouldn't show on most scanners and that we would have to activate them by cell phone once we needed them."
Will looked at Sonny. It was a look that said: "Did you know about this?" Sonny simply shrugged. Daniel and Chris laughed even harder. They all took a short break to go to the restroom and then headed to the VIP door indicated on the ticket.
When they arrived at the door, they knocked and were asked to show their tickets. They were escorted up a flight of stairs, at the top of which a rather portly man was there to greet them: "Well hello there Chris and Daniel. It has been a long time. Has it not?" He held out his hand, a hand that was left hanging there until it was retracted. Harold Frank did not let that stop him. He simply went on: "I see you are both as polite as ever….and I see you have brought along friends. They have certainly made quite a splash tonight…it will be a pleasure working with them…."
Sonny, Chris, Will and Danny managed to reach into their pockets and activate their phones, which would automatically activate the audio-visual equipment…they all hoped.
Sonny took Chris and Daniel's silence as his cue to speak: "Work for you…what do you mean? Will and I are university students…."
Before Harold could reply and to everyone's surprise, perhaps even his own, Will spoke up: "So you're the pervert that bugged my hotel room. Did you get any good footage? Make a buck off me yet? Should I expect royalties?"
The other huge surprise was the answer: "You should expect, Will, to start doing as you are told, or images, the likes of which you could only dream of, images of Sonny and Chris and Daniel, and some of yours, will be shown across the Internets. You will be humiliated and scorned. I'll see to that, unless you do exactly as I say…"
Will and Sonny turned to watch a shadowy figure emerge into the light. It was Max.