Sorry this took so long! Not a lot happened in the last couple weeks that would take multiple chapters.

Abigail took a deep breath. She couldn't believe what happened to Ari and Marlena. She was glad they're safe now, but did it have to happen today of all days?! Will and Sonny came into the living room.

"Hey!" Abigail greeted. She hugged her cousins. "Are Ari and Marlena doing okay?"

"Yeah, they're fine." Will nodded.

"How are you? I mean, this is the second time in a month something like this happened." Abigail asked Will.

Will took a deep breath. "I'm doing okay, considering."

Sonny looked around for Chad and found him and Theo. "Hey, guys."

"Hey. How are Ari and Marlena?" Chad asked.

"They're fine. Gabi is with Ari, so…" Sonny shrugged and turned to Theo. "Okay if I reclaim my best man title?"

Theo chuckled softly. "Sure."

"All right! Let's get this wedding started!" Chad exclaimed.

XX

The ceremony started without a hitch. Then, Abigail saw something in the window and screamed. "I saw Ben!" She shrieked. "He's outside the window!"

JJ and Chad had their security guards check the grounds while Doug, Julie, and Jennifer calmed Abigail down. The police didn't find Ben anywhere on the grounds.

"Do you think Abigail might have imagined seeing Ben?" Will whispered to Sonny.

"I don't know. Maybe." Sonny shrugged.

Abigail apologized for delaying the wedding, and it started again. JJ walked her down the aisle, Jennifer and Julie did readings, and Abigail and Chad said their vows.

Theo, teary-eyed, brought his fists up in victory and whispered. "My OTP is canon." Sonny and Will turned to him in surprise and confusion. "What?"

Once the ceremony was over, Chad pulled JJ aside and they talked about lying to Abigail once again. Sonny couldn't help overhearing. Chad turned around, was startled by Sonny, and sighed. "Okay, let's hear it."

"I'm not gonna lecture you." Sonny said sincerely. "I actually agree with you guys. It's better to let her think Ben is very far away and will not come after her. Don't want to ruin her wedding and honeymoon, right?"

"Right." Chad nodded.

"Of course, it's not a great way to start off a marriage, but, hey, I've been through worse." Sonny smirked.

Chad chuckled. "True. Now, if you'll excuse me…" He walked off.

Sonny turned around to see Will with his arms folded, looking irritated, but smiling in spite of himself. "Really?"

"Will, do not start with me." Sonny said firmly. He walked towards the door.

"Fine." Will said. "Don't come crying to me when this all blows up in your face."

Sonny stopped suddenly and whirled around. "Let me ask you something: you hate this whole keeping Abigail in the dark thing so much, why don't you just tell her?"

"And take the chance of her not believing me and causing drama? Hell no." Will shrugged. "I am going to stay out of it."

"Yeah, that's probably for the best."

XXX

Later, Will cut through the park and nearly ran into Paul. "Whoa! Sorry."

"Ah, it's fine. I seem to have developed the habit of running into people while looking at my phone." Paul replied.

Will chuckled. "Well…at least you're not driving."

"True." Paul nodded. "Oh- did you find Marlena and Ari?"

"Yeah." Will sighed. "They were kidnapped-"

"What?!" Paul exclaimed.

"They're-they're fine. Your dad and Eduardo found them a couple hours ago." Will explained. "Eduardo was shot, but he's okay."

"And my dad?" Paul asked.

"I don't know." Will shook his head.

"What do you mean you don't know?" Paul demanded.

"All I know is that he's missing." Will replied. "Grandma, Aunt Hope, and Uncle Steve are all at the hospital, still if you want to head there for answers."

Paul sighed heavily. "Okay. Thanks. I was hoping I wouldn't see that hospital again for a long time."

"Oh, I know what you mean." Will replied. "How's your chest?"

"Completely recovered." Paul said triumphantly. He sobered. "Look, Will, I really am sorry for all the trouble I've caused. I should have done my research about Sonny and you, and I should have gone back to San Francisco."

Will smiled and nodded. "True. But then I also wouldn't have a husband…and Ari wouldn't have either of her dads, 'cause we'd both be dead. So, I can't believe I'm actually saying this, but…I am glad you came to Salem."

Paul was shocked. He dug out his ear. "I'm sorry, can you repeat that? I don't think I heard you correctly."

Will scoffed and shook his head. "I'm glad you came to Salem."

Paul laughed. "Well, that was the last thing I thought you'd ever say."

"Oh, whatever." Will rolled his eyes. "Maybe we can be friends. And if you ever have a boyfriend, he, you, me, and Sonny can double-date. For real. No manipulation."

Paul smiled and nodded. "I'd like that. I'll see you around."

"See you." Will walked off.

Paul sighed and smiled. Things were looking up. He started walking home when all of a sudden, he was jumped from behind. Someone put a hood over Paul's head, dragged him into a van and chloroformed him.

XXX

Will walked into the house. "Sonny?"

"Kitchen." Sonny called back.

"Hmm. Something smells good." Will said, walking into the kitchen.

"Garlic shrimp risotto." Sonny replied.

"Ooh." Will set the table, and they sat down. "So, I ran into Paul earlier. We cleared the air."

"That's good." Sonny nodded. "Hopefully now there will be less drama and we can all be friends."

"Yeah!" Will replied. He took a few bites. "Hey, how did Paul know Ari and Grandma were missing?"

"I ran into him outside TBD." Sonny replied. "I was hoping he had heard from Marlena, but he hadn't, obviously."

"Oh. Okay, well, I told him about the kidnapping and that John is now missing." Will replied.

"Um…are you sure your grandma would want him to know about that?" Sonny asked, raising an eyebrow.

Will exhaled sharply. "I didn't think about that. Should I call her?"

"Probably. Give her a heads-up." Sonny nodded.

"All right." Will replied. He called Marlena.

"Hey, Will, this is kind of a bad time. Can I call you back?" Marlena asked.

"Sorry. I'll make this quick: I told Paul John went missing." Will admitted.

"You what?!"

"I didn't think about whether or not you wanted him to know that. I'm sorry." Will replied hastily. Marlena exhaled sharply. "I told him you guys were at the hospital. Are you still there?"

"No. No, I'm at home, actually." Marlena replied. "Thank you for the heads-up."

"You're welcome. And I'm sorry, again."

"Don't worry about it. I'll call you as soon as John is safe and sound." Marlena replied.

"Okay. Love you."

"Love you, too. Bye." Marlena hung up, sighed, and called Paul, and his phone went to voicemail. "Hey, Paul, I know you're looking for me- Will told me- I am at home now. So…come on over, and we'll talk."

XXX

Later that evening, Will sat cross-legged on his bed, staring at his phone. It was getting late, and he still hadn't heard anything from Marlena about John. What is going on? Sonny crawled into bed next to him.

"You know, a watched phone never rings." Sonny said.

Will sighed heavily. "I know. Why hasn't Grandma called me yet?"

"Will, you need to relax. All this worrying is not good for the baby." Sonny rubbed Will's arms.

Will gently rubbed his belly. "I know. I'm sorry. I just…we just barely went through something like this a month ago and then earlier today, and…" Sonny began massaging Will's shoulders in an attempt to calm him down. "Mm. That feels good. Keep doing that." Sonny continued massaging Will's shoulders until he fell asleep.

XXX

The next morning, the husbands woke up and made their way downstairs for breakfast. Gabi had left a note.

"Gone to breakfast with Ari and JJ."

"Well, at least we know where Gabi is." Sonny deadpanned.

Will chuckled dryly. "Yeah."

They ate breakfast and got ready for the day. Then they finally heard from Marlena.

"Grandma! Hey, did they find John?" Will asked.

"Yes. He's all right." Marlena replied.

"Oh, hold on. Sonny's with me. I'm gonna put you on speaker." Will pulled the phone away and put it on speaker.

"Hey, Marlena." Sonny greeted.

"Hi, Sonny." Marlena replied. "It turns out John was held at the same warehouse Ari and I were held. Steve and Rafe figured it out, and I followed them."

"Wait- what?" Will exclaimed, aghast. "You just got away from that place, and you went back?!"

"I couldn't lose John again. I had to help." Marlena said. "What would you have done in my place?"

Will was about to protest, but then sighed. "I would have done the same. Sorry. Continue."

"Well, we finally found John in this large, darkened room held at gunpoint by two goons and- get ready for this- John's father." Marlena revealed.

"His father? Wait, I thought he died?" Will asked.

"Nope. He survived his wounds, made his way to China, and reinvented himself." Marlena explained. "He felt that the army betrayed him, and that caused him to have an extreme hatred for Western society and culture. He later developed Topits disease. A more advanced stage, and he also had a blood disorder. Power-mad and consumed with hatred, he kidnapped me and Ari to draw John and Eduardo out, which worked. Eduardo took a bullet for Rafe- he's fine, by the way. Then they used the shootout as a distraction to get John. He wanted John's blood to rejuvenate himself. Then they kidnapped Paul in order to brainwash him to take Yo Ling's- John's father- place. Make him an assassin."

Will exhaled sharply, then remembered his run-in with Paul. "Oh my God…I was with him before he was kidnapped. He was headed to the hospital. If I had gone with him-"

"Then you probably would have suffered the same fate." Sonny said.

"Still…"

"Will, there is no way you could have prevented this." Marlena insisted. "Don't beat yourself up."

Will nodded. "Okay. Hey…you said he had Topits? Was he the one who wanted the serum so bad?"

"Most likely." Marlena replied.

Will turned away in thought. He remembered that Andre accused Hope of killing Stefano because she thought he was responsible for Bo's death. If Hope really did kill Stefano…she killed an innocent man for nothing.

"Marlena, is Paul okay?" Sonny asked.

"He's fine. John rescued him before Yo Ling did too much damage to his brain. He's at the hospital getting the drugs flushed out of his system." Marlena replied.

"That's good." Will replied. "Does Brady know?"

"I'm not sure yet." Marlena shook her head slowly. "Your Aunt Belle knows, though. Oh- one other thing I forgot to mention: Yo Ling kidnapped Gabi and Rafe's mother, Adrianna. They found her at the warehouse, too."

"Why did they kidnap her?" Will asked, confused.

"John says it was probably Yo Ling's backup plan in case things went south with John and Paul." Marlena replied.

"Wait- what was the point in kidnapping you and Ari if he already had Gabi and Rafe's mom and planned on kidnapping Paul?" Will asked. "All he had to do was let John think he was going to let Paul go, then grab him; and show Adrianna to Eduardo."

"I honestly don't know, honey. He was beyond crazy." Marlena replied. "Anyway, we no longer have to worry about him, because he took a poison capsule right in front of everybody to avoid getting arrested. He's dead."

Will chuckled dryly. "I hope so for all our sakes including his."

"Well, take comfort in the fact that Bo is kicking his celestial ass." Sonny replied.

Will and Marlena laughed. "Yeah!"

"I'm glad both John and Paul are okay." Will said sincerely.

"Me, too." Marlena smiled. "I gotta go, but I'll talk to you soon."

"Okay. See you." Will hung up and sighed. "Unbelievable how much damage one guy can cause without realizing it."

"Yeah, really." Sonny replied. "If Hope really did kill Stefano, I wonder how she'll take this new revelation."

"Yeah, well…Stefano has caused our family so much pain and torment over the last thirty-four years. It's not that crazy to assume he had Uncle Bo kidnapped and tortured." Will shrugged. "Then…Stefano really didn't do anything to hurt our family since he had my mom sent to prison for something she didn't do."

"Aaand Stefano got punished by both his sons going to prison for murders they didn't commit." Sonny pointed out.

"And getting killed for something he didn't do." Will said. Sonny nodded in agreement.

XXX

Sonny and Will stepped off the elevator to the nurse's station. They saw Gabi with Ari and an older woman and walked over.

"Hey, guys!" Gabi greeted, smiling. She turned to her mother. "Mami, these are my two best friends and the main reasons Ari is here- Will Horton and Sonny Kiriakis. Will is Ari's father."

"Nice to finally meet you, Mrs. Hernandez." Will said, smiling and shaking her hand.

"It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Will." Adrianna replied, smiling. She turned to Sonny. "And you. I hear you delivered mi nieta and caused her to breathe."

Sonny smiled modestly and nodded. "I did."

"You know, looking back, that was kind of comical." Gabi laughed softly. Will and Sonny laughed and nodded in agreement.

"I want you both to know I have no issue with the two of you being gay." Adrianna said sincerely. "My Gabrilita didn't grow up with a father, my granddaughter is lucky to be raised by two."

Will smiled. "Thanks."

"Gabi also told me she's your surrogate." Adrianna said. "Congratulations."

"Thank you. And we want you to know that Gabi is going to be in our baby's life." Will assured her. "She is going to be our baby's godmother. Madrina, right?"

"Right." Gabi nodded and smiled.

"Oh, disculpe, there is something I must do." Adrianna said. She walked off.

Will waited until she was out of earshot and addressed Gabi. "Does she know about your dad?"

"No, and she's not going to." Gabi glared pointedly at Will. She sobered up. "I am going to visit Paul- did you know he's here?"

"Yeah. My grandma told us." Will nodded. "We'll let you visit him first. We don't want to overwhelm him."

"Okay." Gabi gave Ari to Will. "Sugar Bear, Mami will be right back."

Will turned to his daughter. "Hey, sweetheart. Looks like you have even more family to hang out with, huh?"

XX

After Gabi visited Paul, she relieved Ari of Will. "He's completely coherent, but a little weak. You can go in if you want."

"Okay. Thanks. I will." Will replied. He knocked and opened the door. "Hey."

"Hey." Paul smiled softly from his bed. "I'm popular today."

Will laughed and pulled up a chair. "You're popular every day."

Paul laughed. "Yeah, really…"

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have sent you…well, here." Will said sincerely.

"It's not your fault." Paul shook his head.

"Still, I should have gone with you."

"If you did, you would have been either killed or kidnapped with me." Paul said. "Hey…I'm not going to dwell on this, and neither should you."

Will smiled. "All we can do is move on, right?"

"Right!" Paul smiled back. His smile faded, and his eyes glazed over slightly.

"So, are you okay? Like, really okay?" Will asked, concerned.

"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine, really." Paul insisted. "You were right- family love can save your life."

"Wow, I can't believe you remember that." Will chuckled softly. "I can't imagine what you went through. I think I would have been petrified."

"I was. Petrified, I mean." Paul sighed.

"Really?" Will asked surprised. "It's just…I remember Sonny telling me how you burst into Ben's apartment that night he almost killed me, Chad, you, Sonny, and Gabi. You came in, gun blazing. Then last month, you confronted me, completely aware that I was being watched by Andre's men. It's just that…I thought you'd be…braver."

Paul sighed and nodded. "What has become of us, Will? I mean, we're strong- both physically and mentally. How come we're such wimps when it comes to danger?"

"I don't know." Will shook his head. "I guess…we're so used to protecting other people, we don't know how to protect ourselves."

"Seems legit." Paul shrugged. He got that sad, far-off look again, which worried Will.

Will stood. "Well, I will let you get some rest."

"Okay. Thanks for stopping by." Paul said.

"You're welcome." Will said. He left the room and met Sonny at the nurse's station. "Well, that was weird."

"Weird, how?" Sonny asked.

Will dragged him to the elevator and stepped inside. "I…don't think Paul is one hundred percent okay."

"That's to be expected. I mean, he was attacked, kidnapped, and almost brainwashed by none other than his evil grandfather." Sonny raised an eyebrow.

"I know, but, it's more than that. He kept getting this far-off, glazed look in his eyes." Will said. He folded his arms.

"So, what are you saying?"

"That he's a little bit brainwashed." Will admitted. He sighed. "I'm probably just paranoid."

"Yeah, wouldn't be the first time." Sonny half-joked, which earned him a punch in the arm from Will. He laughed. "In all seriousness, Will, I wouldn't worry just yet."

"You're right. I really do hope he isn't brainwashed. The last thing we need is an evil Paul Narita running around town." Will said. They both chuckled.