Moving on from the past, closing in on the future
Chapter 2
Disclaimer: I do not own Days of our Lives or any of the characters created by the show, any original characters belong to me though. Crossover with recognizable characters from Major Crimes either.
As Sami and Sharon are speaking on the phone, she sees the team members enter the squad room and she waves to them, telling them all to come into her office, and they all come towards her, wondering what is going on, because they never have meetings in her office, especially the whole team.
When they enter her office, they realize she is on the phone, and they hear what she's saying, and they are all stunned. How is this possible? Will Horton is dead, she knows this, they sent flowers to his funeral, this can't be real. They just look at Sharon, wondering what has caused her to lose it, she knows Will is gone.
Sharon can see the way they are looking at her, and she realizes that they think she is going crazy, so she asks Sami if she can put her on speaker, and Sami agrees, and so does the director and the head of the lab.
Once the speaker is on, the whole team can hear what Sami is saying, and they feel so sad that Sami has become unstable since losing her son. Just as Provenza and Flynn go to speak up, the hospital director starts to speak and the lab director backs it all up with the DNA proof , and they realize that Will is truly alive. They listen to the story of how Will was found, and the fact that he has been in a coma since he was admitted to the hospital.
Just as the director is almost finished telling them about Will's condition, Rusty and Gus walk in with Andrea Hobbs; and they see Fritz Howard approaching with Dr. Joe, who has been helping with a frightened FBI witness.
They see everyone standing in Sharon's office, and they walk over to say hello and see if there is anything they can help with, if any is needed. Just as Fritz and Dr. Joe reach the door, they can see Rusty starting to look like he is going to pass out, and Gus grabs him quickly and sits him down.
Andrea hurries to the phone, to find out if what she had just heard is correct, because if it is, then they need to get immediate protection put in place for Will; if Philip Stroh somehow finds out one of the two main witnesses who can testify against him is still alive, he will be determined to silence Will once and for all.
The fact they have they have a video made while Stroh attacked Will is majorly important; he doesn't know that it was found after his arrest and escape; or that they will be able to enter that psychopath's uncoerced confession into evidence; and if Will is able to corroborate the video, that will help show the jury just how evil the man is, and help get him convicted.
After seeing that and Will testifying in person after the jury sees the tape, there is no way he can be found not guilty, because he bragged about all the rapes and murders he committed during the attack, and for some insane reason, he taped it. Oh my god, is this really happening, Andrea thinks to herself.
Then she thinks to herself, Will has to come first, and anyway, they can't do anything until he wakes up from the coma, if he does; she asks Sami and the others if there is any indication of when or if he will wake from it? Also, do they know if it is a medically induced coma, or do they have any idea what caused him to slip into it.
The hospital director tells her that Will has been in a coma since before he was admitted to their facility. She goes on to tell them about his condition when found, and what they believe happened to him.
They are shocked and disturbed when they hear about the things that had happened to Will after he supposedly died, and who Sami thinks may have been responsible, that Sami thinks it was Rolf acting on Stefano's order.
As well, that they think that Stroh may have used Ben to get rid of Will instead of having to do anything himself. If he used another serial killer, why would anyone ever think he had anything to do with Will's death, right, it would be the perfect way to get rid of Will without Stroh being blamed for Will dying.
They admit that might have been possible, because god knows that he is definitely capable of manipulating people and situations, he may have decided to take advantage of what was happening in Salem, and having Ben murder Will so that he could never testify against Stroh, because dead men can't talk, right? That sounds like one of Stroh's twisted plans to them.
Andrea reminds them all that they have Will's deposition, and could use that, but if Will could testify in person, that would be so much better, and they agree with her. She says that there is only one thing that could go against Will when he testifies; the hospital director asks what that would be, and Andrea says if the defence tries to use Will cheating on Sonny to show that he could be deceitful.
However Sami quickly interrupts her to say that Will didn't remember sleeping with Paul that night, that he had only finally agreed to have a drink with Paul because he was kept saying how nervous he was about telling his story; that the next thing Will knew, it was morning, and he had woken up naked in Paul's bed, and couldn't remember anything; just in time for his life to go to hell.
Sami tells them that when Sonny showed up at Paul's room, and saw him in bed with Paul, and that Sonny had freaked out. She says that is how Will found out that Sonny was the guy that had left Paul years ago when he refused to marry him and come out.
Will was devastated because it was obvious that Sonny was still hung up on Paul, and that he seemed more interested in Paul than his own husband. She adds that after this happened, that Sonny was always spending time with Paul, but would never even spend even an hour with Will to try and work things out.
Apparently, Paul told Sonny that morning that he had no idea that Will was married, he said that he had no idea that Will was even seeing anyone, especially Sonny, he felt so bad that he had helped Will cheat on Sonny, he would never do that to anyone. After this, Sonny blamed everything on Will, and when the news got out about Will's cheating, the whole town accepted Paul's version of that night.
He never told Sonny that he had insisted on the confidentiality agreement, and no one at the magazine would admit that they had told Will he could not tell Paul he was married; and Sami says she is now convinced he was behind that particular idea.
The people in Salem viciously turned on Will, treating him like garbage and calling him horrible names. To add insult to injury, Sonny took a job out of the country so that he could work out his feelings, to see who he was supposed to be with, Paul or Will.
There should never have been a choice, Will was the man he had married, Sami says this just broke something in Will, and to be pushed out of his life by Paul, feeling like he was replaced in his family and his relationship, and they all loved Paul, and wanted him there all the time, but not Will.
Sharon asks her why would the family be so open and inviting towards Paul, and Sami floors them by telling them that Paul was John's son from a previous relationship, one that happened before he officially got together with Marlena, Sami's mother.
Andrea says to her so Paul is your step-brother, and Sami says yes, unfortunately. He and Belle, Mom and John's daughter, are only a few months apart in age. Sharon says to Sami, so your stepfather was sleeping with someone else when he was also having an affair with your mother, and Sami says yep, so much for true love.
Sami says, so guess what is happening soon? They are curious but have no idea, and they tell Sami that, so she says to them that Paul and Sonny are getting married in a few days, she doesn't realize that it is actually the next day, and they are shocked.
They can't believe that Sonny is marrying the man who had, according to him, slept with Sonny's husband. How could he do this? It's sick, as bad as it sounds, if he had been the one having an affair with Paul, it would be a little bit understandable, but how could he be with the man who he believes had been intimate with his husband.
They all remember what Will had been like after he and Rusty had been rescued, they can't believe that he just went home and jumped into bed with his husband right away, and then apparently someone else, after just a few weeks.
They also remember what Sami said about Will not remembering anything after that drink he took from Paul, and they start to smell a rat, they all believe that Will was most likely drugged. They all believe that Paul was probably responsible, and that he had done it so he could make Will think he had cheated on Sonny; when actually nothing had gone on between them, and they say this to Sami.
Wes Nolan, who had been undercover in Salem when he was providing protection for Will, remembers a conversation he had heard a few days before he was sent home when the detail was cancelled, and he starts to swear, and the others look at him, and ask what is wrong.
He tells them about a conversation he had heard right before he came back, about a guy getting lucky soon, and how everything was going to work out for him so he would get what he wanted, that he had heard one of the other waiters in the hotel who had been talking about it.
He just figured that the guy had finally talked the guy he was interested in to give in and that he had gotten him to agree to sleep with him; he says now that he thinks back on it, it was the waiter who was always flirting with Paul; so he had just thought that Derek had convinced Paul to be with him.
Wes tells them that it was pretty much an open secret at the hotel that Paul was gay, but it just hadn't come out yet. To be honest, Wes says that it's strange that no one else in Salem had figured the truth out before the Sonix article that Will wrote was published, because Paul was not being discreet with how he acted around guys he found attractive.
Wes says Derek had made it clear that he would sleep with Paul in a heartbeat. He wonders now if Derek had helped Paul possibly drug Will, to set it up; he says though that Derek wouldn't have done it for free, he must have talked Paul into sleeping with him in return for helping set Will up.
He asks Sami and the hospital director to test Will's hair to see if there was anything showing up that would back up this theory. They turn to the lab director, who says that she can see if there is anything there, because even though the drugs go through the body quickly, that they stay in the hair follicles for a very long time.
If he was given anything like that, it should still show up, it takes years for it to go away completely. She leaves then, she is going to take the samples herself, and run the tests, and will come back as soon as she has a definitive answer.
Sami is freaking out, she is going to kill Paul if she finds out that he drugged Will, and caused all those problems for Will; acting like the innocent guy he pretended to be, he had to have known that Will was married to Sonny, because if he didn't, why would he do that?
If Will was drugged that night, who had a better motive or opportunity than Paul?
By the sound of things, he had an eager and willing guy who wanted to sleep with him, so why would he go after Will? The only answer that makes sense unless he wanted to break up Will and Sonny. The little creep, well, it looks like his plan worked since he is now marrying Sonny within the few days.
Sami says to Sharon that Sonny does not deserve the chance to see Will again, sure, he said that he was coming home to see Will before he found out that Will had been killed, but to be honest, can I really believe what he says anymore?
How can I, when he was so willing to believe his ex over his own husband, because as far as I know, Will never had the chance to tell him that he didn't remember sleeping with Paul. Even if he did, obviously Sonny never believed Will or checked into it, instead he just became even more friendly with Paul, and just tossed Will away, breaking his heart and spirit.
I'm almost sure that after all of this happened, that Will was suffering from some form of PTSD; and to my shame, I was too busy with my other kids to really be there for Will. I honestly thought that our family was supporting Will, and it was only when I went home after he was attacked that I found out what had been happening.
I knew that Will didn't sound happy, but I didn't realize just how bad he was feeling, I never said to anyone else, but now I wonder how Will really feeling, because it's not like there was really anyone there to help, all they did was insult and hurt him, including his beloved husband, who did he have beyond his precious baby girl?
She was only about 2 when he passed, and it's not like he could really talk to her about what was happening? Towards the end, I think she was the only good thing left in his life. She was so important to him, and he was such a great dad, he was devoted to her, honestly, I don't know what he would have done, if she hadn't been around. I think she is the only thing that kept him going once Sonny took off for Paris, and left him by himself in Salem to face the hypocrites.
For some strange reason, Will was always treated like he was supposed to be perfect, and he could never do any of the things that they had done; if he did, he was treated by them like he deserved to be punished, unlike them. It was sickening, how no one in the family stood up for him, it makes me so mad.
To be honest, it is the reason that I really don't have much to do with any of them. After losing EJ and then Will, I decided that I needed to be with my remaining children, and to get them away from the toxicity of Salem, so they wouldn't have to go through what Will did.
I have to decide what to do about letting everyone in Salem know that Will is alive? Would they even care, the way they just seemed to forget all about him once he was dead and buried. You know the old saying: out of sight, out of mind; this was definitely true when it came to Will.
For God's sake, his own father is helping get everything ready for Sonny's wedding to Paul, and my mother, Will's grandmother is performing the ceremony, the same thing she had done for Will and Sonny when they got married.
Should I let them know that he is alive, but in a coma, and that we don't know if or when he will wake up; or should I wait and see what happens? Do I have to let them know right now because of Sonny's upcoming wedding?
Is he legally able to marry someone else, because he and Will had not signed any divorce papers when Will was supposed to have been killed? Would Will having been declared by the ME at the scene make it so that Sonny is free to get married again, or would Will have to sign divorce papers so that Sonny is finally out of his life, once and for all?
If I tell them once he wakes up, I don't want them coming around, just so that they can make him miserable again, especially when he finds out that two of the people he loved the most, had been so involved in Paul and Sonny's wedding ceremony. Yes, I know Mom's is Paul's stepmother, and his dad Lucas is in a relationship with Adrienne, Sonny's loving mother, who was probably Will's main tormentor before he died.
He is dating the woman who made Will's life a living hell while he was with Sonny, especially after that night. The most ironic thing is that while all this was going on, and she was in Will's face about him cheating on Sonny, she was having an affair with Lucas at the exact same time, all while she was married to Justin.
Oh, and Justin, Sonny's father, who was pushing Sonny at Paul, always saying how great he was, and that he was so much better for Sonny than Will; he was also having an affair at the very same time, with some woman named Elsa, I think. Such shining examples of hypocrisy, right?
I can't stand the thought of Will waking up and finding out about all of this; how am I supposed to explain to him how his family never seemed to give a damn that he was gone?
Can you see his face when he finds out they how they just went merrily on their way, never missing Will, that they didn't even to seem sad with him not being there anymore, or even grieving for him, the way they just fit Paul in pretty every spot that Will had in their lives, and no one had an issue with that, not his family or Ari's mother, most of his friends.
The worst thing about that damn ceremony is not only is Sonny marrying Paul, but Will's cousin Abby and one of his best friends from high school, Chad, who was like a brother to him; they are getting remarried in the same wedding. So it will be multiple blows to him, and I don't want him to have to feel all that pain.
Oh guys, so sorry for my rant, but you can understand, can't you? What do I do? I don't want them anywhere near him, but what can I do legally, I mean, can I keep them away from him, or do I have to tell them, though, at this point, whether any of them would even care, I don't honestly know.