Ok! So, too much happened last week on the show, even much more is going to happen this week and it kinda ruined the surprise factor of my plot. As you know, Evan is David's father and changed his name, things I was going to include here. And now, Friday's episode ended in a cliffhanger. So, what I'm going to do is keep it that way, write things that will lead to those events, and adapt them to my story to keep the originality (I don't want to write those AUs that only tell you what you've already seen). I won't waste time into revealing them and ending the chapter there, but I will develop the story so that if you're not watching, you won't get lost. And of course, try to write a little faster so this doesn't become an obsolete story. As always I must say that this story doesn't completely follow the one on TV so many things have been altered. You could say this is a "transicion chapter".

Sonny moved out of the mansion. The sight of his family made him nauseous, so he rented a small apartment and sent Arianna to have a sleepover with one of her friends so he could set everything up. He had planned to be there temporarily until he found a better place, and in a day he had almost everything done. Justin had told him Will had just been released the previous day, but for some reason he hadn't seen him. Well, he knew there was no way Will would know he had moved out or where, so he decided to go to him. So he took out his phone and dialed someone.

"Hey" he said. "I have a question".

Chad let Will spend the night in the DiMera Mansion until he found a new apartment. With Gabi in prison he could let whoever he wanted stay, not that Gabi would oppose to have Will there, she was his friend after all.

After Gabi confessed her crimes, which included trying to kill Julie Williams, she was sent to prison for ten years, and the company was given back to the DiMeras, with Chad as CEO for his siblings weren't too involved. Kristen and Tony had the own shares of the company and would be kept in the loop of everything that was going to happen.

Will was staring at his plate of breakfast, not actually hungry. After seeing his husband with another man, and not been able to see his daughter, he was feeling pretty deppressed. That's how Chad found him when he got back into the dining room, having stepped outside after receiving a call, and put his cell phone back in his pocket.

"Hey" Will greeted. "Who was that?"

"Just business stuff" he replied with a shrug, and eyed Will's plate. "You haven't eaten anything"

"That explains all the food in my plate" Will said, raising his eyebrows.

Chad rolled his eyes. "Uh oh. I know that attitude. It's the 'don't bother me, I'm havigna pity party with myself' kind of attitude. Come on, what is it?"

"Just not hungry".

"Bullcrap. Spit it out, Horton".

Will glared at him, and Chad grinned, knowing Will would eventually cave and tell him what was making him upset. That had been "their thing" back in the day. They kept staring at each other until Will looked away.

Chad grinned even more. "I win".

"Fine" Will said, a little exasperated, and looked down. "It's just... Seeing Sonny with that guy, I just hated that. I didn't even get to see Ari, you know? I was actually looking forward to that. It just feels like I'm too late, maybe Sonny doesn't love me anymore, maybe he's already moved on".

"Nah, come one, man. You know Sonny loves you more than anything" Chad consoled. "That Evan guy is just a distraction, but it won't evolve to anything more than that. You two are it. I know that".

Will gave him a sad smile. "I wish I was as optimistic as you are".

"Hey, it'll be alright. Besides, today Ari will see you and she's gonna be the happiest little girl on Earth because she's gonna get her daddy back. Aren't you excited about that?"

"Yeah, I guess" Will said, smiling more honestly. "I cannot wait for her to get out of school and see her, I've missed her so much".

"I'll arrange for her to come here once she gets out" Chad said, just as the bell rang and he went for the door. "Ah, just in time".

"Are you expecting someone?" Will asked, as he finally brought himself to eat his waffles.

"Nope" said Chad, entering the room again. "You are".

Behind him, Sonny stood quite awkwardly.

"Yes, this is Ciara Brady" Ciara said on the phone at the station. "Yes. Oh my God, really? Are you completely sure? Ok, thank you so much!"

Once she hung up, she dialed Statesville Prison to call Ben. The things that had to happen. Ciara had managed to hide Ben in the DiMera cabin for a very short while, but Rafe had managed to catch them. As he arrested Ben, Ciara knocked him out and urged Ben to escape. Rafe had to arrest her, but before any charges could be pressed against Ciara, Ben turned himself in. So they now were back they had started, but soon that would change. This would be Ciara's last chance.

"Ciara" Ben's voice said from the other line.

"Hey" she said. "I got a new lead"

"Ciara, it's too late" Ben sighed. "My execution is in only a few hours".

"No, Ben, I mean it. This time is different".

"How come?"

"I just got off the phone with the FBI"

"What?!"

"Ben, Rafe has agreed to help me prove your innocence" Ciara said. "And it's worked. I found David's father. His name is Christian Maddox".

Just as Evan was preparing some milk bottles for David, Rafe entered the kitchen, having just gotten home that morning after a long night at the station. He had a crumbled paperin his hand and he looked beyond pissed off.

"Hey" Evan said. "I was just about to..."

"Care to explain to me why I got a call from Child Support asking why I haven't been contacting them?" Refa interrupted.

Evan was taken aback. "I..."

"No, in fact, I think I got an even better idea. Why don't you explain to me why I've been informed that I got sent two letters, but I, for some reason, never saw them in my mail?"

"Rafe, I..."

"Or even better! How about telling me why you never mentioned your name is not actually Evan Frears? Hm? See, here's something about me. I used to work for the FBI, so when I got the call last night, I made the background check on you myself".

Evan looked shocked.

"Yeah, that's right. I know you were trying to avoid that. See, you weren't smart last night, throwing the second letter to the trash can. Ciara saw it when she came over, and brought it to me as soon as she was out of the house. So, last night, I check on your history, and wow, let me tell you. Your real name is Christian Maddox, and you have a criminal record".

"Look, I can explain" Evan said, walking backwards as Rafe walked dangerously towards him.

"Please do" said Rafe. "I want to understand how I could let somebody like that alone with my kid. I swear, if you hurt him..."

"I didn't!" Evan/Christian exclaimed. "Look, I had to, you don't understand. I was a stupid teenager who made one too many mistakes. Nobody would hire me for nothing, and I couldn't even go back to school! I had to change my name to start over".

"As a nanny?" Rafe said, disbelievingly. "Your little stunt may have cost me my kid for good".

"I'm sorry" he replied.

Rafe just shook his head. "Pack your things and go. You don't work here anymore".

Christian nodded, and went to the other room. Rafe sighed, and the bell rang. Ciara entered the minute Rafe opened the door. "Ciara, what..."

"I'm sorry, this can't wait" Ciara rushed. "Look, your contact called. She gave me the name of David's real father. It's Christian Maddox. Come on, Rafe, we gotta find him! He's the real killer, he's the one who killed Jordan and framed Ben for it!"

Rafe's eyes widened, and he took out his gun. "Wait here. I know exactly where he is".

"What?"

Rafe disappeared into the other room, and Ciara sighed in annoyance. What the hell was going on? She didn't have much time to think, though, because Rafe came back and looked intensely worried. "He took David".

Seeing that Will and Sonny only stared at each other, Chad rolled his eyes. Both his friends weren't making any effort of talking to each other and he wouldn't be a part of it. So he decided to step out.

"I'll just... Yeah".

He walked past Sonny, closing the door behind him.

Will gave Sonny a nervous smile. But before he could say anything, Sonn had given two steps forward and had embraced him tightly, as if afraid that if he let go, Will would disappear.

"Sonny..."

"You have no idea how sorry I am" Sonny said, as he buried his face in Will's shoulder. His voice broke. "I can't even begin to describe it. All this time I thought it was you. But it wasn't your fault. It was never your fault".

"Sonny, it's ok",

"No, it's not!" Sonny cried. "How could I let you go when you needed me the most? I should have stood by your side, I should have visited you more, and I certainly shouldn't have signed those divorce papers!"

"Sonny, hey" Will said, cupping Sonny's face. "I understand, You thought I had killed your mother, you didn't know the truth. Hell, I didn't know the truth myself until very recently!"

Sonny shook his head. "No, it's no excuse. I let my anger take over. I shouldn't have abandoned you. I shouldn't have let you face this alone".

Will felt his own eyes fill with tears. "I don't think I would have accepted it. I was just feeling so guilty, I thought I deserved you hating me".

"I could never hate you. I was angry and sad, but I would have never hated you. God, if I hate anyone is myself. Please forgive me".

"There's nothing to forgive" Will replied, smiling. "I love you, and I never stopped. I just hope you still love me".

"I never stopped" Sonny admitted, and guided him to the couch. "Will, there's something you should know..."

"I know about Evan" Will said. "Um, are you guys serious?"

Sonny thought for a moment. "Despite the time we've spent together and how close we've gotten, I don't think it would have worked out in the end. Even if we've been... uh..."

"Intimate?"

"..."

"I didn't need to know that".

They chuckled.

"Evan knows that you are the love of my life" Sonny said. "He's great, but he's not the man for me. You are, Will. My soulmate, my prince. I wish this could be easy, you know, to pick up where we left off, but it doesn't work that way".

"Says who?" Will asked, grabbing Sonny's hand.

"I do!" Sonny said, smiling, but not letting go of Will's hand. "It may sound old-fashioned, but I want to woo you. I want to be worthy of your love again".

"You don't have to do that..."

"I do, and I will. I, Jackson Stephen Kiriakis, will do whatever it takes for you to love me like I do".

Will let out a wet laugh. "I think I do".

"No you don't" Sonny teased. "Because if you did, you would have beaten me to this"

Sonny kissed him. God, it felt so right. Will had missed that feeling more than he thought he had. It truly felt like home. And Will knew that all he wanted was wherever Sonny went. And so, he wrapped his arms around Sonny's neck, just as Sonny pulled away.

"God, Arianna's gonna be insufferable, telling everyone her daddies are living a fairytale".

"At least, she'll be happy" Sonny smiled. "I can't wait to tell her you're free"

"I wanted to see her yesterday, but, um..."

"What?"

Will looked away. "I, uh..."

Sonny studied Will's expression. He knew him like the palm of his hand, he knew when something was not right. And it hit him.

"You saw me and Evan together".

"Would it be ok if I said that after my sadness was gone I was incredibly jealous?"

Sonny grinned. "I think that's hot".

Will grinned too. "Yeah?"

Sonny nodded. "Ari is at school right now. She spent the night with a friend while I set everything up in the new apartment".

"New apartment?"

"I moved out of the Mansion. I just couldn't stand the sight of them, knowing what they had done to you".

He caressed Will's cheek softly. "God, I don't deserve you".

"Stop it" Will said. "I love you, and I wanna be with you".

"I love you too" Sonny said, kissing him again. "I really want to hold you and never let you go".

Will kissed him one more time, smiling. "Well, as much as I would love that, I actually have to go back to Statesville".

Sonny frowned. "Statesville? Why?"

"Ben's execution is today" Will said sadly. "It's weird, we bonded during our time in prison. We've become friends again. I forgave him for what he did to me. I'm actually glad I did before he..."

"I know" Sonny said. Despite everything, he knew Will wasn't one to hold grudges for so long. And he was proud and amazed by the kind of person he was, forgiving the man who had almost killed him before he died. "You are so caring, and so amazing".

"I'm not that great" Will said sheepishly.

"Yeah you are" Sonny said, pecking his lips. "That's why I love you".

Will smlied as he kissed him again. "I really need to go right now"

Sonny nodded. "I'll get out too, but first..."

He grabbed a napkin and took out a pen he had in his pocket, and wrote the address to his new place. "Meet me here later, ok?"

Will looked at the napkin, smiling. "I will".

They went to the front door. When Will opened, he was surprised to see Christian outside. He looked agitated, and couldn't stop staring at Sonny.

"Evan?" Sonny said, frowning. "What are you doing here?"

"Um, your butler told me you were here" he replied. "I was hoping I could talk to you".

"Don't worry, I'll let you two talk" Will said, heading outside.

"You must have been pretty anxious to see me if you came here all the way from the Kiriakis Mansion" said Sonny after the door closed. "What's wrong?".

"That was Will, wasn't he?" Christian said, ignoring Sonny's question.

"Yeah".

"Are you two getting back together?"

Sonny sighed. "You know I haven't lied to you, and I won't start now. I told you Will was the love of my life, and that the only reason we weren't together was because I thought he had killed my mom. But he didn't. He's innocent, and I want to be with him".

Christian nodded, and looked down. "I see"

"I know this must be hurtful, and I'm sorry, Evan" Sonny said sincerely. "I had fun with you, and I think you are a great guy. You were there for me when I needed somebody to talk to and I cannot be more grateful for that. You've been so good, but my heart just isn't in the same place..."

"Oh, cut the crap, Sonny" Christian snapped, leaving Sonny speechless. "It's all bull, that 'it's me, not you' thing. No, I will not accept it".

He took out a gun from his coat pocket and aimed at Sonny, who stared at him in utter shock. "This ends now".

Dr. Marlena Evans watched helplessly through the glass window as Ben was tied up on the stretcher where he would soon receive the lethal injection. She wished she could have helped Ben more, but the man had already told her she had done more than enough. It had been her therapy what had helped him not get deranged, always taking his medication, and always keeping good check on his progress. If it hadn't been for her help, Ben wouldn't have found love again, and wouldn't have had the love story he shared with Ciara. But still, Marlena wished she could have done something to help in this case, no matter if it was out of her hands.

Ben looked at her, and just nodded in reassurance.

Marlena was trying not to break. She felt proud of her patients when they managed to get better, and Ben was certainly one of them.

"Hey, Grandma" she heard a voice say next to her.

She turned around, and smiled when she saw Will. "Oh my God!"

They embraced, and Marlena let herself shed a tear or two. "Oh, sweetie, I'm so happy to see you free".

"I'm happy to be free" he replied, and let go to see Ben through the window. "How is he?"

"A little nervous" she replied. "But calmer than I thought he'd be. We should be able to talk to him soon, you know, to say goodbye".

Will waved at Ben, and Ben gave him a small smile in return. "I wish he wasn't in this position".

"Me too, honey" she said. "Have you spoken with Sonny?"

"I have. I think we will work things out".

Marlena smiled. "That's great, dear".

A guard came from inside the room. "You can come in".

Both Marlena and Ben followed the guard and entered the little room. Ben smiled at them. "Hey".

"Oh, Ben" Marlena said. "No matter what, I want you to know that we believed in you until the end".

"I know" he replied. "Thank you, Dr Evans".

"Hey man" said Will. "How're you doing?"

"I've been better" Ben replied, trying to be humorous. "Thank you for coming".

"I didn't want to let you face this alone" Will said. "I really hate that you're in here. Despite everything, I hope you get consolation, wherever you will go".

"Thanks Will" said Ben sincerely. "Thank you for keeping me company all those months in prison".

"My pleasure" he replied. "Kind of".

Ben chuckled. "Will you stay?"

"Of course" said Marlena. "We will be here until the end".

Suddenly, the door burst open. The guards drew their guns towards it, and Ciara entered the room, with a stack of papers in her arms, and followed by Rafe. "Stop!"

"Miss, you can't be here!" a guard yelled.

Ciara ignored him, and approached the doctor who would perform the execution. "Sir, you cannot kill this man. He's innocent".

"Ciara!" Marlena exclaimed. "What's going on?"

"We found Jordan's real killer" said Rafe.

"What?" said Will. "Who is it?"

"It's David's real father" Ciara informed.

Ben looked at her, incredulous. "My God. I can't believe... You did it!"

Ciara nodded, moving to kiss him. "I told you I would"

"His name is Christian Maddox" Rafe continued. "But he's been going around town by the name of Evan Frears. We've put an APB on him, he's kidnapped David, we think he might be armed, and he's not in the right state of mind".

"Oh my God" said Marlena. "We have to inform the judge".

"I have all the proof we need" said Ciara.

The doctor who had to perform the procedure approached them and looked at the papers carefully. Then, he nodded. "I'll call the judge".

Rafe looked at Will. He seemed oddly quiet. "Will? Are you alright?"

"Did you say... Evan Frears?" he asked.

"Well, that's not his real name, but yeah, why?"

"Isn't that the guy Sonny's been seeing?" Ben asked.

"He is" Will said. "Oh my God, Sonny. I left him with Sonny!"

"Wait, what?" Rafe exclaimed. "You know where he is?"

"DiMera Mansion, I have to get there!" Will said, as he rushed out the door.

"Will, WILL!

"Evan" Sonny said, looking horrified at the gun Christian was aiming at him. "What are you doing?"

Christian shook his head. "I'm sorry, Sonny. I'm a little desperate".

"Why?"

"Rafe fired me. I need to get the hell out of here. I really need to go or I'll be screwed".

"What are you talking about?" Sonny said. "Why would Rafe fire you? You're great with David! Evan, put down the gun"

Christian shook his head again. "I can't Sonny. Too much is at risk now. I have to go, I need to leave town".

"What, and you're going to kill me because I broke up with you?"

"You're not 'breaking up' with me, you're dumping my ass!"

Sonny was too afraid to start a discussion. He knew that if he made the wrong move, Evan would shoot. "Evan, look at me. I'm sorry that I hurt you, I really, really am. But please, put down the gun so we can talk this through".

"No, Sonny" Christian said. "I'm done talking. I will leave town and I need to do it right away".

"Are you saying you need money? I'll give you whatever you need, just put down the gun"

"I don't want your money" Christian said. "I want you to come with me!"

"What? Evan, I can't just leave town!" Sonny exclaimed.

"Yes, you can! We can have a future together, Sonny! You, me and David!"

"What... David? What does David have to do with anything? He's Rafe's kid!"

Christian chuckled. "No, he's not. David's mine, Sonny".

"What do you mean 'yours'? Sonny asked, dreading the answer. "Evan, did you kidnap him? You didn't hurt him, did you?"

"I didn't kidnap him, Sonny. And no, I would never hurt him!" Christian said, offended. "He's my kid, I could never hurt him".

"You're his nanny" Sonny said before he could stop himself. Big mistake.

Christian's face seemed to twist with anger. "No, I'm not. I am David's father, Sonny. I got the job as a nanny to get close to my kid, since his stupid, crazy mother wouldn't let me anywhere near him, even when she was pregnant!"

He smirked at Sonny's shocked face. "Yeah, that's right. I am David's father, and I killed Jordan Ridgeway".

"You" said Sonny, not believing any of what was happening. "My God, you framed Ben".

Christian chuckled again. "It was so easy. I found out she wasn't letting him near her son either. His own uncle! And then I found out that her brother was none other than the Necktie Killer. It's a family of psychos, Sonny, I figured it was only a matter of time before they killed each other. So I followed Jordan to this strange cabin, turned out the lights and strangled her with her own scarf. Once she was dead, I escaped through the window, knowing her murderous brother would be blamed for the crime, since he was the only one they knew who had a motive. Days later, I started working for Rafe, who I knew had custody of David. I was planning on revealing myself once we had some trust, you know? But Rafe decided he wanted to adopt David, and I was not willing to give up my baby"

"Evan, if you do this, you'll lose him anyway" Sonny pleaded. "Just put down the gun and we can talk it out".

"We can't!" Christian snapped. Then, he chuckled again. "Wanna know something funny? My name isn't even Evan Frears".

"What?"

"Yeah, my name is Christian Maddox. Pleased to meet you" he said, and cocked the gun. "And since you seemed to not be willing to come with me, I guess I have to kill you too. I'm sorry, Sonny. But I can't let anyone live when they know about my whereabouts".

"HEY!"

Sonny looked behind Christian, as he looked behind him. Will had stormed in the room, and had a murderous look on his face. "If you lay one finger on him, you're a dead man".

Christian laughed. "Funny you should say that. I don't need to lay any fingers on him".

Feeling Sonny moved behind him, probably to attack him, he turned around and aimed at him again. "You should not have done that, Sonny".

Will was just about to charge at him, but Christian raised his hand to stop him, still looking at Sonny. "Ah, ah, ah. One more step and he's dead".

"Will, get out of here" said Sonny.

"Shut up!" Christian exclaimed.

"I'm not leaving you alone with him!" Will said.

"I SAID SHUT UP!" Christian shouted.

The doors burst open, and Rafe stormed in, drawing his own gun. Christian, surprised, pointed his gun away from Sonny and aimed it at the source of noise.

"Drop it!" Rafe ordered, and fired.

Wow! There, just in time. Next chapter we'll see what happens the next day. Whatever happens on the show this week, remember, this story doens't follow it, it just uses its storyline to start a new version of the story (I should really write something from scratch, maybe for my next story). Anyway, I hope you like it, I'll try to continue as soon as I can.

Please comment and thanks for reading!