It's official. I have lost my mojo. Pretty obvious, considering how long I'm taking to update, but oh, well. At least I tried. So, this is the last chapter, and I'll retreat with a bit of dignity because I would hate to post crap just because I'm not inspired anymore, I want to leave something good. So, maybe I'll be back for another story in the future, but Uni is consuming me so yeah, gotta take care of that. Thank you anyway for sticking with me, and I hope Will and Sonny get to come back to the show soon. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter.
Because life is one sad irony, Stefano lost his left eye and became Steve Johnson once again, just as soon as he came out of the operating room. The chip Dr Rolf had implanted on him was removed, and Steve was left able to regain his own conciousness, and ready to face the things he had done and to deal with his newfound drama he saw himself involved in with his love affairs. That, and he also had to focus on his own healing.
John was also admitted to the hospital, having also received part of the blast, but his injuries weren't too serious, so he was only resting and would be released in the following days.
After the explosion, Steve and John had to be rescued from the disaster, having lost conciousness, while Will and Chad managed to escape with minor injuries. They were also admitted for the night just for observation, but were discharged early the next day.
So, after getting his paperwork done, and signing what had to be signed, Will started to make his way towards the elevator, only to see Sonny stepping out of it. He looked calmer than the night before, when he got to the hospital in a frenzy with Marlena after getting the call about the explosion. Also, he was holding a stick with a "Get well soon" balloon on top.
"Oh, hey!"
"Hey, you" Sonny greeted with a smile. "Are you escaping from me?"
"I didn't even know you were coming" Will laughed. He glanced at the balloon Sonny was holding. "Oh Sonny! Wait, is this part of your 'trying to woo me again' plan? I thought you had given up on the idea and wanted to be with me. At least, that's what Abby told me".
"Oh, this?" Sonny pointed at his balloon. "Oh, this isn't for you, it's for John".
Will gave him a half-hearted glare. "Rude".
Now it was Sonny's turn to laugh. "You're right on one thing, though".
"Yeah? What's that?"
"I do want to be with you" he replied, stepping closer to Will and taking his hand gently. "I want us to live together. I want to take you on trips. I want to wake up and your gorgeus face to be the first thing I see".
Will grinned as Sonny let his hand go to put it on his cheek. "Keep talking".
"I want Arianna to grow up in a house with a backyard. I want us to have a pet. And..." Sonny looked at him in the eyes. "I want us to have another kid".
"Really?" Will asked, not able to contain his smile.
Sonny nodded. "You are the man of my dreams, Will. The one I want to spend the rest of my life with. So what do you say?"
Will kissed him. How could he not, he wanted it all and he wanted to have it with his husband. For the first time in months he was feeling happy and hopeful.
When they pulled away to breathe, Sonny looked a little disoriented. Will frowned. "Are you alright?"
"I'm perfect. You kinda have that effect on me" Sonny said with a smile. "So, should I take that as a yes?"
"You don't seem to have gotten my answer" Will teased.
Sonny shrugged, still smiling. "Maybe you weren't clear enough, care to reassure me?"
Will chuckled and kissed him again. "How about now?"
"I'd say I'm positive you wanna be with me".
"You'd say?"
Sonny laughed. "Do you wanna move into my apartment or not?"
Will grimaced, which made Sonny's smile to fall a little. "What, what is it? Do you not like it or is there a problem?"
"Well, I've seen your place. Small and cozy, one bathroom, two bedrooms, one is Ari's, the other's yours... Where would I sleep?"
Sonny was about to protest that of course the room was for them when he saw the mischevious glint in Will's eyes, who was starting to grin again. So Sonny grinned too. "You doofus".
Will laughed.
"You know, it's a good thing I love you" Sonny told him, smiling. "'Cause that makes me know you're joking, even if it's not funny".
"Excuse you, I'm hilarious" Will replied, feigning offence, but gave Sonny another kiss. "But by the way, I love you too".
May
"Nice to see you guys all settled" Chad commented as he entered Sonny (and Will)'s apartment, Thomas by his right hand and Charlotte by his left.
"Hey!" Sonny greeted him as Will crouched down to give the kids a hug.
"Ari's in her room, you can go play with her" he said. The kids nodded and ran to Ari's bedroom.
"Hey, thanks for letting them spend the day" Chad said. "With Abby out of town and me with my meeting I couldn't think of anywhere else they could be".
"No, come on, don't mention it. We're more than happy to have them here" Sonny replied.
"Yeah, besides Ari loves playing with them, and we got everything to get them comfortable" Will added.
Chad nodded and hugged them. "You guys are life saviours. Thank you so much".
"Go, don't be late" said Sonny as Will opened the door for Chad.
"Thanks again" he said, and left the apartment, and Will closed the door.
Life wasn't bad for them during their first month together. It was a short time, spent by Will settling with Sonny in his apartment, getting his job back and getting used to life out of prison again (Sonny had laughed at him when Will said that, calling him dramatic. Will pouted all day. Sonny made it up to him with a late-night date at Julie's Place with the whole place reserved for them).
So now, there they were, babysitting Chad's kids as they played with their daughter. It was a Saturday, neither Sonny nor Will were working, so it was okay. As he took Sonny's hand, Will stepped into Ari's room, and they stayed by the doorframe, watching her playing with Thomas and Charlotte, sharing her toys and laughing with them.
"You know, they're technically cousins, right?" Sonny whispered.
"Technically not, they are cousins" Will chuckled.
"Still" Sonny chuckled too. "They look beautiful, don't they?"
"Yeah" he agreed. "You know, maybe it's a sign".
"A sign?"
"Yeah, you know? Maybe it's time. Maybe it's time for us to expand our family".
June
After a few phone calls, some investigation and a lot of interviews, Will and Sonny found themselves in front of a beautiful young girl, with long, light brown hair and green eyes. She didn't look a single year past the twenty years old she had said she was, but looked just as lost and a little scared as they were. Her belly was big, a sign of her very advanced pregnancy. She seemed pretty decent, though, unlike the other girls the had encountered. God, they were awful.
"Are you guys rich?"
"So, my boyfriend decided to dump me but wants to keep the baby, so I'm dumping the baby to get back at him".
"Oh wait, you guys are a couple? Ew!"
"Yeah, so, the doctor said my baby has a chance of being stillborn, and I don't know what that means but I'm assuming it's bad, right? So I'm giving it for adoption".
"Mm, so who of you am I taking to bed to have this baby? Oh, I hope it's you, no offence to you, I'm sure you're great in bed but I just love blonds".
Shaking the memory away, cringing a little, Will gave the girl a small smile. "Um, what did you say your name was again?"
"Allison" she replied sheepishly, giving them a nervous smile.
"Hey Allison" said Sonny, trying to be reassuring. "My name is Jackson but you can call me Sonny, and this is my husband Will. Is that okay with you?"
She nodded.
Sonny glanced at her stomach. It wasn't on purpouse, he just couldn't help it. And Allison noticed. "I know, I'm a little late to the whole adoption thing. But I promise you, I've been taking very good care of myself all this time. No drinking, no smoking, no making big efforts".
"I believe you" said Will. "May, uh, may we ask, you know, about...?"
"The father?" she said. "It's ok. It wasn't the best experience, but I'm ok".
"What happened?" Sonny asked. "It's ok if you don't wanna talk about it, we just wanna get to know you a little bit better".
"It really it's ok" Allison said with a smile. "He and I didn't know each other that well, one night there was a party and we spent the night together. When I told him I was pregnant, he uh, he freaked out, you know. And he spoke to his parents, and they let him leave the country. I called and called, all I got was a message telling me not to contact him ever again. I realised I wasn't ready for this. I don't think I ever will be. Eight months later, here I am".
"I'm so sorry you went through that" Will said.
"It's alright, I'm ok now" she said. "For a moment I had resigned myself to a life I had no idea how I was going to give to my baby, until I heard from this agency and about you guys. I can't give this baby a solid home, a loving family, stability. I want to spend the rest of my life with the knowledge that, yes, I made a mistake, but in the end I made it right. I want to live knowing that I gave him the best possible life, with parents who love and care for him. I just hope he understands one day why I couldn't be a mother for him, and the parent he deserved".
Will and Sonny smiled at her, she had teared up a bit.
"You said, the baby is a..."
She nodded. "It's a boy. A strong, healthy little boy".
Sonny looked at Will. Agreement flashed in their eyes. "Allison".
Allison sobered up and looked at them.
"We'd be honoured" said Will. "We'd be honoured if you let us adopt your baby".
July
There was no fuss. Well, maybe just a little fuss, but that's what parents do when a new life comes to the world. Allison gave birth to a strong, healthy boy, like she had said. She had been staying in the Salem Inn, which was close to the building where Will and Sonny lived, with a friend, so they could help her in any way they could. She got to meet Will and Sonny's parents and Arianna, who had loved her immediatly.
They had actually been on their way to see her when she called to tell them her water had broken. It was hilarious how Will almost dropped the bucket of fried chicken in the rush of getting there, Sonny barely managing to save it (that thing was their dinner!) and Arianna confused because she had just learned in school that water was liquid and couldn't just be broken.
Allison was brought to the hospital all ready to give birth, and Sonny was surprised to see all the family had gathered to be with them. When he looked at Will, he smiled because Will had looked away as he put his phone back in his pocket.
The baby was born without any complications. Since they were going to be the parents, both Will and Sonny were let into the room where Allison would give birth, and held her hands as she pushed as hard as she could. Sonny thought his hand would have broken if Allison had held it a little tighter.
The hospital bills had been already taken care of by them, so all Allison could do was rest without any other worry.
"You guys are gonna be the best parents, I know it" she had told them as she was taken to her room. Will and Sonny had each given her a kiss on her cheeks in farewell, in tears as Will held their newborn son. He was beautiful. His little face was a bit pale, blond hair like Will and hazel eyes like his mother's. Incredibly, though, his nose was the same as Sonny's. He was just perfect.
So, after collecting themselves a little bit, Will gave the baby to Sonny so he could take Arianna, who was waiting outside with the rest of the family. They got outside and everyone approached them, wanting to see him. Apart from Chad, Abigail, Marlena, John, Kate, Roman and Victor, Lucas and Sami were there too, as was Justin, who had Arianna by his hand. She quickly let go and ran to Will.
"Everyone" said Sonny, once everybody was close, as he crouched down a bit so Ari could see him. "We want you to meet our son".
"What's his name?" asked Kate.
"Carter Nolan Horton-Kiriakis" Will said.
"Only Horton is in the birth certificate though" Sonny explained. "We wanted him to have the same surname as Ari. It doesn't matter too much, the four of us are Horton-Kiriakises anyway".
"I love the name"said Chad.
"Pretty original, huh?" Will said. "We couldn't decide what we wanted to name him and we didn't get much time, with buying a crib and preparing the house, so we picked randomly".
"No, we didn't" Sonny laughed. "We both came up with each name and just put them together. It suits him, so it's a win-win".
"Daddy, he's beautiful" Arianna whispered, not wanting to wake him up.
Carter just kept sleeping, unbothered and happy.
August
"I went to see Gabi today" Will said as he entered the apartment. "She is happy for us, and gave us the okay for what we talked about the other night".
Sonny was sitting on the couch, holding Carter, who had just been put to sleep. Arianna was in her room, playing with her dolls after tidying her brother's crib. She had taken her role as big sister quite seriously, and her parents were insanely proud of her. They had put on hold their plans to get a puppy, knowing it could get playful and accidentally hurt the baby, and it wasn't like they had enough space for it anyway. They had decided to wait until Carter was a bit older to adopt a pet.
"How's my little prince, huh?" Will cooed silently, seeing Carter. "How's my beautiful bundle of joy?"
"I'm fine, how are you?" Sonny replied, smiling.
Will chuckled and kissed him, and then planted a little kiss on Carter's forehead to not wake him up. "He ready for bed?"
"Already sleeping" Sonny replied.
"Why is he not in the crib?"
"I don't want to let him go".
Will smiled brightly. "You are such a dad".
Sonny smiled too, as Will sat next to him, putting an arm around his shoulder so he could look better a Carter. "So Gabi approved?"
"Yeah" he replied. "I mean, there were a lot of tears, and some uncertainty as to what would happen when she gets out, but she agrees that Salem is not the right place for us. I want our children to grow up in a place where they have enough space to play, have their friends over, parties, all that".
"A backyard?"
"Exactly".
"Did you tell her our plans?"
Will nodded. "This was happening either way. Maybe not to where we're going if Gabi didn't approve, but we would have moved anyway. This place is becoming too small for all of us. Remember last week? I nearly tripped with Ari's Legos and broke my leg!"
"You did trip with her Legos but you landed on the couch, silly" Sonny smiled, kissing Will's pout away.
Will gently caressed Carter's face. "I want to give them the best life possible. And it's way better if they have it away from all the drama".
"It's been a few months since we last got drama" said Sonny with a shrug. "Now would be as good a time as any to move".
"True".
"Your mom will kill us if we leave before Carter is christened, though".
Will laughed. "Also true. But, you forget that, thanks to a few friends I got in St. Luke's, we can a arrange that in a matter of days".
Sonny nodded. "We do need to find his future godparents too. I was thinking Abigail as his godmother but she already is Ari's, and I am also her godfather".
"I was actually going to ask Chad to be his godfather" said Will. "It's only fair, I'm Thomas'.
"Can Gabi do it from prison?" Sonny asked.
Will frowned. "I'd have to ask. I hope it's possible, I mean, I don't think I'd trust just anybody with Carter".
He looked at Carter, who slept peacefully on Sonny's arms. The baby's face was relaxed, not a single care in the world. "He's so beautiful, isn't he?"
Sonny smiled at him. "Perfect. Perfect's the word".
September
"I can't believe I'm not gonna see you everyday anymore!" Marlena exclaimed as she hugged Will and then Sonny. She leaned down towards the stroller where Carter squirmed a little, smiling. "And you, little prince. I'm certainly going to miss you a lot".
"How about me, grandma?"
"You I'm going to miss you the most!" she said, hugging Ari, who had just greeted Sami and Lucas. "You take good care of your brother, ok? You promise you'll be a good sister".
Ari nodded with a grin, earning a smile from Marlena. "Good".
"How come you guys haven't got anything packed?" Lucas asked.
"We have!" Will said, showing him his and Ari's carry-ons and Carter's bag. Sonny also had a small suitcase with him. They had just come from the Kiriakis Mansion after saying goodbye. Chad had stopped by earlier with Abigail, Thomas and Charlotte.
"You're flying all the way across the Atlantic with that little?"
Sonny chuckled. "We had everything shipped last week. We've been sending our stuff, and now that they're all at the new house, we can go".
"We're so happy you guys are starting a new life" said Sami. "Even if it's far away from here".
"Well, I mean, you guys can always visit" said Will. "The house is pretty big, we have guest rooms and enough space. And we're only a call away, so it's not like we'll disappear".
"Yeah, and we'll be sending pictures of these two little balls of mischief" Sonny teased, looking at Ari, who looked away innocently, something that didn't go unnoticed.
"Ari, what did you do?" Lucas asked, trying to look serious but failing incredibly.
"She thought it'd be funny to replace the sugar we had for our coffees with salt" Sonny revealed. "Which wasn't at all, let me tell you".
Everybody except him laughed, even Arianna.
"I mean, your face when you tasted your coffee was pretty hilarious" Will chuckled, making Sonny roll his eyes.
"Can you believe this guy?"
"It was Carter's idea!" Ari defended.
"Uh-huh" Sonny said, chuckling too.
"We really are gonna miss you" Sami confessed.
"It's ok Mom" said Will. "It's 2021. London's not so far away anymore".
Sami gave him a teary smile, and hugged him. "I know".
Then she went for Sonny as Lucas took his turn to hug Will.
"We'll be in touch" Sonny promised. "This is not the end".
"Yeah" Will said. "It's only the beginning".
EPILOGUE
A few months later.
As Will put the basket down on the grass, Sonny gently took Carter out of his stroller, while Arianna flew her new kite. Life was good.
Their now monthly family picnic at Hyde Park was now one of their favourite traditions to do together, even Carter seemed to like it, if his little smiles when they took him for fresh air and showed him the birds were any indication. Carter loved the sounds of birds, especially when he was in his crib and could hear them singing from outside. It helped him sleep.
I've created a monster, 'cause nobody wants to see Marshall no more
They want Shady, I'm chopped liver
As a group of youngsters blasted music near them, Sonny sat across Will on the ground, preparing Carter's milk, as Will took him from his crib and sat too. "Do you remember when we first met? I don't know about you but for me I just knew I had to get to know you better".
"Oh really?" Will grinned.
"Yeah, it was love at first sight".
"I honestly didn't pay you much attention".
Sonny laughed. "Jerk!"
Will laughed too. "I was dating Gabi at the time! I wasn't even out, I didn't even know..."
"I know, I know, I'm just teasing" he said.
"I do have to admit though" Will glanced at Carter. "Part of me did feel something".
Sonny looked up at him, incredulous. "You're just saying that to make me feel better".
"No, no! I'm totally serious! I mean, I didn't know at the time, but everytime I looked at you I felt this funny feeling inside. The first time I saw you I told myself "I can't believe Abby would cheat on Chad but man, that guy looks great!"
"I knew it!" Sonny exclaimed. "I knew you felt something for me too".
"I mean, it's not like it was something strong that I was aware of" Will said. "But now I think it was a feeling that you were going to become pretty important to me".
"And now, here we are" said Sonny with a smile. "In London, with a new life, new jobs, a house, two kids. We still gotta get a puppy. But so far, it's perfect".
So the F-C-C won't let me be or let me be me so let me see
Sonny rolled his eyes. "I just wish they hadn't picked a song with such rude language when our children can hear it".
Will chuckled. "Oh, don't be so politically correct, Sonny, you love Eminem. Besides, Ari doesn't seem too interested in the music, and I highly doubt Carter will be repeating anything he hears any time soon, he hasn't said 'dad' yet".
Sonny glanced at Ari. She was still flying her kite, but now she was showing it to a boy who seemed to be around her age.
"Still, at least bring the volume down".
"Bring the volume up!" one of the teens shouted, as his friend did so.
Now this looks like a job for me
So everybody just follow me
'Cause we need a little controversy
'Cause it feels so empty without me
"Ok, that's it" Sonny said standing up.
"Oh, come on, Sonny, we're here to have a good time, don't cause a scene".
After looking at Arianna to make sure she was alright, Will followed Sonny, with Carter in his arms, who was awake and seemed curious about the whole thing.
Little hellions kids feeling rebellious
Embarrassed, their parents still listen to Elvis
"Excuse me!" Sonny said, getting the attention of one of the teens. "Could you turn the volume a little bit down please? We're trying to spend some family time over there".
The teen turned around to see him. He was blond too, a bit thin, wore a denim jacket and had amber eyes. Sonny was a little taken aback. What are the odds, he looked just like...
"There's a whole park for you to sit" the kid said. His accent was definitely not British. In fact, he sounded quite American.
"Hey, if you think..."
"Sonny, leave him alone" Will said, catching up with him with Carter in his arms. He had wrapped an extra blanket around the baby to protect him from the cold, and also to cover his ears.
The teen looked at him.
"I like you" he said, and turned the volume down, having seen the baby. One of his friends cooed at the sight of him. Then, he glanced at Sonny. "You, not so much".
"Feeling's mutual" Sonny grumbled.
"Thanks, we really appreciate it" Will said, and grabbed Sonny's hand. "Come on, let's go".
"You guys a couple?" the kid asked.
"Yeah" said Sonny.
"Cool".
"Daddy!" Arianna called as she ran to them. "Can we eat now? I'm hungry".
"Sure, let's go" said Will. "Sonny, come on".
"Fine" he said, and looked at the kid, who had crossed his arms uncomfortably. "Sorry we crashed your party".
The teen shrugged. "It's alright".
As Ari ran towards their stuff, Will nodded at him.
"Wait" said Sonny.
Will groaned. "Sonny..."
"No, no, it's just..." he glanced at the teen. "You look oddly familiar. Have I seen you before?"
"I have never seen you guys in my life" the teen replied, his friends talking amongst themselves, ignoring them.
"I could swear..." Sonny glanced at Will, then at the kid. The resemblance was uncanny. "What's your name?"
The teen raised an eyebrow. "Malcolm".
Whoa, what is this? A gahtheone-verse? If you read my other WilSon story, you'll know what I'm talking about. Oh, well. I'm sorry this wasn't longer, or way more developed, but I wanted to finish it today, 1 September 2020. It's a special day, it's Will and Sonny's last episode on the show and I just had to post it today.
A big thanks to all of you for reading. I don't know if I'll write again, maybe if I'm feeling inspired, we'll have to see. Time is what I less have so I'm not making any promises. As for this ending, yeah, I'm kind of leaving it open to make thing a bit more fun.
I hope you guys are ok and taking care of yourselves and your families. Much love to everyone who reads this! As always, feedback is welcome and greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading!