Adrienne was standing by the door to the main corridor of the Kiriakis mansion. She stood there as if she were on guard. She would not let any interloper pass this door, especially the son of Sami Brady; a son who was obviously after her son, probably a gold-digger just like his mother. She knew Will was a good kid. There was ample enough evidence, not the least of which was his attempt at trying to salvage her and her son's relationship; basically giving her what she wanted so that Sonny would not destroy his relationship with her. Yes, she knew Will was a good kid, but she didn't care. Sonny would find someone else, someone better...someone not related to Sami Brady.

She watched Will, who was rapidly losing energy, slump as he looked at her son. After Will had asked Justin to drive him home, Adrienne had thought she'd won, but her victory was very short-lived. She saw Sonny turn towards her, and she tried to guard her feelings, her facial expression, but she realized very quickly that she had failed.

Sonny turned back towards Will and said: "No. No Effing way Will. You aren't leaving, not because of my mother. I'll stay here, on the condition that you stay here with me, for a little while, until your grandmother picks you up."

Adrienne saw her son turn towards her, a look of angry frustration on his face and he spoke to her through jagged emotions:"And Mom…I'll stay here, on the condition that if Will wants to be here…If I want Will to be here…He'll be here. If I find out that you have started manipulating him, by telling him I'm unavailable, or busy, or sick, or too good for him, or WHATEVER…I'm gone."

Adrienne wasn't happy. She was so unhappy, so angry that her efforts just did not seem to be working, she went on a verbal offensive, which wasn't the best idea: "Sonny! You have absolutely no right to talk to me like that! I am your mother! I am only doing what is best for you! Will Horton will ruin your life! You mark my words. He may seem nice, but he'll turn out just like his mother in the end, probably even worse! And you will get hurt!"

She regretted what she said from the very moment those words left her lips. She saw Sonny's anger rise. She could tell that he was about to say something; most likely something scathing. But Sonny didn't have a chance to say anything. Instead Adrienne got another surprise…from Justin:

"Adrienne! Enough! Sonny has every right to be angry with you. And if you insist on treating Sonny like a five year old, by choosing his friends…you should expect Sonny to rebel like a five year old."

Adrienne saw her husband look at his son with a fair look of reprimand, and so she thought he would come around to her point of view. She was disappointed, as Justin turned his attention back to her:

"I agree that he should be more respectful Adrienne…but then again…so should you. Sonny is a grown man. He has earned the right to choose with whom he becomes friends …with whom he falls in love. And as for Will…he deserves not to be judged by any actions other than his own…"

And that is when Adrienne knew that she had lost this battle. She would regroup. She would fight another day, but not today. She scowled as she turned about and left the atrium.

Justin was extremely proud of Sonny for acknowledging his feelings for Will. He was proud of Will for doing the same, and for telling Sonny that Sonny needed to stay here. Justin could understand why Will would want to go home, aside from being tired, feeling unwanted must also be tough.

Justin simply couldn't understand how Adrienne didn't see how selfless Will was. He put Sonny's and Adrienne's relationship and their happiness before his own. Justin was amazed by this and by the fact that Will didn't lash out against Adrienne. Justin supposed that Will learned not to do that. He could imagine what Sami would be like if she were confronted. Justin thought that Will must have learned that confronting someone just made matters worse. Justin could feel Will's pain when Will turned to him and asked him for a drive home.

Justin should not have been surprised, not really. He knew his wife. He loved her very much. But Adrienne had a blind spot when it came to Sami Brady. She also had one when it came to her son. Adrienne would probably always feel as if she needed to protect Sonny. And Sami Brady will always be the devil in her eyes.

It was her vehemence that surprised Justin. And the fact that she was so blinded she couldn't see the effect her negativity was having on her son. Justin believed that Adrienne was harming Sonny, not saving him. He therefore needed to step up and protect Sonny, and Will, from Sonny's protector.

Justin wasn't at all surprised that Sonny defended Will against his own mother. It was obvious to Justin that Sonny's feelings for Will were very strong. He believed that Will would be just the person for Sonny. He couldn't let Sonny's disrespect for his mother go without some rebuke, but he did understand his son. He knew Adrienne wouldn't stop. He decided to be proactive and stop her onslaught.

When Adrienne turned and left, Justin knew the battle was won but the war was far from over. He would need to smooth things over with her; for himself and on behalf of his son. Justin thought that Adrienne most likely would blame all this on poor Will anyway. He would have to try and defend him without setting her off yet again.

But all that was for later. Justin wanted to make sure that Will was comfortable in staying. If Will wasn't, Justin would drive him home. He didn't want Sonny to put too much pressure on Will to stay, but he knew Will staying would be good for Sonny, as well as set a good precedent in regards to Sonny's and Adrienne's relationship and Will's standing in Sonny's life.

Justin turned to Will and spoke softly to him, noticing that Will's energy was extremely low:

"Will, if you need to go home I understand…" Justin looked towards Sonny who, Justin knew, was about to argue and so Justin simply gave Sonny his not-now look, then brought his attention back to Will: "…but you can lie down here, in the atrium, or even go up to Sonny's room. I think Sonny needs to lie down as well…"

As he finished that little sentence, Justin smiled. At the mention of Will and Sonny sleeping in the same room together, he could see Sonny's face light up and Will's face redden; it was rather endearing.

Justin smiled even more when he heard Will say, almost stammering: "I…I…I don't know Mr. Kiriakis…I mean…I am getting a little tired…"

And when Sonny grabbed Will with his two hands and looked at Will with such love and affection and said "Will…you're staying…" Justin had to leave, or his joy at seeing his son express his love to Will would embarrass them all. And so he did. But as he left Justin turned to Will and said: "Whatever you decide Will, Sonny will know where to find me…Now if you'll excuse me, I have a wife to placate…"

When Will heard Sonny use the word boyfriend to describe their relationship he felt amazement and joy. He also felt a strange twinge in his stomach that he decided to interpret, in that moment, as nervous excitement, although it very well could have just been the chemo.

When Sonny started defending him and arguing with his mother, Will felt very guilty. He knew Mrs. Kiriakis didn't like him and he knew why. He also knew that losing his temper and confronting her would just make matters worse. He didn't want to be the reason that Sonny and Adrienne were fighting. He decided to nip that in the bud if he could. But he couldn't stay there.

It was one thing to make sure your boyfriend (Wow…he loved thinking of Sonny that way!) was taken care of and continued to have, at the very least, a working, if not a loving, relationship with his mother. It was quite another thing to subject oneself to constant abuse. Will thought he would do anything for Sonny…but he just didn't have the energy to deal with Mrs. Kiriakis right now…He needed to leave so that he could regain his energy, to be able to be there for Sonny. Although it was a little aggravating that Sonny and he couldn't find time to discuss the little revelations that they both let slip.

Will knew he would upset Sonny when he asked Mr. Kiriakis to take him home. But sometimes one had to look after one's self. He was very glad when Mr. Kiriakis decided to intervene. Will was glad that Mr. Kiriakis was so understanding, although Will wondered why Justin would have such a different attitude towards him than his wife had. Although he didn't have much time to wonder because Justin decided, in his kindness, to make Will extremely embarrassed:

"…but you can lie down here, in the atrium, or even go up to Sonny's room. I think Sonny needs to lie down as well…"

When Will heard the part about Sonny's room, his mind went immediately to what he and Sonny could both do…alone…in Sonny's room. These thoughts caused Will to be extremely flustered and he barely got out a response: "I…I…I don't know Mr. Kiriakis…I mean…I am getting a little tired…"

Will had noticed Justin's very slight smile at his embarrassment , which caused his face to redden even more. Thank goodness Justin had the good sense to know when to leave. Will now only had to deal with Sonny, who, Will knew, wanted him to stay, in the worst way.

Will decided to he might as well state in front of Mr. Kiriakis that he would stay. That way Mr. Kiriakis wouldn't worry, and would know that he wouldn't need to bother driving Will home. Will didn't get a chance to finish his thought before he felt his arm being pulled, along with his whole body towards the entrance to the main corridor, and interrupting him mid-sentence::

"All right Sonny I'll stay…but…"

Will heard Sonny say to his father: "Dad, we'll be in my room until Will's grandmother arrives…" and then there was more pressure as he was led along a series of corridors and up several flights of stairs until he reached a room located in the middle of a number of other doors. This house was immense.

Will looked upon a frustrated Sonny, who was having a little trouble opening his door. That sometimes happened when you were in a weakened state. Eventually the door opened and Will was pulled inside. Will felt Sonny's hands on his torso and the door at his back and very soon afterwards Will's lips were enveloped by Sonny's eager and luscious ones.

Will was in heaven. He had wanted to be alone with Sonny for days. He wanted to touch him and feel him in body, like he had been able to do with Sonny's thoughts and even Sonny's soul. Touching and feeling Sonny's body was just another way to know Sonny completely. Will hadn't ever truly wanted to do this with another person ever before. Sure, he had lusty feelings for other guys, but this was completely different. He'd also felt obligated to try and express himself physically with Gabi when they were dating. He was thankful that they had broken things off before he had done something he would have regretted. He always felt in some way that he was using Gabi. He wasn't using Sonny.

When Sonny let Will's lips go for a second, to catch his breath, Will took this opportunity to put a hand on Sonny's chest and push him away slightly; even though he could see Sonny's disappointment all over his beautiful face, he also needed to catch his breath:

"Sonny…I would love nothing more than to kiss you all day…but I wasn't lying to your father…I am exceedingly tired…and I know that you are too…besides…"

Will's words were cut short by Sonny's push. Will landed on the bed with Sonny landing on top of him soon after. But this time there was no kiss; instead, Sonny looked deeply into Will's eyes, sighed and said: "Besides…We need to talk…I know…Will, I meant what I said. I think of you as my boyfriend…you mean more to me than just a friend. Whenever I'm around you or even hear your voice…I find it difficult to concentrate on anything but you…"

Will was ecstatic to hear what Sonny was saying, since they mirrored his own feelings. He fought very hard not to succumb to his deep desire to start kissing Sonny again. There was one issue that he needed to clear up first. He wasn't sure how to say it. And he hoped that Sonny would not misinterpret it. His eyes bored into Sonny's to try and convey to him the truth of what he was about to say:

"Sonny, I am falling for you…and I want you to know that I believe if I met you under other circumstances…I mean if we both didn't have cancer…and you weren't helping me…I'd feel the same way about you…because you are amazing…I've never felt like this with anyone else before…"

Will's sentence was interrupted by Sonny, and another penetrating kiss.

Sonny was frustrated. He had basically dragged Will all the way up to his room. Well, dragged was a strong word, since Will was certainly not resisting. Sonny hoped it wasn't because Will was THAT tired. He wanted…no he NEEDED Will to have at least some energy left. And he hoped Will wasn't so overwhelmed that he wouldn't enjoy what Sonny had in mind. And then the door thing happened.

Sonny grappled with the door. He was trying to preserve his energy. He was getting very tired and he was getting rather nauseous. He would probably have to take some medication very soon. He wasn't going to let this stop him from showing Will how much Will meant to him. With a final tug the door finally opened.

He brought Will into the room and used Will to close the door. He then reached for Will with his hands and with his lips. Will felt amazing. He hoped Will realized that he was doing this, not out of lust, although the lust was certainly there, but as a means to show Will just how much he cared.

When Sonny stopped to breathe because he was getting short of breath, and Will put a hand to Sonny's chest, Sonny's initial thought was that of disappointment, and the thought Will didn't want him. But that thought did not last long. He knew that Will was tired. , But Sonny knew that it wasn't just tiredness that made Will want to slow the kissing session down; looking into Will's beautiful blue-sapphire eyes, Sonny knew that Will needed to say something, and Sonny had a good idea what it was. Sonny explained to Will that Will made him feel alive, very alive. And when Will expressed his feelings about their relationship, his feelings for Sonny, not being about the cancer, Sonny was incredibly happy, almost euphoric. He couldn't help himself. He kissed Will yet again. And when that passionate kiss met its end, Sonny looked at Will and said: "Babe, I feel the same way."

Sonny moved to Will's side and placed Will's head on his chest and started stroking his hair. When he heard Will sigh, Sonny asked him what was wrong and Will started to reply by saying "Sonny…when I lose my hair…" but Will couldn't finish and simply let the silence finish his thought for him.

Sonny continued stroking and said: "Will when you lose your hair, you'll still be Will…like I'm still me…you helped teach me that…Now, rest Will. We have some time just to rest…to be together...before your grandmother arrives"

And eventually they fell asleep in each other's arms.