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Will was down in the lobby of his grandmother's condominium complex, waiting for Sonny to come pick him up in his car. Sonny of course wasn't driving. One didn't drive if one were undergoing chemo. Quite a few of the medications one took were not conducive to driving well. There were several side-effects that would make it a no-go. Some medications could make you drowsy. Some medications could make you susceptible to road rage. Some medications could make you cramp up in such a serious way that it would make driving ….troublesome (diarrhea and constipation at the same time…it happens…and it feels terrible).

Sonny's Uncle Vic loaned him the use of one of his cars and one of his drivers so that Sonny could go visit Common Grounds. Sonny wanted Will to come along with him. Will hadn't seen Abigail and Chad since last December at Christmas. And that was sort of an issue. Will hadn't come out to either of them, although he suspected Abigail knew because her mother witnessed his coming-out and Abigail must have told Chad. It might still be a little awkward.

While waiting for Sonny to arrive, Will had time to think. He was able to contemplate (and when you are sick and going through some kind of treatment, contemplation is not necessarily a good thing); and Will came up with a brilliant synopsis of his current situation: being sick sucked (and not at all in the good way).

He was tired all the time and nauseous. And his bowels were doing some weird things. He didn't feel like eating but knew he had to. Oh! And his taste buds were going haywire! Things he always liked, like grape juice…tasted awful (almost rancid)! And he couldn't eat seeds or nuts… so trail mix (one of his all-time faves!) was out of the question.

He hadn't lost any of his hair yet; it had only been a few days since his first chemo treatment. He wasn't looking forward to it. Sonny told him that he would help Will deal with it when the time came. Will wondered how he would do it.

When Will started contemplating about Sonny, he started smiling. It was wonderful being held by such a handsome, beautiful, kind and generous person. Waking up by being kissed on the forehead was even better.

Sonny's mother wasn't pleased, at all, when she found Will and Sonny sleeping in the same bed, even though neither one of them had the energy to do anything other than sleep (and they were obviously fully clothed). She simply frowned and with no discernible emotion whatsoever (and for Adrienne that is always a bad sign) she informed Will that his grandmother was there to pick him up. He said goodbye to Sonny by kissing him gently on the lips and left.

Will's reverie was interrupted by a clearing of throat and a familiar sexy voice: "Hey Will, hope you were dreaming about me…you ready?" Will looked up at Sonny and smiled.

Sonny had asked Will if he wanted to come along with him while he visited Common Grounds. Will had told him that he had been friends with Chad and Abigail (Abigail actually being a cousin as well) for years before he had left Salem to go to college. Sonny thought it would give Will an opportunity to come out to some of his friends and have some support, namely some Sonny-support. It was Will that suggested they walk into Common Grounds together hand-in-hand. That way Will thought he wouldn't be able to chicken out; and the idea was that people would see Will and Sonny and assume the obvious so that Will wouldn't have to say much of anything. It didn't quite work out that way, although it kind of did.

Sonny and Will walked into Common Grounds and were immediately spotted by Chad Abigail and a bunch of waiters and baristas. Chad went right to Sonny and hugged him, then realized with Sonny's compromised immune system that hugging might be a bad idea, so he backed away quickly, as he said, rather enthusiastically: "Bud! So glad you could make it! This means you aren't feeling too bad after your latest chemo! That's great!"

Chad then noticed Will and put his attention on him, hugging Will and saying: "Dude! When did you get back?! It's great to see you! How's school?" And not actually letting Will answer, Chad's attention went back to Sonny as Chad said:

"Bud! I heard through the grape-vine that you found somebody. You stud! And he's a catch! Good-Looking according to Abigail! When are you going to introduce us to him? We won't bite…"

And that is when Chad noticed that Will and Sonny were holding hands. Chad's face expressed his surprise. Will was about to sink inward, and Sonny was about to go on the defensive; but just as Sonny was about to say something Chad's face lit up with an enormous smile and he hugged both Sonny and Will and then Will by himself as he said, all smiles:

"Will. You're looking good, man! Thank God you wised up and decided to be true to yourself! I was beginning to wonder if you ever would. Glad to see you're finally being true to yourself. How did you two meet? It had to be recent and Sonny's been sick…"

Will was stunned; by the fact that Chad was admitting he suspected that Will was gay; and by how fast Chad accepted him as he was. Will was also a little taken aback by Chad's question about where Sonny and he met.

Will stammered a little and it was Sonny that answered: "This gorgeous beauty and I met at the hospital Chad…"

Will was surprised at how quick Chad was. He looked at Sonny, frowned and then looked at Will: "Please tell me you were visiting someone Will…why would Sonny meet you at the hospital…"

Will only had to look at Chad with saddened eyes and Chad knew. "Fuck" was all he said. He then turned to Abigail who had been enjoying Chad's reaction, at least until then, and said: "You knew about this didn't you? You knew Will was gay and that he was sick. That's why your Mom was so upset the other day…Why the hell didn't you say anything?"

And Abigail stepped forward. She went up to Will and hugged him, stepped back and smiled: "Will…I'm so proud of you…I'm sorry to hear about your cancer…and about how your Mom is reacting…I'm glad you found the courage to come out. Must not have been easy trying to tell two huge things at the same time."

She turned to Chad and frowned just a little, as a reaction to his accusatory tone: "Chad...this was Will's story to tell, not mine. I did tell you that he would have something to tell us and that it was big…"

Chad turned to Abigail: "I thought you just meant the gay thing…that would have been big…for Will…but him being sick...like Sonny…that's just…" Chad wasn't sure what to say anymore. He was saddened and shocked that he now had two friends that were sick. He'd ask Abigail if she knew just how sick Will was…but later.

For now, he would go back to his original plan which was to make Sonny feel better, at least emotionally. He now would just have to adjust it so that he includes Will: "So…back to happier things…You two are together, huh? Well I suppose the two of you…being the dweebs that you both are…deserve each other…" And the banter continued from there.

The friendly banter continued. Sonny was grateful that Chad was able to compartmentalize his feelings. Sonny knew that Chad was slightly angry at Abigail for letting him be blindsided. Sonny also saw that Chad was sad and a little worried that Sonny, and now Will, were sick, maybe even dying. But Sonny knew that Chad was good at hiding his emotions, or perhaps the correct term was cushioning his emotions.

Eventually, Sonny noticed Chad realizing that all this banter was exhausting Sonny and Will and so he invited Sonny to the office to go over some of the financials, so that Sonny felt that he was still in the loop. He told Sonny about some management decisions that needed to be made and asked his opinion and then Sonny saw Chad's face change as if he made up his mind about something, then he smiled, turned to Sonny and said:

"So you and Will Horton, huh. Did Will tell you that we were pretty good friends before he left for Harvard? Until he stopped skyping on a regular basis. Now I know why…"

Sonny felt the need to say something, perhaps to defend Will, Sonny wasn't sure, but then Chad spoke again:

"Tell me Sonny, is he in as bad a condition as you? Will he be okay? What kind of cancer does he have?"

Now, in most circumstances Sonny would have just said to Chad that what he wanted to hear was Will's story and perhaps it should be Will to tell it; but Chad had already heard that from Abigail already, and knowing Chad, it probably wouldn't be the best idea to go that same route, not now; and so Sonny sighed and said:

"He's worse. His lymphoma has progressed more, and it's slightly more aggressive than mine. But we are undergoing the same type treatment. We both should be okay barring any complications…anything else should come from him."

Chad nodded and looked at Sonny, smiled and comment: "You look happy. I'm glad you found somebody, bud. You deserve to be happy. And so does Will. I just wished it weren't under these circumstances."

Sonny would have expounded on how Will did make him happy and that he was lucky to have found him, but noise from the front made both of them turn their heads towards the door. Sonny saw Chad frown just before Chad got out of his swivel chair and walked towards the door mumbling: "Sami friggin Brady"

Will was sitting with Abigail who was blasting him with questions. They ranged from when did he know he was gay, did he have other relationships, when did he start getting sick and then she asked when he knew he was in love with Sonny. That last question took Will by surprise as did his answer: "From the second I saw him…"

Will knew that this sounded corny, but it was true. Then Abigail asked him what he first saw in Sonny that attracted him and his reply: "What everyone first sees about Sonny?…his beautiful eyes…"

Both Abigail and Will were concentrating on their conversation (for Abigail it was because she was so interested in what Will was saying that she wasn't paying attention to anything else, and for Will it was because he was lacking in energy at that moment, and needed to focus) they hadn't noticed a particular someone walk in. And Sami Brady was not amused:

"I can't believe you Will! Have you no family pride? If you have to be gay, do it in private! What will your grandfather Roman say? And shouldn't you be resting? I thought you started chemo. Was it all a ruse?"

Abigail couldn't believe it. She had heard her mother complaining about her sister Sami. Her mother wasn't all that enthusiastic about Will proclaiming his homosexuality to the world either, but he was family and he was sick and family should stick together. What Sami was doing, and had been doing to Will for quite some time now (mainly disrespecting Will and making him feel unwanted, self-conscious and basically good-for-nothing) was not viewed very well by the rest of the Brady or the Horton clans.

Abigail didn't care that Will was gay. She wanted him to be true to himself and live an authentic life, and be happy. She stood up, faced her aunt and verbally spat at her: "Aunt Sami…enough! Will is in no condition right now to deal with your melodrama. Leave him alone!"

Sami looked at her niece, and then at Will, who wasn't looking very healthy, and feeling a little guilty about making his life even harder, lashed out at Abigail:

"How dare you Abigail! I was talking to my son. This isn't any of your business! How can you sit there and listen to him talk about boys like that? It's embarrassing to the family. It probably was what made him sick in the first place…or he got it from…"

Abigail was not going to let up. The family has had to deal with Sami's temper and anxieties for a very long time. And so, Abigail did not let her Aunt Sami finish what she had to say; it was hurting Will: "How dare I? Aunt Sami…Will is your son for God's sake…"

Abigail noticed that Sami was going to interrupt and headed her off at the pass: "No Aunt Sami….you need to listen! Your son is gay…but he's a wonderful human being who has a right to find love. If he finds it with another consenting adult male…who cares!? And if you were about to say that he got sick because he's gay…well then…shame on you Aunt Sami!"

Sami Brady was speechless, which did not happen very often. First she finds her eldest son, who was supposed to be at home resting, (according to her mother) sitting in a coffee-shop, even though his immune system was becoming compromised, (again according to her mother); and then she hears him talking about a boy, in public, where everyone could hear him.

Sami Brady loved her son. She never did understand him though. He was far too bright. He was too helpful sometimes (although she did take advantage of his sense of responsibility when it suited her). As he got older he tended to be a lot more belligerent and he judged her. Not only that, but he called her out on things, although not usually in public (still, she was the parent, not him). She wanted him to do things her way. Something he always refused to do. And that infuriated her; especially when his way usually turned out to be the better way.

And so, seeing him talking to his cousin Abigail made Sami mad (mostly because he refused to talk to her about anything). And when she vocalized her frustration, Abigail started in on her. What was it with this generation? Had they no respect?

Sami had to do something to save face and so she started in on Abigail. She was shocked when Abigail talked back to her and was being far too honest. Sami was also afraid that Abigail was also right. Sami didn't understand why Will was sick or why he was gay. She had said those things to lash out. She lashed out when she was on the defensive. She knew other people would judge her because her son was gay. And maybe it was her fault. But he should just stop being that way. It would be better for her if he just hid it. Didn't he know that? He probably did and just didn't care.

She was about to get into again with Abigail when she heard another voice. It was Chad Demira: "Mrs. Brady…please stop shouting you are disturbing our customers. If you continue I will have to ask you…"

Sami then heard another voice, who was interrupting Chad. It was Sonny Kiriakis: "…to step into the office. Mrs. Brady…"

Sami was confused. Step into the office? What for? So she could be reprimanded by a bunch of kids? She once again stepped onto her high horse and decided to lay into Sonny: "Who the hell do you think you are to…"

She didn't get a chance to continue. Sonny Kiriakis interrupted her by stating: "I'm Sonny Kiriakis, Mrs. Brady. I'm your son's boyfriend. Please step into my office…"