Will and Sonny had never felt so relaxed in a long time. After their honeymoon, they didn't want to leave, but they knew they had to go back. Back to their new home with Arianna Grace. They have never been happier than they already are. No matter how their day started or left off, it always ended with Arianna sleeping in their arms. And with their foreheads gently touching. The next morning, they had woken up without having to get ready for work. But Sonny had got up early to check up on Arianna, who was crying and he could hear her through the baby monitor.
Sonny walked into the nursery room and checked her before he held her. She grabbed his thumb in her tiny hands and sucked it. Holding her, he went to the kitchen to make her a bottle. She did not let go of the bottle for about three minutes. Sonny had never been this happy holding a baby in his arms at that moment. Doing this, was something that he never thought about doing. He always wanted it, but when he came out to his parents and the rest of Salem, it was hard on him. But now, he made it this far, with Will, the love of his life. And doing this with Will, they were both smiling everyday.
She cooed in his arms and this time, grabbed his pinky and held on to it tightly. He sat on the chair in the room and tried to rock her back to sleep. She looked deep into his brown eyes and out came a tiny beautiful voice from her.
"Dada." She squealed with happiness. In an instant, a small tear came from Sonny. A small voice came out from the baby monitor and Will woke up to an empty bed. A sudden sound from the monitor jolted him right up.
"Dada." Just like Sonny, a small tear came from him as well. He put on his clothes and met up in the room. When Sonny looked up, he saw Will standing in the door way. Their eyes met that held so much love. Sonny got up and walked towards Will.
"That was a surprise."
"What was?" Sonny asked as he handed her to Will.
"Her first word. And she said it to you. I'm so happy. You make me so happy."
"I know. It caught me off guard." Sonny walked out of the room and to the kitchen to start breakfast. At that moment. He could not look Will in the eye. For some reason he felt embarrassed.
"Sonny, you okay?" Will followed him. He placed Arianna in her high seat before he went to him. Sonny leaned over the sink crying. Will wrapped his arms around Sonny's waist. He turned around and looked Will straight in the eyes.
"Will, I love you so much right now."
"I love you too. But can you tell me what is wrong?" Will looked into his dark brown eyes.
"It's too complicated."
"It doesn't have to be. Just tell me." Will gently kissed him. He wiped away the last few tears gently with his thumb. Sonny was always the one who made Will felt better when something was wrong. Now it was Will's turn to the same for him. They never gave up on each other from before, and they never will. They sat down face to face as Will waited patiently for Sonny to tell him what was on his mind.
"You made everything complicated for me Will."
"So you're saying it's my fault?" Will looked away for a minute and watched Arianna Grace playing with her toys.
"No. Of course not. It has never been your fault."
"Then why did you say that?"
"Just listen to me Will please."
"Okay."
"I'm not saying it's your fault. What I am saying is that when I fell in love with you, I was in this weird phase. And I'm not saying this is a phase. I'm saying that, a part of me felt alone and I was broken hearted from a few of the relationships that I had. I know I told you about them before and I know that I said this to you before Will. But a part of me will always wonder why you fell in love with me and chose me instead." Will relaxed a bit and reached for his hand.
"I feel the same way about you Sonny. I always keep wondering if you are ever going to leave me alone. Or if I will wake up to an empty bed. I love you so much Sonny. No matter how many guys there are out there, I will always choose you, and I know you will always choose me. If she wasn't born, would you still have done this. Would you still have married me?"
"Yes I would have. But right now, I can't even think to imagine what I would do without you both." Sonny squeezed Will's hand tighter in his.
"I don't want you to think that you are not good enough for me Will. We both had doubts from before, but I don't want that to happen again. We are happily married with a gorgeous daughter who just said her first word to me. I love you, and I don't want our past to keep coming between us. I wasn't sure about his before, but now, I'm very sure about doing this with you. It's like we are repeating our vows all over again." Sonny laughed gently and lowered his gaze from Will.
"Promise me something?"
"Anything Will."
"Promise me that everyday will be the way we dreamt it would be. Promise me that nothing will break our little family apart."
"I promise Will. I promise from the bottom of my heart."
"Good. Now let's eat. Because I'm hungry." He grabbed Arianna Grace from her high chair and blew raspberries on her tummy which made her squeal with laughter. After dressing her up, Will grabbed his keys from bowl on the table by the couch.
"You coming daddy?"
"Yes I am." Sonny laughed.
"I love the sound of that."
"So do I. I thought she would say it to you."
"I thought that too. But, I like it that she said it to you."
"I have the two most amazing people in my life right now." They walked to the car and strapped her in. Sonny being a gentleman, opened the passenger door for Will.
"Thank you."
"Your welcome." Sonny went to his side and held on to Will's hand on the drive to the pub for breakfast for about a few hours before they drove home with the same actions like they did before.
