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Will arrives at the hospital with Roman and walks up to the nurses desk.

"Hi. I'm looking for Jackson Kiriakis."

"It looks like he arrived a couple of minutes ago," the nurse tells Will.

"Can I see him?" He asks.

"What is your relation to him?" She asks.

"I'm his boyfriend," Will replies.

"I'm sorry," she says. "But only family is allowed to see him at this point. You can have a seat in the waiting room, if you like."

"But…." Will begs. "His family isn't here. I am. Please let me see him."

"I'm sorry," she repeats. "But those are the rules. If his family allows it, you can see him. But we have to have their permission first. Are they on their way?"

Tears spill out of Will's eyes as he nods his head yes. He looks over at his grandpa, who is frowning. Roman steps forward to the nurse's station.

"I'm Commissioner Brady," he says. "And I would like to see Mr. Kiriakis."

"I'm sorry, sir," the nurse says. "But he is still unconscious. No one is allowed in there, but his immediate family."

Exasperated, they both walk into the waiting room. Roman had called Justin to fill them in on what he knows, while Will called Chad to do the same. Chad agreed to make some calls and notify everyone else.

Justin, Adrienne, Victor, and Maggie all showed up 15 minutes later. As soon as Will sees Sonny's parents, he gets up and runs to them.

"Have you heard anything?" Will asks. "They won't let me see him, because I'm not family. They also won't tell me anything."

Justin looks at Will gravely. "They had to take him into emergency surgery. They believe he was hit in the back of the head with some sort of blunt object. They did a CT scan of his brain. It appears to them that the object crushed a part of his skull."

Will is staring at Justin blankly. He is having trouble processing all of this information. "So, what is the surgery for?"

"Well, for one, he lost a lot of blood," Justin says. "They also need to see if there is any damage to the brain. Make sure no bone fragments are embedded. And put a plate in his skull where the bone was shattered."

"How long will all of this take?"

"They said probably 4 or 5 hours. You can go home, if you like. We'll call you if we find anything else out."

Will shakes his head. "I'm not going anywhere. I promised him."

Will sees Chad and Abby come running into the waiting room.

"How is he?" Chad and Abby say together.

Abby notices Will's bloodshot eyes with tears running down his face. She hugs Will and starts sobbing.

"As I was just telling Will," Justin starts. "Sonny will be in surgery for a couple of hours. You guys don't need to stay. We will let you know when we know something."

"No," the three say in unison. "We're staying."

Justin smiles at them. He goes to sit next to his wife. He hugs her to his chest as she continues to sob. Abby, Chad, and Will sit across from them. Abby's holding both Will and Chad's hands. Chad keeps staring blankly ahead, confused.

"How could this happen?" Chad asks himself, as tears slide down his face.