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Will rolls over, clutching Sonny's pillow to his chest and reaches for Sonny. Sonny's part of the bed is empty and Will's heart begins to race.
"Sonny? Where are you?" Will screams frantically.
Then reality hits him like a ton of bricks. Sonny is in the hospital. Will tries to catch his breath and to get his heart to stop racing. Will looks over at the clock. It is 8am. He slept all night. Will starts looking for his phone, afraid that he missed a call from Sonny's parents. He sees a text message from Justin. Glad you're getting some sleep. We will spend the night at the hospital with Sonny. He is doing fine. Will sighs with relief. He quickly showers and gets dressed. He decides to wear one of Sonny's undershirts that he is so fond of. It smells just like him and it makes Will smile.
He stops at the Pub before heading back to the hospital to pick up some coffee and donuts, since the coffeehouse is still closed. He gets enough for himself and Sonny's parents. He runs into Gabi.
"Will," Gabi sighs. "I'm so sorry to hear about Sonny. How is he doing?"
Will looks at Gabi, annoyed. "I'm sure you are. If you don't mind, I need to get going. Bye."
Will races off, leaving Gabi confused. Sonny had filled him in on everything that she has done. After the shock wore off, he agreed to have nothing to do with her.
Will quietly opens the door to Sonny's room. He sees Adrienne and Justin fast asleep, both resting their heads on the bed.
"Hey," Will whispers to Justin, shaking his shoulders. "I'm back."
"Oh, hey," Justin says, groggy. "Were you able to get any sleep last night?"
"yeah," Will smiles. "It was nice being in our bed. I just wish Sonny was sleeping next to me. But I know he will be soon."
Justin frowns. "Will. I really hope that's true. I keep hoping and praying that he will wake up soon."
"Me too. I stopped by the Pub on the way here and got you guys some coffee and donuts."
"Thanks. We really appreciate it."
Adrienne hears voices and begins to wake up. "Will?"
"Yeah. I'm back. You guys can head on home, if you like."
"Thanks. That sounds like a good idea. I don't think I slept too well last night." Adrienne sighs.
All the sudden they hear a groan. They all turn their heads towards Sonny. He is moving his head, side to side and groaning. His fingers are moving, like he is trying to grab something. Will runs over to the side of the bed and grabs Sonny's hand.
"Baby," Will cries. "I'm right here. So are your parents. Shhhh. We are right here."
Adrienne grabs Sonny's other hand. "Baby. Mama's here. Everything will be alright."
Sonny seems to calm down at the sound of their voices. Will begins to stroke Sonny's cheek to help soothe him. He turns his head towards Will's hand.
In the mean time, Justin ran out to the nurse's station to alert the nurse's of the new events. Dr. Jonas comes racing in.
"What's going on?" Daniel asks.
"We were talking," began Justin. "And Sonny just started moaning. He was moving his head side to side and it looked like he was trying to grab something with his hands."
"As soon as we started talking to him, he calmed down," Adrienne added. "Does this mean anything?"
"I'm not sure," Daniel says. "Let me assess him and see if there are any changes. Would you mind stepping out for a second?"
"Sure," Justin and Adrienne say, in unison.
"No!" Will exclaims.
"Come on, Will," Justin says. "Let Daniel do his job."
"No! I won't go," Will says, defiantly.
"It's fine," Daniel says. "But I need you to stay at the back of the room."
Will nods his head in agreement. The three of them stand at the back of the room and watch Daniel. He opens Sonny's eyes, one at a time. He shines a light in both of them to check their response. He listens to Sonny's heart and lungs. Checks his motor response by gliding his finger over the sole of Sonny's feet and palms of his hand.
Daniel looks over at Will and smiles. "It does seem like he is improving. He is having better motor response. He seems to be responding to your voice. So, keep talking to him. His blood pressure is slightly elevated, so try not to excite him. I am going to get the respiratory therapist in here. I want to see if we will be able to take him off the ventilator today."
Justin grabs Adrienne's hand and squeezes, as tears well up in her eyes.
Will's eyes got really big and excitedly asks, "Are you serious?"
Daniel nods his head and smiles. "Yes, Will."
