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Sonny has now been in the ICU for two weeks. The swelling has mostly gone down, so that he is recognizable again. He is no longer on the ventilator, but they are keeping him on supplemental oxygen. His arms are no longer in the restraints. There no longer is a large white bandage covering half of Sonny's head. Just a small bandage on the back of his head where they did surgery, which gets changed every day. They had to shave Sonny's hair off for the surgery. It is slowly growing back. His labs are coming back perfect and he is passing all assessment tests, but he has yet to wake up. He is no longer on antibiotics. He is still getting around the clock pain meds, but he is no longer getting the heavy stuff. Just morphine, every four hours. He usually gets restless right before the pain meds are due. Will presses Sonny's hand to his cheek and whispers soothing words into his ear. It usually calms him down some until the medication is due.
Will has been taught by the nursing staff how to bathe Sonny. He asked them if it would be ok if he did it every morning. They didn't mind, as long as someone from the staff was in there to observe him. Will's favorite time of day is bathing Sonny. He tries to be so gentle with him, so he doesn't hurt him. Will loves being able to take care of his boyfriend. He always looks so peaceful.
Chad and Abby were allowed to begin visiting. They stop by everyday to check on Sonny and Will. Chad updates them on the renovations to the coffeehouse and how the case is going.
"They have a lead," Chad told them.
"Really?" Will exclaims. "Who is it? Is it anybody we know?"
"They aren't releasing anything," Abby chimes in. "Roman won't give us anything. He just said he had a breakthrough. And things are looking better."
"Oh," Will said with disappointment.
"But EJ said he had some information to share with me this afternoon about the case. I'm not sure what he knows or how he found anything out. But I'm hoping he has some good news to share."
"You don't think with EJ working on his own investigation will hurt the case, do you?" Will asks. "I know I am the one that asked him to begin with. But…"
"No," Chad says. "EJ said he is being very careful not to ruin anything. He wants this guy to go down, too."
Will smiles, relieved that he didn't screw things up by getting EJ involved. At least, he hoped this wouldn't come back to bite him.
Will can feel Sonny's grip on his hand getting tighter. This usually only means one thing, he is in pain. "Chad, would you mind getting the nurse and telling them I think it's time for Sonny's pain medication?"
Chad nods his head and heads to the nurse's station.
Abby glares at Will. "Why did you involve EJ in all of this?"
Will stammers, " I-I d-don't know. I wa-was just so scared. And he has connections. I-I was just hoping he could help."
Abby looks at Will sadly and sighs. "I know you were scared. We all were. We all still are. But you know that was dumb, right?"
Will nods his head in agreement. "I'm not Sonny. I don't know what to do in a crisis. I just wanted to protect him and save him. I don't know how to do it and EJ always seems to have the answers. So, I thought…."
"That maybe he could fix things?" She asks.
Will nods his head, but won't make eye contact with her. Sonny is getting more and more restless. His grip is getting stronger on Will's hand. He keeps moving his legs and head from side to side. A groan escapes his lips. He starts breathing faster and one of the alarms sounds. Will leans over and kisses Sonny on the forehead.
"Shhhhh," Will whispers. "I'm right here, baby. It's ok. Shhhhh. I got you. I'm not going anywhere."
Will begins to stroke Sonny's cheek. Sonny's breathing starts to slow down at the sound of Will's voice. Abby watches her cousins, in awe. Tears begin to slide down her cheek. If only I could find someone who loves me like these two love each other.