I am going to apologize in advance. My break is over after today, so I don't know when I will be posting more chapters. Please don't hate me! :) I will try to gather some free time to post more. I am so happy you guys have shown this story so much love. I read everything you write me. I appreciate it more than I can say! I love hearing all of your thoughts, the good and the bad!

Sonny sees things in flashes.

Walking back to his office to grab his stuff.

Hearing the door slam, assuming it's Will.

Hearing voices he doesn't recognize.

The fear of who is there.

Searching for his phone to call for help.

Unfamiliar hands grabbing him.

Cold, metal object pressed to his back.

Whispers in his ears.

Tears falling down his cheek.

Thinking of Will.

Thinking about his family.

Wondering if this the end.

Trying to stay strong and not show his fear.

Feeling pain as he is hit with the cold, metal object.

Everything turning black.

Trying to wake up.

Hearing things being smashed.

Feeling hands on him.

Hearing his phone, knowing Will was calling.

Trying to wake up to talk to Will.

Then quiet.

Peace.

Hearing someone frantically call his name.

It's Will.

Trying to wake up to talk to him.

Will's hands.

Will's sobs.

Squeezing Will's hand.

Then quiet.

"I was working. Three to close."

"Who did you work with that night?" Roman asks.

"I came in to relieve Chad. Lauren came in shortly after I got there. The two of us were closing that night."

"When did Lauren leave?"

"Around 8 it got really slow. We had 3 customers in an hour, so I told her she could go home early. I would just close up by myself. So, she left around 9, I believe."

"And what time did you close?"

"We close at 10, usually. Depending on the flow of customers."

"So you closed up at 10?"

"Yeah."

"Was there anything different or strange about that night versus other nights?"

"Not really."

"Are you sure?" Roman questioned.

Sonny looked over at Will with sad eyes. Will nods his head for Sonny to continue. Sonny took a deep breath. "There was this guy."

"What about him?"

"He came in later in the evening. I don't really remember what time. But he seemed to come in looking for a fight."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, I was in the back getting some supplies. Apparently he came in asking if the 'fag' was working. That's what Lauren told me."

"Did she go find you at that point?"

"Yeah. She came into the supply room and told me that. I didn't want her to have to deal with it, so I went out and told her to finish getting the stuff we were running low on."

"What happened next?"

"Well, Lauren followed me out anyways. And the guy said 'Just the person I was looking for'."

"Did you recognize him?"

"I knew he had been in before. But outside of that? No."

"What happened next?"

"I asked if I could help him with anything. He smiled at me and said yeah. I could leave Salem because I was tainting the town with my gayness. I had no clue where any of this was coming from. So, I told him he could leave if he had a problem with me or the coffeehouse."

"And did he leave?"

"No. He said he wasn't going anywhere. I looked over at Lauren because I wasn't really sure where this was going. I wanted to make sure she could get away if anything happened and go get help."

"Did things escalate?"

Sonny can feel Will's grip on his hand tighten. He knew this was hard for Will to hear. Sonny looked over at Will and he could see tears forming in his eyes.

"You can go, Will. If you don't want to hear this. I will be fine," Sonny whispered.

Will shook his head no and whispered, "I'm here for you. I'm not going to leave you unless that is what you want."

"No," Sonny whispers. "I would like you to stay."

Will squeezes Sonny's hand and places a gentle kiss on his cheek. He rests his head on Sonny's shoulder as he continues. Sonny directs his attention back to Roman. "Things never got violent," Sonny continues. "But I guess you could say they escalated."