"How are you feeling today?"

"Better," Sonny whispered. "I'm really sorry about last night."

"Hey, it's ok. You have gone through quite the ordeal."

"I guess. It's just…"

"I know. Are you ready to start our session today?"

"Yeah, Dr. Evans. But I don't know if there is anything more for me to tell you."

"Sonny, this is your time to talk about whatever it is that you feel you need to talk about."

"I know. Do you know when they will be letting me leave?"

"That I do not know. But I will talk with your doctor when we are done here."

"Ok. Thanks."

"How about we start with last night? Tell me what happened."

"I woke up from one of my nightmares. The ones I've been telling you about. And Will is always there to calm me down and hold me. I usually pretend the next day that I don't remember what happened because I don't want to burden him."

"Do you think you are a burden, Sonny?"

"Kind of. Yeah. I don't want Will to think he has to take care of me."

"And what if he wants to take care of you?"

"I don't want him to have to take care of me. I don't want to be his responsibility. I see the sadness in his eyes when he looks at me. He thinks I don't see it, but I do. And I hate that he pities me. I hate that he feels like I am broken and he has to put me back together," Sonny says, his voice rising.

"Has Will said any of those things to you?"

"No," Sonny shakes his head, looks down and whispers. "He doesn't have to say it. I see it every time I look at him."

"Have you talked to him about how you are feeling?"

"No. I'm supposed to be the strong one. The shoulder to cry on. Not him. I'm supposed to take care of Will. He's not supposed to take care of me."

"He's not supposed to take care of you?"

"No. I don't want him to see me broken down."

"You love Will, right?"

Sonny nods his head and whispers, "More than anything."

"Do you think Will loves you?"

"He has proven he has by remaining by my side."

"Sonny, do you think Will loves you?"

"Will loves that I am always there him and that I am his rock. So, how can he love me when I am no longer his rock?"

"You think this ordeal has made Will love you less?"

"I love how strong he has been for me."

"Do you think Will loves you any less now?"

"No. But can we talk about something else, please?" Sonny asks, as tears slip down his cheek.

"Of course. Would you like to tell me what happened last night?"

"Uh…I guess," Sonny lets out with a shaky breath. "As I said earlier, I had woken up from one of my nightmares. And Will has always been there to hold me, which has calmed me down. But this time he wasn't. And I was scared."

"Scared?"

"Yeah. I th…thought that maybe…" Sonny trails off with a faraway look in his eyes.

"Sonny, you thought?"

"I thought that since they didn't do their job with me then they were going to go after Will," Sonny whispers.

"Go after Will?"

"They told me if I didn't leave Salem, then Will was next," Sonny sobs. "I couldn't let them hurt Will. I won't let them hurt Will."

"Do you think Will is in danger?" Marlena asks, concerned.

"Yeah. I think he's the next target. What if they hurt Will? It will be all my fault because I couldn't protect him. I promised I would always protect."

"I see," Marlena whispers.

"Are we done yet?" Sonny asks, slightly agitated. "I don't feel like talking about this anymore."

"Yes. We can be done for today. But I will see you again tomorrow."

"Fine."

Sonny gets up along with Marlena. She walks him back to his room, where Will has been patiently waiting for his return.

"You really should talk to Will about what we discussed today," Marlena whispers in Sonny's ear as she gives him a hug. All Sonny can do is nod his head.

"And hello my darling boy," Marlena says joyfully as Will walks over to them. "How are you?"

"I'm ok. How did the session go?"

"I will let Sonny discuss that with you, if he wishes." Marlena smiles at Will and pulls him into a hug. "I am so proud of you."

Will smiles at his grandma and whispers, "When Sonny falls asleep, do you think we could talk?"

Marlena releases Will, smiles and nods her head. "I will leave you two alone. I will be back tomorrow, same time. Maybe then we will know a little more about when you leave. But for now, rest up."

After Marlena leaves the room, Sonny walks over to the bed and sits down. He pats the space next to him and Will follows Sonny's silent request.

"Will," Sonny whispers. "I think we need to talk."