Will is laying in the hospital bed thinking about his boyfriend. His body is in extreme pain and he's pretty sure every part of him is bruised. But he doesn't care about that right now. All he wants is to see Sonny.

"Where is he?" Will asks his cousin.

"I don't know, Will. They told me that they spoke to your grandma, who was going to get him. But I don't know what is taking so long."

"Please you have to let me see him!" Abby and Will hear Sonny cry out.

Will looks over at his cousin with a smile on his face. Will nods his head towards the door, indicating he wants her to bring Sonny to him. Abby smiles back at her cousin and squeezes his hand. She stands up and rushes out of the room.

"Sonny! There you are!" Will hears Abby shriek.

Will finally begins to relax a bit knowing that his boyfriend is finally here. Will lays his head back as exhaustion is beginning to hit him and he waits for Abby to bring Sonny into his room. Will knows Sonny must have been freaking out about not hearing from him, although he isn't quite sure about everything that happened. Will remembers talking to his boyfriend, trying to calm him down. Then someone approaching him. The next thing he hears is Abby crying next to him while he is in the ambulance. Everything in between is still a bit fuzzy. Will is scared that Sonny has been right. That someone was after both of them.

"Baby? Will? No!" Will hears Sonny cry out as the door opens.

Will lifts his head up from his pillow and tries to smile at his boyfriend. "Hey, baby."

Will can see that Sonny looks like he is about to pass out. His face is pale and his eyes are bloodshot. Looking at him makes Will's heart break. He hates seeing his boyfriend like this. He hates seeing the mixture of fear combined with desperation in Sonny's eyes. He has seen that look far too much lately.

"Come here," Will whispers.

Sonny sighs with relief at the sight of his boyfriend. His mind is finally able to calm down and Sonny feels complete anguish at the sight of Will. He almost doesn't look like the same person. His face is so discolored from bruising. There is still some dry blood matted onto his face. But when Will smiles at him, everything else just seems to disappear. And his blues eyes still shine at him, like they always do. He realizes he has just been staring at his boyfriend, not saying anything, when Will tells him to come closer. All Sonny wants to do is take him in his arms and never let him go. But he is also so scared of inflicting any more pain on Will. Sonny takes cautious steps towards him, still feeling slightly weak from the drama of the day. It also doesn't help that he hasn't been able to eat at all today. Sonny decides to sit next to Will in the chair, he assumes was occupied by Abby.

"No, no, no," Will looks at his boyfriend and smiles, shaking his finger at him. He then pats the bed. "I want you next to me. Always."

Sonny smiles at Will, but is still feeling unsure. "Are you sure? I just don't want to hurt you."

Will's eyes get serious and his smile fades, "The only thing that could hurt me, is for you not to be near me."

Sonny sighs and smiles at his boyfriend's words. That is exactly what he needed to hear. Sonny stands up from the chair and sits on the edge of the bed. Will scoots over in the bed and reaches out his arms to his boyfriend, grunting in pain.

"Will?" Sonny asks, concerned.

Will shakes his head and says breathlessly, "It's ok. I'm fine. I just need you."

Sonny looks at him skeptically, but gives in when he looks into Will's eyes. He could never say no to him, especially when he looks Will in the eyes. He always becomes a puddle in his boyfriend's hands, but Sonny would have it no other way. He slowly lays down in the bed, then pulls Will towards him. Will moans out in pain, as he lays his head on his boyfriend's chest. Then sighs with contentment.

"Are you okay?" Sonny asks.

"Now that you are next to me, yes."

"Did they give you anything for the pain?"

"Yeah. But it hasn't really helped much."

"Do you need something? I can go get Kayla."

Sonny starts to get up, but Will grabs his arm and starts shaking his head 'no'.

"No. It's fine. She told me that she can't really give me much because they want to make sure there aren't any changes with my brain."

"Oh," Sonny whispers. "I was so scared."

"I know, babe. But I'm fine."

"Are you really, Will?" Sonny asks, skeptically.

"I will be fine. As long as you stay next to me."

Will tries to smile at Sonny, but can only grimace. Sonny begins to rub his boyfriend's back, hoping to provide some sort of relief.

"I don't know what I would have done if something happened to you…"

"But nothing did."

"Can you please stop being so cavalier about this? Things could have been so much worse," Sonny whispers.

"Don't you think I know that?" Will asks, seriously, snuggling closer to Sonny and wrapping his arms tightly around his waist.

"You're just acting like…"

"How am I acting, Sonny?" Will interrupts, quietly. "Like I just got attacked? Like all I want is my boyfriend next to me to make me feel better? To make me feel safer?"

"I'm sorry, Will. It's just that I was so scared today."

"I know you were. I could tell when I was talking to you on the phone."

"And I was right to be scared, because look at you."

"Sonny, I am fine."

"But you could've easily been killed today. And I can't be without you, baby. I just can't."

Sonny gently places a soft kiss on Will's forehead. Then Will lifts his head and looks into his boyfriend's eyes. He can see the fear showcased in his deep brown eyes.

"You have to stop thinking like that, Sonny."

"But what if the attack on you was a continuation of the attack on me. Just like I feared."

"My grandpa and Rafe along with the rest of the Salem PD are working on that."

"But what if they don't find them in time? What if something happens to you before then?"

"What if something happens to you?" Will retorts.

Will places a chaste kiss on his boyfriend's lips and lays his head back down. "I don't want to talk about this anymore, okay? I just want to focus on being in your arms. Listening to your heartbeat. That is all I want to think about right now, Sonny. I can't think about losing you because even the thought hurts too much."

Sonny can hear the quivering in Will's voice, which tears at his heart. He hates seeing his love like this. But what he hates the most is that he is the reason that Will is in the state. All I had to do was keep quiet and none of this would have ever happened to him. This is all my fault. I couldn't protect Will from danger, all I did was send him into the crossfire. Now I have to figure out how to fix this. To make sure that nothing happens to my love again. I guess it's time to talk to Uncle Vic, Sonny thinks as he watches Will.

Will loves being in Sonny's arms. He never feels more safe than when he is wrapped in his boyfriend's strong arms. It is in these moments that Will knows everything will be okay. But this time is different. He isn't quite so sure anymore that everything will be okay, not after everything that has transpired as of late. And that is what scares him the most. Will isn't afraid for himself, he is afraid for Sonny. What if I just made everything worse for him? What if they go back after Sonny? I can't let anything happen to him. They can hurt me all they want, but I can't stand to see him in pain. I just don't know what to do anymore. I can't protect the one person I can't live without. What kind of boyfriend am I? Sonny deserves someone better than me. Someone who can actually take care of him. And I fail miserably in that department, Will thinks sadly.

Will and Sonny are laying in each others arms trying to figure out how to protect the other. Both fear for their inadequacies. Both trying to hold it all together for the other. Both trying to be the strong one, when all they want to do is breakdown. Then there is a knock on the door.

"Do you want to tell me what the hell is going on here?"

Will and Sonny lift their heads to see who just walked in. Then their eyes widen with shock.