"Do you want to tell me what the hell is going on here?"
Will and Sonny lift their heads to see who is storming into the room. Their eyes widen with shock.
"Mom?"
"Yes. And again I ask, what the hell is going on? I get a call from my mother telling me you're in the hospital," Sami yells.
"I should go," Sonny whispers to Will as he begins to slide out of bed.
"No," Will says through clenched teeth and grabs his arms. "You are staying right here."
"William Horton, I want some answers immediately!"
"Mom," Will sighs. "Do we have to talk about this right now? I'm really not in the mood."
Sami walks over to Will's bed and grabs the chair to sit down. Sami grabs his hand while also stroking his hair. She begins to relax and sighs,"Will, I was so scared when I got that call from Mom."
"I'm sorry, Mom," Will replies.
Sami begins to cry and whispers,"You're my baby boy. I don't know what I would do without you."
Will can see how distraught his mom is over the ordeal. And he feels bad for doing this to her. After everything she has put him through, he still loves her so much. And he knows how much she loves him, too. Even if it isn't always evident. Will knows his mom would do anything to protect him and his siblings. And that's exactly why he knows she can't get involve in what is going on. Will is sure that she would make a bad situation worse.
"Can we please talk about this later?" Will asks. "I really just want to get some sleep and Aunt Kayla said they were going to keep me overnight for observation. So, I won't be going anywhere."
Sami sighs,"Fine. But I will be back in the morning with your father and I want to know everything. Do you understand me?"
Will nods his head in agreement. Glad he was able to convince his mom to go. At least now he had time to figure out some story to tell her.
Sami kisses Will on the head and says, "Remember, first thing tomorrow. We are talking about this."
Will sighs and says, "I know."
Sami walks out of the room, quietly closing the door behind her. Will looks over at his boyfriend, who was quiet the entire time Sami was in the room. Will gives him a chaste kiss on the lips and snuggled back into his boyfriend.
"What are you going to do?" Sonny asks.
"About?"
"Your mom? And dad?"
"Nothing."
"What do you mean nothing? I think I know your mom well enough to know that she won't let this go."
"I know."
"So you are going to tell them everything that's happened and why you were attacked?"
"Babe, I am telling them nothing."
"But you just promised your mom that you would tell her everything tomorrow?"
"Yeah. So she would leave. I will figure out what to tell her tomorrow."
"Will…" Sonny sighs.
"Sonny, I don't want her getting involved."
"I understand that, Will. But…"
"But nothing. They can't know. They can't get involved," Will said sternly, giving Sonny a look telling him to drop it.
Sonny looks at his boyfriend and sighs. He knows continuing this conversation is moot because Will has already made up his mind. Sonny loves Will so much, but sometimes his stubbornness is just plain infuriating.
"Baby, can we just go to sleep?" Will whimpers. "I don't want to think about any of this right now."
"Are you feeling okay?" Sonny asks concerned, reaching out to stroke his hand through Will's hair.
Sonny forgets about their previous conversation to make sure his boyfriend is okay. He hates seeing him in all this pain and it is now written all over his face. The fact that Will is in pain is making Sonny hurt. All he wants to do is make all of Will's pain go away. To make this whole situation go away.
Will shakes his head and takes in a deep breath. "It hurts."
"Babe, why didn't you say something? Let me go get Kayla." Sonny says frantically, beginning to get out of bed.
"No," Will whispers, grabbing at Sonny then wincing in pain. "Just hold me. Please. That's all I need right now."
"But Will." Sonny says, sadly.
"Please, babe."
Sonny sighs and gives in to what Will wants. He pulls his boyfriend in tightly to his body and begins rubbing his back. Sonny can hear Will groan in pain. Then Will gently wraps his arms around Sonny's waist and nuzzled his head into his boyfriends neck, breathing him in. The pain doesn't feel as intense anymore. Being in Sonny's arms always makes everything else disappear for Will.
Sonny kisses Will's forehead and whispers, "I love you so much, Will."
"I love you, too," Will smiles. "More than you could ever know."
Will rolls over in the hospital bed, reaching out for Sonny. But he isn't there. Then the words of his attacker come flooding into his mind. He can hear the disgust and glee mixed together in his voice. I warned your boyfriend to keep his mouth shut. Now it's payback time.
No, this can't be happening again, Will thinks. He has to be okay. Nothing has happened to him. They didn't come back for him. Please tell me they didn't come back for him. I can't lose him. I just can't go through this all again.
Will shoots up in bed, calling out for his boyfriend as tears trickle down his cheek. His breathing is rapid and his heart feels like it is about to beat out of his chest. He can feel anxiety building within. Will begins scanning the room for his boyfriend, whom he can't seem to find.
"Sonny!" Will begins shouting frantically. "Where are you?"
Will pushes himself out of bed, determined to find his boyfriend. But the minute he stands up, Will has a shooting pain that radiates through his body. And he begins to feel woozy. His world feels like its spinning and he can't stop it or slow it down. Will feels like he has no control over his body and then everything turns black.