It had been two months since Will had told Sonny to leave. He tried to focus on his work to take his mind off the dark hair and brown eyed man, but at night while Will was trying to sleep, it was always Sonny in his dreams.

Will knew that it wouldn't be easy to move on, but he would if he had to. For now he was going to wait for Sonny, hoping he would come back to him.

Will had an early meeting with EJ and Sam, who had been working with EJ with his plan to become mayor of Salem. Will couldn't be happier that he would be leaving town in two days, as he was driving him crazy with his stupid ideas about work. And when they weren't working, he would piss Will off hourly with his own idea that he was the guy to make Will forget all his problems.

Honestly Will didn't know how much more he could take of this person without punching him out cold.

Sonny had been sorting the money from the till to take to the bank when he overheard a group of guys talking while standing in line, waiting for their order to be taken. They were laughing and joking about one of them trying to chat up a guy.

"Sam, why did you make a pass at that guy? No one is stupid enough to make a pass at Horton."

"Well, he's cute, even if he is a nut case. I guess I had no luck. And what about the guy who was trying to get into his pants just now? Now he was desperate! Did you see the way he was fawning all over him like that? It was funny to watch him not even notice that Horton wasn't interested in him like that."

Sonny put the money in the bag and headed out the door to go to the bank, trying to forget what he had just heard about Will. As he got closer to the HTC, he could hear some voices. He thought one of them was Will's, but he couldn't be sure until he got closer.

"Will, it's been two months, and I think he would be in touch if he really wanted you in his life going forward. Why don't you say yes to Liam's date? He seems to be nice. I mean, you aren't really happy, are you? And EJ told me that you're not sleeping, and I can tell that it's true just by looking at you.

"Mum, don't. My answer hasn't changed. He waited for me for a whole year, so I can wait for him no matter how long it takes. And as for Liam,, the reason I won't go out with him is simple: He's not Sonny."

"I know that he's not Sonny, but maybe if you just go out with him, he could mean just as much to you with time."

"How can you even say that? Liam will never make my heart stop beating just by glancing my way. Never!

"When Sonny and I had our first kiss, it was so amazing. I still get shivers just thinking about his lips touching mine in that amazing kiss. He does things to me just by looking at me, and I know I will never feel that way with anyone but Sonny, so stop pushing me. Now, I am going home to have a long hot bath and then I'm going to bed because I am tired. Goodbye, Mum."

As Will walked away from his mother and headed his way, Sonny saw just how bad Will looked. He could see the dark circles under his eyes from lack of sleep, and he could see that his once tight jeans were now loose on him because of the weight he had lost over the last two months.

After Will and Samantha had gone, Sonny walked out from his hiding place and stumbled to the bank. He kept thinking about what Samantha and Will had said. Was he the cause of Will's heartache, and was Will missing him just as much as he missed Will?

Just as Sonny made it to the front door of the bank, he got a cold chill down his spine. As he started to open the door, his phone started to buzz so he stepped away from the door and answered.

"Yes, Chad."

"It's Nikki, Sonny. You need to come back to the shop. Chad just punched a customer and the police were called. They're here now."

"I'm on my way back there now," Sonny said and headed back to Common Grounds, wondering just who it was who pissed Chad off so much that he punched him. Just as Sonny ran around the corner, the bank robbers walked into the bank.

When Sonny walked through the door and saw who was talking to the police, he wasn't sorry at all about what had happened. And when he noticed that Hope Brady was interviewing Chad and Nikki, he knew he had nothing to worry about.

"Hello, Sonny. Thank you for coming back. I won't keep you very long, we just need to discuss something with you and Chad."

"Before we start, I think you should know why Chad was angry enough to hit a complete stranger. I think my office might be better for this."

Once they were in Sonny's office, he turned to Hope once again.

"You see, this morning he and three others came in and they were joking and making cruel comments about Will. I had to leave or I would have done the same thing Chad did or worse."

"Chad, what caused you to finally crack?"

"He said that Will would have to pay someone to want to sleep with him."

After a few moments Hope, Sonny, and Chad came out of the office. She walked up to Sam and suggested that he leave town sooner rather than later, and to stay away from Will Horton. She informed him that Will was no one's play thing.

Realizing that he had make a pass at the wrong person, he headed for the door to leave. It was pushed wide open by someone, nearly knocking Sam over.

Will didn't even notice him. He didn't see anyone but the brown eyed, dark haired buy who had hs back to him, talking to Chad.

Chad saw Will standing at the door looking at Sonny, but not moving closer. He could see that Will's eyes were glassy. Just as Chad was about to tell Sonny that he was there, all hell broke loose. All the police radios started blaring, calling for back up at the bank, due to a holdup.

Suddenly, Chad realized what was wrong with Will and why he had come to Common Grounds. It all made sense. He had heard about the bank robbery, and his first thought was that Sonny had been there at the time.

When everyone had gone, Chad made a strong hot coffee for Sonny and made him sit down so they could talk.

"Sonny, what is going on between you and Will? I thought that you were together after that phone call the other morning."

"My past won't let me go, and Will made me realize that I can't be with him until I can move on from my ex.

"Chad, they were talking about him like he was a piece of meat. I really wanted to kill the whole group. They were saying that he has a new friend who is wanting to get him in bed. Maybe I should just let him be with the new guy. He would be better off without me in his life. I mean, look what I made him do for me, and I can't even show him how I feel about him. I miss him like crazy and I can't sleep, but I wonder if he misses me."

"Sonny, you need to shut up and listen. Yes, he is missing you just as much, and his feelings must be pretty strong for you because he came here a few minutes ago to make sure you were ok because of the bank robbery. He left before you saw him, but he had to make sure.

"Sonny, if this near miss on your own life hasn't made you realize that you are pushing the best part of your life away because of your fear of being hurt again, then I don't know what to tell you. What you had with that guy was nothing compared to what you and Will already have, so stop wasting precious time and go and be with your future!"

"Thank you, Chad."

Will had been heading home when the news came over the radio that the bank was being robbed. Knowing that it was Sonny's normal time to do his banking, Will drove straight to Common Grounds, parking in back where he knew Sonny's car would be. He tried to take deep breaths, but he couldn't think straight or even be able to breathe until he could see for himself that Sonny was alright.

He ran around the corner and pushed the door wide open, nearly knocking someone over, but he didn't care. When he saw that Sonny was alive and well, his brain finally told him to breathe. As he looked at his possible soul mate, it brought tears to his eyes. It was too much to be in the same room with him, knowing that he would never get to be with Sonny again. Deep in his heart, he knew Sonny would never get over Brian, no matter how long he waited. No one ever gets over their first love completely. He turned around and left.

Will had driven home in tears, realizing, after almost losing him completely, just how much he was in love with Sonny.

When Will got home, he went straight to the bathroom and turned on the water in the bath. Stripping off his shoes and socks, he had just started to unbutton his shirt when there was a knock at the door. Thinking it was his mother, he turned off the water and headed for the door, not really in the mood to see her again.

"Mum, just leave me alone for fuck's sake!"

Sonny had worked out what he was going to say to Will, but when will opened his door, barefoot and with his shirt opened, showing off his amazing chest that Sonny had seen that day on the beach, he suddenly forgot what he was going to say.