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In this chapter, I have opted for third-person narration. Words in bold-italics are Will's thoughts

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The movers got all of Will's belongings to his new apartment much early in the morning. Will's glad that he didn't cause any inconvenience for the people residing in the remaining 47 houses in the building. His is in the first floor above the parking lot. There are three next-door neighbors. So far, he has met only one, a kind middle-aged lady, Maxine, who introduced herself while leaving for work. She is the head nurse at a state-run hospital.

The whole of the previous night at the hotel, Will was wide awake with the excitement of being close to Sonny, that is, at least seeing him every day at the office and working with him, if not the physical closeness, which he yearns for like hell and he has already begun to think of ways to attain it. But at the same time, he is anxious about Sonny's current personal status; no doubt, the handsome Greek god can get anyone he wants. Whatever it is, Will is all geared up to overcome the obstacles to get his love back. So, without bothering much about unpacking things, Will spreads the mattress and falls into a slumber.

Having tired himself out setting his house and doing the necessary shopping, the next day evening, Will goes to a bar he had been once since he arrived in Philadelphia. He had an instant liking to that place. It is quite high-end with a nice ambience. The bartender, Matt, recognizes Will and takes his order. Will wonders whether Sonny visits this place. He will be the happiest person if the man of his dreams does today, for it will be quite a feast for Sonny's eyes to look at Will's assets through his tight white t-shirt and perfect-fit gray jeans.

As he's leaning forward and waiting for his second fix, Will feels someone lightly brush the side of his arm. He tilts his head to his left to see a tall hunky guy flashing a sexy smile at him. The first thing Will notices about that person are the steel blue eyes. Though they might seem attractive to some people, Will is not impressed at all, and he moves a little away from the guy without acknowledging him.

"Hey BJ, I didn't get to see you last weekend. Wassup, honey?" says Matt returning with Will's drink.

BJ? Jeez, I'm not able to think about anything but the obvious 'job'!

"Hey Mattie, I was away to attend my sister's wedding. Really missed seeing your gorgeous face" the guy winks at the bartender, who blushes forgetting to handle the glass over to Will.

"Brian!" a cute brown-skinned guy places his hand around the hunk's shoulder. "Nasir, what are you doing here? I told you clearly that I don't do relationship. Also, I'm no more interested to bed with you" Brian releases himself from the guy's touch. Nasir goes away with a fallen face.

"Poor thing" Matt sighs at Brian.

"Well, I've had too much of caramel pudding…right now I'm craving for some creamy white marshmallows" Brian turns to look at Will from top to bottom.

Pervert, this property belongs to the one and only Sonny Kiriakis…even though he's yet to claim it! Now, Mattie, could you please get my drink already?

Will gets pissed and pats Matt's hand and grabs his drink.

When Will is about to leave that spot, Matt says "So, Will, I remember the last time you said you were hunting for a house. Have you found one?"

Before Will could answer, Brian throws curious hungry eyes at Will "My loft is state-of-the-art and it's spacious enough with a cozy king-size bed."

"Thanks Matt, I have" Will smiles at Matt and gives a cold stare at Brian and leaves.

"Attitude, huh?" Brian raises an eyebrow looking in Will's direction.

Jerk!

Will reaches his place holding a takeout in one hand and fishes out the key from his jacket.

"BOO!" Will jumps and turns back to see the person.

"Sonny!" Will's eyes go wide.

"Sorry if I scared you" Sonny laughs slightly bending his knees.

"Hell you did! And, Halloween is far off" Will smirks and gathers the fallen bag.

"I'm glad we are neighbors now" Sonny.

"WHAT?" Will can't believe what he just heard.

"Yeah, Maxine, our neighbor there, told me. And, this is mine." Sonny grins as he points to his house next to the lift and diagonally opposite to Will's.

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!

"Wow, that's cool!" Will sways his body in an elated state.

"Is everything set in place?" Sonny rubs his palms together.

"Yeah, I have sort of arranged it all. As you said, it's quite tiring. This is a new experience to me" Will deliberately runs his tongue over his lower lip.

"Ok" Sonny gently smiles and looks down for a second.

"How come I didn't get to see you yesterday?" Will gives a suspicious grin. He is greedy to know every detail.

"Ah, had some errands to run. Came back later this afternoon" Sonny scratches his eyebrow.

Bummer. Hint, please.

"Oh…Why don't you come in and have some kebab" Will lifts the bag.

"Oh that sounds yummy! Thanks. I already had my dinner. You carry on." Sonny waves his hand.

Hmmm…now I can't even grab your shirt and drag you in.

"Ok..." Will runs his hand over the back of his neck.

"So…see you tomorrow in office…By the way, your outfit is nice" Sonny nods and purses his lips, scanning Will's body in a fraction of a second.

YES! Does it mean things are looking brighter for you, Horton? Anyway, be positive.

"Yeah, thanks! You-you too look great in that dark-blue t-shirt" Will gladly lifts his eyebrows.

"Thank you. Oh, any help, don't hesitate to dial my number or knock on my door anytime."

Both exchange 'good night' and turn away.

But, Will almost shuts the door and creepily looks at Sonny bouncing the keys and letting them slip to the ground.

I let it slip through my hand once. But now I'm determined to get it back and hold it forever: the key to your heart, Sonny.

The next day morning, Will is briskly nodding his as Sarah explains to him the plan of the forthcoming project he'll be involved in.

At frequent intervals, Will diverts his gaze to get a peek of Sonny, oops, JK. But he's nowhere visible.

Maybe he's late, or caught up in an early frigging meeting.

Suddenly, the clashing of two loud voices is heard.

All the heads, including Will's, in the entire floor turns in that direction.

Will is shocked.

The jerk he had seen the other day at the bar…what's his name?...is walking rapidly behind JK. Both the white-collar men seem to be royally pissed.

Will confusedly looks at Sarah, who sighs at the sight and tells him "In case you are wondering, that's Brian Jones, the dark horse in the Sales department."

"Also, the uber sexy hunk here!" Romi's eyes go all dreamy.

"And, may I add 'stubborn, arrogant, and boastful', Romi?" Paul says bluntly.

Brian: JK, why don't you admit that you compromised on the number of copies for that magazine. Didn't your so-called efficient editors guide you? Now, where is the time for reprinting?

JK: Brian, for your information, it's YOUR superiors who didn't have faith in me when I quoted a high number, for I firmly believed that it would sell out soon. But they went by their blind decision. So, stop blaming me and my team and raise the morale of your higher officials to have more trust in us.

Brian: Whatever. Just see to it that next time you don't budge an inch from your stance, JK. You have no idea, how much pressure I'm subjected to.

Brian shakes his head and turns away, as JK gives an 'are you kidding me' look.

Somehow, Brian's eyes catch Will, and he recognizes him with a smirk as he walks out.

Ughhh! Now, this can't be happening.

Will immediately turns his gaze and gets happy to see Sonny looking at him with a faint smile.

(to be continued...)