Hi all, thanks for continuing your support to this story! Otherwise, it wouldn't have progressed thus far.

This chapter gets quite angsty as you read. [I know we fans are going through a lot of "grr" and "argh" moments about WilSon on the show these days...:( ]

But next one will be good :)

At the end of this chapter, there is a note on the original work that has inspired this story :)

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It's crisis time again in the "chick lit" department. Many of the employees are back to being zombies. Several projects, including Will's, are nearing the printing process but are yet to be completed and have their own reasons. In Will's case, the author who was initially infected with the flu has passed on the germs to her assistant; therefore, the final manuscript has not arrived yet. Unlike those poor souls running around going crazy, Will seems be quite composed and focused and above all, confident. Now that he has Sonny - the love of his life and his greatest strength - by his side, life looks so much better and colourful.

"Will, the processing unit have finally decided not to extend the deadline by 24 hours. And, JK wants to meet you right away" Sarah informs with a concerned look.

"Are they crazy? No way this job is reaching the printers by tonight" Paul frowns.

Will taps his fingers on the desk and glances at both Sarah and Paul and rises from his seat "Hmmm ok we will find out." He walks toward Sonny's cubicle.

The moment Will leaves, Paul whispers to Sarah "Poor guy, this is his first project…. Hey Sarah, have you noticed how Will has gotten really close to JK these days? You won't believe, last night I saw Will casually patting JK's butt at the parking lot. This could be understood as being good friends, but considering the fact that both of them are gay…"

"Well, as far as I have seen they tend to be very formal during work hours. Anyway, if they are dating each other then it's a good thing…both are nice guys, and they definitely look cute together!" Sarah smiles and goes back to mind her biz.

Will enters Sonny's room with a slight smile, and Sonny gestures him to take the opposite seat. How much ever both try to maintain the work ethics, brown eyes aren't refraining from sparkling the instant they meet those blue ones and vice versa.

Sonny clears his throat and says with a straight face "Will, this seems to be the worst-case scenario. The author is unable to get the screentone applied. With the amount of pending work, we have no other option but to get it done here. Good that she stays 3 hours from this place. So, she will be arriving with the half-done manuscript by afternoon…. I don't know how you and your team will work at it but I want everything to be completed by 12 pm today. You get it?"

Though Will is a bit taken aback by Sonny's deterministic and dictative tone, he feels that's a sensible decision at this point.

"Ok, sure" Will nods affirmatively.

"No way!" Brian barges in "Are you kidding, JK? You know very well this won't work….just ask the author to call this project off. Let her feel the loss for the mess she's made" Brian says nonchalantly.

Will lets out a mild sigh. The 'man with a say' is back from his official-plus-pleasure trip. Will reluctantly turns to his left to acknowledge his presence, but Brian's eyes are transfixed on Sonny.

Sonny smirks. "What? Brian, now you are the one making it sound like a kid's play. Have you forgotten in the last 3 months, two of our top-notch authors were lured by our rivals? You may go by the overall high sales figure because that's what matters to you. But we cannot afford to lose another quality author…. Now, Will, you go arrange for a quick meeting with your team. I will be there in a few" Sonny says.

Will nods and leaves.

"Sonny, really? I appreciate your confidence level is amazing, but…." Brian shrugs.

"Come on, Brian, this thing happened not a long time ago, and we managed it well. Don't you remember….Sarah was the editor then?" Sonny says.

"Well, that was Sarah! We all know how good and efficient she is. The same cannot be said about this newbie." Brian's eyebrows shoot up.

"Will…. can do it. And, I know" Sonny gives a gentle smile "Ok, I need get to that meeting. If you could excuse?" Sonny gathers his notepad and pen.

Brian sighs "Just tell your people that we're not running a high-school leisure magazine".

Without responding, Sonny storms out.

Just 10 minutes left for the deadline. The printer guy is panicking.

Brian is leaning against the desk watching Sonny pacing around.

All look at Will and Paul rushing in. "Sorry for the delay" Will hands the completed manuscript to Sonny.

Sonny scans through the pages "Photosetting is fine. Was the final check done thoroughly?"

"Yes, three times" both Will and Paul say in unison.

Sonny hands the job to the printer guy, who thanks them with a broad smile and disappears in a flash. Paul leaves too.

"Well done, Will!" Sonny's face beams. Will thanks him shyly.

Brian diverts Sonny's attention by putting his hand on Sonny's shoulder. "Ok, time to leave. I'm going to Claire's place…there is a party happening… why don't you join me? It's been while since we had fun together" Brian grins.

Sonny's eyes meet Will briefly.

Will puckers his lips and looks down for a second. "Um, I'm leaving for the day. Good night" Will smiles at the two men and leaves.

"I know…Claire invited me too….but I'm very tired. Haven't slept properly the past 3 days….You go have fun" Sonny apologetically smiles at Brian.

"mmm fine. But I'm not gonna take a no from you this Sunday….we're going to the club, ok?" Brian ruffles Sonny's hair.

Sonny chuckles and pushes Brian's hand away "Ok, can't wait to hear about all your adventures in France."

As he walks along with Brian to the elevator, Sonny texts Will to wait for him.

Will is stepping out of the elevator when he gets Sonny's message. A little smile appears on his face, and he replies saying he is waiting near his car.

From about a 200 meter distance, Will sees Sonny and Brian walking and chatting happily. They halt near Brian's vehicle. Brian pulls Sonny into a tight hug before getting into his car.

Will licks his lips worriedly. Even though Sonny has made it clear that Brian's nothing more than a best friend, Will is unable to trust Brian.

After Brian's car gets past the security zone, Sonny walks to Will.

"Hey, babe" Sonny holds Will's arms and kisses him.

Will applies more pressure to their lips.

Both reach home in their respective cars.

Since both have been sleeping at Sonny's place, Will has kept some of his clothes in Sonny's wardrobe.

Will just gets into his boxers. Sonny wears his tank top and night pants and pulls the comforter over him and Will.

After some kissing and cuddling, Will says "I guess your best friend and assistant director apparently didn't have trust in me?"

"Yeah, Brian had his own doubts…since you're new to this kinda job…he needed a little reassurance"

"Ok….how did you convince him?"

"Convincing is not something I normally do. I just give my true opinion, and that's what I did today."

"I like that attitude" Will grins and pecks Sonny's nose "what did you tell him exactly?"

"That I have so much faith in these crystal blue eyes…" Sonny says softly "but I didn't put it that way 'cos I can't…I made it sound formal."

Will blushes and pulls Sonny for a soft lingering kiss.

Will's fingers trace Sonny's collarbone "So, you and Brian often hang out late night?"

"Not much. Maybe twice a month to the club and to some mutual friends' parties….Any problem?" Sonny caresses Will's wrist.

"No…I just asked" Will smiles and nods.

"Will, I get it. Brian wasn't behaving well…"

Sonny really doesn't seem to be getting it, Will thinks. However, Will feels talking about his insecurity would only jeopardize things, so he swiftly says "but he apologized. It's fine now. I know, it'll take some time for me and Brian to get on good terms" Will squeezes Sonny palm.

"Thanks for understanding" Sonny grins and rests his head on Will's chest.

Will and Sonny are sound asleep when the doorbell rings continuously.

"Who the hell is that?" Sonny springs up and stumbles to switch on the light. Will wakes up and looks at the clock and murmurs "Damn, it's 3 am."

Sonny looks at the small surveillance monitor and sighs "It's Brian."

Will blinks not knowing how to react.

As soon as the door is open, a slightly drunk Brian throws his arms around Sonny.

"Sonny boy, I missed you so much!" Brian coos and kisses Sonny's cheek.

Will loses his cool and raises his voice "Sonny!"

When Sonny pulls away, Brian looks at the semi-naked Will sitting on Sonny's bed sending daggers out through his eyes.

"What the hell is he doing here? I thought you'd put him in his place, Sonny. That's what you said you would do before I left for France. And, that's why I apologized to this wuss" Brian shouts pointing a finger at Will.

"Brian! Don't you dare talk about my boyfriend like that!" Sonny grits his teeth hard.

"What? Boyfriend… just because he got you in bed?" Brian gives an angry smirk.

"That's it! I can't take it anymore. Leave now. I'll talk to you when you get to your senses" Sonny waves his hand and pushes Brian.

But, Brian is not budging an inch.

Will looks like a little kid lost by his parents at a carnival. He is so shocked that his throat hurts and tears well. He gets up from the bed, puts his t-shirt on, and fetches his key.

Sonny cups Will's face "baby, I'm sorry." Will shoves Sonny's hands and walks off to his house.

Sonny worriedly goes after Will. He touches Will's arm "Please, Will" as Will opens the door.

"You go take care of your best friend slash whatever. I'll be alright" Will says in a shaky voice and slams the door.

Will throws the key away, slides down and leans against the door. He rubs his face. The insult is too much to bear. The amount of anger he feels toward Brian, and in turn toward Sonny for that matter, is indescribable. He is so frustrated thinking how long will this game of hide and seek continue.

Sonny sighs and walks back to his house and shuts the door. Brian is sitting on the bed with his head down.

"What has gotten into your mind, Brian?" Sonny vigorously shakes Brian's shoulders "Why are you messing things up in my life?"

Brian lifts his head "He is the one trying to….and, you are blaming me for stopping that, Sonny?" Brian's voice cracks.

Sonny buries his face in his hands "Oh Brian…" and turns toward Brian "Look, it's not what you think…Will and I…"

Brian grabs Sonny hand "You want to know what I really feel, Sonny? I love you so much…more than anything in this world. I'm telling you this now. Sonny, I have been madly in love with you for the past eight years…" Brian breaks down.

Sonny stares at Brian, wide-eyed and speechless.

"You won't believe, all these years I put up a façade that I'm undetached, going from men to men… I was hopelessly trying to suppress my feelings for you …because I know very well that you never felt about me this way… but I was desperately hoping someday you would…" Brian sobs leaning his head on Sonny's shoulder.

Sonny allows Brian to stay like that for a while.

Once Brian calms down, Sonny touches his head "I'm so sorry Brian….I've always regarded you as my best friend, my guide, my well-wisher, a kind person who always leans a shoulder to cry on. You have been with me through thick and thin. I'm so grateful to you, forever. You are like a family. But…Brian, I love Will. The truth is, my love for Will never died in all these years. Yes, as we talked before your departure to France, I had a heart-to-heart with Will. I realized how much he loves me….Will loves me more than I love him. Only now I feel how complete my life is having Will back… there are no words to describe it."

Brian gets up from the bed and wipes his face with his handkerchief. He paces around for some time. He faces the wall and says in a calm tone "Well, when we met, I knew how deeply in love you were with that guy… I could see the pain in your eyes, Sonny…how much you missed him…but I thought you would get over him in the course of time... Guess I was wrong…." Brian lets out an audible breath and turns toward Sonny "Are you sure, Sonny, that you've made the right decision? 'Cos I'm quite worried that you might get hurt again and spiral back to depression. I just cannot see that happen to you…" Brian nods vehemently.

"Yes, Brian. Will is the love of my life. He is the one. I want to spend the rest of my life with him, come what may. And, you're gonna see…" Sonny sounds sober.

"Uffff….OK heartbreak kid, I'm gonna see anyhow…. blondie is one lucky bas-, um, guy" Brian sits next to Sonny and hugs him "I'm sorry, buddy. I so fuck'd it up!"

"Hell, you did!" Sonny slaps the back of Brian's head. "Now, I need to fix this shit with Will ASAP. I don't know how I'm gonna do it" Sonny purses his lips.

(to be continued...)

A/N: Henceforth, I won't be taking any reference from the original because this story is going to go on its own. So, here are the details:

This story is loosely based on the Japanese manga (comic) series "Sekaiichi Hatsukoi". It's the love story between two men, Ritsu (Will) and Takano (Sonny). The anime (both seasons 1 and 2 available with English subtitles on youtube) is fun to watch too :) PM me if you want the exact episodes in order to have a focused view, since there are other parallel gay love stories in the series.