Eight
Sonny settled Will into bed with Ari smiling at the sight they made both asleep on their bed. He heard knocking and hurried closing the bedroom door so that they wouldn't be woken. He answered the door sighing in relief when he saw Marlena come through a smile on her face and eyes filled with concern. He was relieved that she was able to stay with Will and Ari while he went out to settle some things.
"Thanks for sitting with them. I shouldn't be too long," Sonny told her putting his jacket on determination in his eyes.
"It's no problem. I'm glad that you guys are working things out though the look you have in your eyes is one of anger so I'm almost afraid to ask," she said knowledge in her eyes.
"I don't care the reason that Paul had for hitting Will but it doesn't excuse it and he could have handled it a lot better. No one puts the man I love in the hospital and gets away with it Marlena not even some ex of mine," the brunette said his Kiriakis shining through in spades.
"Be careful Sonny my grandson needs his husband and so does that little girl," she told him taking her jacket off surprising the brunette.
"You're not going to try and stop me?" he asked a little surprised.
"I highly doubt I could make you do something you don't want to so instead I'm going to check in on my grandson and the beautiful angel and hope that you don't end up needing to be bailed out of jail," Marlena said wisdom in her voice.
As much as Sonny appreciated the wisdom he had to do this. Paul was claiming not to try to interfere but it felt like every action he made said the exact opposite. Sonny didn't care if he stayed in town that was his right but he needed to understand that he couldn't keep hurting his family. He wanted Paul to find his own happy ending regardless of where or who it was with but he also needed him to understand that there was no hope for them because it felt like Paul thought there was. Will was the one that he loved and the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. The trust between them had been broken but it was slowly coming back and it could be fixed. Their loved could be saved and Paul wasn't going to get in the way of that.
~Saving Love~
Sonny didn't regret the black eye that his ex was now sporting but he saw the look of regret in his eyes and sighed. Everything was so screwed up and nobody was perfect. The situation got out of control in thanks to all three of them but Sonny was ending it. He still cared about his ex and wanted him to be happy but he also wanted Paul to understand things between them were over.
"I don't hate you Paul despite the fact that you gave my husband a concussion. I understand that he tried to blackmail your mom but he backed off. Things are over between us Paul and I'm sorry if I haven't made that clear but I know that you can find somebody to be happy with like I have. It may not feel like it right now but just wait he'll come along," Sonny said softly.
"I'm sorry I just overreacted I guess," he mumbled.
"I know which is the only reason you aren't dead for laying a hand on my husband," Sonny said walking out.
Sonny sighed feeling like whatever there was left over between him and Paul had been settled. He also wasn't feeling as murderous as he had been before instead he just wanted to go home and be with his family. Their anniversary was coming up and he was happily surprised to find that they were not fighting and that there wasn't a ton of tension between them. His cell phone dinged while he was in the elevator and he looked down smiling when he saw a message from Will. They missed him and wanted him home which was where he was going to be with the man he loved.
~Saving Love~
Sonny walked in and smiled at the sight of his husband and daughter on the couch. The blonde was watching television about Peppa Pig which was only on for Ari. The little girl squealed when she saw Sonny jumping in Will's arms for him. He smiled at her and sat down on the couch catching her when she threw herself at him. He cradled her in his arms settling down next to Will leaning his body into the blonde's.
"Where's Marlena?" he asked curious.
"I told her that you were on your way and that I would be fine so she left after about a million reassurances that I was fine," the blonde answered rolling his eyes.
"Hmm," Sonny hummed feeling everything catch up with him and he just wanted to sleep all day.
"You look tired," Will commented running his hand through dark hair.
"I am tired. This year so far has been stressful," the brunette said with a sigh leaning into his husband's hand.
"Our anniversary is coming up," Will said laying his head on his husband's shoulder closing his eyes.
"We made it the first year with more to come," he told him.
Will gripped his husband as he kissed his head and he relaxed into his chest. He felt the promise that those words really were and wanted to cry again. He felt like all he had been doing lately was crying but it also felt therapeutic in a way. Soon he felt himself falling into a slumber finding reassurance in the arms of his husband. Sonny looked down and found his husband and daughter asleep making him smile. He laid his head on top of Will's and closed his eyes cherishing the moment only to find himself falling asleep as well knowing their family and the love they shared had been saved.