Will chokes up with a sob as he leaves the coffee shop. This sob is the most gut wrenching one he has ever experienced. He figures it has to do with Sonny. After all hadn't he felt that Sonny and him would be together forever? Of course that was before he had lied to Sonny. Just as Will is getting a stronger control over his sobs, he hears Sonny call his name.

"Will, please stop." A breathless, but still angelic voice calls out.

Will halts and turns, he looks at the approaching form of Sonny. He suddenly forgets all of his insecurities and problems, because his angel was there to comfort him. He was looking back at Will with a look of complete concern. However, this look is just that; a look. Will knows better than to trust that it means all is well between them.

Despite these feelings, Will closes the distance between them and lightly touches his hand to Sonny's face. He looks into Sonny's eyes with his best form of conveying his guilt over the whole situation. Sonny looks back at him with hurt, but still compassion. This alone tells Will that there is a chance between the two of them, if only he can get Sonny to forgive him. The first step to forgiveness, or so Will thinks, is making sure that Sonny can stand to be physically with him. So Will steps even closer to Sonny and taking a deep breath closes the gap completely.

After what seems like an eternity, their lips meet. The lips crash against each other in a brash manner. There is no tenderness or loving brush to them, it's eager and somewhat forced. Will bunches his left hand into Sonny's hair, urging the man forward even more, while his right hand gropes at Sonny's back trying to get a decent hold on the man. If Will's eyes were open they would see that Sonny is extremely shocked by the contact and not exactly forthcoming at first. However, soon enough Will's actions melt Sonny's stony façade and he gives in to the purest of passions in his heart.

Pretty soon both boys are fighting for dominance in the embrace. Their passionate struggle ends them up against a short wall in the Horton Square. Will's back is up against the grainy, rough bricks as his arms freely move to pull Sonny as close to him as possible. Meanwhile, Sonny's gears in his mind are grinding.

Wow, this feels fantastic. I could just take him right now, right here! WAIT! I can't do that, we need to talk. I promised myself that I wouldn't just take him back the instant he wanted me to. We would have to talk things through. Dammit Will! Why do you always have to be so distracting? I love you I do, but damn YOU LIED TO ME! I must relinquish my hold on this kiss. We have to talk about this first! MMMMMM this feels so dang good though. FOCUS JACKSON! TALK FIRST, KISS LATER!

With those thoughts running through his head Sonny shoves off of Will's chest, thus ending the kiss. Will, looks hurt as he stares back at Sonny. Confusion seeps in and mixes with the hurt.

The only reason Sonny would have for backing out of a fantastic kiss like that is rejection. Sonny is rejecting me because even the thought of touching me repulses him. He doesn't want me anymore because I have lied to him. I screwed things up and that taints even the slightest thought of me. Well, I guess I should give Sonny what he wants.

Will drops his arms to his side with a forlorn look on his face. He doesn't say a word, instead he turns and starts to walk away from Sonny.

"Will, please. Can we at least talk about what happened?" Sonny says, his voice cracking.

"You know Sonny, I know what you are going to say and I'm just going to respond to it. Save you the trouble of actually having to say it. Yes, I think we should remain friends. I know that a romantic relationship was ruined when I lied, but I am more than happy to stay in your life as friends." Will says solemnly, and walks away, letting the words hang in the air like a cloud.

Sonny opens his mouth to call after Will, for the second time, but no words come out. With a huge sigh, Sonny resolves to approach Will later and clear things up. He didn't want just friendship from Will, especially not after all the amazing moments they've had together, but at the same time he can't just dive back in head first without testing the waters first. Sonny gets upset thinking about the mess that is now his love life. This encourages him to return back to his coffee shop just long enough to get his car and make sure things were locked up. Then he drives back to his apartment. He is more than ready to just crawl under the covers and never venture out again.

After walking around Salem, with no particular aim, Will decides that he probably has time to go to Sonny's apartment and get his stuff before Sonny gets home. Will trudges there in silence. He tries to figure out what exactly it is that Brian has that he doesn't have. After all if Sonny wants Brian there had to be a reason.

Maybe it's his good looks. Sonny always looks at him a different way than he does with me. I could never measure up to Brian. The guy is pre-med for crying out loud. Who WOULDN'T want a doctor? Sonny must also love that Brian comes without any baggage. There is no sordid family back story to him. Just clean, wholesome, American male. I could never EVER measure up to that. My mom being who she is: manipulative, sneaky, and dishonest creates a heavy load of baggage that I can never escape from. I am better off accepting a life of lonely solitude.

Will shakes himself out of his thoughts just as he arrives at Sonny's apartment. He puts his key into the lock and opens the door. Sonny is standing in the middle of the floor with his back to Will. At first it looks as though Sonny is staring at something on his bed. Then Will realizes that it's not something, it's someone. Sitting on the edge of the bed, with his shirt off, is Brian. Will's chest begins to get tight and his breaths come out in gasps. Such gasps alerts the brunette to the presence of Will behind him.

Sonny quickly spins around and lets go of Brian's hand. His face has guilt all over it. It's as if he feels he's doing something he shouldn't be. Will silently walks over to the closet and begins throwing some of his things into his suitcase. Sonny watches this silently for a little while before he finds his voice.

"Will, what are you doing?" Sonny asks, his eyes showing heartbreak at the scene before him.

"I could ask you the same thing, but since we are just friends it's not my place to judge." Will answers without even glancing away from the clothes he was packing.

"Will you can always ask me anything and I would give you an answer." Sonny says pleadingly.

Will finishes up getting his stuff and finally looks Sonny in the eyes, "Can you honestly tell me that he is a better match for you than me?"

Sonny is floored by the question Will asks. It catches him off guard and he finds that opening his mouth doesn't help him actually say the words. Will just shakes his head and begins to walk out the door.

"Thanks Sonny. It's been great. Your lack of response has told me sooo much." Will then takes Sonny's apartment key off of his key ring and hands it to Sonny before walking back out the door.

As the door shuts behind him, Will hears Brian mutter, "Good I thought he would never leave." A silent tear falls down Will's face as he walks back towards his mom's place.

Author's Note:

Thanks so much to all of those who have reviewed my story so far and have given feedback. It is much appreciated. I don't know when the next update will be but, please hang in there. I promise it'll be worth the wait.