Sonny helps the very last customer and follows them to the door. He flips the open sign to closed and locks up. Turning back to look out over his coffee shop, Sonny's eyes falter on the table in the corner. Will is sitting there slumped with his head buried in his arms. Sonny's heart breaks, he knows that Will's tears have all but been cried in the week since their reunion at the hospital. It just breaks Sonny's heart that Will still won't really let Sonny in to help him. Will's stubborn personality wants to deal with the pain on his own with no help from anyone.
Sonny grabs a leftover muffin from the case and brings it over to Will. He places it on the table and begins to rub Will's back to get his attention. Will looks up and Sonny wants nothing more than to see his eyes laughing instead of crying. Will takes one look at the muffin and ducks his head again.
"Will, you've got to eat. This not eating isn't healthy." Sonny says softly as he sits down across from him.
"What's the point? I lost my DAUGHTER, Sonny." Will cries. Sonny scoots his chair closer to Will.
"The point is there are so many people here who would miss you if you ended it all. I know that the pain is unbearable, but it will get better. This is the time to be leaning on others for help. You don't have to go through this alone." Sonny soothes as he wraps his arms around Will.
"Arianna is all alone and she's just a baby. She needs her daddy." Will continues to sob.
"Arianna Grace has the good Lord looking out for her. She also knows that her daddy is always going to remember her. Now you need to find a way to heal." whispers Sonny as he places a chaste kiss on Will's head.
"How?" Will finally looks at Sonny.
"Very slowly, and with lots of help. I am here for you no matter what." Sonny caresses Will's cheek.
"Sonny, why are you doing this? You don't have to. You could forget about me and have happiness with Brian." Will questions, showing off his insecurity and vulnerability.
"I'm doing this because helping you feel better is my happiness. I wouldn't want it any other way. It's because I love you irrevocably." Sonny says with a fire in his voice.
With those words Will leans forward and Sonny captures him in a kiss. The kiss is slow and gentle, just what Will needs in his time of pain.
Their kiss lasts no longer than usual but, to Sonny it is different than any before it. Not a bad different, but a good one. He cards his fingers through Will's hair; an action which causes Will to elicit a moan.
They pull away from the kiss and Sonny gives Will his special smile. With a pat on the shoulder Sonny gets up and urges Will to eat the muffin. Will forces a smile and heaves a sigh before he picks a piece no bigger than a crumb off of the muffin and places it in his mouth. Seemingly satisfied, Sonny turns to his counter and starts to clean up for the night. His heart still breaks at the sight of Will so broken, however he knows that time will help heal him. So with a sigh, Sonny goes about his business paying Will no mind as he finishes up.
About an hour later Sonny is locking up the coffee shop and Will is wandering aimlessly within two feet of Common Grounds. Sonny places the key in his pocket and grabs Will's hand. He glances at Will and sees how lost he looks. Sonny wishes nothing more than healing for Will's soul because all this pain he's suffering through is hard on the both of them. Sonny gives Will's hand a reassuring squeeze, which causes Will to look into Sonny's eyes.
"Sonny, I -" Will starts but falters.
"It's okay Will, I know." Sonny smiles and squeezes his hand once more.
"No, Sonny, you don't know. I have to tell you or else I'll feel like I'm not being enough for you." Will starts and then pauses to take a deep breath.
"Will, no matter what you are always enough for me." Sonny cuts in.
Will glares at Sonny for cutting in. "That's not necessarily true. I am pretty sure that you would think I'm not pulling my weight if I keep quiet."
"Will, stop putting yourself down." Sonny grabs Will's arms and rubs them.
"Sonny, I..I, uh." Will starts and then stops again, sighing, "I love you." He finally utters.
"I don't know what to say Will." Sonny whispers.
"Please say that you feel the same way." Will bites his lip in anticipation.
"Oh. Will, of course I feel the same way. Don't you know that?" Sonny cries out surprised.
"It's been hard to tell recently. Especially with Brian hanging around."
"Will, Brian was never a threat. When your mom told me that Gabi had gone into labor I immediately dropped everything and came to you. All because I loved you and knew that you would need someone in your corner. Someone who would say nothing and just hold you. I knew that I could, and had to be that person." Sonny says as he pulls Will into a hug, "Let's go home."
"That sounds nice," Will mutters into Sonny's chest before breaking away from the hug and grabbing his hand once more.
The two arrive back at Sonny's apartment and Will immediately goes to the bed and lays down in a fetal position. Pretty soon his body begins to shake, showing that he has started crying. Sonny almost cries himself at the sight of Will in so much pain. Instead, he crosses the room and lays down next to Will and pulls him into his chest. He rubs soothing circles on Will's back until the sobs subside.
"I'm sorry." Will hiccoughs.
"Don't be sorry. Will, your daughter died. That is not something you can just get over in a week." Sonny soothes some more.
"How long?" Will whispers.
"How long what?" Sonny responds, running his fingers gently through Will's hair.
"How long until I get over her?" Will says, tears making his voice soggy.
"Will, no one can tell you that. Sometimes it takes a short time sometimes people never get over it." Sonny kisses the top of Will's head as he tightens his embrace around Will.
"You'll never leave right?" Will pulls back to look Sonny in the eyes.
"Are you kidding me? You are my everything Will. I could never give this up." Sonny says passionately.
"I'm a mess though." Will mumbles averting his eyes once more.
"Yeah but you won't always be, and you are one mess I'm more than willing to clean up." Sonny gives Will his winning smile. "Now let's just get some sleep. We can talk more tomorrow."
Sonny stays awake, rubbing Will's back, until Will falls asleep. Watching Will sleep so peacefully, a smile graces Sonny's face. Within no time, Sonny is asleep as well. In the arms of the man he loves once more.
The next morning, Will wakes up not long after dawn. He just lays there silently in Sonny's arms watching his chest rise and fall with each breath. Sonny looks so peaceful it's hard for Will to believe that the man could ever be angry. Then he thinks back to the day of the wedding, Sonny had been so angry that day. In that moment Will decides that he will try his hardest to never make Sonny that mad again.
Will slowly and softly begins to run his fingers down Sonny's bare arm. He knows that he could wake up like this every day for the rest of his life. Continuing his finger running on Sonny's arms, Will leans back on the pillow and closes his eyes.
Will is still half asleep and trying to fight the start of the day. However, the feeling of being jumped on is preventing this. He hears the tinkling of childlike laughter and the words, "Daddy! It's time to get up!"He gives up on falling back asleep and rolls over. A little boy no older than 3 is sitting on the bed next to him, half laying on his legs. Will smiles at the sight of his son. The little boy was looking more and more like Sonny every day, being as he was biologically his it would make sense. However, the boy's bubbly personality made everyone else in the family think of Will.
Will gets out of bed and scoops up the child. The two of them make their way towards the kitchen. There they find a set of twins in their highchairs. One little boy and one little girl, both are babbling along as Sonny cooks breakfast. Music plays in the background. Will pauses in the doorway for a second admiring all that is his life.
"Hey Will" Sonny turns around and smiles.
"Will, earth to Will. I know you're awake." Sonny's voice comes through the fog of Will's dream.
"I'm awake." Will mumbles, not opening his eyes.
"I know you are. You thinking dirty thoughts about me?" Sonny laughs.
Will's eyes pop open suddenly and he stares at Sonny incredulously.
"I was kidding Will, unless you were of course. If that's the case I do have a solution." Sonny smiles suggestively.
"I'm not ready for that yet Sonny, but no I was thinking about our future." Will whispers as he runs his fingers along Sonny's chest.
"Oh, way to make things serious." Sonny sighs exaggeratedly.
"Well if you don't want to hear about my dream then I won't tell you." Will teases.
"You wish." Sonny laughs, "What did you dream about babe?"
"Babe? That's new." Will smiles, raising his eyebrow.
"Would you just tell me?" Sonny says.
"I dreamed about you and me in the future living in a house. We had three kids, Sonny. One of them was clearly your son, but with my personality. The other two were babies. It was so real." Will finishes
"Is that something that you want?" Sonny asks looking Will in the eyes.
"YES! Sonny, I want us to live together happily and to have a family. One that Arianna would have loved to have been a part of." Will looks lovingly into Sonny's eyes. He can't believe how far the both of them have come since they first met only a few years ago.
"I want nothing more than to give that to you, just not today." Sonny says, starting to get out of bed.
"Oh no! I don't want that yet. Give me some time, but in the near future for sure." Will laughs and follows suit.