EPILOGUE - 10 years later
The sound of little feet pattering on the wooden floor wakes Will from his sleep. However, he doesn't open his eyes. He is hoping that the little feet will bother Sonny instead of him. With a groan from Sonny he is alerted to the presence of one small little girl with bouncy blond curls.
"DADDY!" the little girl hollers directly into Will's ear before giggling.
"It's still sleepy time, Jessie." Will groans, still not opening his eyes.
"Nope! Sun is out. It's wake up time." Jessie says, grabbing her daddy's face with two pudgy little hands.
"There's no arguing with her. You should just listen." Sonny grumbles as he rolls over and goes back to sleep.
"Oh no! You don't get to go back to sleep babe. Not if I have to get up." Will sits up and reaches over to tickle Sonny.
"Hey, this is not fair! I'm calling spousal abuse!" Sonny cries with a loving look and a smile on his face.
"Papa get tickled by Jessie too!" Jessie squeals as she lunges onto Sonny.
The three of them continue horsing around in the bed until the sound of a baby crying pulls them out of their little world. Will doesn't even say anything, he just gets up and walks out of the room. He walks down the hall to the nursery and opens the door. A little dark-haired boy about a year old is standing up in the crib grasping the bars. His eyes are filled with tears and his face is red.
"Shhh Brody, shhh it's okay. Daddy's here." Will sooths his son as he picks him up out of the crib and begins to rock him.
Will brings Brody up against his chest so that the boy's head can rest on his shoulder and rubs comforting circles on his back. The sound of Jessie running past the room alerts Will to the fact that Sonny must be nearby. He turns around and sure enough Sonny is right there. His mussed up hair looks just adorable as he leans his body against the door frame. Since getting out of bed, Sonny has put on a plain grey tshirt that covers the waistband of his plaid pajama pants.
"Mmm you look so sexy with a baby in your arms." Sonny whispers as Will strides toward him.
"So do you, but he is calming down so I don't want to give him to you." Will says with a kiss to Sonny's lips.
"How about we go to the kitchen and I'll make us some breakfast?" Sonny smiles as he gives Will another peck.
"I'll make the coffee," Will says with a smile as he follows Sonny down the hall.
"NO! You will sit down and entertain our children while I make everything." Sonny exclaims over his shoulder.
"How'd I get so lucky to have such a thoughtful boyfriend?" Will says switching Brody over to his other shoulder.
"I'm only thinking of everyone else's satisfaction, if I had you cook the kids would HATE it and if I had you make the coffee I would hate it." Sonny laughs as they both enter the kitchen and Will places Brody in his high chair.
"Okay okay. I get it. I get to be the hero while you cook our food." Will chuckles as he places some cereal on Brody's tray and calls out to Jessie.
"Yes, daddy!" Jessie answers sweetly as she comes running into the kitchen from the front room where she had been watching cartoons.
"Come clean up for breakfast, Papa is making us eggs and bacon." Will says, grabbing Jessie and helping her wash her hands in the sink.
"Ewww. GROSS! I don't like Papa's food." Jessie makes a really wrinkled up funny face.
"Well I guess then maybe I shouldn't make you chocolate chip pancakes." Sonny says with a smile.
"NO NO NO NO I want those!" Jessie squeals happily.
"Well then don't tell me you don't like my food." Sonny makes a face at Jessie and then goes back to cooking.
"So, babe, what do we have planned for today." Will wraps his arms around Sonny and squeezes him close.
"Not much, just something I want to do after breakfast." Sonny responds flipping the pancake and stirring the eggs.
"What?" Will asks, pulling away from Sonny just as Jessie screams about Brody throwing food at her.
"It's a secret." Sonny says in a devious tone, as he turns and gives Will a kiss before he can get too far away.
"Fine since you won't tell me I'll just go over to the table and feed Brody." Will pouts and then sits down at the table.
Sonny shakes his head and turns back to his cooking.
Will and Sonny walk into the park, Sonny with Jessie holding his left hand and Will with Brody in the stroller. They look at each other and smile. Sonny reaches over and places his hand on top of Will's hand on the stroller handle.
Jessie is really excited about being at the park, as she clearly shows through her bouncy nature. Sonny and Will chuckle at their daughter. Jessie runs over to the slides, but then stops and turns back to her dads.
"Papa! I want you to slide with me!" Jessie calls out to Sonny.
"Why don't you want your daddy?" Will asks, feeling left out.
"You aren't any good at sliding daddy. Sorry." Jessie says with a look that makes Sonny laugh out loud and Will pout dramatically.
"Sorry babe. Maybe Brody wants you to push him in the swing." Sonny says sympathetically to Will and then squats down to talk to Brody. "Hey bud you want daddy to push you in the swing?"
Brody responds by clapping his hands and blowing bubbles of spit.
"Well there you are, babe. At least Brody still loves you." Sonny cracks a smile.
"What about you?" Will playfully whines.
"I'm on the fence about it." Sonny jokes.
"HEY!" Will looks accusatory.
"You know I could never love anyone more than I love you." Sonny kisses Will sensually on the lips.
"PAPA! SLIDES! PLEASE" Jessie calls impatiently.
"Duty calls." Sonny sighs pulling away.
"Go. Have fun! Brody and I will be over here at the swings." Will smiles and pats Sonny's cheek as he maneuvers Brody's stroller over to the swings.
Sonny walks off to the slides to accompany their daughter. He places his hand into his pocket and feels for the gift he has for Will. He can't wait to see Will's face when he sees it. It is just the kind of gift Sonny has wanted to give to Will since they first started dating.
Jessie's calls for his attention bring him back to the present. He smiles to himself and goes to watch his daughter zoom down the slide. She lands on her feet at the end and does a little "ta-da" motion for effect. Sonny shakes his head smiling and then claps for her. Jessie runs back to the steps and slides down again. Sonny glances towards Will and Brody. Brody is squealing happily as Will pushes him from the front. Sonny can't see Will's face but he knows, based on how Brody is reacting, that he's making silly faces. With that image Sonny's heart swells with nothing but love. Turning back to the slides, Sonny catches Jessie as she comes down the slide.
"Papa! I wanna slide more!" Jessie crosses her arms and pouts.
"You can after you do something for Papa." Sonny says reaching into his pocket with the hand not holding his little girl.
"What!" Jessie asks, her face lighting up in excitement.
"I need you to bring this to daddy. Please?" Sonny says as he hands Jessie a ring.
"SURE!" Jessie squeals "Why do you want to give him a ring?"
"Because it's a special message." Sonny says as he follows his daughter over to the swings.
"DADDY! I gots something for you!" Jessie screams excitedly.
"What's that pumpkin." Will stops Brody's swing and then turns around, kneeling down to be face to face with Jessie.
"Papa told me to give this to you." Jessie says as she hands him the ring.
Will takes the ring and then stands up. He looks at Sonny and sucks in his bottom lip. Sonny can see that Will is about to cry. Sonny smiles and raises his eyebrows in question. Will sucks in a breath and leans towards Sonny, over Jessie's little body, and kisses him. The kiss is long and sensual and says more words than they ever physically could have. Without breaking the kiss, Sonny fumbles and takes the ring from Will; placing it on his finger. Finally they pull away from their kiss to find that both their children are staring at them.
"What's the ring mean Daddy?" Jessie asks Will.
"It shows me how much your Papa loves me." Will whispers staring at the ring now on his finger.
"He must not love you much. A ring is really small." Jessie says matter-of-factly
"No, sweetie it means he loves me VERY much" Will smiles and pulls his daughter in for a hug, as Sonny grabs Brody out of the swing and they join in the hug too.
Thanks so much for all of my loyal followers. You guys made this happen. I have greatly enjoyed writing this story. So glad to finish my first multi-chapter Will/Sonny fanfiction.