Chapter 3
Will's POV
When Will arrived home the babysitter was still there. He wondered when Sonny would be home. He hated the way he had yelled at Sonny. Why was he so cruel to the man he loved? He made a promise to himself to be a better husband to Sonny. He wants to be the husband that Sonny deserves.
The first thing he needed to do was make it very clear to Paul that what happened between them can never happen again.
His phone made a noise in his pocket. He pulled it out and saw a text message from Sonny. It said, "Are you going to be able to stay with Arianna this evening? I have a lot of work to do." Will quickly sent a message back to sonny saying, "Yes, babe. We will be fine. See you tonight."
He will have to wait until tomorrow to talk to Paul.
He decides to take Arianna to the grocery store, so that he will be able to cook meals for Sonny this week. He wants to make some traditional greek dishes to show Sonny how much he cares about him.
He was disappointed when he returned home. Sonny was still not home. As the hours passed Will started to worry. He started to realize what he had been doing to Sonny. He had been so focused on himself and his career he forgot to think about what Sonny was feeling.
It was late. Will started to get ready for bed. Every time he heard the slightest noise he would stop to listen hoping to hear Sonny walk through the door. Finally, he laid in bed. He was really getting worried. Maybe Sonny was so angry at him after their fight that he did not want to be around him anymore. Maybe something had happened to Sonny. After an hour of laying in bed thinking the worst, he decided to text his husband. "Is everything OK?" Two minutes later he had a message from Sonny. "Yes. Be home soon." Sonny was always so thoughtful. Will closed his eyes and fell asleep instantly.
Sonny's POV
He was still sitting in Paul's hotel room. They had been talking about Paul's baseball career and reminiscing about old times. They were both afraid to bring up Will. When he heard his phone indicate he had a text message he breathed in deeply. He knew it was probably Will. He read the message "Is everything OK?" Sonny quickly responded before he could put too much thought into it. He needed to figure out what he was going to do about Will.
He tried to think about the best way to approach the subject with Paul. Sonny asked Paul, "Could you not tell Will that I know he slept with you?"
"Of course. Anything you want. But why don't you want him to know?"
"I want to know if he will tell me on his own. You know… the whole honesty is a deal breaker thing. If he cannot tell me, then I cannot be with him." Tears started to fall from his eyes as he thought about the possibility that Will might not be honest with him.
Paul leaned in and hugged Sonny. "Sonny, Will is so lucky to have you. He will realize that and do everything he can to keep you, or he will regret losing you for the rest of his life." Paul looked down.
Sonny put his hand on Paul's. Sonny looked in Paul's eyes. Paul looked sad. Sonny quickly wiped his tears away and brought up another story from their past to distract them both.
At 3:00AM Sonny thought he should probably leave the comfort of Paul. Sonny hugged Paul for a long time. Paul looked into Sonny's eyes and said "I just want to make sure you know that what happened before will never happen again." Sonny smiled, "I know Paul. I trust you." As Sonny left the hotel he was surprised at how calm he felt.
Sonny snuck into the apartment that he shared with Will. He knew he was not going to be able to lay next to Will in the bed, at least not tonight. He laid on the couch and thought about what he was going to do tomorrow. He wanted Will to come clean and for both of them to go to counseling. Will knew how important honesty was to him. Secrets had caused so many problems in their relationship. He was going to give his husband the opportunity to tell him. Eventually Sonny was able to fall asleep on the couch.