Chapter 7

January 29, 2015
Will's POV

It had been over a week since Will and Sonny had fought. Will still could not understand how things escalated so quickly.

Will hated the thought of going to couple's therapy, but if it would get Sonny to sleep in their bed again it would be worth it. He also had to admit that they probably needed it. They would especially need it when Will finally gets the strength to be honest with his husband.

As Sonny had requested, Will had called his Grandma Marlena to get recommendations for therapists. They now had an appointment in one week with a Dr. McGraw. In an effort to calm his nerves, Will had talked to his Grandma Marlena about what to expect from couple's therapy. His grandma said they typically start by getting basic information about the relationship.

So Will is laying in bed thinking about their relationship. They started out as friends, but they both wanted more. Will wasn't ready at the time, Sonny patiently waited. After their first kiss Will panicked, Sonny understood. Their relationship started off great. Then Will lied and Sonny forgave. Will was reintroduced to the fact that he was always the one causing their problems, and Sonny always fixed them. Would he want to fix this problem? Probably not...

February 5, 2015
Sonny's POV

"Hello, I'm Dr. McGraw." the therapist said while holding out his hand.

Will held out his hand and said, "Hi, I'm Will." Sonny noticed Will's hand was trembling.

"Hi, I'm Sonny." Sonny replied offering his hand. Sonny is still preoccupied trying to analyze Will and figure out what all of this nervousness means.

"It's so nice to meet you both. Please, come have a seat."

"I would like to start by asking you both," Sonny tried to focus on what Dr. McGraw was saying, "what you want to get out of counseling?"

Sonny thought quickly and said, "I umm... want our relationship back. I want my best friend back."

"What about you Will? What do you want to get out of this?" Dr. McGraw asked.

"I want us to love and support each other no matter what." Sonny did not like that answer. Did Will want him to support his affair? Sonny felt utterly confused. Will was looking at Dr. McGraw.

"You are married correct?" Dr. McGraw asked.

"Yes," Sonny quickly answered. He didn't know why he felt the need to answer first. Maybe he was trying to rush the process hoping today would be the day Will opens up to him. The date he set to confront Will is quickly approaching. He cannot believe how much time has past.

Dr. McGraw asked a question, but Sonny was too distracted by his thoughts to hear it. He noticed everyone was quiet then Will answered sadly, "10 months." Sonny was struggling to figure out what this meant. Had Will been cheating for 10 months? Why would Dr. McGraw ask how long Will had been cheating? If Will had been cheating for 10 months that would mean he had been cheating their entire marriage. They had only been married for... 10 months... Oh... Dr. McGraw must have asked how long they had been married. He took a deep breath. He needed to calm down. He looked at Dr. McGraw who seemed to be looking at him with curiosity. He then looked at Will who looked at him with fear in his eyes.

Dr. McGraw asked, "what could your spouse give you to help you feel comfortable in this relationship?"

Sonny assumed that the question was directed to him, because Dr. McGraw was still looking at him. He quickly said, "honesty." Sonny worried that he had given too much away in that answer. Will looked even more scared than he had before. He decided he needed to fix this so without thinking he added, "but it feels hypocritical to say that."

"Why?" Will asked. The fear was subsiding to sadness.

Crap, Sonny thought. What can he say? He needs to give Will more time to be honest. Sonny finally thinks of something he can tell Will to answer the question.

Will's POV

Will felt shattered. He had been right. He knew Sonny was having an affair. Will thought this other guy was probably so much better than him. The other guy was probably successful and self-assured. He would probably appreciate Sonny for the perfect man he is. He probably wouldn't blow it with Sonny like Will had way too many times. Will took a deep breath, hoped Sonny wasn't in love with this new man, and waited for the worse.

Sonny began directing his answer to Dr. McGraw, "Well, something happened while Will was in LA. I was going to tell him as soon as it happened, but everytime we talked on the phone we were fighting. I felt like he wasn't invested in the relationship, and I didn't want to give him an excuse to leave." Sonny looked sad, which gave Will some hope.

Dr. McGraw turned to Will and asked, "are you invested in this relationship?"

Will confidently said, "100%." Will thought no matter what Sonny had done he wanted to work it out.

Dr. McGraw was facing Sonny again and asked, "Do you feel comfortable enough now to share what happened?"

"Yes," Sonny answered.

Dr. McGraw instructed Sonny to turn to Will and share what happened.

Sonny held Will's hands and took a deep breath. "While you were away one of my ex-boyfriends stopped into town. When I saw him I was so shocked. He kissed me. I was in too much shock to stop him as quickly as I should have. After that I did tell him that I was married and that it could never happen again. I explained that I was with the person I am meant to spend the rest of my life with." Sonny squeezed Will's hands as he said that last sentence. Will felt like his stomach was being crushed.

"How long did you date this guy?" Will immediately regretted asking that. He knew it was not appropriate for the moment. But he felt an overwhelming need to know everything about his competition.

"Um... 2 years," Sonny answered.

"Why did you two break up?" Will asked. Sonny was looking to Dr. McGraw probably expecting him to intervene.

"Um... I guess because he wasn't really ready for the relationship at the time." Sonny was still staring at Dr. McGraw.

"Is he now?"

"I don't know, Will," Sonny snapped. Will could tell Sonny was getting annoyed, but Will could not control what was coming out of his mouth.

"Did you love him?" Will knew he didn't want to know the answer to that. Sonny was now looking directly into his eyes.

" Yes," Sonny replied without hesitation.

"Do you still love him?" Will asked.

"I..." Will waited for Sonny to finish his sentence for what felt like forever. It was becoming a chore to breathe. His body felt tight. He thought he might throw up. He had to get out of that room.

Next thing Will knew he was laying in his bed. He only slightly remembered talking to Adrienne as he had relieved her from the babysitting duties. She had looked concern, so his distress must have been apparent.

Will felt horrible for walking out on his husband. It had probably confirmed to Sonny that he wasn't invested in this relationship. Would Sonny go see this other man now? Was he still in Salem? Shit, I should have stayed, Will thought.

Will was incredibly relieved when he heard the door open. He ran to a very pissed off looking Sonny. Will did the only thing he could think of to convince Sonny that he was invested; he pressed his lips against Sonny's hard. At first Sonny didn't move, then he started to return the kiss roughly. Sonny spun him around and pushed Will against the door hard. It seemed like Sonny was putting all of his anger into this kiss. Will was more than willing to take whatever Sonny had to give.