"Sooooooooonny!" Arianna squeals as she races into Sonny's arms.
"Hey, sweetie!" Sonny exclaims as he picks the little girl up into his arms. "You look awfully pretty tonight. Do you have a date?"
Arianna giggles at Sonny's comment. "You!"
"Me?" Sonny feigns shock. "Now how did I get so lucky?"
"Hey," Will whispers to Sonny with a shy smile.
"Hey," Sonny whispers back. "You look amazing."
Will looks down towards the ground and blushes. Will is wearing a pair of tight, dark blue jeans that hug his so well. Sonny can't help checking him out in them. Will pairs the jeans with a light blue button down with the sleeves rolled up. Sonny doesn't think he has ever seen Will look as gorgeous as he does now.
Will lifts his head and whispers, "you don't look so bad yourself, Kirikias."
Sonny is wearing his "date jeans", as he refers to him. They are a dark blue, low rise that barely cover his very supple derriere. He matches his jeans with a button down white shirt with the sleeves rolled up. The shirt brings out the olive in his skin. Will doesn't think he has ever seen Sonny look this amazing before.
"By the way, you might get a little hot in that outfit tonight. You may want to bring a change of clothes. Just a suggestion," Will tells Sonny, teasingly.
"Interesting," Sonny replies with a smile. "Do I get a hint about what exactly will be making me all hot tonight?"
Will looks at his daughter in Sonny's arms and says,"Nope. That's our little secret. Right, baby girl?"
"Yup!" Arianna exclaims.
"Well, what would you suggest I bring?"
"Shorts and a t-shirt. You will thank me later."
"Will I?" Sonny laughs. "Did you bring a change of clothes, too?"
"Ahhh. You will have to wait and see."
Sonny sets down Ari and runs to his room to grab a change of clothes, curious about what is going to happen tonight. Sonny comes out into the living room where Ari and Will are waiting with a change of clothes in his hand. Once Arianna spots him, she races over to him. She lifts her arms up, asking to be held by Sonny. He lifts her up and saunters over to Will. Sonny then reaches out his free hand to Will.
"How about we get this date started?" Sonny asks.
"I would love that," Will replies, smiling.
Will and Sonny walk out of Sonny apartment with Arianna in Sonny's arms.
Will is nervously pacing the floor. He and Arianna are supposed to meet Sonny in a half hour. But his nerves were now starting to get the best of him. All doubts about Sonny and how he feels about them come rushing back furiously. And Will is trying to keeping them from flooding his thoughts, but he can't. He is going over all worst case scenarios in his head.
What if Sonny really doesn't want to see me?
What if he just wants to see Arianna?
What if this date is horrible and he never wants to see me again?
What if this date is cringeworthily awkward?
What if I try to kiss him and he rejects me?
What if he tries to kiss me and I reject him?
What if he doesn't really want Arianna to come along and he is resentful all night?
What if he only sees me as a friend?
What if he wants more from me than I can give?
"Daaaaaaddy!" Arianna yells, snapping Will out of his thoughts.
"Yes, sweetie?"
"Sonny?"
"Yes, sweetie. We are going to see Sonny."
"Pretty?"
"You want to look pretty for Sonny?"
Arianna nods her head enthusiastically.
"Well, what would you like to wear?"
"That one." Arianna points at this dark blue dress that has white polka dots all over it.
"Is this the one Sonny bought for you?"
"Yes! Pretty for Sonny!"
"I want!" Arianna squeals as she sees this beautiful blue dress with polka dots all over it. "I want!"
"Arianna, you don't just demand things. Okay?" Will explains, sternly.
"But daaaaddy," She pouts, obstinately.
"Oh, but she would look adorable in that, Will."
"Sonny," Will sighs. "You really aren't helping here."
"Sorry," he replies, sheepishly. "But she would."
"I know," Will says and quietly laughs. "You can try it on, sweetie. But no promises."
"Yaaaaaaaaaay! Thank you Sonny!" Arianna squeals.
Will, Sonny and Arianna head into the boutique. Sonny grabs the dress and hands it to Will, who takes Arianna into the dressing room to try the dress on.
Will looks at his daughter in awe. The dress brings her crystal blue eyes out. Sonny was right, she did look absolutely adorable. Arianna walks out of the dressing room to show Sonny the dress. She finds Sonny and does a twirl to show off her dress.
"It's perfect, Will," Sonny whispers.
"I know," Will replies quietly. "She looks beautiful, doesn't she?"
"Yes. Let me buy that for her. Please?"
"Sonny, I can't let you do that."
"But I want to."
Will sighs and nods his head. "This can be her early birthday present."
"When was her birthday?"
"Three months ago," Will replies, laughing.
"So it would be a late birthday present then?" Sonny teases.
"Yeah. I guess so. How about you surprise her with the news."
"I would love to," Sonny smiles at Will.
"Baby girl. Sonny has a surprise for you."
Arianna's eyes light up. "Surise?"
"Yes," Sonny laughs. "How about we get you that dress?"
"Really?" She asks, excitedly.
"Yes," Sonny replies.
Arianna begins jumping up and down, then leaps into Sonny's arms. "Thank you Sonny. Love you."
"I'm sure Sonny would love that."
Arianna beams with pride. "For Sonny. Daddy love Sonny."
"I know you do, baby girl."
"You love Sonny?" Arianna asks, inquisitively.
"We need to finish getting ready," Will replies, ignoring his daughter's question.
"Soooonny!" Arianna sings out with excitement.
Will is relieved that he is able to deter his daughter from the subject at hand. But the comment leads him back to his original thoughts and worries about tonight with Sonny.
After the last week without communication with Sonny, Will knows that he wants to be with him. But he fears that Sonny may not feel the same. Or that it may be too much to take on him and all that comes along with him. Will knows that Sonny loves Ari, but he isn't sure how Sonny feels about being with someone who has a daughter. That is a lot of responsibility to undertake. Brian couldn't truly take it, so what makes Will think that Sonny will be any different.
Ok, Will. Stop deciding what your future with Sonny will be like when you aren't even sure if you have a present. You just need to get through tonight and see how things go from there. He tells himself.
Will hopes that tonight goes pretty smoothly, but he has this feeling that it won't. Nothing about Sonny and Will's relationship has ever gone smoothly. So, what makes him think this night will be any different.
Sonny can't seem to keep still. He keeps checking his watch to see the time. Then he stands up and paces for a little bit. Then sits down, which then causes his leg to start to twitch. So, he gets up again and starts pacing. This has been the theme for the last 20 minutes as he waits for Will and Arianna to arrive.
Sonny can't believe how nervous he is about this date with Will. He has hoped this would happen for weeks now. And time seems to be crawling by so slowly. He can't wait to finally see Will. And he especially can't wait to spend some time with Will's absolutely adorable daughter. They make him happier than he could ever remember, which was driven home this last week. Not seeing or talking to Will has made him realize just how much he needs him in his life. And now he was hoping that Will felt the same way. That's what tonight was going to be all about. At least, that's what Sonny hoped.
After several more minutes of pacing and checking his watch, he finally hears the faint knock on his door. And then the loud shriek of his name. That sound made him happy and incredibly nervous.
Sonny looks at his watch one more time and then walks over to answer the door.
"Soooooonny!" Arianna shrieks and races into his arms.
Sonny immediately feels elated. He loves this little girl so much. He finds it strange that he could fall so in love with a child that he has absolutely no familial connection to. And to fall so hard for her so quickly. Sonny knows he would do anything he could to protect her. He also knows that he doesn't want to live a life without her in it.
Sonny also recognizes the dress that she has on. It is the dress he bought for her. And this makes his heart swell with happiness and love even more.
"Hey, sweetie!" Sonny exclaims as he picks the little girl up into his arms. "You look awfully pretty tonight. Do you have a date?"
Arianna giggles at Sonny's comment. "You!"
"Me?" Sonny feigns shock. "Now how did I get so lucky?"
"Hey," Will whispers to Sonny with a shy smile.
Sonny feels his heart pick up pace. He's looking directly into Will's crystal blue eyes and he feels like he is going to melt. He has missed those eyes and how they express everything that Will is thinking and feeling.
"Hey," Sonny whispers back. "You look amazing."
Will looks down towards the ground and blushes. He then lifts his head and whispers, "you don't look so bad yourself, Kirikias."
"By the way, you might get a little hot in that outfit tonight. You may want to bring a change of clothes. Just a suggestion," Will tells Sonny, teasingly.
"Interesting," Sonny replies with a smile. "Do I get a hint about what exactly will be making me all hot tonight?"
Will looks at his daughter in Sonny's arms and says,"Nope. That's our little secret. Right, baby girl?"
"Yup!" Arianna exclaims.
"Well, what would you suggest I bring?"
"Shorts and a t-shirt. You will thank me later."
"Will I?" Sonny laughs. "Did you bring a change of clothes, too?"
"Ahhh. You will have to wait and see."
Sonny sets down Ari and runs to his room to grab a change of clothes. Sonny comes out into the living room where Ari and Will are waiting with a change of clothes in his hand. Once Arianna spots him, she races over to him. She lifts her arms up, asking to be held by Sonny. He lifts her up and saunters over to Will. Sonny then reaches out his free hand to Will.
"How about we get this date started?"
Sonny has no clue what is in store for him tonight. All he knows is he gets to spend it with the most amazing people he knows. And that whatever tonight has in store for him, he is more than ready for it.
"I would love that." Will replies taking hold of Sonny's offered hand.
Will and Sonny walk out of Sonny's apartment hand in hand with Arianna in Sonny's arms.
