Sonny opens his eyes. In front of him, there's a window. A yellow and green bird lands behind it and tilts his head to look at him. A lot like Will when... Will ? The thought of the man of his life unconsciously tenses his body and he feels a disagreeable tightness on his left side. He lifts a heavy hand to find a compact wrapping. He wonders which hospital he's in, if Will is there or if the nurse has tried and kill him again, his embarrassing witness. Sonny hits the wall blindly until he can find a button and presses it four or five times. A nurse opens the door and comes to the bed. Sonny visually checks it's a woman, eases off and asks "Where are we ?" His own voice is one of a stranger, muffled and broken. The nurse smiles and says "Welcome back to the living, mister Kiriakis. You've given us quite a fright..." She raises her hand above Sonny's head and pushes something. A noise stops, which makes him notice it and his head feels a little better. "The... My friend... in the ambulance ?" The woman pats him on the shoulder then heads outside saying "I'll be back in a moment..." He hears indistinct words. She must be speaking to a doctor. With a slight pinch of guilt for not having thought about it before, he wonders if his parents have been called, if they're on their way here. He still don't know where's here but it certainly doesn't look like Salem's hospital. The sheets are the wrong color. He rolls over, very slowly, to see to which machine he's hooked up. He'll never know because, next to him, slopped on a metallic chair, Will is there, asleep.
He's oddly at loss on how to call him. He would like to use an endearing term like "darling" or "angel", but their brightly new and ancient relationship didn't reach that point, yet. And Will, the most beautiful name in the whole world, sounds a little inadequate for such a moment. He settles on "My beloved." because it rings true. That's really how it has felt inside of him for a long time. The effect is immediate, Will's eyes open and he hops to the side of the bed. He looks straight into Sonny's eyes and a smile gradually appears, glorious and bright. Sonny drinks it in, then asks "Are you OK, Will ?" Will chuckles "I'm perfectly fine, my love. I'm not the one who had to be brought back. I thought I'd lost you three times. It still hurts and you're looking at me. Are you OK ? Are you in pain ?" Sonny thinks it over. He's still dulled all around but everything seems bearable. He fights the urge to fake a little to be pampered. There's too much strength and frankness in Will's eyes. "I'm fine and it's thanks to you. Thank you. Cam helped, too, do you know where he is ?" Will looks sideways "The police took him in. I didn't know what to tell them exactly. I said he had tended to you and fought with his demented friend. Hope it will help. Although..." he adds with an unexpected harshness " I'm still mad at him. I have flashbacks to Abby's accidents, sometimes in dreams, sometimes when I'm walking. Like with what just happened to you, though this time it's way stronger. I can see her springing up, and falling down, all limp. And then I was waiting for you to come and support me and I was thinking 'When Sonny will be there, everything will be all right.' And it was true... I missed you so much yesterday, guess I'm addicted to your protecting presence." he admits, mortified. If Sonny wasn't already long gone, he'd fall in love with Will because of that. This mix of bravery and innocence, devotion and resolve that makes Will so complex.
His mother is cuddling him. It feels wonderful to have her here. He's sent Will out to take something to eat in the vending machine. He's not sure Will has eaten anything since they came to the ER. Adrienne opens her bag and takes out his favorite cookies. He gives her a kiss on the cheek. The door opens and Will is back in the room. Adrienne turns, looks at Will, eyebrow raised, walks to him and squeezes the life out of him. Will accepts the embrace with a startled look. Sonny is soaking in his private little sea of happiness and once his lover is let loose, he holds out his hand. He's worried about learning to live outside the hospital without the continuous sensation of Will's fingers in his, given that they've barely let go since yesterday. When he woke up this morning, their hands were still intertwined. He gives Will a furtive look then begins answering his mother's questions. He manages to convince her to rent a hotel room with his dad. Before she leaves, she turns to Will and asks "Do you want us to rent one for you ?" Will looks confused. Adrienne presses further "Did you sleep at the hospital until now ?" Will bites his lip and nods. Sonny looks at him and understands " Drop it, Mom. I couldn't change his mind." Adrienne smiles and adds " Is there something else I can do ?" Sonny looks at Will from head to toes and says "Maybe buy him a change of clothes ?"