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Lucas' POV
You've got to be kidding me, I won't let that pass ! They are changing their minds like the wind blows and we are supposed to take it all with a smile ? I hate seeing Will like that, gaping at him with a foolish air. He's being snowed and he can't see it. Sonny is more experienced, he'll get bored with him, I know it and then what ? And Sami is defending the guy and indulges him. He's called her Mrs Horton instead of Brady and she would rip off heads for less, but he can say what he wants! I have nothing personal against Sonny, if Will turned out like him in a few years, I'd consider my job as a dad well done, but he's far from there and right now, Will needs to be protected. I must shield him from a broken heart. And, who knows, he still has time to meet a special girl, not like the others and change teams. He's young enough to be still experimenting.
As soon as Will has left, my ex-new partner is tearing me to shreds. And in front of a near-stranger "Are you happy, Lucas, you've wounded him and you humiliated me ! I'm sorry Sonny" she says with a tone that isn't sorry at all "I don't agree with Lucas at all. It's up to you two to make decisions or even learn from your mistakes. I wouldn't be in a position to criticize. Lucas has no regard to how I feel, though. If you wanted to make me react, you've done it !" She's gorgeous when she's angry and God knows I love this woman, but she is extraordinarily egocentric. We're discussing Will and Sonny and she thinks I'm trying and bother her ? I just want her to realize I'm right and join me in getting Will to stop all that. Sonny must be successful with the other… hum… He'll find a replacement in no time. I'll wish him good luck. He can live as he chooses but Will…
And now I'm not assaulted by Sami anymore but by Sonny " Lucas, you'll have to deal with me being a part of your life, as long as Will will have me. I'm asking you for a chance to prove to you how important Will is to me." His tone is firm, without concessions. I refuse to back down and I answer "Sonny, I really think you should be the sensible one here. Will is not in the right place for being a boyfriend to anyone. He has to study, family obligations and let's face it, he's still a kid !" And here he goes, rolling his eyes ! "At nineteen ? When I was that age, I was roaming the world with a duvet in my backpack and calling my parents once every two months. They didn't try to preserve me from facing reality. I get where you are coming from…" He gets it ?! Is he Will's father, now ? Does he know him as well as I do ? "No, you don't, Sonny. I'm more experienced than you are, even when it comes to getting my heart broken and you should…" Sami cuts me "What, you accuse me of that now ! You want to wash our dirty linen in public ?" She adds "And let me point out I've never seen our son so happy than since he's with Sonny! You want to make him miserable, for what ? To punish him for being gay ?" How dare she! I quickly look away so that Sonny can't see she's hit the mark. I really thought at first, I could be open-minded. That the important thing was that Will could open up to us, but it's visceral, when I see him kissing, in public, I want to puke. Those perverts are touching my son. I might tolerate him having a platonic relationship with a man. Where is my son, by the way ? He's been outside for a long time, now ! "Sonny, we'll be leaving, I want to find Will!" But Sami answers "Look around you Lucas, Sonny isn't in the room anymore. So stop searching for excuses and rather present me some !"
Sonny's POV
Will is sitting near the door, as if he couldn't go further. His head is in his knees and he's trembling. I go to him, slowly and crouch down. "Hey, Will, are you OK ?" I hold my hand toward him and he backs down, sliding on the gravel. "Don't touch me, Sonny, I beg you!" This time I want to reach out to him before he clamps out like a fucking oyster. I'm frightened one day, he won't open again. What will become of my remaining love for him, then ? Will it flow on the pavement, leaking from my wounded heart ?
"Talk to me Will, tell me. I need to know so that I can help you and keep being at your side. Tell me about this second kiss ?" Will looks up, surprised "Why ?" "I'd like to understand what on earth can have witnessed that make him overbearing like that." Will shakes his head "Oh, it was hard for him even before. He was totally cool the day I came out. Straightforward, listening to what I had to say… But after a while, he began sliding in remarks in conversations on how it's difficult to be different and that it's sometimes best to override one's instincts to fit in, things like that." I pinch my lips not to explode. I know this speech. I've met other Lucas. Conform, change, make efforts, force yourself… most of all don't upset the others. Don't set a bad example for the kids ! Oh I can make efforts. For instance, I can refrain from bursting back to my kitchen and yell at Lucas, instead be there for Will who needs me. Oh, my love, explain! I sit cross-legged in front of him and say "Will, I promise I won't judge you. You're making me miraculously happy; You're strong when I'm weak and you're sweet when life is harming me. I respect you and I'm ready, in return, to confess to all my secrets, even the shameful ones." Will's frantic gaze calms down a little. He still looks like a hunted animal but he can at least watch me in the eyes. I feel his hand slip in mine and I can finally breathe. He starts "It was a New Year's Eve Party…"