Friday, Salem, Dimera Mansion

EJ was pacing back and forth behind the sofa. Hands rubbing through his hair and down his face, 'Where the bloody hell is Chad?'

A pale, subdued Sami was sitting quietly on the couch. Ever since EJ told her about Chad's accusation she had been silent. 'My son. My son,' was all she could think.

Neil, unsure why he was even there, sat at the chair by himself. His throat was aching and Neil really wanted to go to the university clinic and get himself checked out. EJ didn't even tell him what had happened. He sent Neil to the bathroom while he explained the call to Sami. 'I thought he never wanted me near Will again? Why am I still here?'

EJ, looking at Samantha in concern, couldn't help but recall their own volatile relationship. EJ liked to believe that he gave Samantha a choice that night but he knew it wasn't the same thing. 'Choosing between two awful options was no real choice at all' EJ mused to himself. 'That was before we fell in love.' While he did not wish to hurt Samantha that night he did not regret it. It did bring him the first of his beautiful children. Unfortunately for Samantha that was not the only time she had dealt with abuse of a sexual nature. When Samantha told EJ what had happened when she was young, before she had Will, and that she had shot her attacker when he tried a second time EJ felt proud. 'That's my Samantha.' Now Samantha has to see something similar happen to her son. EJ just wished he could have done something to prevent this. 'If I never would have abandoned William this never would have happened. But it did and now I must come to the bottom of this.'

The front door of the mansion suddenly burst open, Chad storming into the room. In his arms were a sleek, black phone and a small decorative metal tin.

"Explain," EJ barked. Turning his body to face Chad fully, EJ put his hand on Samantha's shoulder, wanting her to know he was there supporting her.

Putting down the can for later Chad held up the phone, "This is Paul's. I went to their apartment and used the spare key. They weren't there but this was." Pulling open the photo gallery Chad showed them several pictures, "Normal, normal, normal, normal, not normal." Handing the phone to EJ Chad held his breath.

Staring at the picture, trying to make sense of what he was seeing, EJ blinked rapidly. There was William, asleep on a bed, naked, drenched in seminal fluid. Now understanding the question about timing EJ saw the picture was becoming blurry, his hands shaking.

"You see what I mean," Chad asked hands gesturing wildly, voice frantic. "Look at him! If Will was that blackout drunk Paul could have done anything to him. And by the looks of it, he did. Who knows how far he went?"

Anger lacing his words, "If he thought he would get away with this," EJ trailed off ominously before catching sight of Samantha's expression.

Sami stared at the picture of her eldest son lying naked on a bed. 'Paul's bed.' She couldn't see his face but Sami would know Will anywhere. She knew every mark on his body, every scar and freckle. Tears began rolling down her cheeks, 'My son. My beautiful son.' Sami could still remember what it felt like to hold him in her arms for the first time. The way his big blue eyes stared up at her so trustingly, so full of warmth. How his tiny little fist wrapped around her fingers. How she had never felt more complete than when she held his small body to hers. Sami would be the first to admit she had never been the mother Will deserved but she loved him. She had always loved him. 'And now my little boy has been hurt and he doesn't even know it.' Sami never wanted Will to have the kind of life she had. But here this picture was, proof that he was following in her footsteps.

Chocking back a sob Sami rushed from the room dislodging EJ's hands, shaking her head, 'My son. My son.'

EJ stood up, dropping the phone on the cushions and called out, "Samantha!" He wanted to follow her but knew she needed time to be alone. She needed time to process what she was feeling. Reluctantly, EJ turned back towards Chad. 'I have to find a way to help William. That will be the only way to fix this.'

Neil stood up cautiously, walking around EJ, to pick up the phone and look at the photo. Surprised and a bit turned on Neil couldn't help but think, 'Fuck, I knew he would look amazing naked.' "Wow," Neil croaked out, "And Paul gave me a hard time about wanting Will."

"What do we do," Chad questioned, ignoring Neil, 'Why is this asshole here?' "We have to get Will away from him, for good."

Closing his eyes, rubbing the sides of his face, EJ said calmly, "I'll make a call. Someone will take care of it."

"No," Chad screamed, frustration lacing his every word. "We're not murdering him! That won't solve anything-Will needs to see what kind of man Paul is. And Paul, he needs to see what he really did to Will. See the consequences and what he's going to lose. I want to see the look on Paul's face when he loses everything! Once he's suffered enough than you can get rid of him."

Neil alarmed and dreading being here, "Why would you kill Paul because he took a nude of Will?"

EJ gazed at Chad appraisingly. 'Maybe there's some Dimera in him after all.' Finally acknowledging Neil for the first time since he dragged him here, "This was taken the night you took William to The Spot," EJ explained. "When William was drunk and couldn't remember anything. Meaning this," EJ spat out, ripping the phone from Neil's hand and shaking it in Neil's face, "This was taken without William's permission. He's covered in semen. This was not consensual!"

"Oh my god," Neil yelled out, feeling the same outrage they did. "And he was pissed Will wanted to blow me that night. I knew that asshole was just jealous. How could he just take Will home and do that to him?" Rubbing his neck, Neil suddenly thought, "Wait a minute, he came that night to look for Will, do you think he planned that the whole time?"

Chad, an overwhelming anger rushing through his veins, "I don't know. I don't know anything anymore."

"This is going to suck for Sonny too," Neil said quietly. "On top of breaking Will's heart."

"Fuck Sonny," Chad growled. "Fuck him." He grabbed the tin he brought with him and opened it, tossing the lid to the floor angrily. "I found this too."

EJ took the simple slip of paper, reading it quickly, "I don't understand. What is this?"

"Sonny said he makes a revolution every year. That's this years," Chad told them quietly, 'He was my fucking friend.' "And that's not the worst of it," Chad said. "I found a bunch of wedding crap in the trash at Common Grounds the other day but didn't think anything of it. But yesterday Adrienne came in with samples and stuff that she got from the wedding expo downtown. She said Sonny sent her there, that Sonny didn't want any of the stuff at his apartment so Will wouldn't see it." Beginning to pace up and down, fists clenched at his side, "They promised Will they weren't getting married. They promised him!"

"What does it say," Neil asked gingerly, extending his hand and pulling it away from EJ, who was staring off into space. There it was:

2012- finally marry Paul Narita.

"Oh," Neil said, 'Poor Will.' Neil could admit that he didn't have the best intentions when it came to Will Horton but even he could see how messed up this was. How hurt Will would be by what both Paul and Sonny did.

Groaning in aggravation EJ screamed, "They lied to me. They insisted that what they felt for William was real. That they would prove they could work. When they were just using him." Snorting EJ shook his head, "I should have known. They convinced William that all relationships have risks and that if he wanted to be with them he was just going to have to take one. They must have planned this the whole time."

"Do you think Sonny knows," Neil wondered out loud. "About what Paul did to Will, I mean?"

Chad shrugged, "Either Sonny knows and Paul told him how good Will was or Paul's lying to them both. Quite frankly I don't give a shit what happens to Sonny now. He better hope he had nothing to do with what Paul did or else I'll kill him myself." 'How could he ever do this to Will? I thought I knew him.'

"So, what," Neil asked rhetorically, "Paul took advantage of Will and decided Sonny needed to get in on the action?"

"Did they ever have feelings for Will or was it all a lie," Chad asked talking to himself out loud, rubbing his eyes.

"Oh no," EJ said eerily calm, "They felt something for him. Instead of acknowledging the problems in their failing relationship they brought a young, naïve little boy into their bed hoping to liven up their relationship. They only wanted to use him so they wouldn't have to feel guilty they don't want each other anymore." 'And I will destroy them because of it,' EJ promised himself.

"I'll admit that I'm a jackass who hurt Will," Neil said honestly, "But how could they do that?"

"Don't think I haven't forgotten about you," Chad told Neil harshly, "But seeing the state of your neck it looks like my brother gave you a taste of your own medicine." Sneering at Neil Chad continued, "But you're going to be helpful now, understand? You're going to do exactly as we say."

Neil, apprehensive but knowing he didn't have the means to take on two Dimera's and realizing he owed it to Will, agreed, "Fine, whatever you need me to do."

EJ, watching Chad take charge couldn't help but feel proud of his wayward brother. Clapping Chad on the shoulder, EJ inquired, "And what exactly is the plan?"

"First," Chad instructed, "I want Paul to confess to what he did. I want him to see the crushed look in Will's eyes as he tells him he took advantage of him when Will trusted him. I want Paul to tell everyone what happened." Taking a deep breath, ideas rolling off of his tongue as they came to him, but feeling empowered, feeling like he was doing the right thing, "Then I want Sonny to tell Will how all he wanted the entire year was to marry Paul. How he had his mother gather information. How they both lied to Will so they could use him as their little fuck toy."

EJ nodded in agreement, "Good. That's good."

Chad, eyes turning to Neil, "And while that's happening I want you to go to the Salem Police Department and tell Roman Brady everything Paul did. That you and Will were on an innocent date and he stole Will away from you. That Will didn't remember anything and you were concerned. When you tried to confront Paul he punched you in the park."

Neil, eyes wide, but understanding his role, understanding what Chad was going to make him do, "And when I tried to convince Will that Paul was bad for him Sonny and Paul beat me up yesterday. That they took control over Will, tried to get him to do things he clearly didn't want to. Which is why I was so concerned that I had to go to the police, after talking with Will's parents first." 'Fuck, I can't believe this is my life.'

"Which is when you'll lead the police here," Chad elaborated. "Where they will find the evidence on Paul's phone that he at the very least molested Will."

"What about Kiriakis," EJ pressed, "What will happen with him?"

"Neil is going to file assault charges against him," Chad said simply. "Maybe the charges will stick and maybe they won't but I'm betting the police will believe Sonny knew what Paul did. Especially when they find out how the nature of their relationship with Will."

"Aren't you like business partners with him," Neil asked wearily, "I mean wouldn't that be bad for business if the press finds out that he and his fiancé might have planned to rape a teenage boy?"

"Exactly," Chad agreed. "It would be. And as his business partner it would be well within my rights to be concerned over the state of his affairs. I would have no qualms about backing out of our partnership. No one wants to be associated with a violent rapist."

EJ felt mildly impressed with Chad's plan, "And if they happen to get off? You know how incompetent those fools in the police department are, if they believe Paul to be innocent of any wrong doing what will we do then?"

"It's not about getting them arrested or going to jail," Chad explained rationally. "It's about humiliating them."

"I see," EJ said casually. "So you won't be concerned if the police do nothing?"

"By then it won't matter," Chad smirked, arms crossing his face, "Because the leak we're going to give to the newspaper will have already done its job. Everywhere Paul goes in this town he will be met with suspicion and contempt. Sonny will be branded as an accomplice. The two of them will never be able to recover."

"Leak," Neil asked weakly. "So you're going to give the whole story to the paper? Won't that just hurt Will even more? Having the whole town know what happened to him? What if the town doesn't believe Will? You said it yourself, the state of their relationship could give Will problems. What if they think Will wanted this?"

"We'll make sure they keep Will's name out of it. If the press even tries to turn this around on Will they'll have me to answer to," EJ said conspiratorially, liking their plan more and more. "So, Narita's name will be ruined, both locally and nationally since he's a former sports celebrity. Yes, I think this might work." Pulling out his own phone EJ began searching for the name of his contact at the paper, "Of course going after a Kiriakis will have Victor Kiriakis coming after us."

"And what is he going to do," Chad shrugged, feeling smug, "Tell the world that his nephew isn't a pervert? Nothing he can say about the situation will make it better for Sonny. Besides, Will is worth it."

"Then I hope we're all prepared for any fallout this may bring us," EJ said seriously, looking at both Chad and Neil. "Including, the fact that William may never forgive us."

Sami sat on the front steps of the Dimera Mansion crying. Her head was resting against the trellis. She never imagined that when she got older she would ever be anywhere near this place. She never thought she would ever have anything to do with EJ ever again. But he was here and so was she. Sami couldn't explain it to anyone properly. How she felt about EJ. It seemed almost indescribable. It was something so deep and personal only she and EJ could understand. 'But it's real; it's the realest thing I've ever felt.'

Sami wondered if that was how her son felt. If he looked at Sonny and Paul and got weak in the knees. If he kissed them and never wanted to let them go. If he trusted them to protect him. Letting out another deep sob Sami covered her face. 'He doesn't deserve this. He doesn't. Will's a good person. The only bad things he's ever done have been because of me.' Wiping her face with the back of her hands Sami cringed when she saw the black marks from her makeup, realizing she must look a frightful mess. Laughing, Sami felt more tears running down her face, 'Something awful has happened to Will and I'm worried about my makeup. No wonder he's the way he is. I really am a selfish bitch.'

Sami recalled all the horrible things that had happened to Will in his short life. Sami couldn't help but wonder if she was a better mother to Will if he would be in the situation he was in now. 'I never should have tried to get Neil involved again. What was I thinking? Why do I always make everything worse for him?'

Standing up Sami was determined to find her son. Running into the house Sami grabbed her keys and purse, ignoring the voices she heard in the front room. Unlocking the car and sitting in the front seat, Sami took a few moments to collect herself. Cleaning her face with a tissue and taking a pull of water from the bottle in the cup holder Sami felt calm enough to drive home. 'With my luck I would crash into a tree.'

Opening the front door Sami couldn't help but yell out Will's name, hoping he was there. She was desperate to see her son. "Will," Sami yelled charging into his room. Seeing it was empty she felt a pang in her chest, turning around Sami almost left before she saw Will's cellphone on his desk. 'He doesn't go anywhere without this,' Sami thought in a panic. Picking up the phone, pushing the button and seeing Will's bright smiling face staring back at her on the home page she couldn't help but brush her fingers against it. Disregarding the two other people in the photo Sami smiled at her beautiful son. 'He looks so happy.'

Underneath the phone Sami noticed a piece of paper with her name written across the top, unfolding it Sami read with growing dread:

Mom & EJ, I'm going away for a little trip. I'll see you when I get back on Sunday. Love, Will. P.S. I know about the tracking device!

Putting her hand to cover her mouth Sami muffled a scream. Holding the note and the phone to her chest Sami tore her way to the front room where she tossed her purse. Rummaging through her purse Sami cursed the cluttered bag until she found her own phone, pulling up EJ's contact. "Pick up, pick up," Sami yelled through clenched teeth. When she heard EJ's soothing accent Sami screamed out, "He's gone!"

"Samantha, what are you talking about," EJ questioned, concerned. "Who's gone?"

"Will," Sami yelled. "He's not here. He left his phone and a note saying he was going away. He's with them, EJ! And we won't be able to find them."

"What," EJ barked out, seething. "Why did he leave his phone?"

"He knows about the tracking device, he doesn't want us to find him," Sami said hysterically. "What are we going to do? We can't let him be with Paul. We can't."

"Relax, darling," EJ ordered. "You know I won't let anything happen to William again. We'll figure out what to do. Chad already has a plan. This will just help us out. Taking Will away from Salem is not going to help their case. Did he leave a note?"

"Yes," Sami said, breathing heavily. "Why?"

"Destroy it," EJ commanded. "We can't let on that we know where he is. So completely destroy it. Burn it. I want nothing left behind."

"OK," Sami said. If there was one thing she was good at it was tampering with evidence.

"I want you to try to relax," EJ told her, voice softening. "I know this is difficult for you. But trust me when I say that I'm taking care of it. I'm doing everything in my power to ensure William's safety."

"I believe you," Sami admitted. 'If anything will make this better it will be EJ.'

"Now, stay away from the mansion for a little while," EJ told her. "I don't want you involved in this. I don't want you implicated. I can't let anything happen to someone else I love."

"I understand," Sami said truthfully. "Call me when you can."

"Darling, I love you," EJ said earnestly before hanging up the phone.

'I love you too.' Hurrying to the kitchen, Sami turned on the gas stove, lighting the burner. Carefully catching Will's note on fire Sami watched it until it crumbled away. Knowing how dangerous that was Sami hurried to clean up the bits of ash near the unit.

Sami walked back to the living room and collapsed onto the sofa, thinking about her phone call with EJ. Normally she would hate EJ telling her not to be involved with her son but this was different. If this had happened to anyone else Sami would be foaming at the mouth to take care of Paul herself. But this was Will. 'And to see the proof with my own eyes,' Sami thought miserably. 'I just can't wrap my head around this.' Only a few hours ago she was ready to cut Neil into pieces for touching her son and now this. 'I can't handle this.' Sami curled into a ball on the sofa, resting her head on her knees.

Almost an hour later a knock at the door startled Sami out of her stupor. Rolling her head up Sami called out in a scratchy voice, "It's open!"

"Oh my goodness, Sami," came the startled voice of Adrienne Kiriakis. She closed the door behind her before hustling to Sami's side. Sure, Adrienne and Sami could barely stand each other but something about the desolate look in Sami's eyes made her concerned. Resting her hands gingerly on Sami's back Adrienne couldn't help but ask, "What happened? What's wrong?"

Sami wasn't sure she should tell Adrienne. Paul was engaged to Adrienne's son. Yes, they had united to separate the three but this was an entirely new situation. 'What do I do?'

"You can tell me," Adrienne reassured. "It's OK."

"It's Will," Sami whispered. Some days Sami wished so badly that she had a female friend to rely on. 'But I've never gotten along with anyone.'

"Did something happen to Will," Adrienne asked surprised she was concerned. She didn't want Will anywhere near her son but he was a sweet, gentle boy. He didn't deserve to be hurt.

Nodding her head, Sami couldn't help but throw herself into Adrienne's arms, sobbing into her shoulder.

Completely stunned Adrienne didn't know what to do other than pat Sami awkwardly on the back. Adrienne wondered if Sami had ever had this before. Ever had someone she could go to for comfort. "There, there, just let it all out." 'How did my life become comforting Sami Brady?'

Sami, between her tears and sniffles, let out, "Someone took advantage of Will. Hurt him when he was drunk."

"What," Adrienne asked horrified. She too knew the pain and dismay over a situation like this. Adrienne knew it all too well. To find out that someone did that to Will made her features harden, anger filling her insides.

"He was drunk and he couldn't remember anything the next morning," Sami sobbed, wet spots appearing on Adrienne's sweater. "Chad found a picture today, of Will. He was naked and asleep." Almost too disgusted to finish Sami forced the words out, "His back was covered with semen."

"Oh my god," Adrienne whispered, eyes watering, holding Sami to her closer.

"He didn't remember anything," Sami cried, "He doesn't even know it happened. He doesn't even know."

Adrienne, tears slipping down her own face, shuttered. 'How could someone do that to Will?' "Let me know what I can do. I'll do whatever you need to help. Do you think we should both talk to him? We could empathize with him?"

"That's a good idea," Sami whispered, "Thank you." Pulling away and wiping her eyes Sami suddenly felt so grateful to Adrienne. They might not get along in any other way but it was nice to know they were unified in this. 'At least until Adrienne finds out who it was.'

"You said that Chad found a picture," Adrienne asked, pulling out a package of tissues from her handbag, handing one to Sami and wiping her own eyes. "How did he find it? Does he know who did it?"

Sighing deeply, blowing her nose and clearing her face, Sami took Adrienne's hand and looked at her sadly, "He found the picture on Paul's phone."

Dropping her tissue, jaw dropped open, "What," Adrienne asked. 'No, no, no.'

"Chad went to their apartment to talk to them," Sami continued on, needing to rush it out as soon as possible, "He used their spare key to get inside. He saw the phone and he look through it. There were all these cute, happy pictures and then the other one." Sami started to cry again, squeezing Adrienne's hand. "The timestamp said it was taken over a week ago. The night Paul took Will away from his date with Neil. Will was drunk but he stayed with Paul. Will couldn't remember anything. He said Paul took care of him! "

Adrienne shook her head repeatedly, "No, no Paul wouldn't. He couldn't."

"He did," Sami insisted miserably. "He did." Inhaling and exhaling slowly Sami added, "He took advantage of my son. He hurt him. And he hurt Sonny in the process too."

Crying harder Adrienne whispered, "How could he do this? How could he ever hurt Will? And lie to my son? Why would he do this?"

"He's disgusting," Sami whispered harshly. "EJ said he and Chad were going to take care of it."

"Good," Adrienne said fiercely. "Paul deserves anything he has coming to him." Looking at Sami sincerely Adrienne promised, "Whatever help you may need I'll give you. Anything to keep that creep away from our sons."

Holding Adrienne's hand firmly, Sami smiled briefly, "We'll do everything we can to make him pay."

Salem, Saturday, Brady Pub

Sami and Adrienne sat across from each other eating lunch. This time they were not pretending to be strangers or ignoring the others presence.

"So, EJ wouldn't tell you what he had planned," Adrienne asked lowly, stabbing at her salad.

"No," Sami confessed. Her eyes were still slightly swollen from a night of crying but she didn't have time to care. "He doesn't want me to get involved. He knows how I feel about these types of things." Taking a drink of her coffee Sami continued, "I also think he's afraid I'm going to do something violent."

"Well, I'll admit that I'm a bit surprised by your reaction," Adrienne said. "I thought for sure you would want to carve Paul open. That's how I feel. I want him to hurt." 'How dare he betray my son and hurt an innocent boy.'

"Look, no one is more surprised than me," Sami told Adrienne. "I keep waiting for the usual anger to take over me. But it isn't coming. All I can think about is finding my son, holding him to my chest and never letting go."

Looking at Sami softly, Adrienne reached across the table to take her hand, "I understand. I can't even imagine something like this happening to any of my boys."

"And you're sure you don't know where they could have gone," Sami asked one more time, feeling desperate.

"No," Adrienne shook her head sadly. "I wish I did. I would drive there and get them both away from Paul in an instant." Taking a bite and chewing softly Adrienne considered, "Do you think we should go and talk to EJ? Make sure he isn't going to do anything too severe. I don't want anything happening to Sonny in the crossfire."

"He said he didn't want me involved," Sami said slowly.

Catching Sami's eye Adrienne lifted one eyebrow looking at her expectantly. 'Really?'

"But I'm Sami Brady and if he wanted a woman that did what she was told he wouldn't be with me," Sami said decisively. "Once we're done we're going over there."

Chad, EJ and Neil were sitting side by side on the sofa all looking at the laptop placed before them.

"So," Neil said casually, leaning back, "This is what it's like to plot and scheme."

"Quiet you," EJ said, reaching over without looking and poking Neil in the throat harshly.

"I wish Will was here to help us," Chad confessed, "He's so good at writing. He would be able to get all of this easily."

"We're just going to have to handle it ourselves," EJ said calmly, popping his knuckles, fingers aching from typing. "Besides, it will be easier if we're the ones to write the article. We can control what's said."

"What article," Sami asked demandingly, sounding more like herself. Adrienne and her had managed to sneak into the house.

Looking up from the sofa in surprise, Neil, Chad and EJ were alarmed to see Sami and Adrienne Kiriakis standing before them.

"What article, EJ," Sami asked again, hands on her hips.

"I thought I told you I didn't want you involved in this," EJ said slowly, 'Why is Adrienne here?'

Rolling her eyes Sami said, "If you wanted that you wouldn't have told me you had a plan." Stepping towards him, wanting to be in his arms, Sami yanked him to his feet and into a hug. "Besides, the last time we didn't inform each other of our plans I tried to set Will up with this idiot," Sami kicked her pointy heel at Neil's shin, hoping it hurt, smiling when Neil grunted.

"That's true," EJ conceded, turning so that Samantha was under his arm, EJ looked at Adrienne, 'This can't end well.' "I take it you know what happened?"

"Yes," Adrienne said simply. "Sami informed me what Paul did to Will."

"And what about what Sonny did to Will," Chad questioned from the sofa, arms crossed over his chest. His anger against Sonny and Paul seemed to be transferring to anyone connected to either of them. This time it was Adrienne.

"What are you talking about," Adrienne asked frowning, "Sonny hasn't done anything to Will."

Snorting Chad shook his head, "He might not have done what Paul did but he's definitely hurting him."

"What are you talking about," Sami wondered looking back and forth between Chad and Adrienne. "What else could have possibly happened while I was gone?"

"We just have reason to believe that Sonny and Paul enticed William into their union under less than pleasant circumstances," EJ explained certain Adrienne was going to cause problems. 'And why wouldn't she? We're planning on socially ruining her son."

"That's ridiculous," Adrienne said. "Sonny would never do anything to hurt Will. What is this nonsense?"

"I'm sorry to tell you Adrienne," EJ said slowly. "But we believe Sonny and Paul are only using William to work out their relationship issues. Instead of breaking up or fixing their own problems they brought William in to reignite them."

Adrienne gasped. 'Haven't I had those same thoughts as well? Didn't I think they were just using Will to get something out of their systems?' Shaking her head, Adrienne asked, "What are you going to do? I don't want you doing anything to harm Sonny."

Looking at Neil and EJ sharply Chad said suddenly, "We won't. We're going after Paul. If anything happens to Sonny it will just be a tragic accident." 'Tragic my ass.'

"So," Sami said feeling like she was missing something, "What's the plan?"

"The plan," EJ said, smiling at her, knowing that things were already getting derailed and they hadn't even begun, "Is to make Paul pay. He's going to admit what he did to William. When that's done we're going to go to the police about it."

"That's it," Sami asked dubiously.

"Then the article comes into play," Chad told her gesturing to the laptop, "We're going to expose him for the pervert he really is. He won't be able to show his face around here again."

"I don't like this," Sami said insistently. "I don't trust the press. They'll find a way to turn this around on Will, make it his fault."

"We aren't going to mention William's name," EJ assured her.

"It doesn't matter," Sami said stamping her feet. "This is an awful plan. Will is not going to want anyone to know what happened. I refuse to go along with this."

Chad, confused, "What are you saying? Paul needs to be exposed and brought to justice."

"Not at the expense of Will," Adrienne said, stepping up to be shoulder to shoulder to Sami. "He is going to be so hurt by this. From both of them. He isn't going to want a media circus surrounding him."

Frustrated, Chad argued, "Then what do we do? How can we make Paul pay?"

"Don't you think he'll be punished enough by Will and Sonny leaving him," Neil said, everyone had forgotten he was even there. "I mean, right now he has everything. Will, Sonny. He's got it all. Soon enough that's all going to be ripped away and he's got no one to blame but himself."

Annoyed, Chad huffed, "That's not good enough."

Disturbed by Chad's behavior, EJ tried to comfort him, "Maybe we can see what happens first once the truth is revealed. I don't want William to be hurt any more than he already has been. Our plan will be a last resort."

"Last resort? It will work just fine if we follow through," Chad yelled. 'Why am I the only one willing to do what I have to do?'

"Chad," EJ said sternly. "I said we'll reveal the truth first and decide what to do after. Do not disobey me." 'I'm going to have to keep an eye on him.'

"Fine," Chad gritted out, upset. 'You can't stop me from getting revenge.'

Author's note:

They agreed to put their plan on hold but Chad's kind of going off the deep end here. Shockingly, Sami and Adrienne were the voices of reason.

Will's going to find out the truth in the next chapter. Sonny is going to as well. How do you think they will react? And will Chad heed EJ's warning or is he going to make everything worse?

Please review and let me know what you thought. If you have any ideas that you want to see included let me know.

Thanks for reading!