Smiling to himself Will checked his phone one more time before telling his mom and EJ, "Oh by the way Paul is bringing his grandfather too."

EJ gave William a blank look, "Why?"

"Because they're always with us all the time," Will gestured between his family.

"You are aware that we don't like spending time with them right," Sami pointed out loudly. "No one likes spending time with their in-laws. Look at me and Kate or me and Stefano. See? Hate it."

"Grandma isn't your mother-in-law anymore," Will sighed, "And Stefano is dead. And I'm fairly sure they both had reasons for disliking you as well."

Cutting off Samantha before she could respond EJ said, "Fine. But if we're getting our families together we need to invite one more person."

Will, shivering slightly, pulled away from him mom and stood up, "There's Sonny."

"Oh goodie," Sami muttered under her breath standing up as well. She started messing with her hair and pulling on her clothes. If nothing else came from this meeting she was at least going to look better than Adrienne.

Sonny, dragging his mom behind him, told her sternly, "I don't know what your problem with Will is but you need to get over it. And get over your fight with Sami."

"I will behave if she does," Adrienne agreed to.

"Great," Justin shook his head, "Well this is going to be a nice family outing. It'll be like that time we all went to the beach when the kids were little and Sonny smashed Alex's castle and Vic threw up in the cooler."

"I did not smash it," Sonny insisted, even after all these years, "I was renovating."

Adrienne laughed, remembering that day, "And Joey saw Vic being sick so he got sick too."

"You dealt with the vomit," Justin put his arm around Adrienne's waist, "And I had to separate the other two."

"I still have a scar on my leg from where he bit me," Sonny, chuckling at the memory, smiled widely when he saw Will standing with his hands in his pockets just a few feet away.

"Hi," Will grinned widely when he saw Sonny. Will was determined to make this afternoon go well.

"Hey," Sonny let go of his mom's hand and walked over to Will instead. He put his hand on Will's cheek and leaned in to kiss him. Sonny didn't particularly care who was watching or not.

EJ frowned at William and his boyfriend before moving over to Justin and shaking his hand. Justin was just about the only Kiriakis EJ didn't have a problem with. "Justin," EJ greeted.

Justin shook EJ's hand, "EJ." Justin wasn't sure there was much he could say to EJ DiMera. "I was sorry to hear about your father," Justin settled on attempting to be polite.

EJ gave Justin a crooked grin, "No you weren't but the sentiment is appreciated."

Sami and Adrienne stood next to each other both with their arms across their chests and their heads facing opposite directions.

Will, pulling away from Sonny with a shy grin, turned and saw his mother and Adrienne. "Mom," Will complained. "Seriously?"

"I don't know what you expect from me," Sami told her son, "But this is as good as it's getting."

"Mom," Will threatened sticking his lower lip out again.

Sami tore her eyes away from Will and put her back to Adrienne without saying anything.

"Come on," Sonny encouraged his mom as well.

When Adrienne turned away as well Will rolled his eyes before bending over and making a snowball. 'If they don't want to be adults about this fine.' Without any warning Will tossed the ball at his mother surprising her and getting snow all over her jacket.

"What," Sami sputtered completely taken aback.

Sonny, making a snowball of his own, tossed one at his mom as well.

Johnny, seeing Will finally playing, ran over with a wild yell, attempting to throw snowballs at everyone he could with Allie and Sydney following behind.

Before Adrienne or Sami knew it they were both being attacked with snowballs on all sides. Scrambling to make some of their own Adrienne and Sami bent low to the floor, heads bent together, before standing up and throwing some as well.

Sami, while she didn't have any way of proving it, was almost entirely sure the snowball to the side of her face came from Sonny. With an annoyed huff Sami threw one at Sonny's forehead and laughed loudly when it bounced off his face.

"Hey," Sonny complained as he rubbed his face. 'I didn't think she saw that.'

Adrienne, annoyed to see Sami hitting Sonny, took two snowballs and tossed them both in Sami's direction.

Sami, giving a full bodied laugh at Sonny, squawked when two snowballs hit her on the side of the head. Turning to Adrienne with a glare Sami bent down and gathered a handful of snowballs and started pelting Adrienne with them as fast as she could.

Sonny winced when he saw his mother returning fire on Sami. Sighing to himself Sonny walked over to the bench EJ banished Will to, not wanting him to get hit in the head. Putting his arm around his boyfriend, smiling when Sydney ran over and crawled on Will's lap, Sonny said, "Well I guess this is better than when they were using their fists."

"I'm pretty sure my mom is putting rocks in hers," Will looked at Sonny trying to keep a straight face. When they both started laughing Will shook his head and turned to his sister, "Why is Mommy so silly?"

Sydney giggled and cuddled against Will's neck, brushing her cold nose against his skin.

Justin and EJ stood watching their partner's mob each other with snow. EJ would have felt concerned but he knew Samantha could handle herself. Seeing that Allie and Johnny went back to playing with Lucas and that Sydney was with William out of harm's way on the bench EJ commented, "How much longer do you think they can go at it before they give up?"

"With how stubborn they both are," Justin lifted one eyebrow up, "We'll be here all winter."

EJ nodded wisely, "That's true. The last time I truly pissed Samantha off she withheld se-" EJ stopped when a snowball landed right against his nose.

Justin, bursting into laughter, paused when he too got a snowball to the face, "What?"

Sami and Adrienne, having overheard Justin and EJ, turned on the men in their lives and worked together instead of against one another. As Justin and EJ desperately tried to find cover and make their own snowballs to counter their attack Will and Sonny watched and laughed loudly.

"Are you sure we're in the right spot," Hiro asked Paul once Paul stopped, noting the adults bombarding each other in the clearing.

"This is it," Paul didn't know why he was surprised. 'Sami and EJ can't go anywhere without having at least one altercation with someone they know.'

Walking over Paul cleared his throat saying, "Everyone. This is my-"

Sami, EJ and Adrienne all turned, almost in unison, and threw a trio of snowballs at Paul effectively cutting off his introduction.

Holding up the arm in a sling to fend off the snow Paul gasped, "What the hell?"

Sami, hair sticking to her forehead, face bright red from exertion, faced Paul and laughed before seeing his arm in a sling. Rushing over quickly she hovered over him, "Oh my god I did kill you."

Paul, still confused as to what just happened, looked on in surprise as Sami started wiping snow off his arm and fussing over him.

"Is it really bad," Sami rapidly questioned Paul, "Do you have to have surgery again? I didn't mean to break you. I just knew if I bullied you enough you'd do what I want."

"Sami," Paul took a step back, feeling weirded out by her concern, "It's fine. They just want me to take it easy and not use it for a few days."

"Oh," Sami put her hand on her chest, "Oh thank god. I was so scared for a second there." Seeing Will shooting her a blinding smile Sami realized what she just did. Smacking Paul on his good arm Sami yelled, "You jackass. You let me worry about you. Why didn't you say anything sooner?"

"Wha-," Paul moved away from Sami's surprisingly strong hits, "How is it my fault you were raving like a crazy person?"

EJ, brushing snow out of his hair, straightened his jacket attempting to look dignified, "I really wouldn't ask that question if I were you."

Hiro, recognizing the two blonde women from the video he saw of his daughter's confrontation, didn't quite know what to make of one of them hitting yet fawning over his grandson. 'That one must be Will's mother,' Hiro thought looking amongst the group before finally spotting Will and Sonny.

Will and Sonny smiled at each other widely when they saw Sami worrying over Paul. While they both saw his arm in a sling and thought the worst they were relieved to hear Paul say it wasn't serious. With Sydney clinging to his neck, little legs holding onto his waist, Will kept one hand on Sydney's back and walked over to everyone with Sonny.

Sonny, sliding next to Paul, put his hand on Paul's good arm and asked, "A sling?"

"It's like I said," Paul gave Sonny a small smile; "It's just a precaution."

"That better be all it is," Sonny warned Paul, eyes narrowed slightly, before kissing Paul on the lips.

Will rubbed up and down Sydney's back listening to her ramble in his ear about everything and nothing. Kissing Paul on his cheek quickly Will pulled back and reassured Sydney, "I promise they aren't going to have fun without you."

"But they're playing with him," Sydney whined around a long yawn.

"It's just my dad," Will said consolingly, "He's old and boring. It's way better over here with me."

Paul, smiling at Will and Sydney, cleared his throat again before realizing he never finished introducing his grandfather. "Everyone this is my grandfather Hiro Narita," Paul gestured for his grandfather to move closer.

EJ stepped forward and introduced himself, impressing both Paul and Hiro with his ability to speak just a tiny bit of Japanese and the fact that he knew Hiro would probably be uncomfortable shaking his hand.

Will rolled his eyes and told Sydney, "Of course your daddy would know how to do that. I'm starting to think I really should try to learn everything he knows."

Sydney hummed softly before closing her eyes and falling asleep.

Sami wasn't quite sure what to say to Paul's grandfather. 'Thank you for not hating my son and I'm sorry your daughter's such a bitch? No probably not.'

Paul told his grandfather, "And this is Will's mom Sami Brady."

Hiro, whispering in Paul's ear, nodded at the blonde woman in greeting.

Paul pressed his lips together trying not to laugh, "He said you look much prettier when you aren't attacking anyone."

Sami tossed her hair back and gave Hiro a confused smile, "I'm going to take that as a compliment."

Paul moved further down towards Adrienne and Justin, 'Oh god do these people still hate me? I can't even remember. It's been so long since I've been around them.'

"Grandfather," Paul explained, "This is Adrienne and Justin Kiriakis, Sonny's parents."

Justin nodded at Hiro; hand on Adrienne's waist while Adrienne waved a bit awkwardly.

'OK, it's not gone terribly wrong yet,' Paul thought to himself as Johnny and Allie ran over.

Noting how out of breath and sweaty the children were Sami frowned slightly before walking over to the small bag her grandmother had packed them before they left the Pub. "Use the hand sanitizer in my purse and then get a drink," Sami ordered hoping none of her children were going to get sick.

'Speaking of,' Sami thought as she turned towards Will. Riffling through her purse when the kids were done with it for her phone Sami snapped a picture of Will holding Sydney before walking over towards him. "Want some help," Sami held her hands out in front of her.

"Yeah," Will laughed a bit before very carefully moving Sydney into his mom's arms, making sure not to jostle her.

Moving closer to Sonny and Paul Will couldn't help but sigh happily seeing Hiro show EJ and Justin how the app Will downloaded for him worked. "I can't believe that everything seems to be going so well," Will commented before he remembered his dad was here, "Oh wait."

Walking over to his dad's side near Johnny and Allie Will said, "Come on. There's someone you need to meet."

Pulling out his own phone and opening up the translation app Will said into it, "Hiro, this is my father Lucas Horton," before handing it to Hiro.

Hiro, listening to the robotic voice coming from the phone, smiled at Lucas instantly sensing the tension between Lucas and EJ.

"Dad, this is Paul's grandfather Hiro," Will shoved his father forward and hissed through his teeth, "Please be nice."

Lucas nodded, 'I can do this. For Will I can do this.'

Will watched as he handed his phone over to his dad and the rest of the men all began to converse. 'Now to check on Mom and Adrienne,' Will thought.

Sonny and Paul were staring at Sami and Adrienne in complete shock and horror. "It's a good thing I'm gay because I do not understand women at all," Sonny told Paul.

"Yeah," Paul agreed, "Unfortunately for me both of my boyfriends have those crazy genes running through their veins."

Sonny elbowed Paul in the stomach, "Hey!"

"I am going to be so bruised," Paul grumbled to himself.

Adrienne followed Sami towards a bench watching as she distributed drinks to Johnny and Allie. Adrienne wasn't entirely convinced Sami knew what she was doing with her kids ninety percent of the time but even she could see that Sami really loved them.

'And maybe I deserved her going off on me,' Adrienne admitted to herself. 'I've gone back and forth on my opinion about Will so many times. If Sami had been talking about Sonny the way I was talking about Will I probably would have tackled someone too. Plus she didn't actually go after me. I just got tangled up in everything.'

Sami, noticing Adrienne nearby, sighed to herself as she sat down with Sydney asleep in her arms. 'I was completely justified in what I did the other day and today. I have nothing to be sorry over.'

"Sami," Adrienne whispered as she sat down gingerly next to her on the bench. "Can we at least talk about this?"

"I don't know what you expect me to say," Sami shrugged. "I have no interest in having someone in my life who could ever think that way about my son. I at least have the decency to keep my opinion about Sonny to myself."

"I-I know that I have my issues with Will," Adrienne played with the buttons on her jacket, fingers cold against the wet material, "And I know that I should have talked to you first. And I don't know why I can't just stay out of it or why I always think the worst of him."

"Oh please," Sami snorted. "It's because of me. Because you think the worst of me. That's why you think Will is some idiotic, dumb whore because that's what you think of me."

"No," Adrienne shook her head, "I-I, no, that isn't." Adrienne sighed. "I've gotten to know you so much better these past weeks and I know you aren't like that. I should know Will isn't either. I don't know what's wrong with me."

Sami had nothing to say to that. There was nothing she could say that wouldn't make everything worse.

Adrienne bit her lip before saying, "I'm sorry. And for what it's worth that slap you gave Tori? Completely justifiable."

"Of course it was," Sami sniffed, "It was a long time coming." Sami crossed her legs, refusing to look in Adrienne's direction before exhaling loudly through her nose, "I hope I didn't scar you when I clawed your arms."

"I'd say that was reasonable too," Adrienne smiled knowing that was as good of an apology she was going to get, "All things considering."

"I'm always reasonable," Sami insisted barely able to keep a straight face before she started laughing.

Adrienne chortling, trying not to wake up Sydney, put her hand on Sami's shoulder before saying, "I really am sorry Sami for thinking so poorly of Will and jeopardizing our friendship."

"Well," Sami started sniffling, feeling oddly sentimental; "I know that I haven't been the best influence. But you have to know that Will isn't like me. He's so much better than me."

Adrienne reached out and pulled Sami into a hug, wiping away a few tears from her own eyes.

Will, walking over to Sonny and Paul, looked at his mother embracing Adrienne while still holding onto Sydney securely. "How did that happen," Will asked feeling lost.

"I can honestly say I have no idea," Sonny replied. Sonny, going to say something to Will, rotated to face him when he saw Chad sneaking up behind Will.

Chad took his hands out of his pockets, tiptoeing behind Will and pinched against Will's waist, "Boo!"

Will shrieked loudly completely taken by surprise. He wiggled away from Chad's grip and smacked his hand, "Don't do that."

"Come on roomie," Chad put his arm around Will's neck, putting him into a brief headlock, "You're going to get this all the time. Aren't you excited?"

"I'm thrilled," Will pushed Chad away from him. Will turned to face Chad looking over his features. They hadn't had much of a chance to talk about everything since they found out about the baby.

Chad, nudged Will in the shoulder, knowing what he was thinking about. "So, exactly how messed up of a family situation is this?"

"Oh it's pretty weird all right," Sonny confirmed.

Noticing Sami and Adrienne sitting closely together Chad mock sighed, "I missed the show didn't I?"

"Just snowballs this time," Paul replied. "I'm pretty sure I got the brunt of it though."

"Yeah well," Chad shrugged, "I'm sure you deserved it."

Will smacked Chad on the stomach, "Be nice."

"Don't feel like it," Chad replied pinching Will's waist again causing him to squeak and run away from him.

Sonny and Paul laughed as they saw Will running away from Chad. "Those two are going to have an interesting time being roommates," Paul told Sonny with a small smile.

"Definitely," Sonny agreed.

Adrienne, noticing Chad, couldn't stop herself from asking Sami, "There really isn't anything going on there?"

"No," Sami rolled her eyes. "They are strictly platonic."

"OK," Adrienne responded warily watching Will slide in the snow and Chad reach out to catch him. "If you say so."

Will laughed loudly when Chad caught him dramatically and helped him stand up.

"You are the least graceful person I know," Chad informed Will as he made sure he was steady on his feet. Hearing a few giggles Chad looked around the park and groaned when he saw a group of girls walking through and taking their picture.

"Guess we know what tomorrow's headline is going to be," Chad said in exasperation.

"That'll be an interesting read," Will shook his head, "How are they going to explain that all of our families are here together?"

"Well clearly we're breaking the news to everyone at once," Chad answered, "Geez Will use your imagination."

Walking back over to Sonny and Paul Will caught sight of Adrienne glancing at him and Chad suspiciously. 'Oh whatever,' Will grabbed Chad's wrist and dragged him over to Adrienne.

Will, looking Adrienne directly in the eyes, "I'm not engaged to Chad. I'm not dating Chad. I'm not interested in Chad. Chad and I are friends and that's it."

Chad looked between Will and Adrienne a few times before saying a bit unhelpfully, "Yeah."

"But what about the night of your party," Adrienne pressed. "I know that you were trying to kiss Will," Adrienne said looking at Chad.

"I was trying to kiss him," Chad admitted, "But only because of my father." Sticking with the story they already told Adrienne Chad continued, "He really wanted me and Will together so we were just pretending for his sake."

"That sounds a little far-fetched," Adrienne replied honestly.

"It's the truth," Sonny interrupted with. "Paul and I knew about it the whole time." 'Well most of the time.'

"Really," Adrienne had a hard time believing this. "What about all that stuff with the newspaper? The engagement and the money and stuff?"

"What money and stuff," Sami asked quickly. "What are you talking about?"

Adrienne, remembering it was Victor who told her about the inheritance, thought quickly, "Well it's one of the rumors isn't it? That Will's only with Chad for his money." 'Nice save.'

Will crossed his arms in annoyance, "Why does everyone assume these types of things about me? First I sleep with anyone that moves. Now I'm marrying for money."

"No one important thinks that," Paul assured Will. "Besides you have more money now than you know what to do with."

"Technically I do know what to do with it now," Will told Paul quickly, "I'll tell you later."

"The point is," Will faced Adrienne again, "I'm with Sonny and Paul. I've only ever been with Sonny and Paul."

Adrienne looked at the small group around her. Johnny and Allie were lying on their backs making snow angels. Justin, EJ, Lucas and Hiro were all awkwardly trying to make conversation nearby. Sami was looking at her expectantly. Chad, Will and Paul all were staring with determined expressions on their faces. And Sonny, 'He looks so hopeful. Is it really so hard to believe that I was wrong? When has Will ever shown me that he's anything other than naïve and slightly misguided?'

Adrienne nodded once, "OK, I believe you."

When the wind began picking up later in the afternoon EJ invited everyone to an early dinner at Chez Rouge. Inside of a private room the three children all sat at their own table loudly laughing and playing while the adults were talking amongst themselves.

With his stomach full and his head throbbing just a tiny bit Will couldn't help but laugh loudly at a story Hiro told. Listening to the distinct laughter surrounding him Will found everything a little hard to believe. 'It seems like we'd never get to a spot like this. That no one would ever begin to accept our relationship.'

But looking around at everyone in the room, at all the important people in his life as well as his boyfriends, Will was starting to believe that things were looking up. 'Mom made up with Adrienne. My dad and EJ haven't killed each other. Paul assured us that Tori isn't going to cause any more problems. Hiro actually likes me and Sonny both. Chad is starting to look happier than he has in weeks.'

Looking down at where Sonny and Paul both had placed their hands on his leg Will grinned, 'And things with Sonny and Paul are actually in a healthy, balanced place. There's no more stalkers, no more senile old men trying to control my life. Soon enough I'll be able to forgive Sonny and Paul for everything they've done and we'll be able to move on with our lives.'

"Tomorrow you and Sonny are opening the new place, right," Will asked Chad as the two stood outside Chez Rouge a bit away from the others.

"Yeah," Chad confirmed, hands in his pockets, "You're gonna be there, right?"

"Yep," Will nodded. "But I was thinking maybe afterwards, if you have time, you'd go with me to the orphanage?"

Chad looked down at his feet, "I don't know Will."

"I think this would be good for us," Will put his hand on Chad's arm, "We can explain things in person and give them the money. And maybe meet the baby."

"Our baby," Chad mumbled under his breath. Looking back up Chad decided, "OK I'll go with you."

"Good," Will smiled slightly. "I think EJ wants to go too just to make sure we don't crack and decide to take him home."

"You never know," Chad shrugged, "Maybe EJ will bring him home for Sami."

"For someone that doesn't live with us," Paul commented as he unlocked the apartment door, "You certainly spend a lot of time here."

"I told you it wouldn't be that different," Will replied as he took off his jacket and hung it up. Looking around the apartment it took all of Will's willpower to not grab all of his cleaning supplies and attack the place with Lysol. "What have you two been doing to this place," Will asked.

"So remember how we said we didn't really like to clean," Sonny put his hands on Will's shoulders, "We meant it."

"Are you going to clean it for us," Paul questioned as he hung up his jacket, and a few that they had thrown on the floor.

Hearing something in Paul's tone Will shook his head, "Nope. I don't live here anymore. It's your problem now."

"Oh come on," Sonny pressed, putting his hands together, "We'll do whatever you want."

Will raised his eyebrows into the air, "Oh really?"

"This is the opposite of what we had in mind," Sonny complained with a pout.

"You said anything," Will teased as he put his feet on the coffee table.

"You also said you would be the one doing the cleaning," Paul argued as he dusted off the TV.

"Well you should have made your terms firmer," Will shrugged, "Also it's not my fault you still can't say no to me."

"Will Horton: master negotiator," Sonny sighed as he turned on the vacuum. 'Definitely didn't anticipate that.'

Author's note:

I could not for the life of me get this chapter to do what I wanted.

What does everyone want to see happen next in the story? I'm really thinking about tying up a few ends and maybe ending this at chapter 100. I would still write in this verse but maybe not quite as often and probably just one shots or requests. I don't know. Let me know what you think.

Thanks for reading.