AUTHOR'S NOTE: FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF YOUR KIND COMMENTS, AND REVIEWS. I REALLY APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. Just wanted to let you all know that I am posting this now, because I am working a 16 hour shift tomorrow, and I won't have time to post a chapter. I will post again on Monday. Hope you all enjoy this chapter, I know some of you have been waiting specifically for this chapter. Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you enjoy your day.

"I was just about to text you" Sonny said pulling open the door.

Will wrenched his mouth away from Paul's when Sonny's voice registered in his mind. He turned to look at him. "Sonny, what are you doing here?" he asked confused.

Sonny was shaken. The last thing that he had expected to see when he opened the door was Paul all over Will, like that. His blood was boiling, Paul was pushing Will way too fast, his vision was a haze of red. Paul was taking this a little too far, hadn't he asked him not to get Will mixed up in this?

"Sonny!" Will said a little louder. "What are you doing here?"

The rough edge of Will's voice shocked him a little. Was that anger that he detected? Finally he realized that Will was waiting for him to say something.

"Will… don't be upset." Sonny said, Abigail said she tried to reach you and you didn't answer your phone… there was an accident." He explained.

"What?" Will asked pushing past him into the apartment, "What accident, what are you even talking about?" he almost shoved Sonny down in his haste to get by him. "Not my baby…" he shrieked crossing the room, the chill of terror travelling down his spine. He threw the door open to the nursery and the vise grip on his heart relaxed only when he got to the crib and saw his angel sleeping there peacefully.

"No, Will." Sonny said, following him, hurriedly trying to explain. "Arianna is fine, it was JJ, he was in a car accident and Abigail had to go check on him."

Will walked out of the nursery and closed the door, a wild look in his eyes. "And you were the person she chose to call?" he asked.

"I was the only one that answered, she called Marlena, and Sami, Maggie, your dad… and I don't know who else." Sonny defended.

"Oh." Will said. "Well thank you for watching her, but I am home now you can go on back home to Brian."

Will's voice definitely held an edge of anger that Sonny did not understand. He had known when he agreed to come that Will may be upset to find him here watching Ari. Mostly because he had never watched her before, and Will was picky about who he allowed to babysit for him. "What is your problem?" Sonny asked.

"Nothing." Will snapped.

"I know you better than that Will." Sonny said.

Will looked at Sonny defiantly.

Paul had remained silent until now, but when Will looked at Sonny, the look of desire that had clouded his eyes earlier was entirely gone, only to be replaced with the reflection of pain that he had worn earlier when Pau; had told him about his past with Sonny. Paul wondered briefly if Will even realized how expressive and revealing his eyes were.

"Sonny." Paul said, clearing his throat, stepping over to where Will stood. "I think it would be best if you left now, Will is upset right now."

Sonny turned to Paul and glared at him. "And I think that you should mind your own business." He snapped. "Of course he is upset, what do you expect him to be when you are constantly pushing…" Sonny sneered at Paul.

"Don't talk to him like that!" Will said, jumping to Paul's defense. "You really want to know what my problem is…Fine, I will tell you. But you just remember that you asked for this." Will continued, practically shaking with the anger bottled up inside of him.

"Will… babe, you don't have to do this right now." Paul said, reaching out and putting his hand on Will's shoulder. "It can wait until you have had time to think about what you want to say."

"NO!" Will denied, shrugging Paul's hand off of him, "If Sonny wants to know then I think now is the perfect time to get this over with." He said.

Will turned to Sonny, "You left me because I lied to you, you completely abandoned our life together, all that we had built because I lied to you about being Arianna's father. You asked me 'What was wrong with me… What kind of person could look someone in the face, someone that they claimed to love, and lie to them time and time again.' You made me feel like I was damaged, like something was really wrong with me, You know like I was wired wrong, because as we all know, I am Sami Brady's son. YOU…." Will choked out, pointing at him…. "You made me feel like I wasn't worth loving…. and then you turned around and lied to me. It's really quite the double standard… don't you think?"

"What are you talking about, I lied to you?" Sonny asked.

"You didn't tell me about your past with Paul." Will said. "I thought you had been trying to tell me something, that day in the square… and I asked you about it, and you lied to me, you said you didn't remember what you had been about to say, you said it wasn't important."

"It was in the past." Sonny said, "I didn't see what it mattered now." He defended himself.

"What about when we were together and I asked you about your past." Will said, "You could have mentioned Paul then…. But you didn't."

"Did you tell me about every person in your past?" Sonny answered.

"GABI…. Was my past…." Will said, his voice rising. "You knew about her… and then there was the kiss with Neil which you saw…. And then there was you."

Sonny looked at Will, and sneered…."And now there is him." He said jerking his head toward Paul.

"Don't do that…." Will shrieked, "Don't you dare do that…You don't get to judge me."

"I'm not judging you Will, I am worried about you, I know firsthand how Paul operates." Sonny said.

Will's head snapped up. "OH so I guess that's why you told him to stay away from me?" he screeched. "Because you were worried about me? Or maybe it is because you don't want me… but you don't want anyone else to have me. Why don't you want me to be happy?"

Sonny turned to look at Paul, incredulously. "You told him that?" he asked, glaring at the other man.

"Yes ." Paul said, "I am not keeping anything from Will, he knows everything."

"So he knows that you came back here…. For me…" Sonny asked.

"I told him that I came back here to reconnect with you, and that you made it clear to me that there is no place for me in your life." Paul confirmed.

"Does he know that you asked him out, just to get at me, to make me jealous?" Sonny countered.

Paul's eyes flew to Will… The fresh look of pain that flashed in Will's eyes, wrenched his gut, like a blade.

"That's a lie." Paul denied vehemently, "I asked Will out because I enjoyed his company. You are the one that insinuated that I would never want to really be with Will."

"That's not what I said, you are twisting my words." Sonny bit out. He turned back to Will, looking at him closely."You need to leave and stop pushing Will into things he is clearly not ready for."

"Will." Sonny called his name, "You know that I want you to be happy. It is my greatest wish for you." He continued. "I just want it to be with someone who is right for you."

"Well you don't get to decide that, I DO!" Will shouted. "And I don't care who you think is right for me or wrong for me, your opinions have no place in my life anymore."

"Will…. Listen to me." Sonny said taking a step in Will's direction, reaching out for him.

Will back pedaled a step or two. He didn't want Sonny to touch him. He crossed his arms over his chest. "No Sonny, I don't want to hear what you think, I don't want to hear your excuses, I want you to leave."

Sonny looked at Will, astonished. Then he turned on Paul. "This is your doing…" he said. "You are pressuring him too fast and you don't want him to listen to me, so you are trying to ruin our friendship." He accused.

"What is it you think I am pushing him into?" Paul asked.

"Come on, I saw you all over him in the hall." Sonny said snidely. "I remember exactly how you get your way and win arguments. I know how persuasive you can be when you want something. He couldn't breathe, you surrounded him so that couldn't even think about what he wants. How could he with you attacking him like that."

"I think you have the wrong idea here." Paul said.

"I don't think so." Sonny spat.

"Sonny, Will is.." Paul began.

"Paul." Will said, garnering his attention.

One word, was all it took. Paul immediately cut off the comment he was about to make, turning to Will. Will shook his head no, indicating that Paul should not finish the statement he had been about to make. He knew that Sonny needed to hear it from him.

Will looked Sonny in the eye, holding his gaze. "I asked Paul to spend the night with me. Paul was trying to leave and I. asked. him. to. stay." He said pointedly, "And Now I am asking you to leave. Paul and I had plans for tonight."

Sonny opened his mouth, then quickly closed it again. He felt nauseous; his heart felt like it was breaking in two. He turned without another word and walked out of the apartment.

Paul walked over and closed the door behind Sonny, he turned back to Will and took in the sight of him. His shoulders were slumped forward in defeat, and he looked pure miserable.

Paul went to him and pulled Will into his arms. He led him over to the couch and sat down pulling Will down with him.

Will leaned against his shoulder and just let himself cry. He had thought that he was done with all of this. He thought he had let go of the past, the day that he had went over to Sonny and Brian's apartment, but somehow it still hurt. He loved Sonny, and on some level he knew he always would. Sonny had been his first real love.

Paul held him until he quieted, and then held him a while longer until Will sat up and wiped his eyes. His eyes downcast, he was embarrassed.

"Will." He said softly, putting a finger under his chin, lifting his head like he may do to a small child. "There's no need to be embarrassed."

Will shook his head, fresh tears forming in his eyes. "I'm sorry." He said, his lower lip quivering.

"For what?" Paul asked, confused.

"For letting Sonny affect me this way, sorry for virtually turning into a weeping child." He said. "I don't know what is wrong with me."

"You love him." Paul said simply.

Will shook his head… no.

Paul gave him a sad smile. "Yes.. you do." He said. "And that's okay, he was your first love right?"

Will nodded yes.

"I know what that is like…." Paul said. "He was my first love two… we actually have that in common. I love him, I always will, but it's different now. Since I met you."

Will looked at Paul, the sincerity of his statement was there in his eyes.

"I don't want to be with him anymore." Will whispered.

"I want to believe that." Paul said. "You have no idea how much I want that to be true…. But I think that it is important that you are 100% sure before we complicate things any further."

"What do you mean?" Will asked.

"I mean, I think I should go back to the hotel tonight, and give you time to think." Paul said.

Will clutched him tighter. "I don't want you to go." He said. "I meant what I said. I want you to stay with me tonight."

"Will babe, as tempting as that offer is… I can't, I won't take advantage of you like that, Not now, Not ever." Paul said, already wondering if he was crazy, if he was making a mistake. Clearly, whether or not Sonny wanted to admit it, he was still very much in love with Will.

"Please." Will said. "I don't want to be alone anymore."

Paul groaned…. "Okay." He said, "I will stay, but I will sleep out here on the couch, okay?"

Will nodded miserably. He got up and went to the linen closet and pulled out a blanket, then grabbed an extra pillow from his bed. He brought them back and handed them to Paul.

Paul took them and pulled Will to him, he hugged him tightly and brushed their lips together. "Goodnight." He whispered.

"Night." Will whispered back.

Will went into the bathroom and closed the door. He picked up his toothbrush, and looked at himself in the mirror. What the hell was wrong with him? Paul was here, he had been nothing short of perfect with him, showered him with attention… Paul had been everything he wanted…. And what did he do, he went and cried on his shoulder about another man. "You're an idiot Horton." Will berated himself in the mirror.

It was no wonder Paul was taking a giant step back… He had to put Sonny out of his mind and his heart. He wanted to be with Paul, and he was going to have to show Paul that he wanted to move forward and leave the past where it belonged….. in the past.

Will pulled the spread back and climbed into bed. He tossed and turned until he finally drifted into a fitful sleep.

Will was at the pub with Arianna when Paul and Sonny came through the door holding hands.

"Will, I'm sorry but I don't think I can see you anymore…. Sonny broke up with Brian and we are back together…." Paul said.

"Nooooooooo" Will screamed. "It isn't supposed to be this way…"

"NOOOOOOOO" Will moaned…. "Don't leave me." He cried out in his sleep.

Paul sat up on the couch startled out of his sleep. Will was moaning in the other room. He got up and walked over to the door. "Will.." he called.

Will made a choked sobbing sound.

Paul walked into the room. "Will." He said again a little louder. "What's wrong?"

Will reached for him… "Don't leave me." He said grabbing Paul's hand, pulling him forward.

"Will… you were dreaming." Paul said.

Will tugged Paul toward him. Paul sighed and got under the covers, urging Will to roll over away from him. Then he pulled Will's back into his chest, and wrapped his arm around him. "It's okay Will, you were dreaming."

Will nodded against his tear stained pillow. "You and Sonny got back together and you left me." Will said.

"Shhhh" Paul said, "That is not going to happen. Now stop worrying about that and get some sleep."

Will snuggled in closer to Paul and held onto his arm. He finally drifted off into a peaceful sleep. While Paul lay awake most of the night, holding Will in his arms, contemplating the situation they found themselves in. Sonny had his chance and he blew it… Paul was going to make sure that Will fell for him. He was practically already in love with him, and he was not giving him up, Not for Sonny or anyone else.