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"Stay," Sonny groaned.
It was his day off and all he wanted to do was spend the day with his husband in bed. Arianna was already at school and all he had to do was just get Will to just lay back down.
"I have to go into work at least once a week, you know that," Will laughed, getting dressed, "I can do almost everything at home."
"This bed is nice and warm and it's cold outside," Sonny huffed, "It's my day off and all I want is to spend the day with my husband," he made grabby hands at him, "C'mere."
Will walked over and kissed his cheek, "I'll be back soon. Go eat breakfast or something."
Sonny wrapped his arms around his waist quickly and pulled him close to him.
"Sonny," Will laughed.
"You're still ticklish," Sonny laughed, poking his sides.
"Sonny, stop!" Will said between fits of laughter.
Someone knocked on the door and opened it.
"Everything okay in here?" Victor demanded.
"Yeah," Sonny said, holding onto Will.
"He won't let me go to work," Will whined at the same time.
"Sonny, stop being so needy," Victor said simply, "Will, I can give you the day off."
"No," Will rolled out of his arms quickly and straightened his shirt quickly, "My boss said that I have to come into day...something important."
"I'm your boss' boss. I'll have to see what it is," Victor said, walking out of the room slowly, "Sonny, put some pants on."
Will laughed and kissed Sonny's cheek, "See you later," he smiled, walking out quickly.
Will had quit his job at Zoe's new magazine and went back to True Vista. It was a ridiculous fight with Victor that he would never tell Sonny about in his lifetime, if it was up to him.
"You aren't even loyal to this family!" Victor snapped, "You've married into it and you don't even care about it."
Victor never yelled...Will was pretty sure he'd never heard him yell before. But Will could yell, especially when he was questioning his loyalty.
Victor had saw him getting coffee with Chad. He missed the guy, okay? He was his friend.
"I do too!" Will yelled, "I love this family like it's my own!"
"You won't even change your last name!" Victor said, "You quit the magazine that I owned!"
"Because my friend got a new position and offered it to me!" Will snapped.
"That woman is just a bitch who wants to ruin your life," he said bluntly.
Will closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "Sonny is my husband and I love him."
"Prove it," Victor practically taunted, "The position you had was never filled, take it back."
Will shook his head, "This is insane," he muttered.
"I'll drop the idea about your last name. But God knows why you would want to keep it," Victor snorted, "I'll draw up a contract today."
Will swallowed, "What am I supposed to tell Sonny?" he whispered.
"I'll cover that," Victor said simply, "Prove your loyalty."
"Okay," Will choked out.
Will took a deep breath as he kept walking to work. He walked inside and smiled at the secretary before going in his office.
"Hey there," his editor smiled, "Good to see you. How's the family?"
"They're great," Will smiled, "You said you really needed to see me?"
"Yes," the editor said, "Your writing is wonderful as always...it's just that Mr. Hultgren wants to assign you a partner."
"A partner?" Will asked, "Why?"
"Well...it's his son," she admitted, "But he is a good writer...a good interviewer too."
"But if my writing is good, why do I-"
"Will, please," she sighed, "Make my job easier."
Will took a deep breath and nodded, "Right...okay. When do I meet him?"
"He should be here-"
"Knock, knock," someone said, walking in the room, "Hey, I'm- oh."
Will stared at the face of Neil Hultgren. He should have known by now that it was him the minute he heard the last name. But it had been ten years...it went right over his head.
Neil was a distant memory.
Until now when all of it came flooding back.
Will was drunk and he was at a party with Sonny and his friends. None of them would let him drink before that until Neil offered to let him play beer pong.
Neil looked really good...he was so nice.
Will finally needed to take a breather and get some air. He had already been struggling for so long. He was stressed and the alcohol was making it so much better but so much worse because it still wasn't making him forget.
Then Neil showed up.
Neil, who looked amazing; Neil, who was nice to him; Neil, who was talking and Will could barely understand him.
Then Neil's lips were on his and he was shoving him against the wall in a fit of passion. Will felt his head hit the wall but he didn't care. He grabbed onto Neil's shirt tightly and kissed back.
"I, uh...hey, man, how's it going?" Will shook his hand quickly before stepping back, "It's been a while."
"Twelve, eleven years?" Neil laughed.
"Oh, you two know each other?" the woman smiled.
Will sighed, "Uh, yeah...we do. Neil got me out of a jam a long time ago. He was a great friend."
"We just kind of...lost touch," Neil shrugged, "I went away to college and Will..."
"Stayed in Salem," Will smiled slightly.
"Uh...how about we get a coffee and catch up?" Neil tried.
Will nodded, "Good idea."
"So...how have you been?" Will asked awkwardly.
Neil sighed, "I'm sorry, Will...I didn't even read the papers, my dad just got me this job. If I would have known-"
"It's fine, Neil," Will smiled, "You were always a good friend."
"I think we were a little closer than most friends at the time, Will," Neil gave him a look.
Will sighed, "I'm sorry I never called you. Things got even more hectic after you left."
"It's fine, Will, it was years ago," Neil laughed, "So how's...life?"
"I married Sonny," Will smiled slightly, "And before that I had a kid with someone else."
"You had a 'No, I'm not gay' crisis and slept with a girl?" Neil tried.
"My ex," Will nodded, "She's in prison now...she killed her ex...it was a big mess. Sonny and I have custody of Arianna now, she's about eleven."
"Sounds like you have a big domestic life," Neil smiled, "You've had an exciting one, Will. Good for you."
Will nodded, "I think we're settling down though."
"Good," Neil smiled, "I'm still trying to find that guy myself."
"I can hook you up," Will joked, "I know people."
Neil laughed, "Is the Spot still open? I think I'll stick to meeting up with guys there."
"Yeah, last time I checked it was," Will smiled.
"The guys I took on dates there were always special," Neil smiled slightly.
Will pursed his lips and looked away. He was one of those guys that Neil took to that bar.
"Oh, shit, I'm not...no, Will, I just meant-" Neil started.
"Neil, don't worry about it," he laughed, "I know."
Neil nodded and smiled, standing up, "Well, Will Horton, I look forward to working with you."
Will nodded and shook his hand, "Bye," he called as he walked out.
"Who was that?" someone asked.
Will looked over and saw Ben standing there and smiled at him, "Just an old friend."
Ben just nodded and handed him his coffee. Will didn't even have to order anymore.
"Thanks, Ben," Will told him quietly.
Sonny was still asleep when he got home, but he looked like he'd been up a few times. Will couldn't blame him. All his husband did was work, most of the time. Days off were rare.
Will changed out of his clothes from work and into a pair of sweatpants and Sonny's t-shirt before walking over and flopping down.
Sonny wrapped his arms around him instantly, "Nope, not letting go again."
Will laughed and kissed his cheek, "I missed you too. Ari will be home in a few hours."
"Then you're not leaving this bed until then," Sonny said simply, kissing his neck, "How was your day?" he asked, looking up at him.
"Um...interesting," Will said, "We can talk about it later," he breathed out before starting to kiss Sonny's neck. He'd never seen Sonny jealous before. Yeah, sure, when guys checked him out, Sonny would pull him a little bit closer. But he never had an actual reason to be jealous.
Like Will working with someone he made out with and had a kind-of relationship with.
"Mmm," Sonny hummed happily, pulling him closer, "What to you want?" he joked.
Will sat up and crossed his arms, "What makes you think I want something?"
"The fact that you should be tired when you come home from work, not all over me," Sonny laughed.
"I just missed you," Will tried again.
"Will," Sonny sat up, "How was your day?" he repeated.
"Interesting," Will said simply, "Now, I really just want to jump my husband," he said, kissing him quickly.
Sonny rolled them over and kissed Will quickly before pinning him down like he was going to take this further.
"Why was it interesting?" Sonny asked. Will rolled his eyes, "You're a tease."
"I could just go ask Uncle Victor about your day-" Will huffed and closed his eyes, "They made me get a partner today."
"Is the person an asshole? I can have him fired, y'know," Sonny commented.
"No, he...he's really nice," Will pursed his lips, "Do you, uh...you remember that night when you took me to a party? It was after I told you that I saw my mom cheat on EJ and...and I got drunk and kissed that guy."
"Yeah," Sonny looked confused, "So?"
"Then, uh...remember when that guy took me to the Spot a few times? A-And when I was accused of murder, he came and was my alibi because I was with him that night," Will started to ramble, "You know, this position is really uncomfortable when I'm not horny."
Sonny jumped off of him quickly and sat beside him on the bed, "Yeah, I remember that guy though...Neil, right?"
"Yes, Neil," Will bit his lip, "And...Neil's dad is my boss' boss for the division of your uncle's company. A-And Neil went to school to be a writer...and so he came back here and got a job-"
"He's your partner?" Sonny demanded.
Will sighed and sat up, "Sonny..."
Sonny took a deep breath and shook his head, "Will, I don't like this."
"Sonny, it was years ago," Will said, grabbing his hands, "I love you and only you."
"I know," Sonny swallowed, "And you know I feel the same about you...but does he know that?"
"Of course he does," Will said quickly, "I told him we were married today."
Sonny shook his head, "I still don't like this."
"You don't have to," Will said, "We're strictly professional, Sonny."
Sonny took a deep breath, "How can you be okay with this? Isn't it awkward?"
"A little bit, but I looked over some of his work on my way home. He's an amazing writer," Will said, "And he was my friend, Sonny. I could have went to jail if it wasn't for him."
Sonny swallowed and held his hands, "Will, I trust you."
"I know that," Will whispered.
"I just don't trust him," Sonny said and then sighed, "I have to go pick Ari up from school now...you look tired, get some rest," he kissed him deeply before walking out.
Will sighed and watched him walk out. His phone went off and he grabbed it quickly.
Neil Hultgren: I'm glad I'm working with you, Will.
Will sighed and ran his hand through his hair.
Will Horton: Me too.