Will had just finished his Calc exam from Salem U, and was headed out to the new coffee house in HTS. It was the new rave,"Common Grounds," and everyone was talking about the wonderful atmosphere. But what Will wasn't expecting was the hot, sexy barista behind of the counter serving the coffee to be what caught his eye.

The moment Will laid eyes on Sonny, his heart stopped beating in his chest; he was frozen to his spot. All he could see was the wonderfully white aura surrounding Sonny; and it was like his life was moving in slow motion. Every move Sonny made was filled with wonderment and joy to Will. The lady behind Will bumped him out of the doorway and snapped him back to reality. He followed her to the counter and joined the line.

"What will it be man?" Sonny asked as he leaned across the table, resting both hands on the top.

"What's chest, I mean best?" Will said. (Wow, he has amazing pecs, Will thought)

"Hazelnut," Sonny said without a beat, as if not noticing that little slip of the tongue. The nice blonde in front of him was taking a long time to order and he had a line of customers. That's when it hit him. He was being eaten alive by this man's gaze. He smiled a little, feeling flattered, but he shuffled a little under Will's devouring gaze and crossed his arms.

"Ok, hazelnut sounds plain, how about a caramel mocha latte?." Will asked.

"Sure, coming right up." Sonny said as he took Will's money and turned to make the coffee.

After picking up his order, WIll walked over to the couch and sat down with his friends as they began conversing about their latest extravagant prank they pulled on some poor unsuspecting soul, but he sat quietly eyeing this man over his coffee cup."Is he gay?" He whispered, but when Chad answered, "Is who gay?" He realized that he had ment to think was actually said out loud.

Will, almost spitting his coffee out, replied, "I didn't mean for that to come out. But to answer your question," he paused and nodded his head towards the counter where Sonny was bouncing from customer to customer, never missing a beat.

"Well, he's kind of nice looking... if you like guys I mean." T stammered out, feeling a little uncomfortable with the conversation.

Will threw the mini throw pillow at him and replied, "Well, no one said YOU had to look at him did they?" Will smiled.

When they had all finished drinking their coffee and were heading out to leave, Will decided to take a detour to the counter. He sat down on the bar stool and waited for the handsome man to come back.

"You need a top off before you head out?" Sonny asked, noticing that the nice blonde boy's friends had already walked out.

"No, no thanks," Will said, blushing. "I'm Will." He said and offered his hand.

Sonny took it and responded with, "I'm Sonny." And smiled the kind of smile that makes your knees like Jelly. Will blushed a little.

"Is Will a blusher?" Sonny laughed, poking fun of the now fully embarrassed Will. "No seriously man, no need to be embarrassed. What's up?"

"It's just that, I was wondering if you would like to come with me to the movie festival tomorrow night. I was supposed to go with a friend, but..." Will paused, remembering that the friend in question lived out of town, didn't want to skype him, much less come in for the movie. He shook his head and continued, "he can't make it."

Sonny, sensing something was off said, "I would love to, but only if you're sure."

"I am." Will responded, holding his breath.

"Ok, well then, pick me up here at 8?"

Will smiled, "8 it is."

"What movie is showing tonight?" Will whispered to Chad as they sat in the back row of their World Lit class. College was fun for the friends, but nether boy liked this specific class.

"I think it's silent movie night, so there will probably be a few playing back to back. I think they're Chaplin movies?" Chad said questioningly.

Will leaned back in his chair and stretched his long lean body, stretching his arms up and locking his fingers behind of his head. (A silent movie night with Sonny. Should be interesting at the very least) He thought and smiled. He couldn't wait for 8 o'clock to come fast enough.

Once Will got home, it was 6pm and he was running a little late, so he would have to take a quick shower. He went through his closet, and picked out his favorite blue undershirt and grey V-neck sweater and his new jeans as he played out how his conversations were going to go in case Sonny didn't like the silent movies. Heading out the door, Will picked up his keys, knocking off a letter from the dresser they were laying on top of.

He knew he shouldn't open it, but he just needed to hear Victor's words one more time.

Dear my sweet Will,

As I write to you, it's a bright night here in Boston. It's not like Salem here, you can see the stars, the sky is so bright. The trees smell like spring has sprung, with flowers in the air. The grass is greener than I can remember back in Salem, and yet, I'm the loneliest person because you're not here to share it with me. I miss you my love. It's not the same.
How are things in Salem? T isn't causing you trouble again is he? Chad's still looking out for you?
I know snail mail isn't your forte, but I wanted the first time we exchanged letters to be this way, so that we could have the "college experience," so here it is. I'll e-mail you when I receive your reply.

Until then,
Victor Kroll

Tears were streaming down Will's face as he crumpled up the letter. So many feelings of hurt and regret came flashing before his eyes as he remembered their break-up.

~~~~Flashback a few days earlier~~~~~

"Will, come on, what's the big deal? I'll just be an hour or two late for tomorrow's skype session." Victor started to raise his voice as he leaned closer to the computer.

"Victor, do you even still like me? Because I don't feel like you do. I don't need to be number 1 in your life all the time, because I know I can't be. We're not in the same state, and have new...different social lives. But Victor, I'm not in your top 5 am I?" Will said as he leaned back, voice raised as well.

There was a slight pause, and Victor averted his eyes a slightly so that he wasn't completely looking at Will any more. "Yes, yes you are." He said as he stumbled over his words.

"That's what I thought. I think we should end this Vick. Call it a day and move on." Will said, starting to shake from what he knew was the inevitable. He was seeing the same fear in Victor's face as well.

Victor opened his mouth to respond, but closed it back and nodded. "I agree Will. I think you're right." His eyes were starting to water, which made Will's eyes begin to water. He leaned forward and clicked off the skype.

~~~~~Back to present~~~~~~

Will balled up the letter and threw it into the trashcan. He went on a rampage of anger and hurt; throwing away anything and everything that made him remember the man that he thought he loved. That, included the grey shirt he was wearing. Breathing fast, with a heavy chest, Will looked around his apartment and found that he had bundled up 3 trash bags. On his way out, he dumped them into the dumpster; and walked into the night with a clear, clean conscious, feeling lighter than he had in a very long time.

The quick walk to the coffee house was what Will needed to clear the rest of the nights events from his mind. He saw the"Closed" sign flip as he was just a few steps away; he smiled knowing Sonny was on the other side of that door. Will opened the door and walked into the shop. He looked around and then walked up to the counter, where he sat down on the stool that he dubbed "his usual." He still didn't see Sonny, so he rested his chin on the counter, waiting for Sonny to come out from the back.

"Hi" he heard from behind of him; startling him, causing him to jump off of the stool and into a laughing Sonny. "Jumpy much?" Sonny asked in jest.

"Only when startled." He said with a smile as he removed his hands from Sonny's chest awkwardly. "You ready to head out? Chad said it was silent film night, so we may get to see some Chaplin movies." Will said with child-like enthusiasm that put Sonny in a state of awe over this boy.

"Yep, let's go." He said and started towards the door, Sonny in tow.

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"Wow man, do you THINK you could have gotten a bigger drink?" Sonny laughed as they walked out of the theatre.

"Well, I got a large pop corn, you have to have a large drink so that you don't get thirsty." Will protested with a pouty face.

"So I'm sure that you're blaming the 30 trips to the bathroom on a small bladder?" Chad chimed in.

The two boys were having as much fun picking on Will as Will was pretend pouting over being picked on. He had thought that the movie would only be a few hours, what he didn't count on was there being 6 short films, each one being between 20 and 30 minutes. 2 hours turned into almost 3 and a half. His large soda looked extra large after the first hour.

"Hey Will, I'm gonna head off, you ok walking with just Sonny tonight bud? I'm beat." Chad asked as he went in the direction of his apartment.

Will hesitated and looked over at Sonny and then back to Chad and replied, "Yeah sure, see you tomorrow in Calc."

The pair walked down the sidewalk talking and having a great conversation with each other. Finally, when they had reached Will's apartment, Sonny looked to him and said, "I've had such a wonderful evening Will, thank you for inviting me."

Will turned to face Sonny and replied, "Thanks for coming, I had a lot of fun. Even if you picked on me for most of the night." He laughed as he lightly nudged Sonny on the shoulder.

This was the awkward silence that happens when every date ends, except Will wasn't sure if this was a date or not, so he just waited for Sonny to make a move, and it paid off. Sonny raised his hand to meet Will's cheek and rubbed it. The touch felt so good to Will so, to savour it, he closed his eyes and leaned his head further into Sonny's hand, wanting more contact with him. He opened his eyes and said, "Please kiss me." And Sonny obliged. The moment their lips touched it was kisment. They both knew that they were ment to be together. Sparks of electricity flew around the duo and the world stood still. Finally, the kiss broke because they both needed air.

"I wil see you...tomorrow?" Sonny asked.

"yes, definitely tomorrow." Will replied.

"Ok, Will. Sleep well, and I will see you tomorrow." Sonny walked the few blocks in silence, his mind swirling over the events that just took place. He had met a wonderful man who he could talk to, who liked the same movies as he does, and likes coffee. They had so much in common, and for the first time in a long time, he was happy.