I wake up and my head is pounding. Gosh, what the hell happened last night? I sit up and look down at myself. I'm wearing a long grey dress. Oh, that's right, the wedding. And suddenly I'm hit with a wave of emotions. Wade… Wade and me are over. Wade cheated. Oh God, I remember now.

"Hey Big Z" Lavon says softly walking into my room.

"Hey" I respond. Gosh, my voice sounds so horse.

"Feeling better?" he asks as he pats my knee.

"No" I answer. "My head is killing me."

"Well you got pretty drunk last night-"

"What? I got drunk?"

"You don't remember?" he asks skeptically.

"No, the last thing I remember I was dancing with you."

"Yeah, well after that you got hammered."

"What, why did you let me do that?"

"I tried to stop you, so did George and Tansy…"

"I didn't do anything embarrassing did I?"

"No" Lavon says staring at the floor.

"Lavon-" I say, knowing he's lying.

"Okay" he admits. "You…sang."

"What?"

"You sang. In front of everybody."

"But, no I don't sing-"

"Yes, and there's a very good reason for that. But hey, it wasn't too bad I did always like that song…"

"What song?"

"Total Eclipse of the Heart."

"I sang Total Eclipse of the Heart, drunk, in front of everybody in Bluebell?" I ask horrified.

"It's okay" Lavon says comfortingly.

"Everybody must think I'm a jerk!"

"Oh quite the opposite actually, ten people have already been over here this morning to see if you're okay. The kitchen is filled with casseroles and pies."

"Really?"

"Tansy wanted me to give you this."

"A Dolly Parton CD?"

"Yes, her exact words were 'listening to Dolly Parton with Dolly Parton always helped me through a breakup.'"

"I'll have to thank her" I mutter as I get up. Oh no. I think I'm going to be sick. No, I'm definitely going to be sick. I run to the bathroom and Lavon follows me.

He holds my hair back and rubs my back. "There, there. It's okay."

"Lavon" I say between wretches. "It's okay, you don't have to do this."

"I know" he says softly remaining where he is.

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I take a shower, brush my teeth, and change into sweats. I call Brick to tell him I'm not coming in today and he's… nice. It's weird.

I sit on my bed and sigh. I can't believe it. I can't believe Wade actually cheated, that we broke up. Somewhere deep inside me I thought he'd be different than all the other men in my life before. I thought he wouldn't disappoint.

"So much for that" I scoff.

Damn, what is wrong with me! I've been through breakups before, bad ones, but it's never felt like this. Suddenly I hear something, I look up and Wade is standing in my bedroom staring at me. Crap.

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"Wade" I say and for a moment I just stare at him. "What are you doing here?" I finally snap angrily.

"I was worried about you, I know you were drinking last night…"

"I'm fine" I say dryly.

"Good" he responds as he struggles to give me a small smile, but I can tell by the look on his face that he's devastated.

"Why did you do it?" I finally ask breaking the silence."

"Zoe" he says as he sits on the bed next to me. "It was just a stupid mistake. Please baby, please give me a second chance."

"Did you- did you do it to hurt me?" I ask as I cringe and look away.

"No! No, Oh God no! I never wanted to hurt you."

"Did you do it because I wasn't good enough- because you wanted something more-"

"Zoe, you are all I want. You are all I'll ever want. That girl meant nothing- please!" he begs as he tries to take my hand in his, but I jerk it away.

"I- I don't know if I can trust you again."

"I want to spend the rest of my life earning your trust Zoe Hart. Please. Please, please baby, please!" Wade is breaking down, he's crying. I want to take him in my arms, I want to make all of this go away. But, damn it, he is the one who did this! He is the one who did this to both of us! He's the reason I'm feeling this way. How could he have done this to me?

"Was it worth it?" I ask in a whispered hush.

"Damn it Zoe, no! No, of course not! I'd do anything to take this back" he yells through sobs.

"You can't" I say as I choke back tears. "You can't take this back Wade. I'm sorry. We're over."

"No, please-"

"Wade. Leave." I say coldly as I walk over the door and hold it open.

"Please" he begs.

"Go" I repeat softly. He just stands there and stares at me with a lost puppy dog look in his eyes. "Go!" I repeat angrily. "Now, Leave!"

"Okay" he replies softly. "I love you."

I slam the door behind him. Did he really just do that!? Did he really just tell me he loves me!? Really, he's going to do this now? Like this? Why couldn't he have said that last week, better yet why couldn't he have realized that before he…. No, I am not going to let Wade Kinsella get under my skin. I'm going to forget him.

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"Did you let Wade in?" I ask Lavon as I walk into the kitchen.

"No, he came here."

"Yes" I answer.

"Hey" Lavon says. "If he bugs you again…"

"Thanks" I respond as I take the seat next him.

"Can you believe it's March already?" Lavon asks, and I can tell he's trying to lighten the mood.

"No it isn't" I chuckle.

"Uhh, yes it is" he answers. "Today's March 1st."

"No it isn't" I repeat as the horrible realization hits me. "It can't be March 1st that would make me…."

"Make you what?" Lavon asks concerned.

"That would make me one week late…"

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