Seen as Zade appear to be going down the drain I'm just going to invest myself in this story and other one-shots until those stupid writers come to their senses and bring them back together :D Hope you enjoy !

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Wade wiped a bead of sweat from his brow as the sun beat down on his bare back. The sweat on his skin glimmered in the sun light as he rooted through his tool box for some screws. He could hear the noise of the town behind him as he reached for his drill, he connected the screw to the drill head and placed the drill into the piece of wood. He wasn't phased by the noise of the power drill but Brick clearly was as he marched through the practice and swung open the door to find a shirtless Wade on his knees constructing some sort of a ramp from the path to the doorstep. Wade only acknowledged Brick with a nod as he continued with his work.

'Son, what in gods name are you doin'...?'

'What do you mean what am I doin' ? It's pretty clear what I'm doin'...' he rose to his feet giving Brick a full view of his finely toned stomach and muscly arms. Brick had a look of confusion and disgust on his face as Wade took a slug of water most of which rolled down his chest which caused Brick to become even more agitated.

'Is it?' he asked looking down at the unfinished job.

'I'm buildin' a ramp..I got a phone call from the Doc givin' out about the steps how she couldn't get the stroller up them so here I am, installin' a ramp.'

Brick scoffed 'Well it's good to know I am being informed on the decisions being made around here...' he looked around as Wade chuckled 'And as a doctor I recommend you put on a shirt!'

'And as his fiance I recommend he keep it off' Zoe said as she came up behind Brick with a smile on her face, straight away Wade's attention switched to the short skirt she put on this morning and smiled as he put down the drill and helped her down the unfinished ramp.

'Hi baby.' he kissed her as Brick rolled his eyes but they took no notice as Zoe placed her hands on Wades stomach 'Hi' she kissed him again 'Brick, don't be jealous, just because I have this to come home to and you have Magnolia...' Wade laughed as he continued to to kiss her and Brick sighed 'Okay alright, Dr Hart I'm going on my lunch I should be back by 2 then your free to go' he jumped over the collection of tools and scurried down the path leaving Zoe and Wade smitten at the door step.

'As much as I enjoy watching you work shirtless from my office window...Brick's right you shouldn't be exposing your body in this heat..this unusual heat. Come inside, I have five minutes.' She led him in through to her office where he took a seat on the exam table. As he lay back his back made a series of cracks as he sighed.

'Was that your back?'

'Yeah..' Wade said tiredly. He moved around on the table as he felt some discomfort in his shoulders. Zoe looked over as he yawned 'You alright?' she asked as he lay back down on the table.'

'I'm fine...just tired'

'Well come here..' she sat him up and began to massage his shoulders 'Wade...your shoulders are like 2 big boulders, why are you so tense?'

'Like said Doc I'm tired..'

'Well when was the last time you had a proper nights sleep?'

Wade paused 'The night before you came to town..' he smiled in anticipation of her reaction as she pushed him playfully. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his head.

'I dropped Logan off at Tansy's this morning and guess what he did?'

'What?'

'Bit me!' Waded laughed but Zoe kept a serious face. 'What are you serious?.'

'Yeah..look' she rolled up her sleeve to show two little teeth marks dug into her forearm 'And all he did was laugh..he's getting worse Wade, at first I put it down to a phase but then the stunt in the other day in the Rammer Jammer with the spoon throwing and now this?!'

'Ok alright bay you gotta calm down. Look you are overactin' way too much-'

'Just because he prefers you-'

'I'm not doin' this again Zoe. Your paranoid and overtired as am I...We need a break.'

'Well I'm off at 2 and I was thinking we could maybe go for a drive maybe bring some blankets and some wine and no cellphones?' she smiled sneakily waiting for his reaction.

Wade sighed as he swung around to face her 'As much as I love that idea, I'm gonna have to pass. Jesse and me have a meetin' over at the bank at 4 about finally gettin' started on the bar but I wouldn't be completely against finally breakin' in that couch tonight' he wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her in closer to him. His skin was still warm from the sun and his hair was damp from the sweat.

'It's a date' she kissed him 'but you have to go because I have a patient due any minute now but I'll kiss you later and have a shower before your meeting!.' Wade dropped his head laughing and reluctantly put his shirt on 'Alright...I'll see you later'. His body was stiff as he made his way through the practice and back out into the blistering heat, he gathered up his tools and made his way down the path, he came across George who seemed to be completely preoccupied with a problem he didn't notice Wade and crashed right into him.

'Crap! Sorry man' George bent down to pick up the tools, still with his mind in another place altogether.

'It's fine..you okay?'

'I'm fine...well I will be. Where you off to? Looks like you've been out in the sun too much. That's not good for you man'

Wade scoffed 'That's what everyone keeps sayin'...I was installin' a ramp for the Doc. You headin' to the Rammer Jammer?'

'Yeah..' They crossed the town square stopping at Wade's car so he could offload the tools and walked towards the Rammer Jammer.

'What's up with this weather?' George asked as he loosened his tie.

'I do not know but it has got to stop. Logan plus heat does not bode well together.'

'Speaking of..you know your son is at my house right now?'

'Yeah..Zoe's comin' by to get him after work or you know you can keep him whatever. I know he's just a little delight these days.'

'Well now that you mention it he's really embracing his Kinsella-ness lately isn't he? When I was leavin' this mornin' I walked in to find standing at the t.v hittin' the screen with his hands that were covered in jam by the way and all he did was laugh and continued hittin' the screen, what's up with that?'

Wade laughed ' I know it's crazy..he isn't walkin' just yet but he's gettin' there and-' he paused ' I know what we're in for, I know the genes that boy has inherited and I figured sooner or later it would come out but Zoe doesn't know bout it, at all.'

'You mean the fact that you were the worlds worst child and caused the staff Bluebell Day Care actual mental problems?'

Wade made a face and ignore George's wit 'Yeah alright I mean just a few days ago when she found him pourin' milk into one of her fancy shoes with that grin on his face...I actually thought she was gonna cry.'

'The grin yes oh my god..good luck man that's all I can say... Hey I ran into Jesse yesterday and he said you guys are finally movin' forward with the bar, it's all really happenin' isn't it?'

Wade paused 'Yeah I dunno bout that Tucker...' George stopped in his tracks 'What you mean?'

'I mean I don't know if we can completely swing it right now..'

'Wade, I've seen the amount of money in those jars you can swing it! What's the real problem?'

Wade looked around to see if there was anyone around as he moved closer to George 'What if it don't work...? I mean it's only ever been an idea but now it's really happenin' and I don't wanna let Jesse down or Zoe but..I don't know it just seems to good to be true. Normally I'd have bailed on it by now' George looked at him, he had a nervous look on his face and couldn't stand still.

'Wade, You know your not gonna let anyone down right? So many people think you can do this its about time you let yourself believe that.' Wade looked at him innocently, it meant a lot to hear that from George, they had grown up together and it always seemed to be George getting the praise never him, and maybe George was right he should have some faith in himself it was the least Zoe and Logan deserved.

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Zoe stood at the foot of the stairs, with her hands on her hips and a puss on her face. In front of her on the second step of the stairs sat Logan looking up at her with an innocent look in his eyes. He banged his heels against the steps of the stairs as Zoe inspected the damage he had caused. In his mucky hands was her Louis Vuitton clutch, the one she her mother had just sent her from her trip to Paris, she was afraid to look inside considering his hands were covered in jam and his sippy cup was lying on its side, empty which could only mean one thing. He had filled her designer bag with jam sandwiches and grape juice.
Zoe had dealt with difficult people before, her mother, her father, Lemon, Brick even Wade sometimes but nothing compared to Logan. At just 9 months he had perfected the art of standing in his crib shaking the bars until eventually someone would come in and lift him out. He didn't believe in putting food straight into his mouth instead it had to be rubbed in his hair and down the side of the highchair before eventually eating it, he enjoyed throwing the bottle of milk as far away from himself as possible and any opportunity he got to scream or exercise his vocal chords, he would.

'Logan...' she took a deep breath and remembered she was speaking to a 9 month old. 'Please give mommy the bag.' he looked up at her but gave no response. Zoe sighed and reached for the bag in his hands instantly he began to cry and bang his hands against the step of the stairs.

'Nope not this time mister, no amount of crying is going to work' she picked him up as he fought against it, she marched over to the fridge and pulled out a bottle of milk but Logan had no interest in drinking it but rather knocking it out of her hands and continued to scream. Zoe sighed as she let him down on ground and soon enough the cries had stopped and he scurried off into the pile of toys beside the couch. Zoe began to clean up the mess he made as Wade walked in the door with Jesse.

'Of course you would walk in just as the screaming stops' Zoe said defeated as Wade kissed her on the head and went over to Logan and picked him up. Logan was delighted to see Wade as the tears soon disappeared and his mood changed completely and he looked for his bottle.

Zoe scoffed as Wade took a seat and began to feed Logan who snuggled into his shirt and let him feed him. One of the things Wade loved most about feeding Logan was that as he guzzled the milk he twisted his hair with his fingers and his breathing pattern was like a lullaby. Jesse rooted through the fridge for something to eat as Zoe attempted to clean her clutch but she had a feeling her efforts were going to waste as the jam stain was spread across the front of the clutch.

'What are you talkin' bout Doc he's like an angel...'. Wade knew what Zoe was talking about, Logan knew how to push her buttons and tested her daily but when it came to Wade he was an angel, With Wade Logan would sit in his highchair and eat his food without a single squeak , if Wade told him 'no' he would stop whatever he was doing without a moments took a seat beside them leaving Jesse to clearing out their fridge.

'You should have been here 5 minutes ago, he was half way up the stairs when I caught him with my Louis Vuitton clutch in his hand and all he could do was laugh..' Wade laughed as Zoe moaned 'Wade! Its not funny...he's getting worse and worse by the day!'

'Zoe come on-'

'Actually Wade' Jesse interjected from the kitchen 'You should really be more sympathetic with your woman on this.'

'What why?' Zoe smiled at Wade's confusion.

'Well I mean this is your doin'...'

'My doin'? How? You know Jesse it takes 2 to make a baby..'

'Not like that you idiot..I'm talkin' bout Logan's behavior..it was bound to happen sooner or later.'

'What do you mean?' Zoe asked as Logan sat up and pushed the bottle away. Wade knocked his head back, he knew what Jesse was getting at and he couldn't stop him.

'You Zoe Hart are the mother and number one target of Bluebells most mischievous and devilish child. And do you want to know why?' Zoe nodded in anticipation as Wade tried to distract himself by tickling Logan.

'Logan is the most mischievous and devilish child in Bluebell because that's what his dad was.' Zoe swung around to face Wade who was trying to avoid eye contact with her 'Oh really and why am I only hearing about this now.'

Jesse took a seat across from her, he was getting way too much enjoyment from this and he was't going to stop anytime soon. 'Wade was the child from hell. He started walkin' at 7 months, runnin' at 9 and by his first birthday he had managed to climb out of his crib and jump from the kitchen table. He bit, slapped and kicked anyone who came near him, got kicked out of daycare, made every babysitter that ever came through the door cry and on his second birthday he took the liberty of knocking the candles off the cake onto the table, the table our grandmother left Earl after she died, leaving a massive burn hole in the table, and just like Logan, after he did somethin' he walked around with that grin on his face like nothin' was wrong.'

Zoe dropped her shoulders 'Wade, why didn't you tell me you were a brat! We've created a demon child.'

'Okay hang on a minute we haven't created a demon child and I never told you because I thought he may have avoided it, I mean Jesse was the perfect child so I thought maybe the gene would skip Logan but turns out it didn't...and I wasn't that bad I was just really hyper I always had to be be doin' somethin' that's all.'

'You were pretty bad..'

Zoe dropped her head as Wade nodded 'Okay Jesse how bout you take Logan out for a bit, maybe go pick up dinner while your at it?' Wade had a serious streak in his voice and Jesse took the hint that they wanted a moment alone. He plucked Logan from Wade's arm and headed out the door.

Wade paused as he watched Zoe get up and walk over to the kitchen he had to be extremely careful in how he approached this conversation because he knew it was so much more than just what Jesse had said, it was the fact Logan never acted out for walked over to the kitchen and placed the empty bottle in the sink when the bag caught his eye, it was pretty much destroyed and he didn't have much faith in it being salvaged.

'Zoe...' he looked over at her as she avoided eye contact, he knew she was upset as he thought about how to address the issue. He took a seat on the stool and pulled her onto his knee.

'Don't worry bout the bag alright. Lord knows you have enough as it is but you can always get a new one.'

Zoe smiled 'It's not about the bag Wade...'

'I know..' he said softly as he held a tighter grip of her waist 'Zoe, you know it means nothin' right?' Zoe lifted her head to look at him 'What do you mean?'

'Logan drinkin' the bottle for me, it don't mean anythin'...'

'It not just the milk Wade or the bag, its the fact he likes you more than he likes me...'

Wade laughed 'Come on Doc no he doesn't, he doesn't know what he likes or doesn't like he's only 9 months old. Some days he's gonna hate you and love me and other days he's gonna love you and hate me and right now he's just stuck to me but you shouldn't take it to heart alright?'

Zoe gave a little smile he was right it was just a phase but she still hated it ' I guess your right..' she kissed him as Wade smiled 'I'm sorry what did you just say? I'm right?'

'Don't expect to hear it that often okay..?'

'Yes m'am' he kissed her back 'And about what Jesse said-'

'Wade it's alright.'

'No listen, we both knew Logan had the potential to be a little devil, we knew that from the start I mean look at how he was born? Emergency surgery on Christmas Day, the kid isn't hangin' round and Jesse is right I was a nightmare but I was also allowed be a nightmare, my mom couldn't say no and my dad was too gentle we're not going to be like that, it may take a while but we'll get it eventually I promise.' Zoe smiled down at him as she slung her arms around neck 'Besides if Jesse's theory about the gene skippin' is true then the next one will be a perfect angel.'

'The next one?' Zoe asked with a smile on her face.

'Well yeah I mean we have proven with Logan we make amazin' kids so why just stop at one? Plus I really enjoy makin' em with you Doc.' he winked at her as she let out a laugh 'I love you..'

'I love you too.' he reached up and kissed her.

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Wade and Jesse sat across from each other surrounded by forms and files and endless amounts of papers. Jesse was always better at this sort of stuff and he had a better grasp of what the forms were saying than Wade who just signed whatever Jesse sent his way. It was almost 9 and the only noise in the kitchen was the fridge buzzing. Jesse read through every sheet of paper over and over again making sure he didn't miss a beat. Zoe came down the stairs quietly with the baby monitor in her hand, she had changed into a tank top and a pair of Wade's boxer shorts, her hair was tied back and had barely any make-up on.

'Nice to see you've dressed up for the occasion Zoe' Jesse said without looking up completely, Zoe laughed as she took a seat beside Wade who was becoming more and more stressed.

'How did the meeting go today?' Zoe asked as she scanned through the papers, she had completely forgotten about the meeting until now and she knew something was eating away at Wade.

'It went fine..we lodged the money and the bank gave us the all clear, just got some forms to sign and then we start lookin' for a location don't we Wadester?' Jesse said in a very positive tone as Wade could only nod. Jesse sat up in his seat and stretched his arms out 'I'm gonna go home and get some more beer, I'll be back in a bit.'

Zoe waited until the front door had closed fully before she turned back round to Wade 'Does he not have a home of his own..?' she joked.

'Annabeth's at her sisters in Austin til Sunday so I think he's lonely.'

'Aww, that's cute. Hey are you alright? You seem quiet, well more quiet than normal.'

Wade leaned in and looked at her 'Zoe, this whole bar thing I mean it may not work out-'

'Why wouldn't it work out?'

'Well I might fail..' Zoe creased her brow 'Wade what are you talking about, why would you fail.'

'This isn't the first time I've tried this Zoe and each time I did, I failed, cause I felt like I didn't deserve it and now it's not just me to worry about gettin' hurt, its you and its Logan, so maybe its best to just not try and not fail.'

Zoe shook her head in disgust, she stood up and took Wade's hand. She led him up the stairs and into Logan's room. She led him right up to the side of the crib and forced him to look in at the sleeping baby.

'Zoe what are we doin' in Logan's room?' he whispered as they stared into the crib. Zoe took his hand in hers.

'What if one day, Logan comes to you and tells you he wants to do something? Are you going to tell him not to do it because there's a chance he'll fail?' Wade looked in at Logan as Zoe's words soaked into his heart 'Look at me, everything we do in life runs the risk of failure but we can't spend our lives in fear of it because we would never get anywhere! I believe in you and I believe in the bar because I know you and I know once you put your mind something, you get it.'

Wade bit his lip in an effort to hide his emotions but it was no use, he put his arms around her as they looked in at Logan 'Thank you Zoe.' he kissed the top of her head.

'Your welcome...'

It was a while until they heard noise downstairs, both presumed it was Jesse given he was only going two minutes away but they were wrong. They tiptoed out of Logan's room leaving the door slightly open and made their way up the hallway and onto the landing.

'Half an hour tops with Jesse then I'm kickin' him out and we can finally break in that couch alright?'

'Such a build up to this event you sure you can take the pressure Kinsella..' Zoe joked as she squeezed his hand laughing. They made their descent down the stairs, Zoe walked in front of Wade but stopped suddenly when something unexpected caught her eye. Jesse stood at the door way with a case of beer in his hand and a man standing beside him, he was calm as ever but still curious as to who the man was that he found wandering around the outside of his carriage house.

'Dad?'

Sorry it took so long but better late than never ! Anyway please let me know what you thought, I'm not a mind reader lol. :) Thanks x