I've had this story for a while, gonna give it a shot. It's based on the song by The Script "Breakeven". Wade is happy with Vivian and Zoe has just broken up with Joel and of course, drama ensues…. Let me know what you think. Thanks!

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Zoe looked down at the bowl of spaghetti in front of her and then back up at Lavon. She remained silent as she watched Lavon and Annabeth enjoy their meal, she didn't want to admit it but she was starting to feel a bit like a third wheel. Everywhere she turned there was a couple in her face. In the morning she had Lavon and Annabeth enjoying breakfast, on the way to work she came across Tom and Wanda enjoying a game of eye-spy, even Brick had someone. Then there was Wade and Vivian, she tried not to think about them and yet she couldn't escape them. She could admit that at times she felt slightly alone since Joel had moved back to New York but she knew it was the right decision, she didn't love him. No matter how hard she tried she couldn't give him her whole heart and if she was being completely honest she never loved him, she loved the idea of loving him.

Lavon caught a glance of Zoe, he didn't know what to say to her because honestly he didn't know how she felt. It wasn't like her break-up with Wade where he had to pry her from her bed instead she was just, Zoe. In fact he reckoned she saw more of the old Zoe now that Joel was gone and he liked it although he was hesitant. Annabeth insisted Zoe would talk when she felt like it and maybe then she would finally give them insight into the break-up.

"So Z, how you findin' bein' back in the carriage house?" Lavon asked, breaking the ice. Annabeth shot him a look but Zoe never flinched. Instead she smiled "It's good, good to be back."

"It's good to have you back." Lavon said smiling. Zoe looked up at him with a confused look on her face "Lavon what about Lynly?"

"Oh yeah well I mean of course I'll miss her n'all but you know…" he cleared his throat as Zoe smiled. Annabeth patted his hand and gave him a sympathetic smile.

Zoe looked over at the empty chair beside her and wrestled with the question that was on the tip of her tongue.

"So where's Wade tonight?" The question rolled right off her tongue before she had a chance to stop herself. Lavon and Annabeth looked at each other, neither one wanted to bring it up because like everything else they didn't know how she felt, not honestly anyway.

"He uh, he has plans." Lavon said quietly.

"With Vivian?" Zoe asked.

Annabeth nodded "And Harley."

Zoe sighed as her heart sank, she hoped she had hid it well but it was clear every single soul in town and within a 10 mile radius of town that Zoe Hart was not okay with Wade and Vivian, not in the slightest.

"I'm surprised he managed to get time off from the Rammer Jammer, what are they doing?"

Lavon opened his mouth, he was going to go with the simple dinner and a movie, it put a stop to the conveyor belt of questions and meant he could continue his meal in peace but he was too late- Annabeth stepped in with her constant need to be honest.

"He took them to the zoo today and then they were having a Batman marathon at her place."

Lavon dropped his fork and sighed and Annabeth soon realised what she had done. They both looked over at Zoe expecting a reaction instead they got a soft sweet smile that highlighted the pain in her eyes.

"Zoe, I know you've said you're okay with Wade and Vivian but, it's okay if you're not. You can tell us." Lavon said honestly but Zoe swallowed hard.

"Lavon, I have told you a thousand times, Wade seems really happy with her- and Harley so I'm happy he's happy. He deserves to be happy, everyone deserves to be happy."

"That's an awful lot of happiness in one sentence." Annabeth said in a high pitched tone.

Zoe pushed her plate away and smiled "Like I said, he's happy and so am I. Look I ament really that hungry so I'll just see you guys in the morning." With that she rose from her seat and walked out the door leaving Lavon and Annabeth looking at each other.

Zoe made her way across the plantation; although it was early February it was a nice, mild evening as the sun was setting. It was her favourite time of day. Everything seemed so peaceful especially the pond separating her and Wade's houses. The flies hovered above the water as the insects clicked and clacked in the trees and hedges around the houses. She looked over at the gatehouse. The blinds were shut, even the outside light was off- he really wasn't home. The final object she observed was Harley's bike that rested against the railings, she knew it was his bike because one evening as she was coming home from work she found herself coming head on Wade and Vivian hand-in-hand and Harley on his bike. They were going for an evening stroll before getting pizza and she was going home to an empty carriage house and slightly cold take-out from Fancies.

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Mornings were a struggle for anyone but for Zoe they were worse, she had grown accustomed to Joel waking her up with his weird breathing pattern waking her up in the morning but now that that was gone she could only rely on her alarm on her phone that had a mind of its own. It eventually went off at 8:15 giving Zoe 45 minutes to get to work but she decided to be good to herself and take the morning off meaning she wouldn't have to be in until 11. She took her time getting dressed, picking out a simple outfit of a blue blouse and black high-waist shorts and her black Jimmy Choos that she had gotten in New York the previous summer.

As she walked out the door of the carriage house she couldn't help but notice the blinds were not open over at Wade's, she smiled at the fact that he was back and she would more than likely be seeing him at some point during the day, suddenly the morning wasn't feeling as bad as it original did.

"Lavon!" Zoe screamed as she walked through the kitchen door, she was greeted by the slamming of the fridge door and Wade standing in front of her.

She was stuck for words as she looked at him uselessly "Wade…" she stuttered "…didnt expect to see you here, I thought you were in the middle of a Batman marathon." She laughed nervously trying to act cool but it really wasn't working out. Wade didn't catch on though as he filled his glass with orange juice.

"Harley was sick so I worked the night shift at the Rammer Jammer." He took a seat at the counter as Zoe rolled her eyes, there she was sitting eating Lavon's crummy spaghetti when she could've been at the counter in the Rammer Jammer eating a burger and fries and having Wade top her up with wine every few minutes.

"Oh no, I hope he isn't too sick." Zoe said as she reached for the cereal in front of her, she cringed as she thought of what she had just said, she could have asked what was wrong with him, she was a doctor after all but she didn't want to know because frankly she didn't care, not in an insensitive way just that she liked the idea of Wade being in Bluebell, with her.

"Just a 24 hour thing, He'll survive" Wade said as he picked at his cereal. Zoe nodded as she took a seat across from him.

Wade looked over at her, she looked different, not a bad different- far from it. She looked like the old Zoe, the Zoe he knew… and loved. He tapped his spoon against his bowl, for weeks now he had wanted to know why she and Joel had broken up but he didn't want to piss her off or feel like he was overstepping any boundaries. All he had heard was that one night Zoe and Joel were having dinner in Fancies and the next morning he had packed his stuff and was on the next plane to New York. He wanted to know so badly but he couldn't bring himself to ask.

He watched her scoff down her cereal "Bet this beats breakfast over at Dashes huh?"

Zoe smiled "Definitely. Every morning he insisted on performing his 'morning songs'. I swear by the 3rd week Joel and I-" She paused as Wade looked her in the eyes, they didn't look painful or upset they looked stunned. He wanted to stand up, go over and hug her and let her know that he was there for her but he didn't, instead he smiled at her and said "He was an idiot for leavin' town Doc." He stood up and brought his bowl to the sink as Zoe absorbed what he had just said, she crinkled her fists in frustration at the fact that she couldn't tell him the truth, the real reason why Joel left. She watched him gather his things as he made his way to the door. He paused for a moment and turned back to her.

"It's good to have you back Doc…" He said gently, resting his hand on the handle of the door. It took everything in him to leave the kitchen especially when he saw her crack a small smile.

"It's good to be back..." She replied, sincerely.