"Hey Doc you mind keeping the power use to a minimum tonight? I've got me a hot date and I want to show her that scary movies aren't all that scary. And by that I mean they are and I am going to be the big strong man that holds her while she screams." Wade smirked at her charmingly and Zoe rolled her eyes.
"You'll probably be the one scared." She replied.
"So you'll do it then?" Wade sipped his orange juice waiting for her answer.
"Yeah sure whatever." Zoe tried to act nonchalant but it just came off as weird and a little pathetic. She made a mental note to wear something hot tomorrow at breakfast.
"You're the best Doc." He smirked one more time before waving to Levon and leaving.
"Levon Hayes thinks that Dr. Zoe Hart might be a little jealous." Levon said as Zoe stared after Wade just a little to long.
"As if." Zoe rolled her eyes again. "I'm just annoyed that I have curtail my electricity use so he can score with some floozy."
"Right because not jealous people call other people's date floosies."
"Ugh, men!" Zoe said storming off.
Levon smiled to himself as she left, not jealous his championship ring.
Later
It was 11 p.m. and Zoe was bored. Bored of not having anything to do because of stupid Wade and his stupid floosy. She was trying to be nice, but it was just way to quiet.
Besides how much electricity can a phone charger, a laptop, and a few other small girlie items use?
Enough to blow the fuse.
Zoe smiled and then quickly stopped herself. Stopping to check herself in the mirror before stomping out to the box. She had made sure that just in case the power went out she looked cute. She was wearing a black skirt and boots with a black and white striped tank top. Her hair was up in a messy bun.
She heard Wade before she saw him as he cursed his way to the fuse box.
"You!" He said emerging from the path. "I ask you one simple little thing."
"It wasn't me I was laying in bed reading. Obviously your stupid movie did it. I was just getting to the good part." Zoe fake pouted at him just for effect.
"What the part where the guy declares his undying love for the princessand they live happily ever after?" He teased as he reached in and fixed the fuses.
"Um, no. I was reading about this new surgical procedure for heart patients…" Wade stopped her with a hand gesture.
"That's great now if you'll excuse me Betty Rae is waiting." He turned to go.
"Seriously? Betty Rae?" Zoe tried to hide the disgust in her voice. "She's like 12."
"19 to be exact." Wade replied coming back towards her. "And what do you care. She's an adult and I'm an adult. Unless you're jealous." He smirked at her.
"I am not jealous!" Zoe insisted. "I simply think you're a little old for her." Wade moved towards her obviously enjoying her reaction.
"Well, I think you're jealous." He was getting closer and Zoe was running out of places to back up to. Her back hit the shed and she put her hands on her hips defiantly.
"As if." He made her seem like a spoiled teenager all over again and Zoe did not appreciate it. As if, seriously that was all she had.
He was right in front of her now, standing mere inches away. Despite herself Zoe felt her heart beat speed up just a little. The smell of him surrounded her and she tried to remember that he was annoying and rude and lying and stupid for thinking she was jealous.
"Then prove it." Wade whispered moving in closer. He was obviously enjoying watching her squirm. His face was inches from hers and he leaned forward slowly eyes trained on her lips. "If I go over to your house right now what'll be plugged in and running? Just a reading lamp right."
Zoe held her cool trying to think of something to deter him from going over there and seein everything plugged in. She was also trying not to get distracted by his musky Wade smell and his sexy lips and the memory of how his shirtless chest looked.
"That would be trespassing. And besides don't you have a wine cooler sipping floozy waiting for you?" She was seriously reverting back to high school again. Wine coolers, seriously.
Wade smirked again. "You're green Doc might want to take something for that." His eyes skimmed over her lightly.
"Yeah well you might want to get yourself checked out after tonight, never know with these kids today." Zoe was seriously going to Google comebacks when dealing with annoying, self-centered, asshats when she got back to her house.
"Oh I think I'll be alright." He said softly his face only inches from hers. "I think Betty Rae is going to have to find something else to do tonight. I have this friend suffering from some kind of green bug thing that I need to handle." Zoe opened her mouth to protest that they were not friends and she once again was NOT jealous but Wade took that opportunity to kiss her.
He kissed her softly at first but it quickly got heated as Zoe pulled him against her. He pressed himself against her pinning her between his body and the shed. Her hands slid under the hem of his shirt as he slid his hands down her body to hitch her legs over his hips.
Wade's hands were traveling dangerously high when they heard a rustling in the yard behind them. Wade implored her to ignore it as he traced a line of fire up her neck and back down again. Zoe didn't think she could argue if she wanted to but then they heard it again and she pushed Wade off her.
Burt Reynolds came meandering towards them. Despite Levon's insistent promises Zoe still did not want to be that close to a live alligator.
"Well that's my cue. Night Wade enjoy your floozy." She slid away from him and sauntered back to her house.
"Night Doc and hey, anytime you want to be jealous just let me know. No need to blow a fuse just because you want to make out by the shed." Zoe blushed in spite of herself. She turned around to yell back.
"No need to ask 19 year old floozies over just to make me jealous Wade. Scary movies are my favorite." With that Zoe turned and disappeared back towards her house.
Wade watched her, shaking his head. As soon as her heard her door slam he turned and walked back to his empty house. He walked through the house turning off all the appliances as he went.
Sometimes all it takes is a fake date and a few blown fuses to create a little romance.
