I do not own Hart of Dixie...unfortunately!
Zoe Hart wasn't good with relationships. She never truly believed in love, actually. Sure, she had boyfriends. Well...boyfriend to be exact...and she liked him. Zoe thought they were in love but they never really opened their mouth to say those three words. She used to think to herself that it was implied, that they didn't need to prove anything to each other because they knew, and that was enough. At least, that was what she tried to convince herself of.
So walking over to Wade's place to confess all of her feelings for him was…weird.
"I like you, Wade Kinsella. I really like you. And who knows maybe there's a chance you and I could be happy together. But we'll never unless we try." - she blurted out. Wade looked at her with a questioning look.
"What are you...what are you saying?" - Zoe took a deep breath, letting out a sigh.
"What I'm saying is that would you maybe consider being my real out in public, everyone knows about actual boyfriend?"
He gave her a small ironic smirk. "That can't be good", she remembers thinking. And, in fact, it wasn't.
"No." - Zoe's shoulders dropped a little. What was he saying? He got her right there in front of him claiming that she liked him…and he said no?
"What? But…I like you Wade and I know you like me too, don't deny it." – Wade shook his head.
"See, that's the thing. You can't just show up here and say you like me and I'll be yours. That's not how it works anymore. How can I be with someone who doesn't know what she wants?"
"But I do know what I want…I want you, Wade!" – she said almost begging.
"Yeah, for now. But when Tucker dumps Tansy, you're going to run into his arms and I'll be the one who gets am, always will." – he said getting up, trying to leave. But he had the nagging suspicion she wouldn't let him.
"Wade, just listen to me. I know I'm snob, selfish and sometimes a little bossy but I do that to protect myself of getting hurt because I'm afraid that if I put myself out there, like I just did, I'm going to end up miserable. I finally realized that I like you, Wade, and that I miss having you next to me every morning. And I know you like me, just as
much as I like you, so please let's give this a try!" – Wade sucked in a deep breath and got closer to Zoe.
"I do like you, Zoe. A lot. But, for once, I need to put myself first. And if, for that I need to let you go, then so be it. I'm sorry…" – he said softly before giving a small kiss on Zoe's cheek.
"Wade" – Zoe whispered but he was already gone.
As she walked back to the carriage house, Zoe couldn't stop the tears that slipped down her face. She played the scene over and over in her head before getting inside and facing her mother who was reading a magazine, looking bored.
Zoe tried to hide her tears but even her mother knew her well enough to see that she wasn't okay.
"Zoe, sweetie, what's going on?" – She asked dropping the magazine on the sofa.
"Nothing, Mom!"
"Well, something happen. Did Wade do anything to you?" – She questioned, becoming angry.
"No, Mom, he didn't. I'm just tired! See you tomorrow."
When Zoe finally fell asleep, the lights at Wade's house were still on. Sitting on his bed, he let out a tear as he replayed the whole scene in his head. He would lie if he said he didn't call himself stupid a hundred times when he saw Zoe leaving through the window. He would lie if he said he didn't think about running after her. And he would most certainly lie if he said he liked Zoe. Because deep down he knew, all he felt for her was love. Wade Kinsella was doubtlessly in love with Zoe Hart. And there was nothing he could to about it.
I know this is a little different than what most of Zade fans would want to happen, but don't worry cause I have big surprises! Please tell me what you thought about the first chapter, it's very important to me :))
