A/N: So I know Zoe and Wade are endgame, but the season premiere made me so sad. I needed to write out how I saw them getting back together. This is total imagination and Zoe and Wade may be out-of-character. If they are, my apologies. It's the feelings that count, right? Hehe. More one-shots to come after each episode has aired...they give me inspiration. Thanks for reading! :) XO.

Oh, yeah, this fic takes place a few weeks after the premiere.

Disclaimer: I don't own Hart of Dixie or the song Truly, Madly, Deeply. On the other hand, I secretly may be a writer for the show. Who am I kidding? If I were, Zoe and Wade would never have broken up.

Truly, Madly, Deeply

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She couldn't believe she was actually going to confront him. Sure she knew the minute she saw him, in that plaid shirt, her heart would ache for him. They didn't exactly leave off on good terms. Her heart did lurch when he said he loved her. No one had made a declaration to her like that in a long time. As she stood by Wade's shack…house…she didn't even know what to call it, all of the memories came flooding back to her. The time they made out in his car, the time they made out in the abandoned barn, well almost, the time she confessed to him how much she wanted him to be her boyfriend. Zoe, deep inside, knew how much history they had, and no matter how hard she could try to erase that history, it wasn't erasable. There was that instant attraction, that tether which she shared with Wade. No matter where she was in the world, she would always drift back to him at some point in time or another. And she knew that…it was just hard for her to admit that fact to herself. Zoe thought Wade knew it, too. And that's the reason she talked herself into believing to justify what she was about to do next. With butterflies settling in her stomach, she quietly made her way up to his door, quickly glancing at the pond they had shared so many looks across. Her heart was beating rather quickly, and her breaths became short and unsteady. She knew there was no turning back, so she hastily brought her hand to his door and knocked, a little too loudly for her taste. Zoe still didn't know why she talked herself into having this conversation with him. She was happy with Joel…wasn't she? He was the type of guy she wanted in her life; he had an aspiring career ahead of him, he was warm and sweet and compassionate, he was definitely way more mature than Wade…Joel was what Zoe needed in her life right now. She longed for that stability neither George nor Wade gave her. Yet, she couldn't help but miss the fun and crazy person she was with Wade. Wade brought out a side of her no one else could. Maybe it was in part because he was a child himself. But Zoe saw his vulnerable side come out every once in a while, too. He had changed for her…he tried to become a better person and change the man he once was. That, to Zoe, said a lot about Wade's character. She smiled to herself, remembering the exact words he said to her by the white picket fence five months ago: everything I have done since, everything that I want to do is to be that man you saw.

"Doc." His words caught her off guard. Zoe flinched before facing him. She noticed a smirk had appeared on those lips of his…those lips that felt so good on her own.

"What?" she asked, looking into eyes.

"Nothin', thought I just saw a smile on your face."

Zoe covered her lips with her hand, noting the blush that covered her cheeks.

"Can we talk?" Her voice was quiet and soft.

"Uh, sure," Wade said rather apprehensively. He knew this "talk" had the potential to either turn sour or break his heart…again. "Wanna come in?"

Zoe nodded before stepping around Wade as he closed the door behind her. She took a few minutes to absorb everything that had changed since the last time she had visited his "man cave." It was messier…but as she turned to face the television, she noticed the green HALO case. She was confused but also touched…had Wade kept the game because it reminded him of her? Probably not.

"Yeah, I, uh, kept it," he started to explain, noticing what Zoe was intently studying. "I didn't want to throw away such a good game." He stuffed his hands in his jeans. He knew she could see through that lie.

"If you say so," was her simple reply. There was a tone in her voice that Wade knew far too well. He could see the hurt in her eyes—he could see she was disappointed in him for not admitting the true reason for keeping the game.

"Dammit, Zoe. Just tell me why you're here."

He was so frustrated—he wore his heart on his sleeve, for her, yet she tried to cover up any of the feelings that had resurfaced for him. Wade had done everything he possibly could to move on…move past what they had and start something new with someone different. But no matter how hard he tried, he failed every single time. He knew Zoe was the one for him, and it hurt his, already crushed but mending heart, to see her with Joel. He heard her sigh.

"I just wanted to apologize."

"We already had this talk."

"I know, but, that one was brief. I feel like I owe you an explanation."

"You already did, Doc."

"I mean a longer explanation."

"None is needed."

"Why are you making this so difficult?

"I'm not makin' anything difficult." He crossed the room and sat down on the bed.

"Yes you are."

"Yeah? Well how?" He gave her a stony glare, yet she could still detect a small smirk hidden underneath.

"By going on dates with Lemon…by holding hands with Lemon…by kissing Lemon right in front of me…god, Wade, don't you realize how difficult it is for me?"

"This doesn't seem to be about an explanation anymore."

"You're right, it isn't. It's about the fact that you and Lemon, Lemon, have found comfort in each other."

"And why does that bother you? It's obvious to anyone, who isn't blind, that you and your New York writin' boyfriend are happy together. C'mon Zoe, I ain't that stupid. I see the way he looks at you. I see the way he wants to make you proud. I see the way he loves you…you know how I can see that? I used to be in his shoes. I used to be the one that wanted to make you proud. I used to be the one that loved you."

"And do you still?"

Wade was surprised by her question…and it was a damn good question. Did he? Of course he did. He didn't even have to second guess himself. The bigger question was: did Zoe ever love him?

"No." He was bluffing, and she would totally call him out.

"You know, I never saw any chemistry between you and Lemon. I still don't." She crossed her arms.

"You don't have to. It's my life, Zoe. You don't have a say in who I date or not. You left. You left everyone in this town for not just three months, but five months. You broke up with all of us through an email…a damn email! What do you expect us to do? What do you expect me to do? Pine over you? I already did that once, and look where it lead me."

"Wade, stop."

"No. You took the easy way out Zoe…by moving on, by finding someone else. Life ain't always that simple. You can't just forget what we had and try and recreate it with someone new. It doesn't work like that."

"I know it doesn't, Wade! But you can't just go and try and recreate what we had with Lemon, either. It's not fair; I'm trying to move on."

"What, Zoe. What are you tryin' to move on from? From me? Or from the intense history we share?"

"What if I said both?" Her eyes moved from his to the floorboard.

"Then, it's your loss. You and I both know damn well you will never be able to move on from me or from the history we share."

"You don't know that," Zoe shot back in a very matter-of-fact tone.

"Uh, yeah I do. I know you better than you know yourself."

"So, maybe you do. But you don't know what my heart feels! You don't know that it genuinely feels something for Joel…that I can see living the rest of my life with him…that I don't need you in my life."

Zoe's words stabbed Wade in the gut. It hurt him to hear her say those things because he knew they were meant for each other. He knew there was something about her the first night they met; there was an immediate attraction.

"Go then."

"What?"

"Go. I don't need you in mine, either."

Tears started to form in her eyes. Were they really completely ending things? Zoe looked at Wade trying to read his expression. She knew he didn't mean what he had just said. There was a forlorn look in his eyes; he didn't want to say good-bye, just like she didn't want to say good-bye. Yet, she couldn't help but feel that they were history. They tried to make a relationship work and, ultimately, failed at it. Of course Wade made Zoe happy, and he made her laugh, and he made her a different person, but at the same time, maybe they were too different to make anything work. She inhaled deeply, and played with her hair.

"You don't mean that."

"You're right, I don't...just like you didn't mean what you just said."

"What do you want me to say, Wade?! That I felt something for you from the start? That I missed you while I was gone but it was easier for me to just find someone else than face you in person? That if it wasn't for my feelings for Joel, I'd say "I love you?!"

As those last three words escaped Zoe's lips, Wade pulled her in for a kiss, her body fitting perfectly with his. She knew what it was about Wade that made her want him; he made her feel loved. Wade deepened the kiss, laying Zoe on the bed, looking into her stunningly beautiful eyes.

"I've missed you," he whispered before laying another kiss to her forehead. "Oh, and I love you, too...still."

She smiled up at him. At that moment Zoe knew whom she was meant to spend the rest of her life with. The two of them would have to face Joel together, and even though they would break his heart, Zoe knew she couldn't let her own heart break even more from watching Wade be with someone else. As he leaned down to kiss her again, she touched her hand to his chest, preventing him from going any farther.

"Wait."

Wade looked confused.

"What?"

"Aren't you and Lemon..?" she started before Wade chuckled lightly.

"We're not together, Doc."

Before Zoe could ask any more questions, Wade's lips captured hers in a gentle but passionate kiss.

I'll be your dream I'll be your wish

I'll be your fantasy

I'll be your hope I'll be your love

Be everything that you need

I'll love you more with every breath

Truly, madly, deeply do