Yep, I can't end one without another one popping up soon after. This is how I want this season to end. Zoe and Wade are single because thinking about how they get to that point gives me a headache and I don't even know how that will happen. So here you go. I hope you enjoy this one. As always, please review and let me know your thoughts.

Zoe stomped up Wade's porch steps and stormed into this house. "I can't believe you left." She scolded

"Excuse me?" Wade asked getting up from the couch

"No I will not excuse you. You left us there. You have some nerve." She continued to yell

"I don't need you coming in here and yelling at me." He yelled back

"I don't care what you need. What is wrong with you? I would love an explanation." She put her hands on her hips and stomped her foot, waiting for a response.

Wade sighed; yelling at her wasn't getting him anywhere. "I can't Doc; just tell me what's happening."

"His liver is failing Wade and if we don't find a donor soon he won't make it a week."

"Well I don't match." He started yelling again.

"Do not yell at me." She yelled back "I'm doing everything I can to help him out. He refuses to stay in the hospital and all I can do to make him comfortable at home is give him heavy duty meds. And you are no help just walking out of the hospital." She continued to yell

"I can't deal with this." He yelled back as his eyes began to well and he turned away from her.

Zoe sighed "I'm sorry, I know this is hard on you but you can't just give up."

"Why?" he turned back around "You just said it yourself that there isn't a donor."

"You still can't give up. Where is Jesse?" she asked

"He's not a match either."

"I know that, where is he?"

"California last time I checked."

"You need to call him and fill him in."

"Yeah let's make it worse." Wade shook his head

"Do you really want to spend possibly your last days with him pissed off? Because that is a horrible. You should be over there, talking to him, spending time with him and calling your damn brother." Her voice got louder as her she went on.

Wade took a deep breath and tried to control the tears that were threatening to escape. He looked at Zoe and went to speak but he couldn't get any words out. Zoe looked up at her ex. They haven't been together in over a year but she still knew exactly how he was feeling and what he was thinking. She saw the pain in his eyes and just wanted to make it all go away. She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around him. She felt him exhale and then he wrapped his arms around her.

"I'm so sorry Wade." He just nodded and continued to hold her.

He pulled away and wiped the stray tears. "I'm sorry for yelling at you. I just…I can't..." he stumbled over his words

"I wish you would just talk to me and stop putting up walls. I know how you work Wade."

He nodded "I know" he sighed and sat down on the couch. Zoe followed at sat with him. He looked at her and let out a breath "I'm scared Zoe. I was just getting into a good relationship with the man and now he's dying. Everyone that ever means anything to me always goes away." His eyes were welling up again and he wiped them away "He was the only real family I had left. I'll be alone."

Zoe wiped her own tears away and took his hand in hers. "You will never be alone Wade and you know that. You have this entire town, George, Lemon, Lavon and Me." Wade looked at her with a small smile when she added herself to the list and she smiled back. "I don't know why you won't call Jesse though, he loves you."

"He also left me." He whispered "Just like everyone else."

Zoe felt a pang in her chest because she knew that she was part of that. "He needs to know what's going on anyway, but first you have to go see Earl. He wants to see you and he has recruited me to find you."

"Fine." He closed his eyes and took a breath. He squeezed Zoe's hand that was still in his and looked at her. "Are you coming?"

"If you want me to, I will."

"Please?"

"Of course." She smiled and pulled her hand out from his

It was a quiet ride to Earl's. When they pulled up, Zoe got out first and was halfway to the door when she realized Wade was not behind her. She spun around and walked to the driver's side window. She knocked on the window and he rolled it down.

She rested her arms on the window sill and peaked in. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I'm coming." He rolled up the window and climbed out of the car.

As they were walking in Wade instinctively reached for Zoe's hand. She smiled as she took ahold of him and lead him into the house. They walked past the living room and into Earl's bedroom. Earl, who was looking through a photo album, looked up when he heard footsteps. He smiled when he saw who it was.

"Hello you two." He smiled. He sure didn't look or act sick. To the average person he would just look like Earl.

"How are you?" she asked

"Better now that you two are here. Hello Son." He smiled at Wade

"Hi Pops." He smirked "Whatcha lookin at?" he asked walking closer to the bed, still holding onto Zoe's hand.

Earl smiled when he saw them holding hands but kept his mouth shut. "Photo album." He told him and turned it around for the two of them to see.

Zoe sat down on the edge of the bed, dragging Wade with her and looked at the album. "You're wedding?" she asked with a smile

"Yeah, one of the best days of my life."

Zoe smiled "She was gorgeous Earl." She turned to Wade "You have her eyes." Wade just nodded and looked at the book. He let out a small chuckle but said nothing.

"She was amazing, my Jackie. Never met anyone like her." He paused and looked at Zoe "Until you that is." He smiled

Zoe was surprised by that comment but smiled "Oh yeah?"

"You remind me so much of her. Crazy little thing she was. Determined, full of sass, gorgeous. Made me feel like the luckiest man in the world. She drove me crazy though, but the good kind." He looked over at Wade who was still looking through the album. Not paying attention to anything being said.

"Hey" he finally spoke up "That's Harley." He pointed to a picture.

Zoe's head snapped and she looked at the photo. "That's my Dad." She said

"That's what I just said Doc." Wade laughed at her

"I know." She smiled at him

Earl smiled at the two in front of him. He still didn't understand why they weren't together. He kept quiet for a couple months when they were with others but both of those relationships ended months ago. He decided to play the sick card and see if he could finally get a straight answer out of the two stubborn people in front of him. He cleared his throat to get their attention and it worked. They both looked over at him.

"You ok?" Zoe asked going into doctor mode

"I'm fine, I want to talk to y'all." He said "I'm glad you came with him." He looked over at Zoe

"Ok, what's the matter?" Wade asked

"It's not me I want to talk about, it's you two. Now don't start trying to change the topic or.."

Wade cut him off "We're back together Pop, you have nothing to worry about here." He smiled at his Dad and then looked over at Zoe who was giving him a very confused look. He took her hand back in his and squeezed it. She looked up at him and he winked. Zoe shook the confusion off and smiled. She knew why he was doing this.

"You are?" Earl asked shocked, he was certainly not expecting this.

"Yeah." Zoe smiled

Earl smiled wider than he has in weeks "You don't know how happy that makes me. You two belong together. When were you planning on telling me?"

"Uh, well I don't know. It just kind of happened and then you got sick so I guess now." Wade chuckled

"Good, now I just wish I would see your wedding. It's a shame I'll be missing that." He shook his head and looked down at the photo album. "Parents should see their kids get married, it's only right."

Zoe smiled and then an idea popped into her head. "Wade, can I uh, talk to you for a minute?" she asked and pulled him out the bedroom door. "Close that." She whispered

Wade closed the door. "I'm sorry, it's just that us together is all the old man talks about and what's the harm in letting him think it's happening for a .."

"Shut up" she told him "Let's get married."

Wade's jaw dropped and all he could do was blink "Excuse me?" he finally got out.

"Let's pretend to get married. We'll get someone to come in and fake marry us. We'll tell Earl that they got ordained online or something. It will be easy."

"Zoe, you're coming up with nutso ideas again."

"What's the harm?" she shrugged

Wade tried to think of a negative thing about this plan but he couldn't come up with any. "Alright, let's get married." He smiled "Thank you." He said

"Anything for Earl. Let's work it out first and then tell him though." Wade just nodded and took her hand in his, leading her back in the room.

Earl smiled when they reentered "What were you two love birds talking about?"

Zoe smiled at him "Couple's things." She joked and sat back down next to Earl. She picked up the wedding album and flipped through it.

Wade smiled at her. He wanted to kiss her right then and there. He couldn't believe she was doing this for him. Making his father happy in his last days was not her job but here she was about to fake marry him. He couldn't love her anymore if he tried, it doesn't matter that they have been apart for over a year, he was in love with the tiny doctor and that would never go away.

They stayed for a little while longer but around 8 they decided to leave for the night with promises to come back in the morning.

After they pulled out of the woods Wade stopped the car and looked over at Zoe. "Thank you so much Zoe, you don't how much this means to me."

"I have an idea. I love Earl, he's been more of a father to me than Ethan these past 3 years. He has always treated me like a daughter. Him telling me that I was family to him is one of the biggest reasons I decided to stay in Bluebell." She started to tear up about Earl for the first time since they found out about his liver failure. "I just wish I could do more. I have searched high and low for a donor. It's no fair"

"Hey, shhh" he told her and wiped the tears off her cheek "You doing this for him is more than enough. At least he can die happy thinking that I'm happy, we're happy." He brushed a piece of hair behind Zoe's ear and smiled at her. "That's the most important thing right now."

Zoe nodded "I know but I'm his doctor."

"You're not a miracle worker though Doc." He smirked "Let's go grab some dinner, I'm starving."

"Ok" she gave him a small smile and looked back out her window, wiping away a few more stray tears as they started driving towards the bar. "Are we keeping our upcoming nuptials a secret from the town?" She chuckled

Wade laughed "Yeah that might be best. I guess we should figure out who is going to marry us."

"I figured just Lavon. He'll be the easiest to explain all this too."

"That is true, I'll talk to him tomorrow and then I guess we'll tell Earl."

"Yeah" Zoe smiled "He'll be happy."

Wade just nodded and got out of the car. Zoe followed close behind and took a seat at the bar when Wade went behind it. He immediately poured her a glass of wine and took a beer for himself.

"Burger?" he asked and Zoe nodded. "Medium well, no onion, french fries, barbeque sauce on the side."

Zoe smiled "You know me so well."

Wade shrugged "Well I would hope so, you are about to be my wife." He winked

"Shhh" she said "No one needs to hear that. They won't think it's fake."

"Ah yes, the rules of the fake relationship. You better not be as bossy as my last fake girlfriend."

"Ugh I am not Lemon." Zoe rolled her eyes

Wade just smiled and shook his head as he walked back to the kitchen to put in their order.