Told you I'd be back. If I Didn't Have You will be done soon so I figured I'd try out one of the new ones. I hope you like it but I want honest opinions. Not sure how this one will go over with you guys.
"Daddy!" Harley heard from behind him. He looked into the crowd and saw a little brunette running towards him. He bent down to her level and scooped her into his arms. "I missed you" she said
"I missed you too Zoe. You have gotten so big." he smiled planting a kiss on her cheek
"I'm going to be 5 soon, and I'm going to big girl school." she told him
"I know, that is very exciting." he told her
"Thank you so much for taking her. There was no way I could get out of this business trip." Candice smiled handing him a little pink back pack
"It's my pleasure, I'm very excited that she is staying with me for longer than a month."
"I think her going to school here is better for her anyway. She does love it down here and I don't have to hire a new nanny."
"It's a shame you can't stay longer."
"I know but I have to jump right on the plane to Italy as soon as I land back in New York. Give Mommy a kiss Zoe. I'll miss you but I will be here for your birthday." she told her
"Ok Mommy, have fun in Italy."
Candice waved and turned back towards the gate. Harley and Zoe went to baggage claim to get the rest of her suitcases and then left the airport.
"I'm so excited to go to school." Zoe rambled from the back seat "It's going to be so much fun and I'll make new friends."
"Yes you will. Do you remember any of your friends from here? Lemon, Annabeth, Cricket?" he asked
"Kind of. I remember George." she smiled
"Of course you do." he shook his head and laughed
Once they pulled up to Harley's house Zoe ran in.
"Is my room still clean?" she asked
"It is exactly how you left it a couple of months ago."
"I'm gonna go check!" she ran up the stairs, Harley followed her up as well and put her bags on the floor. "Do you want to unpack now or go to dinner?"
"Um, dinner." she smiled and ran out of the room
"Wait for me, I have the keys" he laughed
They pulled up to the Rammer Jammer and walked in.
"Hey Dr. Wilkes, Hi Zoe" Wally greeted and showed them to a table
"How are you Wally?" Harley asked
"I'm good, how about you guys?"
"We are good, Zoe is very excited to start school next week. Aren't you sweetheart?"
Zoe just shook her head yes. She was shy around people she didn't know. She would just sit quietly and nod or smile at the questions.
"Good evening Harley. Zoe, you got so big since we last saw you." Jacqueline Kinsella greeted
"Hiya Jackie, It's good to see you and the boys again. How was vacation?"
"It was wonderful, we just love the beach, don't we boys?" she asked her two sons
"Yeah, it was awesome!" Jesse told him
"I found a bunch of rocks and shells." Wade spoke up
Zoe just sat there eating her chicken fingers while her dad talked to the Kinsella's.
"I love chicken" Wade said to Zoe
"Me too" she whispered and gave him a shy smile
"She is just precious, I heard she will be going to CLJJ elementary."
"Yep, she's very excited" Harley told her
"Wade, Zoe will be in your class next week."
"With Lemon and George?" he asked
"Yes so you better be nice. She doesn't know anyone, really"
"I'm always nice" he smirked up at his mom
"Mmhmm" she laughed "Well, we will leave you two to eat. Earl should be along any minute. Jesse go grab that table over in the corner."
"Ok, come on Wade." Jesse called running towards the table
"Bye Zoe." Wade waved and ran after his brother
Zoe just smiled at him and looked up at her dad "I don't know them."
"They were on vacation when you were here last. They spend the summers at their beach house. But you played with them last year and when you were a baby."
"Oh, ok" she smiled and continued eating
"Hello Dr. Wilkes" Lemon greeted walking past the table
"Hi Lemon, where are your parents?"
"Oh, they're coming, I ran ahead. Hi Zoe." she said excitedly
"Hi" Zoe said shyly
"Don't you remember me, I'm Lemon Breeland." she told her
"I know."
"Lemon sweetie, are you bothering Dr. Wilkes?" Alice came up behind her daughter
"No, I'm just talking to him and Zoe."
"Alright, Hi Harley, Hi Sweetie." she said to him and Zoe
"Hi" Zoe repeated
"Hello Harley, Zoe" Brick greeted walked up behind Lemon and Alice
"Brick, how was the fishing trip?"
"It was good, we missed you though."
"Next time maybe"
"Dr. Wilkes, is Zoe going to come to school with us next week?"
"Yes she is Lemon, she'll be in your class."
"Really? That is so exciting. You will have to sit with me." she exclaimed
The adults laughed at Lemon's enthusiasm and then the Breelands went off to their own table.
"Look at that, you have made 2 friends already." Harley smiled
"Yeah, they're nice" she smiled back
"What do you want to do now?"
"Can we get some ice cream?" she asked with a giant smiled
"That sounds great"
"There's George!" Zoe smiled pointing to a family coming out of the ice cream shop
"Yeah and his brother Harry and Mr. and Mrs. Tucker." he told her
"Hello Tuckers" Harley greeted
"Hi Harley, Hi Zoe." Clora smiled
"Hi George" Zoe smiled and waved
"Hi Zoe, you came back" he smiled back at her
"Yeah I did and I'm going to be in your class at school." she told him
"Really? That's so cool."
"Lemon wants me to sit with her, I don't know if I want to." she told him
"Oh, you can sit with me." he smiled "Are you getting ice cream?"
"Yeah, chocolate."
"I love strawberry. It's my favorite." he told her showing her his cup
"I like strawberry to but chocolate is my favorite."
After their ice cream, Zoe and Harley went back to the house and unpacked her bags.
"What are we doing tomorrow?" she asked
"Well, I have to work in the afternoon so I asked Mrs. Hattenbarger to keep an eye on you while I was gone."
"Oh, I don't know her"
"Yes you do, she watched you last time you were here. You played with her daughter LeeAnn."
"Nope" Zoe shrugged and crawled into bed
"Well maybe you'll remember tomorrow. Goodnight Sweetie."
"Night Daddy" she smiled up at him then closed her eyes and fell asleep
The first few chapters will be an introduction really. Once I get it started I will probably to 1 or 2 chapters for a year. Let me know what you think.