I'm sorry if this chapter is a bit hard to follow along with. I wanted to have a little bit of Lemon, AB, George and Lavon. But this story is mainly focusing on Meatball along with Wade and Zoe.

I'm happy to see that you guys are enjoying this one so far.


"Who uh, watches Elle when you spend nearly every single night here?" Meatball asked, his fingers making random patterns on his girlfriends bare back. Their legs tangled together under the sheet.

"My brother," Addy replied, her fingers tracing over his jaw line. "Why?" She asked, letting her chin rest on his chest. Her eye's locking with his.

"Just wondering is all. You can bring her with you, ya know. I don't mind. I do like her. She did bring us together." A smile tugged on the corners of his mouth.

"I'll keep that in mind," she whispered, pressing her lips against his. He shifted her, so she was laying on top of him, his hands cupping her bare ass. She moaned into the kiss, her body pressing into his harder.

Wade woke to find his sleeping beauty sleeping peacefully next to him. After everything that they had put each other through, here they were, years later. His heart was a little lighter that things might actually work out this time around. He softly kissed her head, he couldn't help but watch her sleep.

"What?" Zoe asked looking up at him, not surprised to find a pair of green eyes looking at her, like they had been for the last two weeks, at random times in the night. Not that she minded, because it was Wade and as creepy as it was to have someone watching you while you sleep, it was comforting to know that Wade was there.

"Nothing," he replied, capturing her lips between his. Perfect was the only word he needed to describe this moment. He shifted settling between her legs, his lips working over her neck.

"You seem quiet this morning," George commented, looking at his girlfriend over breakfast.

"I never saw life turning out like this. I didn't think I would be dating my friends ex," she sighed lightly, placing her cup of coffee down. "I do like what we have going on George, I do, but sometimes, it feels strange," she explained further, not wanting to upset him.

"I get it, AB. Believe me. They're happy, why can't we be?" He asked, scooting his chair closer. She smiled lightly kissing his cheek.

"I'm happy, George, really happy." It was a happiness that she hadn't felt with anyone else. She didn't think she would find a completeness with George. Looking back there had been something missing in each one of her relationships, that something she had found with George.

"Good." He was blindsided by his sudden feelings for Annabeth. But they were sulking together and spending most their time together when Lemon and Lavon had got together choosing someone else over them, it cut deep, but they had found something more than a friendship with each other.

"Good Morning," Lavon announced, walking into his kitchen, seeing Lemon sitting at the counter, papers spread out in front of her. The only article of clothing she wore was one of Lavon's shirts. She smiled looking up at him.

"Morning," she replied, sweetly.

"Oh, no, Lavon Hayes, can not pull any strings. I want to help you, I do, as your boyfriend not the mayor."

"I know," Lemon sighed, slipping her arm around his waist. "I just want Fancies up and running again."

"Have you talked to George?" He asked, stealing a drink of her coffee.

"We only go around in circles on the whole thing."

"Raise the money. Have a bake sale, talent show, an art show. There's plenty that can be done to raise the money, Lemon. You'll have Fancies back in all its glory."

"It's getting hard to let you go, every day. Especially on the days I know you won't be back for a few days," he whined slightly, not wanting to let Addy go.

"I told you, you can always come to my house, on the days I can't make it back here," she told him, searching his living room for her other shoe. "With the late nights at the office then the early morning at the clinic, it's just too hard to make the 35 minute commute," she explained to him all over again. "Make yourself at home," she whispered against his lips, placing a key on the table for him. "I really do have to go now."

"Do you?" He asked suggestively, his hands going to her waist.

"I really do." He kissed her once more letting her go. "I'm sorry, I'm going to be late as it is."

"Don't be sorry, work calls and sadly it waits for no one." She nodded, kissing him once more before walking out the door.

Wade was taking chairs off the tables, getting the Rammer Jammer ready to open. He couldn't explain how relieved he felt that Joel had gave him the wise advice in staying, though part of it was because Zoe confessed her love for him. He had been waiting for that day for so long. It had actually taken him off guard.

"I haven't seen you up before the sun, since never," Wade commented, seeing Meatball walk through the door.

"Addy had to leave early, I couldn't go back to sleep," Meatball shrugged, sitting at the bar. Staying out of Wade's way while he wiped it down. "She gave me a key to her place, this morning." It had taken him by surprise when he had finally noticed it laying on the table, after she had left. This was the one relationship he didn't want to rush. Things were good, and he felt if they got rushed, then everything would blow up on him.

"Is that a bad thing? As your friend, Addy really does care about you. It's not like you asked her to move in with you or if she asked you. She trusts you, man. Who would even move?" Wade asked, leaning on the bar.

"We haven't talked about that, it has only been two Weeks. I don't know if it's bad or not. I don't want anything to ruin what we have, ya know?" Meatball sighed, looking down. He didn't think he could stomach another heartbreak so soon after the last one.

"Only you and her know when things need to change. Talk to her about the whole key thing, if it bothers you this much. But I see it as a good sign, she trusts you enough to let you in. It's not something to be upset about, my man." He would have a talk with Addy tonight about it all. He was happy that he had a friend like Wade.

"So I was thinking we could do dinner and a movie. I'll even let you pick," Zoe suggested, walking in.

"I don't care, Zo, I'm looking forward to the events after," he suggested with a wink. Zoe rolled her eyes, giving him a gentle shove. "Though I'm itching to see the new Ninja Turtles movie. You game for that?" He asked.

"I'll make do with that," she told him with a smile, leaning across the bar to share a kiss with him.

"Here's a coffee to go, lunch will be waiting," he told her.

"It best be on the house," she remarked, walking out, the walk from the Rammer Jammer to the practice was a peaceful one.

"Oh, Zoe just the doctor I was looking for."

"What can I do ya for, Dash?" She asked stopping short from where he sat outside the practice.

"I have this little mole here on my arm."

"Ah, come on in," she told him, holding the door open for him.

"How are you and Wade?"

"We're good, now this isn't about me and Wade is it?" She asked with a smile, getting everything she needed to start the exam.

"Why Dr. Hart, of course not," he replied, with a sweet smile.

"AB, please tell me you are free tomorrow afternoon, for a bit of tea?" Lennon asked, walking into the practice.

"I believe so, why?" AB asked.

"We have planning to do for an auction," Lemon stated, walking to her dad's office.

Meatball looked at the time placing his guitar down. If he wanted to talk to Addison, he'd have to get a move on. He didn't want to show up after she had already fell asleep for the night. He also didn't want things to go sour either over one little thing, but he had to talk to her about it.

He had pulled up to her house just as she was getting out of her car. She waited on the front steps for him. Under the moonlight that seeped through a few clouds they shared a kiss.

"You ok?" She asked, sitting next to him on the couch after getting changed, Elle laid on his lap, enjoying the gentle scratching to her ears.

"You gave me your house key," he stated, looking at her. She nodded not seeing the problem. "I don't want to rush this, I want it to take its time and flourish Addy in its own special pace. I don't want to ruin what we have, by moving too fast."

"I didn't mean to scare you like that, Allen," she spoke taking his hand in hers. Hearing his name come from her lips, made him smile involuntary. "I want you to have it, so you can come and go when you want. Because I trust you and I'm ready for you to be here in my life, I have nothing to hide from you. My place is yours, baby." Hearing her explain it to him, made him ease his mind. Maybe it wasn't all that bad, that he had the key to her place. "We won't rush into anything, that we aren't ready for, that's a promise." He had worried for nothing, but he was happy that he had addressed his worry instead of letting it build up in his mind. "I'm beat, you gonna join me?" He got up, taking her hand, going to her room. They did nothing but cuddle drifting off to sleep.

"Where do you see us going in the future?" Wade asked on their way home from Fairhope. Ever since Meatball and his ordeal this morning, he couldn't help but start to think about his future with Zoe.

"Married, 1 or 2 kids running around. You?" It warmed Zoe's heart, to have Wade asking questions like that. That was a question, he would have never asked before. He really had changed, and it only had made him a better person. And she was lucky enough to have him as her boyfriend.

"Honestly, I see the same, Zoe. Just not for a while." She smiled, resting her hand on his knee. His fingers encasing her smaller ones. It was good to be on the same page again.

"We have time, plenty of time," she told him, her fingers gently squeezing his. "I'm not going anywhere, ever."

"Same here, Zoe, same here."