"What is it?" Harley repeated. "Is something wrong with Candice?"

Wade stared at the floor for a moment as he struggled to find the right words. "Apparently, Candice's daughter is in pretty bad shape. She needs a kidney transplant."

"That's terrible" Harley gasped. "But why would she call me?"

"Because" Wade answered as he cleared his throat uncomfortably. "Apparently… she's your daughter too. "

"What?" Lavon gaped as Harley sat in stunned silence.

"Apparently someone hurt her pretty bad. I'm not sure exactly what happened-"

"Someone did this to her?" Harley asked in a horrified whisper.

"Yeah" Wade confirmed. "I- I'm sorry."

Wade wasn't one for big, emotional scenes. He didn't like showing his emotions, and he didn't like dealing with other people's, and this was just… awful. He desperately searched his mind for a way to make this better somehow, but he knew nothing could.

"You should call her" he finally said, breaking the silence.

"What?" Harley asked disoriented.

"Candice" Wade clarified. "You should call her, find out what hospital Zoe's at-"

"Zoe?" Harley asked as his voice broke. "Her name is Zoe?"

"Yeah" Wade answered as he turned his gaze downward to avoid witnessing the devastation spreading over Harley's face. "Her name is Zoe. Candice said you guys met twenty years ago, so I guess that'd make her-"

"Twenty-three" Harley interrupted shakily, still in a state of shock and disbelief. "We met twenty-three years ago. That would make her twenty-three. I have a daughter named Zoe and she's twenty-three."

"I'll go ask Wanda if you can use the phone in the back, that way you won't have to use this cellphone" Lavon said as he got up from his seat.

"Did Candice say anything else about her?" Harley asked turning to Wade.

"No, no. Just that her name is Zoe and she's been attacked."

"Attacked" he repeated. "That shouldn't have happened, someone should have been there to protect her, I-"

"No" Wade interrupted. "Come on Harley, don't do that to yourself. There's no way you could have known you were this girl's father, and even if you did you still wouldn't have been able to protect her 24/7, that isn't the way life works."

"My God, she's your age" Harley said as he started to breakdown. "I don't even know her-"

"Harley" Lavon called out as he ran back towards the table. "Wanda said you can use the phone."

"O- okay" he said shakily as he quickly got up from his chair. He stopped for a moment, and Wade noticed that the color had drained from his face.

"Whoa" Wade said as he stood up and walked over to him. "Take it easy there Harley, you okay?"

"I just feel a little dizzy" Harley answered as his vision started to darken.

"Goodness" Wade groaned as Harley passed out and fell back into him.

"Is he okay?" Lavon asked.

"No" Wade scoffed. "Would you be if you just found out what he did?"

"What's going on with him?"

"He just passed out" Wade said as he laid him on the floor and took his pulse. "Can you ask Wanda for a cold wash cloth?"

"Sure" Lavon answered as he ran to the back of the bar.

"It's okay Harley" Wade said softly, looking around to make sure no one else was watching his moment of unusual sensitivity. "It'll all be fine."

"He's gonna need someone to go with him, ya know?" Lavon said as he ran back over to him and handed him the washcloth.

"What are you talking about?" Wade asked as he laid it on Harley's head.

"If he's going to New York City; he's gonna need someone to go with him."

"He's a full-grown man" Wade scoffed.

"Wade-" Lavon scolded. "Look at the man, he's hardly in any shape to be traveling across the country."

"Well since you're the one who brought it up, maybe you're the man for the job."

"I can't leave Bluebell or I would" Lavon responded. "I'm the mayor, I can't just take off. Besides, I think Harley would want you to go. For some reason, the man seems fond of you."

"I got a job too, ya know" Wade muttered.

"I'm sure Brick can handle the office until the two of you get back."

"Gonna call in a favor with your future in-law?" Wade asked with a wink.

Lavon looked at him unamused before disregarding the comment. "Come on Wade, have a heart, he needs you."

Wade looked at the state Harley was in and realized he was right. "Fine" he muttered. "I'll go with him."

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"I'm a little nervous" Harley admitted as he and Wade entered the hospital elevator. "I haven't seen Candice in over two decades, and Zoe… what if she doesn't like me?"

"She'll like you just fine" Wade answered. "Especially if you give her one of your kidney's."

"She'd have every right to be angry with me, I haven't been there for her."

"Because you didn't know she existed" Wade added. "Look, Harley just calm down, alright. This situation is gonna be awkward for everyone. Just focus on what you have to do for your daughter."

"My daughter" Harley repeated as a slight grin spread across his face. "I like the sound of that."

"This is the floor" Wade said as the elevator dinged. "You ready?"

"Ready as I'll ever be" Harley answered. "Let's go."

"Excuse me ma'am" Wade called out as he approached the nurses' desk. "We're here for Zoe… what would her last name be?"

"Hart" Candice replied as she approached the two of them. "Her name is Zoe Hart."

"Candice?" Harley gasped. "You look spectacular."

"I haven't gotten any sleep in two nights" she replied as she rolled her eyes. "But thank you" she added softly.

"How's she doin'?" Wade asked.

"She's critical" Candice answered skeptically. "Is this your son Harley?"

"Hell no" Wade scoffed. "I just work for him."

"What happened?" Harley asked shakily.

"I guess there was an attempted robbery at the store she works at. She was shot."

"My God" Harley gasped.

"Thank God that man came when he did or he was going to… He tried to… She was almost raped" Candice said as tears formed in her eyes.

"But she wasn't?" Harley asked urgently.

"No" Candice answered. "She wasn't, but she needs a kidney or…"

"She can have mine" Harley interrupted.

"The doctor's going to have to interview you" Candice said as she took his hand. "Come with me, I'll help you find him."

"Great" Wade sighed. "Now I'm alone in a hospital waiting room, this should be about as fun as watching paint dry."

He took a seat and picked up a magazine, before he noticed the person sitting across the room.

"Tucker?" he gasped. "What in the hell are you doing here?"

"Wade" George answered. "Wade Kinsella, wow. I haven't seen you in-"

"What are you doing here" Wade interrupted.

"I'm waiting on news…. I heard a gunshot while I was walking home from work, and when I followed the noise I found this poor girl being attacked. I got the gun away from the bastard and he ran off, but he had already shot her before I got there. She's in bad shape."

"Golden boy to the rescue again, huh?" Wade muttered.

"What are you doing here?" George asked.

"I'm here with Harley" Wade answered. "The girl you saved, it turns out she's Harley Wilkes daughter."

"Really?" George gaped. "Wow, what a coincidence."

"It's a small world after all" Wade muttered annoyed.

"Hopefully Harvey can help her out, I already got tested. I'm not a match."

"Aw, that's a shame" Wade answered harshly. "Organ donor would have been nice to add to your list: lawyer, prom king, town hero…"

"Is there a problem?" George asked.

"No" Wade answered as he cleared his throat. "Sorry, I'm just having a bad day, and all of this has me a little shaken up."

"Me too" George added sympathetically. "But hopefully things will turn around soon."

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"Hey" George said standing to his feet as he saw Candice and Harley make their way back into the waiting room. "Any news?"

"Neither of us are matches" Harley said dejected.

"How is that possible?" George asked.

"Zoe has a rare blood type" Candice explained. "It's AB positive. In order for the surgery to work she needs another AB donor, or an O donor. I'm A negative, and Harley's B positive."

"A type O donor would work?" Wade asked solemnly.

"There would be a much better chance" Harley answered.

"Damn" he said to himself.

"What?" George asked.

"Nothing" he replied. "It's nothing. If you'll excuse me, I need to use the bathroom."

"Oh my God" he gasped as he looked in the bathroom mirror. "I could save this girl's life."

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"Hey" Wade called out to Harley as he noticed him standing in the hall. "What's going on?"

"This is Zoe's room" he answered.

"Then, why don't you go in?" Wade asked.

"She's been unconscious since the found her" Harley explained. "She's going to be pale, and fragile, and beaten. I don't know if I can handle seeing her like that."

"You're a doctor" Wade scoffed. "You see sick and hurt people all the time.

"They aren't my daughter" Harley said as tears filled his eyes.

"I'll tell ya what" Wade responded as he held the door open for him. "I'll go in with ya."

Zoe's hospital room was small, white, and institutional. The sun ray's beaming through the window was the only source of brightness.

"It's not quite as bad as I thought" Harley sighed as he entered the room. "I just meant I was afraid she'd be more beat up than this" he added defensively, realizing the irony of his statement. "She doesn't have too many bruises."

"She doesn't" Wade agreed as he followed him. "My God" he sighed breathlessly as he took in her appearance. "She- she's beautiful."

"She is" Harley agreed teary-eyed. "She must have gotten her looks from her mother's side."

"I don't know 'bout that, that's definitely a Wilkes chin right there" Wade smiled.

"She looks so young" Harley said shaking his head in disbelief. "Too young to be this sick."

Wade nodded in agreement as his anger grew. "What kind of monster could just walk into a room and shoot a person they don't even know for no reason at all?"

"She's my only child" Harley said solemnly. "And I don't even know her. I don't know anything about her, what her favorite food is, or what her favorite subject in school was, or what her first words were... I don't know her at all, and now I may never get that chance."

"Don't think like that" Wade said reassuringly as he placed his hand on his shoulder. "They could still find a match for her."

"There are far more people on the transplant list than there are donors. So many people die waiting…"

"Excuse me sir" a doctor interrupted as she opened the door to the room. "Can I have a word with you?"

Harley looked down at Zoe nervously. "I'll keep an eye on her" Wade said softly. "She'll be fine."

Harley nodded at Wade before following the doctor into the hall.

Wade gazed at Zoe and his guilt began to eat away at him. He didn't know why he felt this way. After all, he didn't owe this girl anything. He didn't even know her. "Listen" he sighed after a moment. "I'm not much of a white knight; I don't do this sort of thing, not when there's nothin' in it for me anyway. I don't even know you, and that daddy of yours gets on my nerves" he said through gritted teeth. "Now don't get me wrong" he added as his tone softened. "I don't think you deserve to be lying in this bed. The scumbag that did this to you should rot in jail for the rest of his life, but… this is huge. I'd be risking my own life too, ya know?"

He looked at her again, but despite his justifications his guilt grew even stronger.

"You really are a pretty little thing" he sighed. "And Harley's right, you're too young for all of this."

He put his hand on hers and smiled up at her for a moment. "What am I doing?" he scolded himself. "I don't even know you, for all I know you could be the world's biggest bitch."

He paused and looked at her yet again before relenting.

"But you aren't. I can tell; you look like a sweetheart. God, I couldn't live with myself if I let you die like this… I'll do it."

"Do what?" Harley asked as he returned to Zoe's room.

"I'm going to give your daughter one of my kidneys" Wade answered. "Don't worry, she ain't gonna die. I won't let her."

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