Okay, first of all, I just wanted to say thank you, thank you for all the reviews, I really appreciated them! You made my day:)
Second thing, yes, I decided to upload a few more chapters of this story. I don't know where I'm going with this.
Thirdly, I apologize in advance for all the mistakes that might be in the text!
So here's the second chapter, it's a little longer than the previous one. Hope you enjoy:)
Oh, right, in the previous chapter I forgot the disclaimer:
I don't own Hart of Dixie. If I did, it would be pretty Wade-centered.
A few weeks had passed since the thing with George's mother.
Wade woke up, and felt Zoe's head on his right arm, which was beginning to tingle. She was using it as a pillow, and he smiled thinking about it. He was lying on his back, his eyes still closed, not wanting to adjust to the bright light that penetrated from the windows of her house. She was, instead, on her side, close to him, a hand near his right arm, the other resting on his chest between his nipples. He brushed her arm with his rough fingers and she shivered, suddenly waking up. He grinned again, knowing she was now awake too.
She opened her eyes and saw a big smile spreading over his face and wondered why every time she woke up next to him, the first thing she noticed was him smiling. He did that every morning. Maybe he was happy to be with her, maybe it was all he's ever wanted. Maybe...
"Stop lookin' at me, Doc"
She was taken aback and all she could do was laugh a little and look away. Or was it?
She sat up and moved the legs on one side and the other of his basin trying to be as careful as possible, not wanting him to open his eyes and see what she was doing. She put her hands down near his head and brought her face to his.
"Wade" she whispered after a while with the sexiest voice she had. "Wade, look at me"
He did as he was ordered and opened his eyes, finding Zoe all over him, biting her lips, her big eyes wide open. First thing he did, he screamed. Not that she was scary, because she really wasn't, come on, she was so tiny and cute, especially compared to him. He'd never told her, but he loved that. Problem was, he hadn't expected it. He was still sleepy. He stared at a laughing Zoe for a minute, then decided to stop her from dying of too much laughter: he put his arms on the small of her back and pulled himself up to her lips still curved in a smile. He kissed her slowly and as she placed her hand on his chest, they were both smiling and their teeth touched. She locked her arms behind his neck. He kissed her shoulders as he pulled himself up into a sitting position and put his arms around her waist, drawing her closer. He tried to bring things to the next level.
"Wait, I have to go to work" she stopped him as she noticed the clock read 8:30am. She slipped away from his embrace and got out of bed, but he managed to quickly grab her arm, pulling her on the bed again.
"Seriously, I have to go, as much as I would want to stay here, with you, all day long"
"C'mon Doc" he put on his puppy face.
"Don't do that, you know your sad face is one of my weak points" it's true, he knows she can't resist it. Most of the time. He glanced at the nightstand.
"We still have 30 minutes before your work shift starts. You know I can be quick when I want" and again, that irritating, but super cute puppy face. She weakened.
"I have to shower" he chuckled and Zoe, knowing what the sex-centered mind of his was thinking, added, "ok, but no sex".
As they were in the shower, Wade embraced her from behind and began to stroke and kiss her.
"I could live without sex, if it means I get to shower with you every day" he kissed his way down from her ear to her neck to her shoulder, caressed her arms up and down as she waited for the water to chill.
"Yeah... I don't know about that" she said as she stepped forward to get under the water jet.
Before leaving they agreed they would see each other in the afternoon, since neither of them had to work. Brick had to retrieve all the hours he spent on his fishing trip the weekend before, so Zoe had suggested him to be in service throughout the afternoon alone.
Wade, instead, had all the day off and when she left for work he didn't have much to do, so got back to bed and slept for a few more hours. After all, it was a weekend and on weekends you're allowed to get a little more sleep.
When he woke up again the sun was shining brightly, he figured it was around 11.30 am. He checked the time on the clock on the nightstand, and smiled triumphantly as he'd guessed right.
He got up, took his red flannel shirt and his jeans from the bedroom floor and got dressed.
He whistled all the way to the main house.
He opened the door to Lavon's kitchen and entered, still whistling.
"We're happy his morning, huh?" Lavon said, glancing at him. "Or, should I say, this midday?" He joked.
"C'mon, it's not that late. And we got late last night, me and Zoe" he added with a smirk. He sat on one of the stools of the kitchen isle.
"Okay, okay... I don't need to hear about it" he let him know as he got back to making his toast.
Wade noticed what Lavon was doing.
"Hey make one for me, too, would ya mind?" He nodded in response. Wade stood up, got to the fridge, took the orange juice, two glasses and got back to his stool. He filled both glasses and handed one to his friend.
"Thanks. So, any plans for today? You and Zoe wanna do something?"
"Yup. I mean. We didn't plan anythin', but she's gonna come home in little more than an hour, she has the afternoon off. Guess we're just gonna hang out together"
"Okay" Lavon nodded, and then sadly added "I have, unfortunately, a meeting this afternoon, so if you want you can stay here, I don't know, watch some TV or anything"
"Thanks Lavon"
"Huh, no problem. I like to have you around. Well, even if I'm not gonna be here"
"Wade?" she asked almost shyly as she slowly pushed the door open with a creak.
"Zoe? I'm coming, stay there" he shouted as he quickly put his swimming trunks and his jeans on. She answered with an okay in agreement.
"You're early" he told her as he greeted her with a passionate kiss.
"Figured I'd just surprise you" Zoe explained when she managed to breathe again,moving away from his lips even if she hadn't really wanted to. He moaned and kissed her again.
"I have a surprise for you, too" wade grinned happily.
"I like surprises"
"Well then, close your eyes and follow me" he told her as he grabbed her hand, intertwined their fingers together and began to move. He walked out of the main door and stopped on the porch, turned to face her and picked her up.
"Stairs" he quickly explained as he went down the steps with her in his arms. She felt like she was a princess and he was is prince, which maybe he really was. He certainly behaved like one, when he was with her.
The flight of stairs had ended but she was still in his arms and didn't even try to complain nor get off. After a few moments, though, he put her down. They had reached their destination.
"Open your eyes, Doc" she did as she was told, and as her eyes adjusted to the light of a hot sun, she realized they where at the pond that was between their houses.
"Oh. What's that?" she didn't sound too excited. "I mean, what are we going to do here?"
"Well..." he began to unbutton his red flannel shirt, showing his perfect abs. "Isn't it obvious?" He paused as he took his shoes off.
"We're gonna have a swim in the pond"
She stared at him like she didn't buy it. It was only the end of february, he was just crazy.
"C'mon" he begged her.
"It's winter time. The water is cold." she wasn't convinced.
"We're not in New York. Out winter is just like their springtime. It's hot down here, it's maybe 80°F. I don't think you are cold right now. You maybe even sweatin'" he joked.
She smiled, then pretended to be offended "Wade! I'm not sweating"
"What? I'm just sayin'... C'mon, just a few minutes of fun. If you think the water is too cold you can get out. I won't blame you, I promise. But you promise me you'll at least try"
She thought about it, then spoke.
"Ok, I promise."
"And there aren't even snakes it there. Well, except me, I suppose" he gave her a wink. Zoe smiled, as it reminded her first heat wave in Bluebell, and how she thought there were snakes in the pond. She remembered her hallucination about Wade taking off all his clothes, well, most of them, and diving into the pond, to get out few moments later, showing his abs striped with drops of water running down. She blushed at the thought. Right there, she had wished she could touch, kiss him. And now she could actually do that if she wanted, she only had to undress and go in with him.
Undress? Like, naked?
"I don't have my swimsuit, I..."
"So? Go in naked. Lavon's outta town for a meeting. And it's not like I haven't seen you without clothes before" he chuckled "besides, you promised me"
"Alright then, but if it's cold you'll let me get out"
"I always keep my promises, Doc. Do ya?" She began to strip off of her clothes. Observing her, Wade remembered he had forgotten one thing.
"Wait for me, I'll go take a towel, we don't wanna get a flu for a swim in the pond, do we?" He smiled at her and run to his house, coming back just a few minutes later.
"Ready?"
"Ready" she wasn't real ready, but she knew she would never be. She was naked from head to feet. He, instead, had his trunks. Hell, he was gonna pay for that. They held hands and started walking towards the pond shore. The water was not as cold as she had thought, Zoe had to admit. He sped up, pulling her behind him, turned and let his body fall, his back collided with the water. He stood up again and rubbed his eyes. She saw it as the perfect opportunity to pull his trunks down.
"What the hell?" he swore although the grin on his face betrayed him.
"I'm naked, you're naked. We're even now"
He took off his trunks completely, seeing there was no way he could discuss with a naked Zoe Hart skinny dipping in a cool pond.
Zoe shivered, her hands a little pale, her teeth chattering from the cold. Wade, noticing it, pulled her closer and hugged her, his chest against her back. His arms went to encircle the waist and his head rested on her shoulder.
"Better now?"
"Yeah" he kissed the base of her neck.
Some time later they are sitting on the beach, huddled close together, covered by the same towel.
"What is it? I know you have something on your mind... You can talk to me"
Wade stared at her, not knowing whether he should speak or ignore his feelings. How could she know? He'd always been the one who could read minds and, usually, she was the one quite slow at understanding signals.
He finally made up his mind and began to talk in a soft, low voice.
"Just, don't freak out Doc" he begged her "I am not good at this. It's... You're the first. I've never said that to anybody, as far as I remember." He looked up in the sky and sighed, then shifted his attention back to her, a little smirk spreading on his face "Or at least, and this I know for sure, I've never felt like this. Never felt it, for no one. But I figured I'd just spit it out 'cause you should know. I... I want you to know."
"You're scaring me"
"You should be scared, because" he paused and swallowed hard "I fell in love with you, Zoe Hart. I'm in love with you."
"Oh..."
