I feel like I can't thank you enough for all your kind reviews and alerts!

I'm sorry it took me so long to post, but I have been busy studying for school tests! As a matter of fact, I will have to study a lot more in the next weeks, sadly, so I don't know whether I'll have the time to write another chapter these days, but I hope I will.

I really liked this last episode of Hart of Dixie, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" Wade has been so cute:) I'm looking forward to the next episode, seems like there will be big things going on! :)

Anyway, this chapter takes place right after Wade tells Zoe he loves her, wow, big stuff!

I DON'T OWN HART OF DIXIE.

"I'm in love with you"
"Oh..."

Zoe ran away but Wade followed only a few steps behind her.

"Zoe!" He tried to stop her. He should have stayed quiet, enjoy the sweet, beautiful moments with her, instead of confessing his deep feelings. Why did he do it? It ruined everything they had, now there would be no fun and happiness and they'll resume all the hate and arguments they shared before, if they'll ever talk again. He'd ruined everything, damn!

"What do you mean by, oh?" He realized he couldn't take back what he had told her so now he should at least know what hadn't worked between them, what Zoe thought, how she felt.

"Wade I, I don't know, I mean.. We've been together for 2 months I mean it's, there's... and George..." She couldn't explain herself and didn't know what to tell him.

"So what you said that night on the boat, it was just crap" she could hear the pain coming with his voice already. She had never wanted to hurt him, but it seemed everything she did was like stabbing him in the heart. Her actions were like daggers in his body, and she couldn't help it "I should have known better. You are still Zoe Hart the snobbish, selfish girl from New York and you're still looking for the perfect prince and, clearly, I'm not that prince"

Ouch, that hurt. She was not like that anymore, he knew it, but he was angry and didn't really mean what he was saying, it was just a process to cool down from his rage.

"No Wade, it's not like that, it's... it's just early. You have had feelings for me since we first met, but back then I hadn't noticed how you were always there for me, I only cared about George. I am beginning now to fall for you, give me time, because I really like you, I do. I don't know how relationships work, and my parents, I mean my mom... I'm not good at this, you know." She tried to justify her silliness but apparently it only made things worse.

"Neither am I," he blurted out. His eyes were lucid. Why did she have to bring that out again? They had already discussed the fact that they had never been on a serious relationship before and they didn't know how to behave. He thought he had made it pretty clear that they were not going to be like her parents, that yes, they argued, but that was what brought them together in the first place. He'd explained her that after the First Feast, he thought he had made a great speech about that - he'd even been proud of himself. But after what he had just heard he found himself questioning everything he did. He couldn't believe she still thought they couldn't be a real couple. He grew angrier. "we're in the same situation. The only difference is, at least I am trying!"

With that, he noisily walked out of the room, slamming the door behind him. Tears were starting to fall and he swept them away with the back of his hand. He couldn't breathe, he had to go away from her. He had made a fool of himself. She'd just pretended and he'd fallen for it. He still couldn't believe it, Wade Kinsella, the guy who'd never said nor meant the words 'I love you', had just confessed being in love with a stupid messy girl from New York, and she had rejected him. He'd never been rejected by a girl in his whole life. But, again, Zoe Hart was no any girl. She was unlike anyone else, and probably that's what he loved about her. Yeah, he loved her and couldn't help it, even if she'd broken his heart – a heart he didn't even know he had before she got in his life, and although she hadn't really ruined his life, she messed up with him pretty bad. She'd hurt him, the guy who had never shown people he was hurt, even when he actually was. He had let her, and only her, see the real Wade, the one behind the mask, but she'd pushed him away, breaking his heart. He didn't know whether he could trust her anymore.
Zoe stood there, in the middle of the living room. After a little while, when she couldn't bear it anymore, she sat down heavily on the couch. She was a horrible person, just a stupid word and she had ruined everything. How could she be so foolish? She really felt sorry, for him, and for herself, because she'd screwed up their relationship, she'd hurt them both, not just Wade. Unintentionally.

"Zoe!" She heard a familiar voice coming from the door, calling her.

She turned and watched as Rose got inside her house.

"Oh... Rose, hey. What are you doing here?" She could feel the tears on the edge of her eyes, and tried to keep them from streaming down her face.

"Just a quick visit. Well, actually, I'm here because, you wouldn't believe what happened yesterday! I'm so, so happy! I'll tell you from the start, 'cause it's just... Woah, I have this strange, but amazingly good thing goin' on in my head, and I can sense butterflies in my stomach!" She paused, breathing for the first time after she'd started talking. Man, that girl could be so similar to Zoe sometimes, fast-speaking and all. "So, yesterday I got to that stupid party Magnolia threw at her house, 'cause Brick and Lemon... Well I dunno where they were, but they weren't home. Obviously. So, this party. It was a little weird, I knew almost no one, but there was Frederick Dean so..." She stopped, noticing only in that precise moment that there was something going on with Zoe "hey wait, what happened? Something involving Wade, isn't it? You know, I always can tell if it's Wade that got you upset, you have that face..."

"What face?" She tried to pull on a normal face, but couldn't. The tears started streaming down her face.

"OMG, sweetie?" Rose asked, worried. She hadn't thought it was so bad, but if Zoe was even crying, then it really must have been something big "what's the problem? You can tell me, I'll help you!"

"Oh, this?" She pointed at her tears, trying to keep it simple "it's... nothing, really. Just, an allergy" she moved her hands in a circle around her face "there must be some plant near here I'm allergic to."

"C'mon, you fool no one, and surely not me" she chuckled "ergo, tell me"

"What's the thing with latin, now?" a little smile spread on her face, the tears stopping.

"Oh, nothing, we've done some Latin lessons at school. The only thing I remember 'bout it, though, is that 'ergo' means 'so'. I like how it sounds. Ergo, ergo!"

"Whatever" the doctor was still smiling, Rose could be so funny sometimes. Suddenly, she felt like telling her what happened with Wade, after all she could use some advice, even if it came from a 15-year-old, fast-talking girl.

"Okay, I'll explain to you what got me to be like that. But only if you tell me everything about the party! Deal?"

"Deal" she began to squeak and jump around the living room.

"So..." Zoe told her about how they spent the afternoon together, how she really had had fun – because she always has – how she loved spending time with him, feel his arms hugging her, his lips on her, his chuckle "And then he said those three little words and I shut down."

"Wait what? Wade, did Wade say 'I love you'? Did he, really? Because that would be awesome. He's never said it. Ever. You're so special to him that you made him say those words he swore he'd never say after his mother died, guess he really means it"

"Yeah he did, but how do you now all this stuff about him?"

"Oh, you know," she blushed "I happen to have had a little crush on him some time last year, when we built the chariot for the Founder's Day Parade. He's helped me a lot with Frederick Dean, guess I found that hot." Zoe gave her a look, and she shook her head "Sorry, forgot it's your boyfriend we're talking about. I meant, I found sweet what he did for me" she startled.

"Uh, boyfriend, I don't know if I can use this word referring to him, now, seen what happened" the tears were about to fall from her eyes, again and Rose could recognize the pain in her voice. "anyway, I responded with a stupid 'oh' and ran away, he followed me and we had a fight. I practically told him I'm not in love with him because we're not a good couple, but it came out in sort of a wrong way, I didn't exactly mean it like that" she began to cry again, and tried to cover it with the sleeve of her sweater. Sometimes she just formulates the sentences in the wrong way, causing all kinds of trouble. Like the time when she'd practically told Lily Ann that she had a nerve damage and she freaked out.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I think you two are a great couple, you're like, Meant To Be!"

"We're what?" Zoe asked,almost chuckling.

"You're made for each other, destined to be together forever! Don't you watch Grey's Anatomy on TV? I thought you did"

"Uhm yeah, guess I got to catch up with it!" She laughed. Her and Wade, meant to be? It was ridiculous, they were too different. And, again, there she was, thinking stupid things like that. Different can be good. Analogue can be boring. She should have understood it by then. Zoe suddenly realized something.

"Maybe we really are".

"Yeah." Rose agreed. They both laughed.

"Now, tell me every single thing about your night with Frederick Dean. I wanna know!"

Rose giggled, her cheeks red, and continued her story.
She went to that party and there she hung out with Frederick Dean, they talked a lot about Chew. At some point they got out since the party bored them, and walked close to each other, their shoulders touching – well, as he was taller than her, her shoulder just kept bumping against his arm. They stood near a tree, talking a lot in a passionate way, and somehow ended up kissing when he pushed her to rest her back on the trunk of a tree. His hand had cupped her cheek as they made out and Rose, blushing, confessed to Zoe it had been the sweetest thing he could have done. "I'm so in love, Zoe! He's the most handsome, sweet, clever, funny guy I've ever met. And he loves Chew! He's, like, perfect! I'm so happy, I think he was worth the wait"
Maybe she was right, maybe it's always better when you have to fight for the things you want, because it gets you to appreciate them more. You can realize they're really worth it.

"Rose, I'm really happy for you! And thank you, it made me feel a lot better, now I'm not as sad. I think I have to make things up with Wade"
The teenage girl nodded. She really had to fix everything after she'd messed up so bad. Wade was worth the struggle, and she wasn't going to lose him without fighting.

"If you need any help, I'm available"

"Now that I think about it, I may need some. I have already figured how to make it up to him..."

As he walked away from her house, pissed off both with her, who was still the snob girl from NY and wouldn't let them have a real relationship, and with himself for ruining everything and trusting her. He went to the Rammer Jammer for a drink, since he knew there weren't any beers in his fridge.

"Wade, my man" Lavon greeted him.

Wade didn't even bother saying something, he was so frustrated, so he just let out a grunt.

"Hey, thought you and Zoe had a date this afternoon?"

"We sure had" he was about to order a beer to drown his sorrows into alcohol, when he figured it would not be strong enough, so instead he asked for a scotch. Lavon waited for Wanda to give Wade his drink, and only as he watched his friend grab the glass and pour half the scotch that had been in it down his throat and cough, almost choking, he spoke again. Wanda, of course, had her ears open, ready to catch anything that would explain Wade's bad mood.

"So why are you here, your hands full with a glass rather than with you girlfriend?"

"Oh, this? It's 'cause –" Wade paused, it wasn't in his intentions to explain what he'd done and how she'd reacted "Look, I don't want to talk 'bout this right now" he only wanted to cloud his mind and perhaps forget all that happened with Zoe, and alcohol was the answer for that.

"Give me another" he asked his co-worker. She snorted and did as she was requested. Lavon gave it up and joined Wade for a drink.

By the time they left the bar, they were both tipsy, if not completely drunk. As they approached to the Navigator, Zoe showed up from behind a car. She was headed to the Rammer Jammer where she had hoped she'd find Wade there, even if he had the day off. You can say she'd found him.

"Wade!"

"What!?" He blurted out, almost shouting. She could tell he was still mad at her, what a surprise.

"I'm sorry" she whispered. Lavon glanced at her with his eyes wide open and shook his head as a sign that was not the best of moments to apologize.

"It doesn't matter. I hate you. You're selfish. You..." Maybe Lavon was right. That wasn't much Wade talking, though, but rather his anger and the alcohol he had in his body, and Zoe understood it. Still, those words hurt her.

"Okay, stop, you know what? We can postpone this conversation to tomorrow" she stared at him in the eyes, seeking a confirm "you're drunk, you'd better go home"

"Don't tell me what to do"

"Just, please, don't drive in these conditions, let Lavon give you a ride home"

"Doc, Lavon's as drunk as I am" he chuckled.

"No I'm not!" Their friend said too hastily and with a peak in his voice. He clearly was drunk, too, and Zoe sighed. If anything happened to them, she would never forgive herself for it, so, as much as she didn't want to spend any more time with an angry and drunk Wade who hated her and at the same time still loved her, she knew what was the right thing to do.

"Come on, I'll give you a ride home"

They both snorted, but accepted her offer. Lavon tossed her the keys to his car and they got in the Navigator, Wade in the front passenger seat near to Zoe, Lavon slouched in the back.

As she was driving, her hand rested on her thigh. Wade, almost unconsciously, grabbed it with his and squeezed lightly. Zoe turned to him and gave him a look which she wanted to mean a thousand words, but found him with his head on the window and his eyes closed. To her, he appeared so sweet and innocent.

"I'm so sorry" she whispered, her voice low enough not to wake him, although loud enough for Lavon to hear it.

"What?" Lavon whispered back.

"Nothing..." She sighed, again.

"Ya really screwed up, haven't you?"

"Yeah" She yawned and Lavon did the same.

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