The Heart of Hart
Over the next few days, Wade catered to every one of Zoe's requests. He packed up her apartment, he picked up her things from the dry cleaning, he had reserved a rental car for them to drive back, he made reservations at the hotel so they could split their trip into two, he cleaned out her locker at the hospital, he did anything she asked. Finally, on Thursday, Zoe was being released around lunchtime, and they would leave Friday morning for their return home. Lavon had already flown back once he knew Zoe was okay because his Mayoral duties never seize.
"So everyone knows about the big homecoming, huh?" Zoe asked Wade as he helped her crutch her way into the apartment.
"Oh yeah, but I've told Lavon to put the kibosh on any big party or anything, that you aren't really up to that yet." He smiled at her and he helped her settle into the couch that would soon be gone. She had asked him to make arrangements to have all of the furniture removed once they left and sold. He had pillows all around her, trying to make her comfortable.
"Wade, I have a few last favors and then I promise, I'm done."
"No, I like doing things for you, and plus it's not like you can do much for yourself anyway. What is it?"
"Well the nurse gave me a sponge bath at the hospital, but she didn't wash my hair, and I think it's been like a week, and I can't get my scar wet. Could you maybe wash my hair for me?"
"Why you wanna look so good for all the nutballs in Bluebell?" Wade joked, knowing how gross she must feel after staying nearly a week in the hospital.
"Not them, just you." She winked and began to grab her crutches.
"Now hold on, let me think about how I'm going to go about this before you get yourself all up in a frenzy." He pondered which would be the best way to wash her hair.
"Okay, this may be uncomfortable, but how about you sit on the toilet sideways and then lean your head back into the sink? That's the only way I can think that I can do this without making a huge mess." Wade suggested and Zoe nodded and went to grab her crutches again.
"Now just you wait." Wade went over and picked her up and walked over and put her down on the toilet seat. He left to get a cup and gathered a few of her hair things from the box of her toiletries he left that he knew she would need between today and tomorrow morning. He made sure the temperature was warm, but not too hot before he filled up a plastic cup and poured it from her forehead down her hair. He then lathered her hair in shampoo and rinsed. Next, he rubbed the conditioner in her hair until it felt 'silky,' which was her description, not his. He rinsed that finally and towel dried her hair before she leaned forward. The towel was around her neck and she asked him for her hairbrush. He brought it to her.
"Hey Wade?" She said in her sweetest voice.
"What, you want me to shave your legs for you now too?" He joked as he stood up from his spot in the bathroom.
"Well it's just, my arms get so tired when I try to brush my hair."
"You know you're arms aren't broke right?" He sat back down behind her and grabbed the brush out of her hands.
"I know, but I like it when you do it, it feels so good." She smiled at her little victory. After he brushed her hair, she instructed him how to braid it. It was a mess, but she loved how willing he was to help her.
"Now, let's get you to the couch so you can rest up for tomorrow." He carried her back to the couch and turned the TV on and sat on the couch next to her.
"Wade, sleep in the bedroom, I'm sure that's much more comfortable."
"I just want to be with you." He looked at those big eyes of hers.
"Well then why don't you join me over here?" He was hesitant, she was injured and he didn't want to make her uncomfortable.
"I don't bite, come on." He inched his way onto the far end of the couch, so he was sitting near her feet.
"I meant I want you to hold me."
"Zo, don't you think that's going to be tough? I mean, it's not a huge couch, and I don't want to hurt you or take up all your space." Zoe sighed, thinking.
"How about a compromise? Bring your blanket over here." She instructed him and he obeyed. She lifted her head and told him to sit where her head was and once he did, she rested her head in his lap. This he could live with.
"It gets better, pull the lever on your right." The couch extended to a reclined position, so he could easily sleep here now that his feet were elevated. In that position the two quickly drifted off to sleep, knowing they had a long day ahead of them tomorrow.
"Zoe you've got to get up now, we should hit the road. They're only letting me park for fifteen minutes." Wade had the car parked outside and was anxious to get home. Zoe moaned and rolled over.
"Okay, okay, let's go." She sat up on the couch and rubbed her eyes. She leaned over and grabbed her glasses from the side table.
"Wait, first we gotta get a picture for Lavon!"
"A picture? Of what?"
"Of you, duh!" He got the phone out of his pocket and snapped a picture of Zoe before she could protest.
"Well at least get a good one!" Zoe said and she held a thumbs up as he snapped a picture. He sent the picture with the message that they were on their way home and would be home tomorrow around noon.
"Alright, let's take it easy now, I have all of your things in the car, so all is good. I have some of your crème brutee or whatever you like in the car waiting for you, with a blueberry muffin, and we're good to go. Let's get you home sweetheart." He kissed her and helped her up.
"I've already checked the apartment, everything is packed and in the car. I have you all set up in the front seat, I made sure there's a lot of legroom. I've got tons of pillows there, so you should be okay."
"Wade, it's okay, I'll be fine, I'm sure of it." Zoe picked up her crutches and left her apartment for the last time. They made their way down the elevator and she saw the car sitting right in front of the lobby doors. He opened the door and helped her step up into the car. He closed the door and hopped into the driver's seat.
"Alright, let's go." Wade looked at her before pulling out onto the road. He couldn't help but notice how beautiful she was. She had on a pair of his sweatpants, a t-shirt, and his zip up sweatshirt that he had found at her house. Her glasses were on and her hair was tied up, but she looked amazing. Her knee had a big foam stabilizer around it and was wrapped in multiple ace bandages. She still had stitches in her chest, and Brick would remove them once they were back in town at home. They were on the road a few hours before they stopped. Zoe had to pee, and Wade was just glad they had made it out of the city. He didn't mind driving the open road, but the city was just infuriating. She grabbed some snacks for them while she was inside, and returned with her hands full. Wade shook his head. Only Zoe could be on crutches and still manage to have hands full of food.
"I got your favorite, Swedish fish." He smiled, she knew him so well. They continued their drive and Zoe drifted off to sleep. She awoke a few hours later to see that they had been driving almost 8 hours already.
"You okay? You want me to take a turn?"
"Zoe, how in the word would you drive? You have about nine hundred layers on that knee, there's no way you would be able to drive." Wade laughed at her efforts.
"Oh yeah, well I didn't really think about that. But now that you mention it, I should probably take my next dose of painkillers. Where did you put them?"
"Uh, they should be back behind you, I can pull over and get them for you?"
"No, it's okay, I can get it." Zoe could tell that he was getting tired of driving all day and stopping would only discourage him more. She squirmed a little and flipped over onto her stomach and crawled halfway to the back of the car.
"Hey there, be careful." Wade warned her as she looked for her pills.
"What, you don't like the view?" She came back to her seat with her pills in her hand.
"Oh, I loved the view, but I love your face more, so next time, don't do that. You scared me." He laughed.
"Alright, I promise." She smiled and swallowed her pills.
It was six when they pulled up to the hotel in Tennesse. Luckily, there was a restaurant inside of it and so they ordered room service once they were settled in. They were quick to fall asleep because they knew it would be another 6 am morning.
6 am rolled around too quickly for either of their liking and they grabbed coffee from the hotel lobby and were back on the road. They had about six more hours until they were finally home.
"WADE!" Zoe yelled and Wade jumped about a foot in the air.
"Jesus Zoe, you can't scream like that when someone's driving."
"Why is there that picture of me that you took for Lavon on Dash's blog?!"
"Ask Lavon, why, what does it say?"
"Our beloved Zoe Hart is returning to Bluebell today and returning to our hearts! 'Zade' fans can be prepared for their arrival at noontime." Zoe groaned. Now the whole town would be waiting for them.
"I'll take care of it."
"Hey Lavon, just an FYI, Zoe's pretty angry that you gave Dash that picture of her, and also that you told everyone when we're coming home. I told you we don't want a big party or anything." Wade explained to Lavon and Lavon promised he had it under control.
"I'm so excited to be home! I can't wait to see everyone again! Let's go to the Rammer Jammer! And the practice! And the Butterstick! And Lavon's! And, of course, Rose's!"
"The only place you're going when we get home is to bed."
"But Wade, I haven-"
"No 'but Wade,' you have to rest, you know that."
"That's all I've been doing the past week though! I just want to go out or something."
"How are you going to go out on those crutches?"
"I'm miserable."
"I know you are babe, but you'll feel better soon, I promise. And maybe if you're lucky, I'll let a select few come visit you."
"Or you could just leave me on the bench in the square and people could flock to me." She exaggerated and he laughed.
"They probably would too." They stopped for breakfast at a small diner along the way.
"I sure didn't miss the heat down here. My lord." Zoe wiped the back of her hand on her forehead. Wade laughed as they got back in the car.
"Maybe if you took that jacket off you'd feel better."
"No, I like it too much." She leaned in and smiled at him, waiting for him. He obliged and leaned in for a kiss over the center console. They drove longer before they were only about 45 minutes from Bluebell.
"Oh, Wade! There's the last Starbucks in Alabama! Can we stop? Please? They have a drive thru! You don't even have to get out." Zoe was getting really excited because this would be her last Starbucks for a while.
"Just because I love you, if I didn't the answer would be no." Wade turned in and pulled up to the drivethru window.
"What do you want?"
"A grande chocolate chai tea latte."
"A what now?"
"A grande chocolate chai tea latte."
"Do you even know what's in that?"
"Yes. Sugar and caffeine. Two things I need."
"Alright." Wade smirked and spoke into the machine.
"How can I help you?"
"Uhh, I'll have a grande chai tea chocolate latte." Zoe laughed at his lack of coffee knowledge. She could recite their whole menu, but that's what came with living in New York. Wade paid and Zoe almost chugged her drink when she took it from his hands.
"Isn't that hot?"
"Nope, it's perfection."
"Anyway, we've got about 40 minutes to Bluebell, excited yet?"
"Hell yeah, but I'm kind of nervous."
"Why?"
"Because I haven't seen these people for awhile, and they're probably mad I left without most of them knowing."
"They were, but with your accident and all, I think they're more worried about you." Zoe nodded, still a bit worried.
"What's going on in that head of yours?"
"It's just the way we left things. We need to have a talk about what we are now, and-"
"We will, let's just focus on getting you better first, then we can have that conversation." Zoe nodded, not understanding why they couldn't have the conversation now, but she let it go. Wade didn't want to have the conversation because he was afraid she was going to say that him coming to New York didn't change the way she felt.
"Where is everybody? I'm coming home, I thought they were all excited."
"That's weird, but it works because now we don't have everyone fussin over you, and now only I can fuss over you." He smiled while they drove through Bluebell. It was weird, it was like the town was deserted. They arrived at the plantation and Wade pulled up to the gatehouse and started unloading her things from the car.
"What, are you gonna make me walk all the way to my house?"
"You think I'm letting you stay by yourself? Guess again." Zoe smiled, but she was nervous. She didn't want things to get really serious this quick.
"Zoe, it's just until you get better, I promise. I just want to make sure you're okay. Plus the gatehouse is one floor, and yours is two, so it'd be difficult for you to get upstairs." Wade said as he noticed her face. He put all of her things inside and then came back to get her. He scooped her up in his arms and carried her inside.
"I'm kinda tired, you wouldn't mind if I took a nap, right?"
"No, go for it, it's probably best you get it in while you can. Before you know it, everyone will be bustin down the door trying to get in." Wade laughed as he helped her into his bed.
"Listen, I've got to run down to the Rammer Jammer real quick, are you going to be okay?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine Wade, go ahead." She ushered him out. He was hesitant to go, but knew he had to at least check and see how his business was. He opened the bar to find it completely empty. Now that was really weird. He heard Lavon's booming voice from inside the church and figured the whole town must be in there.
He walked the few feet over to the church and opened the loud doors. Everyone in the church turned around to look at him.
"Oh my god, you're back early! I can't believe it!"
"You finally brought her home!"
"Where's Zoe?"
"Can we see her?" The whole town erupted into chaos when they saw that Wade was home, and only assumed that Zoe was home, too.
"Uhh, what's going on Lavon?"
"You told me you didn't want a big fuss over Zoe coming home, so I told them you were due home at 5, so we were going over some rules about this whole situation so it would distract them and you could get Zoe inside with this chaos that you've created. I told you Lavon Hayes was smart." Wade smiled and turned around to face the townspeople who all had disappointed looks on their faces knowing Zoe wasn't with him.
"Alright, listen, Zoe's okay, but we drove 18 hours the past two days and she's resting right now, so as soon as she's feeling up to it, I promise, I'll bring her to the Rammer Jammer."
"You know they're just going to all hide out in the Rammer Jammer right?" Lavon whispered to him.
"Exactly, it'll bring me some more business." He whispered back.
"Care to comment on the current status of 'Zade?'" Dash turned to Wade.
"Dash, for the last time, it's WADE. W-A-D-E."
"Does he really not know what Zade is? Come on now."
"It's your couple name, Zoe and Wade, Zade." Wade jut rolled his eyes, this whole town was nuts. They all looked at him waiting for an answer.
"I have no comment at this time." Wade couldn't help but laugh at how ridiculous all of this is.
"Well, what if I showed you this photo? Date stamped three days after Zoe's accident." Dash held his phone up to Wade's face so he could see it.
"How did you even get that? Do you have spies everywhere? You are certifiably insane!" Wade was a little mad now. The picture was of Zoe sleeping in her hospital bed, with Wade asleep, holding her. He felt like he had no privacy in this town. He realized Zoe wasn't just his anymore, she was Bluebells, and he couldn't help but be a little bit jealous.
Dash just shook his head, accepting that he wouldn't get anything out of Wade.
"I've got to head back and check on Zoe, she has to see Brick a little bit later, so I'm sure we'll see you around town, alright?" Wade patted Lavon on the back before heading back to the plantation.
"Doc?" Wade asked when he returned home and couldn't find her. He checked his whole house before heading to Lavon's, that's probably where she was. He opened the door to see Zoe laying on the kitchen floor, eating cookies, that were all over the floor.
"Jesus Zoe, what're you doing?" Her crutches were strewn over the floor, but she didn't look hurt.
"I knocked the cookies over, and I knew I couldn't let them go to waste because, I mean, they're cookies. So I just sat down and ate them."
"So…you're eating cookies off of Lavon's kitchen floor..." Wade trialed off, wanting to laugh, but not upset her.
"Well now that you put it that way, it makes me seem pathetic." Wade chuckled and took a seat right next to her and grabbed a cookie that was near him. He took a bite out of it as she watched. He nodded his head before answering.
"Nope, it makes you seem smart. These cookies are too good to go to waste." He smiled as he helped her up and collected the rest of the cookies.
"You feelin up to the Rammer Jammer? Everyone is dying to see you."
"Yeah, let me change though."
"Why?"
"Because I don't want them to see me like this!"
"It's not like they don't know you were in an accident, they know that you have the right to wear sweatpants. Besides, no one's going to care, I promise, they won't even notice." Wade wanted to go now before the evening rush came to the Rammer Jammer and he knew he would never be able to leave if they were there for that. She was hesitant, but agreed, and Wade helped her into the work truck, it was easier for her to get in and out of while he threw her crutches in the bed of the truck.
"How's your head feelin?"
"My head? That's fine."
"I meant your stitches ya goof."
"Oh, they're fine, why do they look bad? Are they that noticeable?"
"Well I mean they aren't really hidden. Why are you so worried about what everyone thinks about you? They're all just worried, they don't care if you have stitches on your forehead or on your chest or anything, which by the way, I better not see you showing off those other stitches to anyone." He winked at her and she just smiled.
"I just don't want them to think I like went to New York and became a piece of trash."
"You? Trash? Never." They pulled up to the Rammer Jammer and Zoe had to admit she was a bit nervous. Wade jumped out of the truck and grabbed her crutches on his way to open her door. She got out and leaned on her crutches, her knee didn't hurt that bad, but as a doctor, she knew that crutches were necessary because she hadn't started rehabbing it yet.
"You ready?"
"As ready as I'll ever be I guess." Zoe took a deep breath in as Wade opened the door and held it for her. Everyone inside could see Wade and were anticipating Zoe would come in as he held the door for her. Everyone was looking when she finally made her way through the door.
"This is a lot more embarrassing than I thought." Wade joked as everyone watched them.
"I told you so." She whispered back as all eyes were on her. As soon as she was all the way inside, everyone erupted into chaos, asking Zoe how she was, if they could get her anything, and promises of pie soon. Wade laughed as he helped Zoe settle into a spot at the counter where he could keep an eye on her and she could stretch her leg. After she had been visited by all of Bluebell and eaten her dinner which Wade had made for her, she was exhausted and ready to go home.
"You ready babe?"
"Yeah, I think so." Zoe bid them all adieu with promises to come in within the next few days. They had barely made it out of the Rammer Jammer when Earl came stumbling up to them.
"Of course." Wade mumbled under his breath as Earl approached the couple.
"I heard you was in an accident Doc, I wanted to make sure you was alright, you too son. That's why I came out here." Earl was having a hard time pronouncing his words, which seemed like no surprise to the couple. He reeked of alcohol.
"Well she's fine Earl, thanks for checking." Wade led Zoe to the truck, but Earl followed.
"Hey, wait, while you here pretty lady, I haven't been feelin well, the other night I passed out and woke up and couldn't remember anythi-" Earl was cut off when he turned around and vomited in the bushes of the Rammer Jammer. Wade winced as his father did this. This was the utmost embarrassing thing that has happened to him in front of Zoe for sure.
"That's cause you're drunk Earl!"
"Hold on a sec." Zoe crutched from Wade over to where Earl was throwing up. Once he was finished, Zoe proceeded to ask him some questions.
"Earl, have you had more to drink tonight than other nights?"
"I reckon I have, not sure, don't really 'member much." Earl stumbled around a bit and tried to reach out for Zoe to help steady him. Wade saw what was about to happen, but couldn't reach the two in time to prevent it. The next thing he knew, his father and Zoe were in a heap in the parking lot of his bar.
"Jesus Dad, she just got out of the hospital!" Wade exclaimed as he went to help Zoe. Her eyes were squeezed shut and she was biting her bottom lip.
"Wade, call Brick!"
"Okay, what hurts?" Wade rushed to pull out his phone and dial Brick.
"It's not me, it's your Dad, he has alcohol poisoning."
"Zoe, are you okay though? Let's get you taken care of first." Wade was waiting for Brick to pick up as she dusted herself off. She slid over and leaned against Wade, who was now crouched down on the ground.
"Uhh, well, it should be fine, it's just my knee is dislocated again. It's no big deal though! It'll be fine!" Zoe felt bad because she knew Wade was going to hate himself for this, because it was his dad's fault. His dad laid passed out on the ground as Wade watched Zoe fight tears. She knew if she cried, Wade would break, so she was keeping it together. Brick agreed to meet them at the office.
"Let me see that knee." Wade wanted to see how it was before he picked her up to avoid hurting her anymore. Zoe was hesitant, but eventually lifted up the bottom of Wade's sweatpants. As soon as he saw it, he felt like he was going to be sick. He had done this to her. Her knee was in a position no one's knees were ever supposed to be in. He didn't know how she wasn't howling in pain. He picked her up and put her in the truck, with her back to the door, so she could straighten her knee. He threw Earl in the bed of his truck and hopped in. He drove to the practice with Zoe's feet on his lap. He was just glad that no one else had witnessed the accident.
"I'm so so so sorry Zoe." Wade said for what seemed like the hundredth time on the ride.
"Wade, stop, it's okay, it isn't your fault, it was just a freak accident."
"Yeah, and that freak just so happens to be my father."
"Wade, it's fine, I don't blame you. It doesn't even hurt that bad." Zoe lied through her teeth. The only way she could deal with the pain right now was if she clenched her jaw.
They pulled up to the practice a few seconds later and He brought Zoe in and put her down on an exam table as directed by Brick. He went back out to find that his father had thrown up in his truck. Wade groaned as he carried his father into the practice and into a different exam room.
"Alright, I did a quick check over Zoe, and she can sit for a little while I work on Earl, I gave her a painkiller, but it's not going to help much with an injury like that." Brick went to look after Earl while he went in with Zoe.
"Honestly, how much pain is there?"
"It's not too bad."
"I said honestly Zoe."
"Nothing I can't deal with." Wade knew she was just trying to make him feel better, but it wasn't working.
"What can I do for you? Can I get you anything?"
"Nope, I'm fine for now." About fifteen minutes later Brick came into the exam room. Zoe silently thanked the Gods for his return.
"Okay, Earl should be okay, but I gave him some medicine that will make him vomit and get the alcohol out of his system. Now onto you Dr. Hart." Brick assessed the knee once again and she gave him a knowing look.
"Just do it quick."
"As fast as I can, I promise." They both turned to Wade.
"Wade, you should step out into the waiting room. This is going to get pretty ugly." Zoe warned him, knowing about how he had a weak stomach. He was mentally tied, he didn't want to leave her, but if he didn't, Brick would have a third patient, and it would be him, passed out on the floor. Eventually, he nodded and stepped outside and left the door open. Within seconds, he heard Zoe scream and howl and what sounded like bones breaking. Now he was worried, he wasn't expecting that. He rushed back in.
"What happened? I thought you were goin to treat her?" Wade went to Zoe, who was crying now at the blinding pain.
"I had to reset her knee, it was dislocated, that's what you have to do. I gave her a morphine shot though, so the pain should subside soon." Zoe was screaming at the top of her lungs now and Wade was positive people would think they were running some shady business in here if they heard the screams. She was breathing so fast that she started to sweat.
"That was the worst of it. She'll be fine Wade, just pushed rehab back a few days. Now take her home, I'll stay here with Earl." Wade nodded at the doctor and picked Zoe up, who had seized crying.
"I swear, I'm going to kill Earl. I hate him, I'm so sorry he did this to you." Wade said as he laid Zoe down on his bed.
"Who's Earl? You know what I noticed, that swear is spelled like sw- ear! Like an ear!" Zoe laughed. Wade playfully rolled his eyes at his drugged up girlfriend. Well, he guessed she was his girlfriend, he didn't really know, they haven't had that talk yet, but now was not the time to have it.
"Yes it is, you're right." He agreed with her as he undid the string of his sweatpants that she was wearing. He knew she couldn't sleep with pants on.
"Oh you're a quick one, aren't ya?" Zoe laughed as he continued to undress her.
"Nothin I ain't seen before darling." He grabbed a clean shirt of his from his drawers and placed it next to her. He lifted the shirt she had on over her head when she sat up for him. He went to grab the clean shirt, but Zoe stopped him. She grabbed his arm and they stayed like that for a few seconds before she crashed her lips into Wade's. Wade wasn't protesting, but he didn't want to take advantage of her drugged up state. After a good few minutes of making out, Zoe reached for the zipper to his jeans. Wade pulled away.
"As much as I'd love to Doc, you are as high as a kite, and plus you've got an injured everything, so those activities you have in mind might be a little difficult." He chuckled as he zipped up his jeans. He pulled the shirt over her head as she made a pouty face.
"But Wade, I thought you LIKED me." Zoe said overly exaggerating the liked portion.
"I do like you Zoe, but you're on drugs, you don't know what you're doing."
"I know enough, come on." She gave him that smile that makes him melt and he couldn't resist. He leaned in for another kiss.
"God, you're so sexy." She mumbled through their kiss and Wade blushed. As much as he was enjoying this, he had to put an end to it.
"Zoe, I'm sorry, but we can't do this?"
"Is it because you have a girlfriend? Because that's okay." She said and kissed him again.
"What are you talking about? No I don't have a girlfriend, well I mean, you if you want to, but-" Wade stopped when he realized it was like talking to a piece of wood. She wouldn't remember this anyway. Zoe surrendered and laid back down on the bed. Wade walked towards the door.
"Where are you going? Stay here!"
"Zoe don-"
"Stay, please, I need someone to keep me company. Plus I bet if I getcha into bed, it won't be too hard to seduce you. Are you a virgin?" Wade chuckled at that one.
"No Zoe, I'm not a virgin. And you'd know that if your head wasn't so clouded with drugs." He gave in to her protests and unzipped his jeans and removed his shirt. He climbed into his bed with her.
"Zoe is an awful name. Why couldn't I be named something like Brooke? Or Sophie? Something that's not Zoe." She just kept talking about senseless things.
"I like the name Zoe. It's unique, and very you. I think it's the most beautiful name in the world."
"What if I had been named like a different name?"
"Well, then I'd still be calling you Doc, huh?" Wade leaned back and put his hands behind his head as Zoe had no difficultly snuggling right on up to him.
"Do you think Wade still loves me?" Wade's eyes popped open and he was at a loss for words. She didn't know she was talking to Wade.
"I'm positive he still loves you."
"Then why did he do that to me? I just don't understand. And trying to get him to talk about his feelings is a whole other story. I just don't know what to do. I know that I love him, but I don't want to get hurt again."
"He did it because he is the biggest idiot in the world, but he loves you. He always has and always will. Because you are the most amazing girl in the world." He kissed her forehead as she laid down. Before he knew it, she was fast asleep, but Wade was up the rest of the night, contemplating what she said.