"You know he's never going to stop looking for me", Zoe cried.
"But he walked away from you when you told him you loved him….why in the world would you think he'd come and save you? You're not as smart as I thought you were! He's probably celebrating what he did to you by sleeping with someone else…how does that grab you? He's nothing but trash, how can I make you see that?"
Zoe yelled "There is NOTHING that you could do that would ever make me stop loving him, so why don't you just try and forget it and let me go! I will never love anyone like I love Wade and if I never get him back, so be it, at least he knows how I feel. I certainly won't love you like you seem to think I will. I don't give a damn what you do for me. I can't stand the thought of you putting your slimy hands on me and having to touch you….I'd rather die!" You're so repulsive that you have to disguise yourself so I don't have to look at you!"
With that, Zoe earned another slap to the other side of her face. "I will never let you go, Zoe Hart. But, I will make a video tape for you as your goodbye to Kinsella. That way he can look at it every night and see what he let slip through his hands. I'll give you a little time to think of what you're going to say then it's movie time! Ha ha ha I would love to see his face when he gets this".
As he walks away, there is something about him that suddenly is familiar to Zoe. She's glad that he's left the room so that she has time to think about it. Where have I seen that walk before….please please please let me remember.
Back at the old Kinsella house, Wade and Lavon were waiting for the others to arrive. Not quite sure how they were going to handle this, they were just tossing ideas around. "I don't think she was kidnapped", Wade said. "There was never any mention of a ransom or anything like that. I think the bastard just took her for himself and has no intention of ever returning her!". Lavon put his big hand on Wade's shoulder…"Please try and keep calm, Wade. I know this is so hard for you, but it isn't your fault. This sicko probably had this planned for some time now, just the opportunity came up and he took advantage of it. You know Z is a strong woman and won't give in so easily." "Good point, Lavon" Wade said. "She's probably chattering non-stop like she does when she's nervous!". Lavon just cracked a tiny smile…."True, and when she's like that, the only one that knows how to stop her is you!".
With that Brick walked through the door and right away wanted to know what was going on. "What's so important that I had to leave the practice for a while?" "You know I hate doing that".
Lemon came in next all in a huff. "What's going on? "Hi, Daddy. What are you doing here?"
AB and George were next and got there almost at the same time. Both just walked in and didn't say anything, just taking in the people that were already there, both noticing Wade's red eyes.
Wade stood up and just said "Thank you all for coming. Sorry it was hush-hush, but I have terrible news and I need help from all of you". Zoe has been taken by some lunatic and….with that, he was once again unable to speak. Lavon got up and took over for him. Lavon explained "Seems as if someone has it in their head that Zoe no longer loves Wade, but loves him instead". Lemon interrupted "Sounds like another Zoe Hart drama. How do we know that she just isn't doing this to get back at Wade?" With a smug look, she sat down, pretty proud of herself that she came up with that reasoning. With that, Wade saw red! He walked over to Lemon and handed her his phone to show her the picture of Zoe with the black eye. "Take a look at this before you go and make more bitchy remarks!"
Lemon gasped and showed the others the photo. "Wade, I'm so sorry", she said. How can we help you with this? Lavon stepped in, "We're not really sure yet. The bastard has already called Wade, but he has no demands. We assuming that he just wants to keep Zoe for himself. We need to find him before he hurts her anymore".
Wade piped in.."Lemon, you have the most evil mind of anyone that I know and we need you to help us make some kind of plan", "Brick, we need you for WHEN we find Zoe for any medical attention that she might need". "OK", Brick said, "but make sure that I get a shot at him when we get him!" "AB you're probably the most level-headed out of all of us, so we need you to keep us focused", "and George, we've been good friends since we were kids, and I need that stability right now". With that, Wade walked out the door. Lavon just told the group "Just give him a minute, this is really tearing him apart. As usual, Wade is blaming himself for this and just the thought of Zoe being hurt by someone is more than he can handle at this point. When Wade comes back in, we'll explain the conversation to you and see what you can take from it. Hopefully the dickhead will call us back and we get something from there". With a big sigh, Lavon just stood there with his head down. AB walks over and puts her arms around him just to give him some kind of comfort, knowing how much he also loves Zoe.
