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Never ending. Never ending was the only way to describe Lavon's feelings during their drive to the hospital. He had driven to Mobile a billion times in his life but never has it felt so far away. No one attempted to break the silence it wasnt an awkward silence but rather a silence filled with fear and angst. Wade just sat there, his eyes were fixed on the pitch black road he wasnt looking at anything in particular just looking. Zoe tried to call Jesse and Brick to get an update but there was no answer.
Hospitals were dark, cold, horrible places they smelled weird and everyone had the same facial expression, the facial expression of death. The halls were quite as they made their way to the A&E reception, Lavon led the way as Zoe held Wades hand but got no response, she wasnt even sure if he knew where he was.

'Yeah, we called from the car about Earl Kinsella brought in here bout an hour ago. You know where could find him?' The young nurse looked up from her desk 'I'm sorry sir we can only release information to the patients relatives' Lavon looked at Zoe before looking at Wade, he didnt appear to be taking any of this in as he just stared blankly.

'Look if we cant get any information can you at least tell us if his son and have come in yet?'

'I'm sorry sir-'

'He's my dad' all heads turned to Wade as he spoke in a stern straight tone. 'He's my dad and he was in an accident and we want to see him and we would appreciate if you told us which direction he was in'. The young nurse nodded as she told them to follow the red line along the walls however as they turned the corner they came across Jesse and Brick waiting around a coffee table. First thing Zoe noticed was the blood stain on Jesse's shirt and on his hands. He had tears in his eyes as he struggled to speak.

'Jesse what happened?' Zoe asked as she sat Wade down.

Jesse took a moment as he took as seat beside Wade, Brick joined them as Lavon leaned against the wall, his ears pricked.

'Earl and I we were uh fixin' that loose row of tiles on the roof when the ladder slipped and he fell..smackin' his head off the gutter n everythin' else that followed' Lavon turned away as Zoe grabbed Wade's hand, Jesse continued ' By the time I got down to him there was so much blood..and he werent movin' so I rang Brick, I dont know why but we were talkin' bout him before and he just came to mind.' He let his head drop in his hands and Brick continued.

'We got the ambulance out and they managed to get his breathin' right, he's in surgery now' he turned to Zoe ' he has severe head trauma and lung trauma and badly broken ribs..they told us all we can do is wait.' Wade knocked his head back against the wall as he felt the tears coming. Jesse's phone began to ring as he took it outside along with Lavon calling Lemon to let her know what had happened. Brick went in search of coffee leaving Wade and Zoe sitting in silence.

'Wade..'

'Yeah Doc'

'You okay' she rubbed her thumb against his hand. Wade should have let her in, he should have told her everything that was resting on his mind, what he was thinking, his fears. He should have told her that he was scared not only for Earl but for not being able to provide for their family for not being good enough. Instead he let go of her hand turned to her and said ' I need some air, you should go home' got up and without looking back at her made his way to the exit.

Zoe must have dozed off because when she looked around she found herself resting on Lavons shoulder as the morning sunlight was trying to creep through the window at the nurses station.

'How long was I asleep?'

'Bout an hour'

'Any news ?'

'The surgeon came out bout 15 minutes ago to say he made it through the surgery and was being brought to the ICU, that all we can do is wait. I thought bout wakin' you but Wade insisted on lettin' you sleep..'

'How is he?'

'Who Wade or Earl' Zoe rubbed the sleep from her eye 'Wade..' Lavon sat up and stretched his legs out ' He uh..he's Wade, what he don't say his eyes say for him, somethin' both you guys share' he said as he looked into her eyes, he could tell she was worried and just as scared as he was and even if they needed a push sometimes they always ended up talking even if they went through hell and back before they got to that point.

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After a bit of persuasion from Brick, Zoe eventually caved in and went home with Lavon. She was exhausted and sleeping on a waiting room chair did no good for her back but lying in bed knowing Wade was still at the hospital gave her even less satisfaction as she decided to go get some food. She was greeted by a very anxious Lemon pacing the kitchen.

'Lemon I dont' think Lavon will appreciate you running a hole into his hardwood floors'

'I think you have already completed that task with the endless supply of heels clickin' and clackin' every damn mornin' and night'

'Always a pleasure to talk to you Lemon, always a pleasure' Lemon huffed and puffed a bit longer before she took a seat and Zoe leaned one elbow against the counter as she picked at some grapes and let Lemon calm down.

'Lavon is an idiot, he is an idiot one minute everythin' is fine we were movin' at a perfectly good pace everythin' was fine but then he comes and starts talkin' bout marriage and movin' in and I just felt like I was chokin' like I was back in that 15 year relationship with George! I cant do that again Zoe I just cant..and, AND he just presumed that I was gonna make all the changes I most certainly am not going to be makin' all the changes he could make a change and get rid of that darn gator!'

'I really hate that alligator, and he doesnt like me I dont think' Lemon laughed at Zoe's sudden confession 'It would help if you were nicer to him..' Zoe looked up ' Hey! And it doesnt matter anyway, we are gonna have to figure something out cause once the baby arrives that gator gotta go!'

Lemon laughed as she wiped the tears away 'I'm sorry Zoe I know you have so much on your mind at the moment-'

'Hey don't worry bout it, I'm glad someone round here wants my help' her head dropped as her mind switched to Wade.

'You know Zoe one of the things I admire most about your relationship with Wade is that no matter what obstacles you two come up against whether it be George or pregnancies or money or just a stupid fight you manage to overcome it heart and fight and the want to do it all over again. And even if you two aren't the best at talkin to each other bout the problem, you always seem to pull through side by side.. he may act like he don't want you at that hospital but lord knows that boy wants you by his side more than words can say.'

'Thanks Lemon, and Lavon feels bad bout the fight he does, but Lemon, if you dont want to move as fast as you are with Lavon tell him straight out because dancing around the subject is just going to damage your relationship long term'

Lemon nodded 'I cannot believe I am taking relationship advice from a unmarried, pregnant short's wearin' Doctor!'

Zoe let out a sigh of relief and laughed, as Lemon put her hands on her shoulder 'I can drive you to the hospital on one condition, you let me rant about Lavon the whole way' Zoe laughed 'Deal'.

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'So basically, your father sustained multiple head wounds and a punctured lung, surgery went well but Wade,Jesse you gotta take into consideration your fathers age and his medical history we have to prepare for the worst' Jesse dropped his head in defeat as Wade stood up in anger.

'So your sayin' since he's a drunk he got no chance'

'Hey Wade-' Jesse put his hand across his brothers chest but Wade pushed it away, he threw back the chair and headed for the corridor. Tears filled his eyes as he put held his hands behind his head. He didnt know which way to go, he just wanted to get away from doctors and nurses and surgeons and IV's and that smell, that hospital smell, he thought to himself he must ask Zoe why all hospitals smelled like that because it was just awful.

So many thoughts raced through his mind as he turned a corner, finally he had found the exit but as he was leavin' in walked one doctor who didnt want to get away from and straight away he could tell as he looked into those big beautiful eyes of hers that she was hurting. He walked straight for her as she dropped her shoulders.

Lemon signaled to them that she was going to go find Lavon as Wade scratched his head ' I'm sorry bout before..' he looked up at her with that signature Wade look, the look that made her weak at the knees.

'Come on..' she took his hand and led him outside where they sat down on a bench. It was late afternoon but there was a sharp breeze around as they sat in silence, Zoe didnt push it as she knew he would talk when he was ready.

'I told him I would fix the roof..'

'What?' Zoe looked up to face him as she saw him fight back the tears.

'I told Earl last week that I would come by and fix the loose row of tiles he said it was keepin' him up at night, but I have been so busy with work and odd jobs and..it just completely slipped my mind' a small tear rolled down his face, Zoe had never seen him cry before, she had never really seen a guy cry apart from relatives of patients, but that was different.

She tugged at his shirt ' Hey...you know that this isnt your fault right ? He climbed that roof, as did Jesse it was just a freak accident' He turned to her with a harsh look in his eyes.

'Thats not it Zoe, the moment I found out that he had fallen from that roof the first thing I was thought was thank god it wasnt me, what if I was the one who climbed that roof and fell, what would we do ? What about you.. what about our son? My dad was dying on the operatin' table and all I could think about was how I was ok that your family was ok, how horrible am I ?'

'Wade your not horrible you're protecting your family' she reached for his face, he pulled away but she persisted ' this is not your fault Wade ok none of this is! The amount of things you do for your dad regardless of the crap he put you and Jesse through is amazing. Now listen to me, because I am always right..your dad is going to wake up, he is going to recover and he is going to see his grandson grow up, he is going to get his life back together and we are gonna help him.I promise'

Wade looked her in the eyes and for the first time in a long time he wasnt scared anymore 'You know somethin' Doctor Hart, I am the luckiest guy in the world..havin' you' he put his hand on her stomach 'havin' our son. I don't know how I got by before you came to town' He kissed her as the pain in his heart started to lift as he held her but the moment didnt last long as Jesse walked out.

'Wade..someone wants to talk to you...'

Sorry it took so long ! Real world took over :D Please review and thanks for all the feedback :)