Zoe lay across Wade's bed, her eyes traveling to Wade who was sitting at his desk. She was trying to focus on the problems written in her math book, but she was having trouble concentrating on the problems when Wade was right in front of her, humming softly. He spun around in his chair an amused smirk tugging on his lips. Zoe blushed looking down, trying to figure out the answer to the problem she was on. She dared a glance in Wade's direction to see him looking at her intently.

"What?" She asked softly, chewing on the end of her pen. He quickly shook his head, turning back to his English paper that had to be written before he could type it up. "It's something, Wade," Zoe pressed, moving to sit cross legged in the middle of his bed, pulling her math book and notebook closer to her.

"We're friends right?" He asked, spinning around to look at her.

"Of course we're friends, Wade," she replied with a cheery smile plastered on her face. "Why?" She asked curiously seeing frustration cross his eyes.

"It's just that…forget it, it's stupid," he huffed, spinning back around. Chewing her lip, she got up and crossed the room between them, placing a hand on his shoulder. He looked up at her with big eyes.

"It's not stupid, I wouldn't think so anyway," she assured him.

"You're not just my friend because it's banned right?" He checked. Zoe frowned looking at him. "Tucker was talking," he explained before Zoe could go into a rant about why he would think such a thing and that he had to have help getting to that conclusion. "Lemon can be quite convincing as well, they make one heck of a team," he sighed, running his hands through his hair.

"Wade Kinsella!" Zoe admonished him. "I would never do such a thing. You're my friend because you're the only person that gave me a chance when I moved here. You've been nothing but kind to me, you tell me the truth. You've been my friend even though it would cost you. You've helped in more than one way. I really like you," she told him. "As a friend," she added quickly as an after thought. Wade had picked up on that. He spun, pulling Zoe to sit in his lap.

"Is that so?" He asked, brushing the bangs from her eyes. She bit her lip, nodding her head slowly. Licking his lips Wade moved closer his eyes zeroing in on her lips. Zoe gulped, running a hand through his hair, her other hand gripping his shoulder.

"What the hell?" Earl yelled breaking the kiss before it even had a chance to start. Zoe went to jump off his lap, but Wade kept her firmly in place. She shot him a look and he kissed her temple.

"I'm not hiding anything," he stated for both his dad and Zoe to hear. "I'm not ashamed that I like you Zoe. I don't care who knows that," he stated, turning to his dad. "You can hate her because she's Harley daughter, but I won't. She's sweet and she really cares about me. She helps me be better. She's the first person that I've been able to lean on, just like she can lean on me. She's ambitious but she knows what she wants out of life and she expects everyone around her to know the same things and if they don't she pushes them until they can see it. She's beyond beautiful and I really like her and I want to be with her. You don't have to like that, Pop," he said, pressing his lips against Zoe's in a sweet kiss. Zoe melted into the kiss, letting what he said go for the time being. "I hope she feels the same way about me," he whispered, resting his forehead against hers. She smiled, kissing his nose.

"She does," she whispered with a grin.

"You're no son of mine," Earl hissed. "If you think I'm going to let you be with that harlot," Earl was saying. Zoe felt Wade tense up under her. Wade went to remove her from his lap, but she held on, knowing that no good was going to come from that so she held on tight not letting him go. He wanted to laugh at her actions but instead turned to his father.

"Don't you dare call her that," he snarled. "You don't know her and you never will. You want me to pick between you and Zoe, fine, I pick Zoe," he stated.

"Get your shit and get out of my house," Earl snapped, stalking off.

"Wade," Zoe sighed, standing up. She didn't want to cause anymore problems for Wade. She didn't want to be the reason he had a falling out with his father. She didn't want him to resent her years from now. She didn't want him to regret his choice with time.

"No, Zoe," he sighed, kissing her softly. "It needed to be done. It was a matter of time really. I'll be fine. Things will work out, they always do," he told her. It wasn't the first time he's been kicked out of his house by his own father. He'd sort things out at a later date when everyone involved had a chance to cool off.

"Where will you go?" Zoe asked, looking down, chewing her lip. She didn't want to lose him, not after just getting him. Maybe she had him. Just because they kissed and shared their feelings didn't really mean much of anything.

"I'll stay with my brother for a few days. I'm not going anywhere, promise. We still have to figure out things between us," he told her. "Come on; let's get out of here before he shows up again." Zoe nodded, following behind him. Once on the sidewalk, Wade laced his fingers with hers. "Don't blame yourself for this Zoe. It's not your fault, I swear to it," he assured her. She nodded.

"Do you mean it?" She asked, glancing at him as they walked. He gave her a funny look. "Everything you told your Dad?"

"I like you a lot Zo, I really want to be with you, but I don't want to rush you," he cleared up for her.

"I want that to, but Wade I'm not like the rest of the girls you've been with. I'm not after a one night stand. I want a real relationship, if you can't give me that I don't want to waste my time," she told him.

"I'm not looking for sex, Zoe. I mean maybe one day far from now, when you're ready for it, but I want to try this whole boyfriend thing. Maybe I'll be good at it," he told her with a shrug. "Can you give me that chance?" He asked feeling nervous.

Zoe smiled, pulling him in for a hug. "Yes," she whispered in his ear.