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"Coffee?" Zoe said in a perky tone as she handed Brick over a fresh cup of coffee. Brick looked at her hesitantly as he reluctantly accepted the coffee.
"Why are you so happy? And on a Monday mornin' too?" he asked as he examined the coffee.
Zoe shrugged her shoulders as she flipped through her charts "I just had a good weekend and I bought a cup of coffee this morning and I said to myself 'maybe Brick would like some coffee to start off his day with a bang!' Is that a crime?"
"It is when you have a permanent smile on your face."
"I can't help it Brick, I am in such a good mood so you're just going to have to deal with it."
"Will your good mood seep through your office door and infect me?"
"Not if you remain in grumpy guts quarantine."
"Glad we have this settled. Your first patient is waitin' for you in your office."
Zoe smiled as she watched him walk away, taking her coffee in one hand and her bag in the other she made her way to her office feeling happier than ever. She struggled opening her office door as both her hands were full so ended up almost falling through her doorway as the patient jumped from the chair.
"Wade." she said with a look of shock on her face as she saw him standing there in front of her. He smiled at her as he took the cup of coffee from her hand and gave her a chance to get herself settled.
"What are you doing here?" she asked as she closed the door.
Wade stepped in closer to her and placed his hands on her hips and pressed his lips against hers, taking her completely by surprise. She instantly wrapped her arms around his neck as she let him push her up against the door. Wade's hands travelled up her thighs as she shivered.
"I take it you didn't come here with an actual illness…" Zoe said as she peeled her lips away from his. Wade squeezed at her waist as he nuzzled his face in her neck. Smiling he pulled away but they remained in position against the door.
"I just had to see you… and kiss you." He said in a vulnerable tone as Zoe rested her hands on his chest.
"Well I'm glad you came by. I was half expecting to see you yesterday."
Wade looked to the side "I was kinda nervous, took me 10 cups of coffee to get me here…" he proclaimed as Zoe laughed, tightening her grip on his shirt "…and like another 2 to get in the door!"
Zoe laughed as she pulled him in for another kiss "All that caffeine isn't good for you, you'll be on a sugar high all day."
"I'm already on a high." He said sweetly as he kissed her again, pulling her body in even closer to him as a knock interrupted them and caused them both to jump. The knock on the door by Zoe's head continued as they moved away from the door.
" . Unless you are performing some sort of life saving surgery in there I would advise you to wrap up whatever you are doing. You have a waiting room full of patients, Lord knows why."
Zoe smirked as she fixed her blouse "I'll be right there Brick."
"Alright…" he mumbled from the other side of the door as Zoe sighed.
Wade watched as Zoe reluctantly fixed her hair. She walked over and placed her hands on his chest "I have to get back to work but do you want to come by tonight and we can talk?"
Wade bit his bottom lip as he smiled "Yeah. I'll see you then Doc."
Zoe watched as he made his way out of her office, he kept his head down as he passed Brick who had a suspicious look on his face watching the bartender leave the practice with a coy smile on his face. Brick looked back in at Zoe who had the exact same smile on her face but soon dropped it as she caught Brick looking at her.
"What?" she asked trying to compose herself.
"You are just non-stop Doctor Hart. Non-stop."
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"I don't know if you know this but the last time you had lunch here was-"
"Can't you just appreciate that fact I am having lunch with you instead of moaning?" Zoe quipped as she filled her glass with water.
Lavon rolled his eyes as he picked at his sandwich "Why aren't you at the Rammer Jammer? I thought you'd be camped there since what happened on Saturday with Wade."
Zoe took a seat across from Lavon "I wasn't sure if I should go to the Rammer Jammer and be around him while we are figuring everything out and taking it slow or whatever, so I came here."
Lavon nodded "So you guys haven't talked since Saturday?"
Zoe's eyes trailed away "We may have crossed paths…"
"Big Z."
"He called by this morning and we made out until Brick interrupted us."
Lavon slapped is hand against his lap "Well then go have lunch with him, its not like y'all are hangin' in suspense. He's probably waitin' for you to come by!"
"No we left things on a good note this morning and I told him to call by tonight so we can talk so seeing him 100 times between now and then would just… ruin the moment or whatever you want to call it."
"That makes absolutely no sense so Lavon Hayes does not want to get involved so he is just going to eat his lunch in piece."
Zoe made a face at him as her phone rang, she glanced down and saw it was her mom so she excused herself and disappeared from the kitchen giving Lavon his peace but it didn't last for as the minute Zoe left the kitchen, Wade entered.
"Oooh chicken." He said examining the sandwich fillings in front of him as Lavon clenched his fists. Lavon watched as Wade prepared a sandwich before noticing Zoe's sitting in across from him.
"Hey is Zoe-"
"Well my mom-" Zoe said dramatically as she re-entered the kitchen but stopped in her spot as soon as she saw Wade.
Lavon looked between the two as they stood staring at each other.
"Hi" Zoe said awkwardly as she played with her hands.
Wade dug his hands deep in his pockets "Hi."
"Oh for God sake. You love him… you love her… y'all both love each other and y'all both had your tongues down each other's throats this mornin' so please say somethin' more that 'hi'. Please!"
Wade and Zoe both looked at Lavon and then back at each other both resisting the urge to laugh at Lavon's outburst.
"I'm having lunch here because I wanted to avoid the Rammer Jammer and you..."
"Well if we're bein' honest then I took lunch off to avoid you too."
Zoe smiled as they met halfway and suddenly they felt like the only two people in the world as Wade reached for her hand.
"I know we said we'd talk tonight…" his voice trailed off as she felt his hand creep up around her waist and stay there. Zoe's stomach tightened as she took in his scent and swallowed hard.
"Well technically we are on lunch… a break from our day…" Zoe said as Wade gave a smile of approval and bent down and pressed his lips against hers. Zoe wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into her.
"When I said say more than hi, I meant somethin' like how is your day or you look nice, not let me stick my tongue down your throat."
Wade pulled away but kept a firm grip around Zoe's waist "Lavon, are you okay man?"
"It's just me-" he stopped suddenly as he noticed Wade and Zoe's hands intertwined. Both holding on so tightly, never wanting to lose grip of what was between them. He then noticed smile on Zoe's face, the smile that had been absent for so long.
"What is it?" Wade asked as he grew concerned.
Lavon shook his head as he glanced at the pair "It's nothin' never mind."
"You sure?" Wade asked again as he let go of Zoe's hand.
"Yeah, I have to go. I gotta a meetin' I'm late for. Enjoy your lunch."
Zoe and Wade watched as Lavon leave the kitchen in a hurry. They looked at each other with confused looks on their faces but it didn't last long as they stood alone in an empty kitchen. Wade smiled down at her as he reached for her hand again.
"Can I make you lunch?" he asked, pressing their foreheads together.
"Well I sure as heck ament going to make it." She joked as Wade pecked at her lips and led her back towards the counter.
"Lavon was acting weird wasn't he?"
"Yeah, he's definitely hiding something from us."
"I'll ask him later but first…" Wade pulled out two packets of meat from behind his back "…chicken or ham?"
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"So you guys are back together?" George asked as he took a seat at the bar.
Wade looked up from the paperwork in front of him "What are you talkin' about?"
George pulled out his phone and handed it to Wade, Wade examined the picture in front of him, of him placing a kiss on Zoe's cheek outside the practice.
"What is this?"
George put his phone back in his pocket "Dash's blog, apparently he spotted you guys this afternoon bein' awful cosy."
"Apparently so…" Wade said quietly as he slipped the pieces of paper under the bar "…we aren't back together."
"That whole casual thing again?"
"No, uh I don't know really, we're talkin' or takin' things slow or I don't know." He laughed a little as George nodded.
"Don't you think you guys should really clarify that seen as the whole town basically knows you two are you know…"
"We are, tonight. If you know what I mean."
George laughed as he shook his head, his mood soon dipped though as he looked up at Wade "At the party, on Halloween… did you ever think you'd get her back?"
Wade looked down at his hands and then back up at George "I gave up for a while… I ain't doin' that again."
"We're cool right?" George asked "… you know everything that happened last year with-"
"Tucker, you're one of my best friends and all that…. we're good."
George nodded confidently "Alright good." George caught Wade's eyes staring at the clock, he gripped at the countertop as he stared at the two hands of the clock move slowly.
"What time you goin' over there at?" George asked as Wade snapped his focus away from the clock.
"At 11."
"3 hours to go. You know what you should do..." George looked over at Wanda "…You should get Wanda to close up for you and go over there and surprise her."
"Tucker… does this mean you now ship Zade?"
George laughed as he took a sip of beer "It is so painfully obvious that y'all love each other and Joel was wrong, I ament the second act in the Zoe Hart story or whatever I never was. It was always you Wade, it has always been you."
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Zoe reached into the bag and pulled a handful of red rose petals, she sprinkled them across the bed spread as her robe loosened around her body. She tightened the robe as she examined herself in the mirror, her cleavage subtly showing as her curls rested on her shoulders. She looked up at the clock, she til had hours before Wade would call and she had nerves in her stomach already as she looked around the room for something to do. Candles scattered around the room as the lights were dimmed. Zoe took a seat on the bed and looked at her phone, hoping to see a text or a missed call from Wade. As she scrolled aimlessly through her phone she heard noise coming from the hallway, it sounded like footsteps as her face lit up, she knew Wade would try and surprise her by calling by early and she loved it.
She hopped off the bed and straightened down her robe as she rushed to light the remaining few candles. There was a silent knock at the door as Zoe took a deep breath, it was finally happening, all the nights she lay in bed, her heart aching over not having Wade beside her it all seemed like a distant memory as all that stood between her and Wade finally being together was a door.
She composed herself for a moment as she pulled the door open "I knew you wouldn't be able to make it til 11-"
"Hi Zoe…"
"Joel…."
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