As the months past, it was a little easier to go about life without Wade by her side. She still left her window open for him. School was the hardest part. He wouldn't glance her way. Found a new partner in science, leaving her alone. She watched as he shamelessly flirted with a redhead. She could hear her heart break even more. That was suppose to be her, not Tara.

"Hi, I'm Colton." Zoe gave the blonde-hair blue-eyed boy a smile.

"Hi, I'm Zoe. Where are you from?" She asked, moving her stuff from his side of the table.

"Brooklyn."

"No way!" She exclaimed, gaining attention from most the class. She shrank in her seat.

"You wouldn't mind showing me around after school, would you?" Zoe quickly looked in Wade's direction, seeing he had his arm over Tara's shoulder.

"It's not big by no means, but I'll show you all the cool spots."

"Cool," he nodded. Zoe smiled getting back to her work.

The day had seemed to move by rather slowly. But before she knew it, she was standing in front of her locker getting her things sorted.

"That new guy, seemed to be all smiles around him. Did you see Wade's face?" Lemon asked with a soft chuckle. "Deserves him right."

"No it doesn't," Zoe sighed. She hated that this was hurting Wade, but she wasn't going to sit around and wait for him to come to his senses, that could be a few years. "He may have been a dick, but he's still my best friend," she seethed, slamming her locker shut. She stormed off. She let a small smile escape seeing Colton. "Ready?" He gave her a nod.

"You ok?" He asked as they walked. He had been told by a bunch of people that Zoe Wilkes was undateable.

"Friend drama," she replied. "I need to go into the practice and let my Dad know what's going on." He nodded letting Zoe run into the practice. "Hey Dad," she frowned seeing his office empty.

"He had a house visit to attend to. Zoe, you need anything?" Zoe shook her head. "Alright."

"Thanks Dr. Breeland." He nodded and Zoe was out the door. She stopped in her tracks seeing Wade and a blond talking to Colton. She cautiously walked up to them.

"Hey, Zo," Wade smirked. Seeing his smirk made her knees turn into jello. Hearing him call her Zo, stirred her feelings for him.

"It's Zoe, Kinsella," she hissed. She wasn't mad at him any more. She missed him most of all.

"I do know that, Zo. We've been friends since we toddlers." She glared at him finding it hard to keep this fake wall of hurt up.

"I was there to Wade. I remember. I also remember you saying you don't want to be friends with me," she huffed crossing her arms over her chest.

"Real mature, Zoe. You really wanted to have this out, in the middle of the street?" Wade yelled.

"The whole town already knows our business, so it didn't really matter, now does it?" She yelled flinging her arms in the air.

"I don't need this. My life has been drama free since that night. I like it better that way," he yelled, walking backwards.

"Don't come crying to me next month either!" It was a low blow. He was going to need her whether he was fighting with her or not.

"Wade Kinsella, doesn't cry and he sure in the hell doesn't need a single person in this town including you, Zoe," he yelled disappearing from sight, leaving Zoe slightly embarrassed.

"Sorry about that," Zoe apologized looking down.

"More friend drama?" Colton asked. She nodded her head, her eyes landing on the blond girl.

"I'm Cindy, Colt's twin sister. Wade was going to show me around, but now, uh, would it be safe to go after him?" Zoe didn't want her to go after him. That was her job. Wade was her's.

"It's best to let him have some space. He's not the most stable guy when angry," Zoe told her. It was on a little white lie, to keep her from going after him our even trying anything with her.

"From the rumors at school, he's the wrong guy to get involved with." Hearing Colton's words made Zoe seethe. No one was going to talk about her best friend like that.

"You don't know anything about Wade. He's the sweetest person in this town. Rumors are rumors for a reason," she huffed.

"I'm starting to believe the rumors they say about you," Colton responded.

"I don't care either. Go ahead and believe, everything and anything you want to believe. This town is small and if you get lost, you should be able to find your way home," she snapped at him.

"Zoe!" Was being called behind her. She sheepishly turned around. "Is that how we talk to people?" Sucking up her sudden dislike for Colton and Cindy, she turned around to face the teens.

"I'm sorry," she muttered, through clenched teeth.

"Your Mom needs you at home." Zoe nodded rushing off in the direction of home. She was really starting to like Colton, until he bad mouthed Wade. No one was allowed to bad mouth her best friend in front of her.

"Dad said you needed me," Zoe said, placing back pack on a kitchen chair.

"I never said that," Candice told her daughter, looking up from her work. "Have any school work?" Zoe shook her head. It made no sense for her dad to lie to her like that. "Have you cleaned your room?" She sighed, taking her bag to her room.

It had only taken her a few minutes to get her room her cleaned. She frowned seeing her bedroom window had been closed. She opened it a crack, heading downstairs.

"We're going to the Rammer Jammer for dinner. We have to meet your father there." Zoe nodded, knowing that Wade would be working tonight. She was happy but terrified at the same time after what had happened earlier in front of the practice.

Her eyes were trained to focus on him. On the inside Wade was smirking, feeling Zoe's eyes on him. He had made eye contact with her a few times and she never looked away. Maybe they could fix things after all.

Zoe had followed him outside on his break. She had planned on telling him she was sorry, but seeing him leaning against the wall, hurt wrote on his face, she was at a loss on what to say.

"If you're just gonna stand there, I suggest you go back inside and join your family. The last thing I need is your damn pity," he shot, keeping his eyes closed. That wasn't what he was going to say. He was going to suck it up and fix things before they got worse; he just made them worse.

"Whatever, Wade," she sighed, walking off. He infuriated her at times. But that only made her love him even more.