Just like the last chapter Italics is Wade's idea of his future with Zoe. Hope you guys like that!
Wade sat at home going over his school work, just like he promised his mom. On about the 3rd math problem his mind shifted else where. The fuzzy feeling he got in the pit of his stomach every time he thought about his future with Zoe made him smile. It was a new feeling to him but he liked it. He hated to think about his future after everything his mom went through with her cancer. At a young age he learned to really live life everyday and to focus only on the day at hand. Tomorrow didn't matter yet, yesterday is over with he had no reason to worry over what happened in the past. But with Zoe he could see his whole future planed out. Wedding, kids and a life full of happiness. Zoe the GP she's always wanted to be. Honestly he wasn't sure what it was he wanted to do yet. He did tell Zoe he wanted to have his own bar, but that seemed to be such a silly dream for a kid his age.
"Dude!" Jess exclaimed walking into Wade's room. Wade barely even looked at his brother.
"Jess I got work to do, now go." Wade huffed turning his attention back to the problem at hand. And no it wasn't the math problem that was unsolved it was golden boy Tucker and Zoe. She never did call him so he wasn't sure what was going on.
"You ain't doing your work, you're to busy dreaming of Zoe." Jess chuckled.
"What is it you want?" Wade snarled keeping his anger in the best he could.
"Mom needs you to take the trash out." Jess told him a chuckle to his voice walking out of his brothers room. Wade sighed pushing his thoughts about Zoe to the back for a few minutes. He walked downstairs smelling the rich flavors of his mom's beef stew. He grabbed the trash bag by the door walking outside. After tossing the bag in the bin he took off to the woods to have some privacy from his brother. He sat on the ground over looking the creek using a big oak tree as a back rest.
Wade smiled hearing the laughter. On any bad day the laughter of his kids was a reminder that everything was gonna be ok. They were the single reminder that all he needed was his family. Nothing else mattered but them. Then there was Zoe. He messed that up all on his own. He spent more time hanging out with Meatball. After years of putting Zoe first he finally put himself first neglecting Zoe in her times of need. He was so selfish he missed the birth of his son and his daughter, just because he wanted a guys night in Mobile both times. But now that Wade thought about it Meatball didn't help the case any. Now because of his stupidity he only saw his kids on the weekends when he wasn't working and whenever Zoe had a date with Jonah.
"Daddy why's mommy so sad?" Wade looked at his 6-year-old son William Earl Kinsella. He was the spitting image of Wade. He looked at his 4-year-old daughter Joanna Harley Kinsella, her long brown hair in pig-tails tied with a green ribbon to match her green dress. Her brown eyes looking at him like she was lost. They were to young to understand what happened, he tried on many occasions to tell them.
"Mommy's sad?" Wade asked giving himself time to figure out how he could explain things to them.
"Yes, all she's done is cry daddy. Who hurt mommy?" William or Willy as short asked curling into his father's embrace. Little Joanna crawled into her father's lap not understanding what her father was saying.
"I'm not sure buddy. I'll talk to mommy later ok?" That did the trick as the little boy nodded. After a few minutes of sitting with his kids curled up to him, he knew it was time to take them home, to their home, to what use to be his home. It was a short 10 minute walk. He carried his little girl along with holding his son's hand. He spent the walk going over what he was gonna say to Zoe but everything flew out of his head upon seeing her big beautiful eyes were now huge puffy red saucers. His heart broke more seeing her so hurt because of his actions. Wade sent the kids off to play before he promised he'd be up in a few minutes to tuck them into bed. "Zoe,"
"Save it Wade." Zoe started out walking into the living room curling into a ball on the couch. "It's not always about you." Zoe snapped. "Jonah broke it off saying I wasn't over you and he didn't wanna be in the middle of it." The words slipped out and Wade felt a huge wave of relief wash over him. Now he had his chance to make things better. He kneeled on the floor taking her hands in his.
"I'm sorry for everything. Give me another chance to prove to you that I'm that guy you fell in love with all them years ago. Give me the chance to prove how much you and our kids mean to me." Wade was pleading with his eyes not able to read Zoe's face.
"Wade." But that wasn't Zoe's voice. Wade got up looking around to see Jess.
"What do you want now?" Wade huffed leaving his spot.
"Mom asked to me come get you and tell you, it's time to get cleaned up we're gonna meet dad at the Rammer Jammer." Jess informed him.
"Tell mom I'll meet you guys there." Wade took off through the woods using the hiking path's as a short cut into town. He rounded the last corner before the practice bumping into Zoe.
"We need to talk!" Both Zoe and Wade yelled upon seeing their mate. The walk to the pond was one filled with an awkward silence. Neither one of them knew how to start it off. Or what they wanted to say.