Got a review yesterday asking for an update today because it is her birthday so this chapter is dedicated to Savannah. Happy birthday :) The next chapter will be up in a few weeks only but I am working on it! Enjoy.

After the speeches were done, Wade and Zoe were sitting at their table drinking champagne when a few of the Bluebellians she hadn't met yet came over. Wade stood up and greeted them all with warm hugs.

"Zoe, come meet everyone," he said happily. Zoe stood up and stood next to him. "Zoe, this is Meatball, Frank, Dash, Sgt Jeffries and Shula. Everyone this is Zoe, my girlfriend." They all hugged her and fussed over her while Wade looked on proudly.

"Wade, we miss you here man," Meatball said once the commotion over Zoe was done. Wade shoved his right hand into his pocket while he snaked his left arm around Zoe's waist.

"The new bartender at the Rammer Jammer is horrible. He messes up my order every day," Shula added, stomping her foot.

"You know you never finished fixing that leak in my boat," Frank added.

"I miss y'all too but my life is in New York now," Wade explained.

"I for one understand completely. Who wouldn't want to live in the home of Broadway? Tell me son, have you gone to many shows?" Dash asked giddily, waving his hands wildly.

"Don't know why'd you wanna live up there with them damn Yankees," Sgt Jeffries mumbled. Zoe looked down and Wade glared at him.

"Excuse me, I need to use the restroom," Zoe said, walking off.

"Now that was uncalled for Serg," Bill said to Sgt Jeffries.

"I don't care. We don't need one of our own living up there with those traitors." Wade watched quietly as the two men bickered for a few minutes.

"Seriously though man, as your best friend, when you comin' home?" Meatball asked once the bickering had simmered down.

Wade shrugged, "My life isn' here anymore."

"That's horse crap and you know it! Look around you man. Everything you love is here. Bluebell is your home."

Wade sighed deeply.

"I know you miss it."

"I do. I really do but," he paused. "Zoe's in New York."

"You gonna leave everyone behind for a girl?"

"She's one hell of a girl," Wade explained with a shy smirk. Seconds later, Zoe put her hand on his arm. Wade looked down at her and grinned broadly. Meatball shook his head and walked away.

"Let's go have more champagne. I wanna get you out on that dance floor," Wade said and pulled Zoe towards the champagne tower as she laughed behind him.

An hour later and copious amounts of champagne later, Wade was standing in the middle of the dance floor with Lavon, Tom and George singing 'Sweet Home Alabama' while Zoe, Lemon and Wanda laughed from the sidelines. Soon, all the guests joined them including the girls Zoe was standing with.

"Get your butt on the dance floor!" Wade called to her.

"No way, this is a Bluebell thing," Zoe said, shaking her head. Wade pushed his way through the now large crowd and grabbed her hand, pulling her to the middle of the dance floor. He twirled her around and pulled her into him, his one hand on her waist while his other held her hand. For the rest of the song, he spun her around the dance floor while singing along in her ear while she giggled gleefully.

"Let me take my shoes off," Zoe yelled over the music after the fifth song finished. Wade escorted her to their table where they downed another two glasses of champagne each before making their way back to the dance floor. A slow love song came on and Zoe wrapped her arms tightly around Wade's waist. They swayed to the music, getting lost in their own world.

"I gotta lean all that way down to kiss you now," Wade murmured against her hair. Zoe looked up and stood on her tip toes as Wade leaned down. Their lips met and soon, they were no longer dancing. They stood in the middle of the dance floor lost in their embrace as couples danced around them.

"Get a room," Lavon laughed loudly. Zoe tried to pull away but Wade kept his lips on hers as she moved back and smirked against her lips. He gripped her waist tighter and kept kissing her, ignoring the people around him.

"Wade," Zoe muttered into his mouth.

"Let's go home," Wade suggested, breaking away from her. Zoe nodded and soon, they were in Wade's car in the church parking lot.

"I'm not so sure you should be driving," Zoe said as Wade drove towards the plantation.

"It's only a 5 minute drive and there are no cars around. I ain' that drunk."

"I really think you should pull over," Zoe pressed.

"Doc, I'm fine. We're almos' there." Zoe placed her hand on his leg and when he felt it move higher, his mouth formed an 'O' when he realized what she was getting at. He pulled the car over and before he could even turn the car off once he put it in park, Zoe was climbing into his lap. He pulled the keys out of the ignition as she pushed her lips to his. He threw the keys aside and ran his hands through her hair. Zoe moved her hips against his and he moaned. He lifted her dress up and pulled it off over her head, leaving her in nothing but a lacy thong.

"It's kinda convenient that you're wearing a dress," Zoe giggled as she placed wet kisses on his neck. Wade grunted in acknowledgement but didn't disagree. He palmed her chest and Zoe hiked up Wade's outfit only to discover he wasn't wearing any underwear.

"You were wearing underwear when we left for the church!" Zoe gasped.

"No, I was wearin' some before we left for the church and then you took them off," Wade smirked.

"Why didn't you put them back on?"

"I knew you were gonna try get some tonight so I made it easy for you," Wade winked. Zoe burst out laughing, all the champagne she'd had taking control. She leaned back and suddenly, a loud noise broke the silence of the night.

"Did I just play Dixie with my butt?" Zoe asked as Wade tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. She giggled uncontrollably again. Wade silenced her with one kiss and pulled off her thong.

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Wade slipped out of bed and slid on his sweat pants that were lying on the floor at the foot of the bed. After brushing his teeth and finding a shirt in his bag, he put on his shoes and headed towards the door.

"Where you going?" Zoe mumbled from the bed, barely lifting her head from the pillow. Wade walked up the bed and went to his haunches. He ran his hand through Zoe's hair and she opened one eye slowly.

"Jus' headin' out for a bit, you sleep. I'll be back soon."

"Where?"

"Doesn' matter. Be back before you know it, k?" Wade pressed a kiss to her head and got up, heading to the door. Zoe rolled over and fell back to sleep.

Wade walked the familiar path he hadn't walked in many months yet every time he walked it, the same wave of emotions washed over him. A large lump formed in his throat as he reached the gates of the grave yard. It never got easier for him to visit his mother's grave but this was the first time visiting both parents and the realization was crushing.

Wade came to a stop in front of two grave stones, one overgrown with weeds and the other with a fresh layer of new grass, some of the ground still visible. One was grimy and cracked and the other was stark white. The contrast was jarring as Wade shoved his hands into his pockets and looked at the names of the two people he loved most in the world. He felt tears prick his eyes as he read the name of his father over and over. He sighed deeply and rubbed his eyes furiously with the heel of his hand as the tears threatened to fall. Wade sat down on the grass and fiddled with some of the long grass growing at the head stone of his mother's grave.

"I miss you. So much," he choked out. He didn't know how long he sat there, in silence, but eventually he got up and walked towards the exit after looking back one more time.

Wade wandered around the area near the graveyard, his thoughts reeling. Being back in Bluebell was a lot harder than he anticipated. Everything reminded him of his dad but at the same time he missed the feeling of community. Seeing everyone at the wedding as great and he had so much fun but a lot of that was because Zoe was with him. She had become such an important part of his life that he felt conflicted and torn. He wanted to be in Bluebell with his friends and family but he also wanted to be with Zoe. Whichever place he chose to live, he would have something missing from his life and either way, he couldn't see himself being fully happy in either place.

Wade walked back into the gate house to find Zoe pacing in front of his bed, biting her nails.

"Where were you?" she asked, hastening to him. She put her hands on his face and looked at him, like she was checking him for injuries.

"What you doin' Doc?"

"I was worried sick about you! You've been gone for 5 hours." Wade scrunched up his face as she looked at him with wide, worried eyes.

"I didn' realize I was gone for so long. I'm sorry Baby," Wade said as he leaned down to kiss her. She dodged him mouth and folded her arms over her chest.

"Oh no, you can't just kiss me and hope I'll forget. Where were you?"

"I uh... I was jus' walkin' around," Wade muttered, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Ok," Zoe said, not pushing the matter further, having a feeling that she knew exactly where he had gone. "What do you wanna do today?"

"Wait, that's it? You ain' gonna ask a million questions?"

"I trust you and if you want to tell me you can but all that matters is that you're here now. So what do you wanna do?"

"Lunch at the Rammer Jammer?"

"Yes! I want to see where you used to work. Let's go, I'm starving!"

"I just wanna change my pants into somethin' more presentable, give me a minute." After Wade put on a pair of jeans, he walked up to Zoe and kissed her with so much passion that she was feeling dizzy when he pulled away.

"What was that for?" she breathed, steadying herself on his arms.

"I didn' get to give you a good mornin' kiss and it's a thank you for trustin' me."

"You're welcome. Now can we please get going before I eat your hand?" Wade laughed and picked her up, throwing her over his shoulder and walked to the car. She laughed as she smacked his butt causing him to laugh even louder.

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Wade hauled the bags out of the cab before tipping the driver and walking to Zoe's building where she was waiting.

"Hey Miles," he greeted the bellman as they walked through the entrance towards the elevator.

"Mr Kinsella, Dr Hart," Miles responded, tipping his hat. "Did you have a good getaway?"

"It was amazing, thank you Miles," Zoe said with a smile.

"You two have a good night now," Miles said as the elevator doors opened and the couple stepped inside.

After placing Zoe's bag in her bedroom, Wade walked out to see Zoe sitting on the couch with her feet curled under her. He hovered between the living room and the front door.

"Come sit," Zoe said, holding out her hand and gesturing to him. Wade sat down and Zoe immediately scooted over and rested her head on his shoulder and finding his hand with hers.

"I loved havin' you in Bluebell with me," Wade said.

"I loved being there and meeting all your friends. Thank you for inviting me," Zoe said lifting her head and looking up at him.

"What's your schedule this week?"

"Not too bad, early shifts tomorrow and Tuesday but I'm free Wednesday in the day."

"Great, we don' have to wait too long then." Wade leaned down and kissed Zoe. When he pulled away, he moved to stand up.

"Where are you going?" Zoe asked, her hand still firmly on his, stopping him from standing up.

"I enjoyed wakin' up next to you these last two mornin's but you've got an early start so I'm gonna head home," Wade sighed, looking down.

"I don't want you to go," Zoe whispered, playing with his hand.

"I don' wanna go," Wade confessed. "But you're gonna be up at like 4."

"That doesn't mean you have to be up at 4. I'll be quiet. I want to fall asleep in your arms again," Zoe said, looking up at him with wide expectant eyes.

"I want that too," Wade smiled and pressed his lips against hers.

"Besides, I know you prefer my bed to yours," Zoe laughed as she pulled away.

"This is true. But you know, it's been a while since I've been in your bed so..." Wade smirked and his eyes glinted mischievously.

"So?" Zoe teased.

"We should test it out; see if that's still the case." He kissed her again and pushed her back so she was lying on the couch. His hand slid up her shirt and immediately unhooked her bra.

"This isn't the bed," Zoe murmured into his mouth.

"The bed'll be there for round two," Wade said as he moved his lips to the pulse point on her neck. Zoe sighed contently and closed her eyes, getting lost in the moment.