A/N: Sorry it's been a while. It's been a crazy month. I'm exhausted, jetlagged but I'm officially home. It feels good so I am going to get back to writing now that I have settled again. Hope you enjoy!

Zoe rubbed the sleep from her eyes as she stumbled to the front door where the loud knocking was coming from. She swung the door open to find Wade standing there with a big smile on his face.

"Mornin'," he said cheerily. He stepped forward and flung his arms around her waist and planted a long kiss on her. He ran his hands down her back as he grazed her lips with his tongue. Zoe parted her lips slightly and he slid his tongue into her mouth. Zoe pulled away half a minute later and blinked up at him.

"What time is it?" she asked groggily.

"6." Zoe glared at him and yawned.

"I've been asleep for 5 hours," she whined.

"I only slept 2 hours but we only have 12 hours before I gotta head to work so we gotta make the most of it," Wade explained. Zoe huffed and took his hand in hers and dragged him towards the bedroom. Wade started unbuttoning his shirt as they were walking.

"Oh yeah, startin' off the mornin' right!" Wade said as Zoe climbed into bed. He flung off his shirt and crawled over to her. He hovered over her and started kissing her neck. Zoe pushed him off her and he flopped down next to her. He tried to roll him on top of her but she turned and faced her back to him. He pushed himself up onto his elbow and again started kissing her neck.

"Wade, please stop."

"Why?" Wade asked, pouting which Zoe didn't see.

"I'm tired, I'm going back to sleep."

"But I've missed you."

"And I've missed you. But you know what else I miss?"

"Sleep?"

"Exactly. Now take off your jeans and cuddle with me."

"Yes ma'am," Wade said. He slid his jeans off and turned back onto his side, wrapping his arms around Zoe and nuzzling his nose into her hair. He pressed a light kiss at the base of her neck and lay awake until he felt her breathing slow, light snores filling the room. After a few minutes, he too drifted off to sleep.

A few hours later, Wade awoke to an empty bed. He climbed out and rubbed his eyes as he walked into the living room. Zoe was sitting at the kitchen counter typing away furiously on her laptop. He circled his hands around her waist and rested his chin on her shoulder, looking at what she was typing.

"How long you been up?" he asked groggily.

"An hour," Zoe said, still typing. Wade moved her hair out of the way and started mouthing wet kisses down her neck.

"Not now Wade," Zoe said, moving forward and dodging his kisses.

"Why?" Wade asked, sticking out his bottom lip.

"I have to get this research paper done. It's for a new technique on coronary bypasses."

Wade sighed loudly, "Well what am I meant to do? I jus' wanna spend time with you. I've missed you since Monday."

"Why don't you go get us some breakfast? I'll be done in an hour tops and then I'm all yours."

"Fine," he huffed and slumped to the bedroom to get dressed. "Bye," he said as he walked towards the front door once he was ready.

"Mmhmm," Zoe mumbled and raised her hand in greeting without taking her eyes off the screen.

An hour later Wade returned to Zoe's apartment with bagels and coffee from her favourite bakery. She wasn't in the kitchen where he left her so he put the bagels and coffee on the counter and made his way to the bedroom of her small apartment. When he opened the door, she was lying on the bed on her stomach, propping her head up on her hands and wearing nothing but a sheer slip.

"And this?" Wade asked as he closed the door behind him.

"I know you didn't exactly get the reception you were hoping for this morning so I figured I'd make it up to you," Zoe said seductively, climbing off the bed and walking towards him.

"Oh is that so?" Wade said with a smirk. Zoe nodded and pulled him by the top of his jeans towards her. She deftly undid his button and walked backwards. She moved her hands up and scrunched up his shirt fabric. She pulled him down on top of her onto the bed. Wade laughed as he started kissing her neck and Zoe cupped his face to bring his mouth to hers.

XXX

"I can't believe you got me outta bed," Wade joked as he pulled Zoe into his side as they walked out of the restaurant.

"We had to eat," Zoe giggled.

"It was really good," Wade agreed. "So you gonna walk me to work?" Zoe nodded and they walked in comfortable silence for a while. Once they got to the bar, Wade pulled her in for a hug.

"I don' want you to leave," he said into her hair.

"Me either. We'll see each other soon though," Zoe responded, her hands resting on his chest.

"When you free again?"

"Only on Sunday but..."

"Great, I'm free then too!" Wade interrupted enthusiastically.

"But I am actually going to a baby shower for one of my friends and then some of us are gonna have a girls' night. Nothing crazy or anything."

"But what am I meant to do?"

"Why don't you go out with some of your friends? And then I'll come over that night cause I only have to be at work at 10 on Monday."

"Yeah fine. I'll find something. I'll see you on Sunday night," Wade sighed, trying to pull away. Zoe held onto his shirt tightly preventing him from moving away.

"Don't I get a goodbye kiss?" Wade gave her a small smile before pressing his lips against hers. Before he could pull away, he felt her tongue run against the seam of his lips and he obliged, deepening the kiss. After a few minutes, he pulled away, his frustrations forgotten.

"Bye baby," he whispered as he turned to walk away.

"Bye, I'll miss you!" Zoe called after him.

"Miss you too!" he called back, turning around to see Zoe watching him enter the bar. He ducked his head trying to hide his goofy grin from his co-workers as he entered the bar.

Later that night, after the bar had closed and Wade and his two co-workers were cleaning up, he broached the topic of getting together on Sunday.

"Hey Paul?" he asked, lifting a pile of chairs and placing them in the corner.

"Yeah buddy?"

"What you up to on Sunday?"

"Got my monthly frat meet up. You?"

"Nothin', was lookin' for somethin' to do. Zoe has some party she has to go to."

"Sorry man, maybe next time," Paul shrugged.

"No worries. Hey Carson, you free Sunday?" Wade called to the other bartender, the same guy who was rude to Zoe unbeknownst to Wade.

"No," Carson said shortly without looking at him. Paul and Wade exchanged a look before getting back to cleaning.

XXX

Zoe walked out of the scrub room and made her way to the locker room with her colleagues.

"Paging Doctor Hart. Doctor Hart to the reception area," a voice boomed over the hospital.

"I'll meet you guys in the cafeteria," Zoe said as she changed direction and headed down the stairs. She saw a familiar plaid shirt on a man facing away from her, leaning over the desk talking to the receptionist. She smiled as she approached them.

"Doctor Hart, we were just talking about you," the receptionist said with a smile when she saw Zoe walking towards them. Wade turned around and flashed a flirtatious grin.

"What are you doing here?" Zoe questioned, standing on her toes to kiss him.

"I thought we could have lunch. I missed you," he confessed sheepishly. Zoe went a deep of red and smiled, peaking around Wade to see the receptionist looking at them with a smile.

"I missed you too," she mumbled. "Even though it's only been two days."

"I couldn' wait till Sunday to see you, it was too long."

"Wade," Zoe swooned and maintained her deep red coloring, "It was only two days. We've gone way longer."

"I know. But ever since being with you for an entire weekend in Bluebell, I jus' miss you all the time." Zoe beamed up at him and pressed her lips to his. Getting lost for a moment, they were brought back to the present when the receptionist cleared her throat.

"Sorry Joyce," Zoe said awkwardly.

"Don't worry about it dear. You two are just too adorable." Zoe gave Joyce her thanks and dragged Wade to the cafeteria to meet her friends.

At lunch, Zoe and her fellow surgeons were talking about the surgery they had just completed and what they had planned next. Wade had her left hand in a tight hold the entire time while he pretended to understand what they were talking about.

"What is it that you do Wade?" a surgeon named Zach asked him.

"I'm a bartender at Ardesia."

"I love that place," Whitney, another surgeon, said. "That explains why you looked familiar."

"He's the best bartender they've got," Zoe gushed and put her head on his shoulder. Wade kissed her hair and looked back to Zach who was questioning him more.

"What do you do during the day when you're not working and Zoe is here?"

"I uh... Well I work late nights so I sleep in and workout when I get up, go for a run. Do things around my place. Fix things for Zoe. I keep myself busy," Wade explained, growing quiet when he saw the looks the doctors were giving him.

"So basically you just wait around for work or for Zoe to have time to see you?" Zach asked condescendingly. Wade looked down and felt the heat creep up his neck.

"Of course not Zach," Zoe defended. "Wade is..."

"I am plenty busy when Zoe is not around. I am busy all day, not that I need to explain myself to you," Wade interrupted. Zach looked away, feeling ashamed. "I better get goin', have to get back to my busy day," Wade finished, pushing his chair away and standing up. Zoe stood up too and took his hand in hers. "It was nice meetin' y'all. Good luck with the surgeries."

Wade and Zoe walked out of the hospital in silence.

"I'm sorry about Zach, he's an ass," Zoe tried to explain.

"It's ok Baby. I'm a big boy, I can handle it. I do have to get goin' though."

"What are you going to do till work?"

"I... I have to go to the bank and I'm workin' on this big buildin' project that's takin' up most of my spare time," Wade lied. He avoided making eye contact with Zoe. Zoe sighed softly and nodded. She knew he was lying but didn't call him out on it. He was clearly embarrassed by what Zach had said but she knew, deep down, that Zach was right. The majority of Wade's time was spent waiting. Waiting for work and mainly waiting for her to be available.

"Have fun. I'll see you on Sunday night ok?"

"Yeah," Wade said shortly. "I can't wait," he added, softening up.

"I miss you already," Zoe muttered, her cheeks flushing. Wade gave her a cheeky smile and captured her lips with his own. After an embarrassingly open and intense display of affection that lasted a good 10 minutes, Wade reluctantly unwrapped Zoe from his embrace and headed to the subway.

XXX

Wade woke up on Sunday morning at 11:30 after getting in at 3am from the bar. He looked up at the ceiling and let out a loud sigh. Even though they had only been back from Bluebell for less than a week, it felt like ages ago. His relationship with Zoe was stronger than ever and he was so incredibly happy with her but Zach questioning what he does all day when not with Zoe or working left him feeling down. He dragged himself out of bed and made his way to the fridge, pulling out a beer, twisting it open and taking a long draw. He grabbed the 6 pack out the fridge and made his way back to his bed.

At 8pm, his phone chimed signaling a text message.

"On my way xxx" it read. Wade got out of bed for the first time since that morning and brushed his teeth, not bothering to get dressed or clean up. 15 minutes later, Zoe arrived at his door dressed up with heels so high she was almost his height.

"I brought pizza," she said happily. She had an overnight back over her shoulder and was holding the pizza box with her other hand. Wade quickly took the pizza and her bag from her, letting her in. Seeing her, he immediately felt better than he had since he left the hospital two days prior.

After putting down her bag by his bed, Wade made his way to the kitchen where Zoe was getting plates out for dinner. She had removed her heels and looked a lot more relaxed. He got closer to her and leaned down to kiss her when she scrunched up her nose.

"Did you shower today?" she asked. Wade shook his head. "You smell like beer and bar," Zoe pointed out.

"Does that mean I don' get to kiss you?"

"Don't be silly. Of course you can kiss me." Wade didn't need another invitation before wrapping his arms around her waist and bringing her in for a deep, intense and passionate kiss. They ate dinner while chatting and filling each other in what had been going on in their lives over the past week. They texted often but it wasn't the same as being able to look into each other's eyes when telling a story. When Zoe started talking about seeing her friends at the baby shower and drinks, Wade grew quiet again.

"You ok?" Zoe asked, noticing his change in demeanor.

"Yeah, jus' thinkin' about how we should get to bed soon," he reassured her.

"I am not sleeping next to you until you shower!" Zoe insisted.

"You know, I could use your help in there," Wade said suggestively.

"Is that so?" she retorted.

"Yeah, I have a lot of places that are hard for me to reach and I jus' don't quite have the same touch you do," he winked at her.

"I do want you to be squeaky clean," Zoe agreed with a seductive smile, reaching over and tracing her finger along his hand.

"Don' lie, you like things dirty," Wade said with a laugh chortle. Zoe's eyes went wide with embarrassment before she threw a pizza crust at him. "Should I start namin' some of the dirty things you like?"

"Do that and you can take care of yourself tonight," she threatened playfully.

"Ok, ok, I surrender. Now get that cute butt into the shower before I carry you there." Zoe stood up and giggled, unzipping her blouse and letting it fall to the floor as she made her way to the bathroom, Wade stumbling over his feet as he followed her hastily.

After playing in the shower until the water got cold, Wade and Zoe staggered to the bed, their towels falling to the ground as they moved, lips pressed together. Zoe climbed onto the bed, scooting backwards, facing Wade as he crawled towards her, a wicked glint in his eyes. She bit her lip as her back found the headrest and she reached out to him and eagerly pulled him towards her. They lay down, nothing between their naked bodies. Zoe shifted to the left and felt something hard under her shoulder. She stopped kissing him and reached under her to find an empty beer bottle. She pushed him to the side and sat up, placing the bottle on the bedside table.

"Wade, are you ok?" she asked, concerned. She cupped his face and looked deeply into his eyes, her face laced with worry.

"Yeah, why?"

"Why is there an empty beer bottle in your bed? More than one it seems," she said as she noticed a few on the floor around them.

"It's nothin'. I jus' had a couple beers today while I was doin' some work around here. I live in a studio apartment, there's not much place for these bottles to go. Relax ok?" Wade explained.

"Should I be worried about you? I know what Zach said might have…"

"Baby, it's nothin' ok? It's jus' a few beers."

"You'd tell me if New York wasn't making you happy right? If you wanted to go back to Bluebell?" Zoe asked, voicing her biggest fear.

"Of course. I'm happy with you Doc. In fact, I reckon it's safe to say I'm fallin' for you," Wade confessed quietly. Zoe's eyes widened and her face broke out into the hugest smile he had ever seen her display.

"I'm falling for you too," she replied. Wade kissed her gently and soon, her worry was forgotten as they showed each other just how much they cared.

The next morning after a quick breakfast, Zoe left for work with the promise of making time to see him at some point during the week even though she had a pretty busy schedule. Wade couldn't stop smiling for the next few hours as he thought about how his relationship was progressing and how amazing the night before had been. As the day progressed, his happiness became less and less as he walked through the busy streets of New York. He looked up at the grey and dirty buildings and sighed. He went into a Starbucks and looked around as he sipped on his coffee, not a single person smiling as they made eye contact with him. He texted Zoe and as soon as her reply came through, he lightened up but his mood soon came crashing down again when he realized that she was his only source of happiness in a city he quite frankly couldn't stand. He didn't know what to do.