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It was supposed to be fun. They were supposed to spend the best time of their lives with each other, sharing moments, making plans for the future. But then, without a warning, future arrived sooner than they expected and the plans didn't apply to it anymore. They thought their lives were basically ruined and they could already miss the simpler days. It was stupid, they knew. They loved each other; it shouldn't be that hard when they know they want to spend the rest of their lives together. But life took them by surprise. Literally.

Zoe woke up in her bed, feeling hopelessly alone. Not having Wade occupying 2/3 of the bed, while snoring and mumbling misplaced words was strangely uncomfortable.

The storm had eventually stopped as the dawn drew nearer and Zoe left the Mayor's house in order to make an attempt at getting some sleep. Barely two hours later, she was awake, her heart beating accelerated from the bad dreams that decided to visit her, during her rest.

It took her every bit of strength to get out of bed and take a shower. The perfume she got Wade as a late Christmas gift, lie beside the bathroom sink making the memories from that day come back to her, hurtfully.

It was 7th January and the cold weather from Bluebell had finally left, giving its inhabitants a first look to the awaited spring. Wade and Zoe were lying in bed aware that the hot shadow from the sun covering they're almost attached bodies also meant that they needed to get to work.

"Take the day off, Zoe." He begged once again, his lips brushing against the temple of her ear.

"You know I can't." Zoe said between laughter. "Brick would kill me if I didn't show up for work. Especially after taking three whole days off to be with you. And I'm finally getting patients-"

Wade interrupted her speech as he rolled his eyes, letting out a bored sigh. "Alright, alright. I get it. You have to protect your dead father's legacy, you need to get patients or you won't be able to be seen as a real doctor in this town. I heard that speech a million times, Zoe." Wade spoke up, looking at the ceiling before turning his gaze to Zoe. "But don't blame me if I want to spend some time with my girlfriend."

"I want to spend time with you too, you idiot. But I need to get to work. And so do you." Wade breathed out, looking at Zoe with his lost puppy eyes. "Hey, don't do that. I promise I'll make it up to you later, okay?" She asked, giving him a small kiss on the cheek.

"Fine." He gave up. "Come here." As their noses touched and Wade approached his lips to hers, Zoe remembered something she had hide under the bed, a couple days ago.

"Oh, wait. I just remembered something." She stated, pushing Wade away from her. He saw her head disappear under the bed, while her behind was pointed at him and a small grin appeared on his face; he couldn't really complain. "Here." She said, handing him a small package wrapped in a silver wrapping paper.

"What's this?" Wade asked, his eyebrows frowning.

"Open it." Zoe replied, joyfully.

Wade ripped the silver paper, with an enthusiastic smile on his face and glared at the package with a confused look.

"Are you trying to tell me I smell bad, Doc?" He questioned, lifting one of his eyebrows as he glared at the perfume box.

"No, you dumbass." She hissed, hitting him in the arm, playfully. "It's my late Christmas gift for you."

"Oh, thank you, baby." He said, lying on top of her as he kissed her lips, tenderly. "I didn't get you anything."

"Don't worry about it." Zoe replied with a sincere smile. "You already gave me the best present of all. You."

Wade was touched, he really was. It was nice to know that Zoe loved him, as much as he loved her. It made him even happier.

"Well…aren't you cheesy, Doc." He whispered in her ear as they both fell into each other's arms.

As she came back to her senses, Zoe couldn't help but feel like her happy memories seemed to have happened so long ago. A month ago, everything was in the right place, Wade and her were happy; things were finally working out for the two of them. It seemed really unfair, that what they took so long to built would disappear at the first obstacle. It was a big obstacle, but still…

Zoe studied her reflection in the mirror. Her body was the same; nothing had changed apart from the big dark circles under her eyes. She caught herself staring at her flat stomach. Even thought she was a doctor and pretty familiar with the conception of a baby, she couldn't help but feel weird at the thought of a life growing inside of her. It wasn't obviously predicted, it wasn't even something her and Wade had thought about. But at that moment, she just wished Wade would be there, holding her tight, witnessing the small life that belonged to both of them, growing.

…

Wade spent the whole night staring at his ceiling, replaying over and over again Zoe's confession in his mind. He tried to find a solution for that situation, a solution that didn't imply not being with Zoe. But all that came up to his mind, was the fact that he wasn't good enough to be Zoe's baby father. Eventually, he would turn into Crazy Earl, drinking every beer bottle he could find nearby. And a little ways down the road, his son or daughter would have to sing him down from the Nate's Hardware Store roof. It was in his blood; there was no turning back.

The sun was high in the sky when hard knocks in the gatehouse door woke him up from his day dream.

"Wade." Lavon yelled. "You in there?" Wade dragged himself from the couch to the door, moving the empty beer bottles out of his way.

"Hey man." Wade countered, as he rubbed his eyes trying to get used to the daylight.

Lavon looked at him, his eyebrows frowning. He looked terrible. "So, are you going to keep me out here all morning?"

"Sorry, come on in." He said, leading his friend to the living room where he threw himself on the couch.

"What happened?" Lavon questioned, as he crossed his arms under his chest, knowing to well something was going on between him and Zoe.

"What do you mean?"

"Lemon dragged me to her house in the middle of a storm so you and Zoe could have my house all to yourselves. I got home and you weren't there. I did find some dirty dishes, though." Lavon stared at Wade, trying to read him.

"Yeah, sorry about that." He spoke up, without looking at Lavon.

"So… are you going to tell me what happened or not?"

"'Bout what?" Wade asked, apathetic.

"Are you stupid?" Lavon shouted, feeling more and more confused at each word coming out of Wade's mouth. "I got home and I didn't find neither you nor Zoe. I went to look for Zoe at the carriage house but she didn't answer. I come here and you look like you hit your head somewhere. So, for the third time, do you mind telling me what the hell happened?"

Wade breathed out, letting out a sigh. "We had a fight…sort of."

"I've witnessed a lot of your fights, Wade. You pretty much make up 20 minutes later." Lavon countered, trying to cheer his friend up.

"Well, this time is different. Things are…complicated." He explained, trying not to think too much about it. He had had the whole night to do it and it had been enough.

"Can you be more specific?"

"I don't know if I can." Lavon gazed at him, confusion mirrored in his eyes. "I'm not sure if Zoe's ready to share it yet."

"So…your fight is supposed to be shared?" Lavon questioned, taking off his white hat looking suddenly more interested.

"Yeah, I think so. I mean, she can't hide it. People will eventually notice." Wade didn't seem to be talking to Lavon anymore. Instead, he stared at the wall in front of him and mumbled words to himself.

"Lavon Hayes is about to walk out the door if you don't start talking like normal people." He yelled, getting up and pointing a finger at the door.

"Okay, okay. I'll tell you." Lavon fell back into the chair, instantly. "But you have to promise me you won't tell anyone and you won't talk with Zoe about it, okay?"

"Scout's word." Lavon swore with his right hand in the air.

"Okay, here's the thing: last night we were having fun, talking about stuff, laughing and then…Zoe, she… she told me she's pregnant, Lavon."

Lavon looked like he had just chocked in his own words. His eyes kept staring at Wade and his body was unable to make a move. It was pretty much the same reaction Wade had had.

"Wake up, man." Wade shouted, slapping him in the head.

"Wow." Lavon mumbled. "Wade Kinsella and Zoe Hart having a baby together. That's new." Wade laughed sadly at Lavon's statement. "What are you doing here, then? You should be with her, figure things out."

"I know, Lavon. But I freaked out. I'm not ready to be a father; I'll screw it up and end up hurting Zoe. She deserves better than this." Wade muttered, looking at his shoes.

"Why do you always have to destroy the things you love, Wade?" Lavon asked out of the sudden. "Zoe loves you. Wasn't that what you wanted? You got the girl, Wade. And now you may have a chance to build a family with her. What could you want more?" Wade seemed to be speechless. "Go talk to Zoe. I'll see you later."

Lavon left Wade alone with his thoughts again. Deep down, he knew he was right. Zoe loved him and he knew she needed him to be around. But Wade was scared. Scared to death.

…

Zoe had never been so embarrassed. Asking Brick to run a blood test on her, just to make sure she was pregnant was something she thought she never had to do. Her plan was to drive to Mobile and have the test there, but she decided she couldn't wait any longer. She was pretty sure she was pregnant, but has a doctor she needed to have more proof. And if the blood test came out positive, then she would finally accept her pregnancy.

She saw Brick's face turn into every possible color as she told him she was almost a hundred percent sure she was pregnant. He tried to act like a doctor and discuss her medical situation with her like she was his patient but they both they had never been in such awkward situation. And Zoe had a lot of awkward moments.

The test came back positive like she expected. Still, she couldn't help but feel a little shocked as Brick told her the result. Deep down, she thought that it was just a scare and everything would go back to normal. She could go back to her normal life and Wade could come back to her. But, apparently, that wasn't what destiny had planned for her.

Zoe scheduled the baby's first appointment at the hospital in Mobile. She couldn't go through with a GYN consultation from Brick especially because it meant he needed to look at her private stuff.

It was almost 9 p.m., when Zoe got to the plantation. She found Lavon on his way out.

"Lavon." She called out, running to catch him.

Lavon turned around and saw Zoe running towards him in those big heels of hers, and he immediately got scared that she would trip on something and lose the baby. "Hey, stop running." He ordered. Zoe stopped and looked at him, her eyebrows frowning at his words. "You're going to hurt yourself and the…bushes. Do you know how long it took to make them look like that?" He said, trying to look convincing.

"Okay." Zoe decided not to ask why Lavon was being so weird. "Are you going to meet Lemon?"

"Yeah, we're going to have dinner at Fancie's." He replied. "Why? Do you need something?"

"Yeah, I need you to give a message to Lemon." Lavon nodded. "Tell her that I've done it and that it turned out to be what we had suspected." At first, Lavon didn't really understand what Zoe was talking about. It was only when he connected her words to what Wade had told him hours before, that he was able to understand she was talking about her pregnancy.

"Okay then. I'll tell her that."

"Thanks. I'll see you later, Lavon." Zoe muttered before walking to the carriage house.

"Bye." Said Lavon, watching Zoe as she walked away. "How the hell can a tiny person like her carry a baby?"

…

It took a lot, but Zoe eventually knocked on Wade's door after telling herself that she needed to tell him that the baby's first appointment was already schedule. If he would show up or not, was up to him.

As Wade's footsteps drew nearer, Zoe asked herself if she still had time to hide behind a tree. But then he opened the door.

"Zoe." He whispered, his eyes slightly bulging as he noticed her big brown eyes watching him. "Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, I just wanted to let you know that I took the blood test." Wade's face turned pale again. "It came out positive. So… I am pregnant." An awkward silence fell over them, until Zoe broke it. "Anyway, I schedule an appointment at Mobile's hospital. It's tomorrow after lunch if you want to show up."

Wade kept his words to himself. It was like his tongue got cut off; he wasn't able to form a word around Zoe. "But if you don't want to show up, it's okay. I can go alone." Still, no answer. "I'm gonna go, now. Bye."

By that time, Zoe was pretty sure Wade wasn't going to show up the next day. But then he called out her name. "Zoe." She turned around immediately and glared at him. "I'll be there."

A small smile appeared on his lips and Zoe couldn't help but smile herself. "I'll see you tomorrow, then." Wade nodded and waved goodbye before slowly closing the door.

Maybe there was still hope.

Hey guys. So, what did you think of this chapter? I was kind of worried you wouldn't like to have Wade walk out on Zoe like he did on last chapter, but I can tell you things will change. Thanks for the reviews and follows, they're the only reason why I keep writing. It would mean a lot to me if you keep telling me what you think of the chapters and if I need to change anything :) Feel free to review, follow, whatever, you know the drill.

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