Wade gently squeezed Zoe's hand, letting her know he was right there when they walked up the front steps. Zoe had appreciated the small gesture. She had been beyond nervous to meet Earl. Wade really hadn't elaborated much on anything when it came to his family.

"Whenever you want to leave, we can," Wade informed her. She kissed his cheek, locking her eyes with his.

"Same goes for you. If you need to leave, we can go." She wouldn't sit there and make Wade sit through any pain it might cause him.

"How did I get so lucky to have you?"

"You were a cute little pest that got me knocked up," Zoe informed him with a smile, getting him to crack his own smile.

"I was a persistence shit," he remarked.

"Who you trying to kid? You still are!" Zoe informed him. She didn't mind that about him, she was just relieved that for the first time today he was smiling.

"It's about time," Earl said, startling the teens. "We've been waiting for you."

"We?" Wade asked, not liking the feeling he had in his gut. Zoe tightened her grip on his hand for his own comfort. As nerve-wracking as it was for her it couldn't be any better for Wade.

"Jesse," Wade muttered. He didn't think his father was capable of doing something like this, but he should have guessed it when his dad wanted him to bring Zoe around then turned around to mention Jesse.

"Wade." Jesse didn't sound any better that he had been a victim for their fathers plan.

"I'm Zoe, Wade's girlfriend and the mother of his child," Zoe announced, getting the attention on her instead of the brothers.

"It's nice to finally met you, Zoe," Earl commented, motioning for everyone to sit down. Wade sat extra close to Zoe. Part of it was for her but the other part was for himself.

"Likewise," Zoe commented, noticing how thick the tension was.

"It's like you to get a poor innocent girl knocked up," Jesse commented with a slight huff.

"It wasn't just your brother that did this. It takes two people to make a baby. I'm at just as much at fault as he is. I could have said no, but that would have been a lie." She turned to look at Wade. "As big as of a dick as you were that night, it wasn't really you. Because you're sweet and caring. That night was one of many amazing nights of my life. Because things are pretty damn amazing these days, with you right by my side, we're going into the unknown together, but we'll be fine," she explained not wanting anyone to fight because she was pregnant. This wasn't all on Wade and she needed him to understand that.

"Thank you for that," he whispered, kissing her fully. For Zoe to stick up for him was incredible, not many people would do that, not when it came to his family. Being reminded that they were in this together settled his nerves quite a bit. "It may have been a mistake, but one that we have come to love whole heartedly," Wade spoke holding Zoe's hand firmly.

"Where you from?" Jesse asked, looking at Zoe.

"New York," she stated, not skipping a beat. She wasn't going to let Jesse get the best of her.

"Dr. Wilkes is her father," Earl stated. "Why don't we go sit at the table and talk over dinner."

"This looks lovely, Earl," Zoe complimented, seeing the spread on the table.

"Lets hope it taste as good as it looks," Wade joked, helping Zoe sit down. She gave him a smile.

"Someone has grown to be quite the gentlemen," Jesse scoffed.

"If you have something to say then say it Jesse. I'm so sick of you thinking you're better than me because you're on your way to becoming a war hero. You left me, I didn't leave you. Seriously, what the hell is your problem?" Wade seethed. Zoe let her hand fall to his leg.

"You and Wade have your problems, Jesse. But Wade has changed greatly. Being teen parents isn't easy especially for someone who thought he never wanted kids. But your brother had been there every step of the way. He has changed, no he has grown up and being the man I need and the father his child needs. If you can't except that you can go to hell," Zoe replied calmly, keeping a straight face. "I only see one person that needs to grow up and that's you Jesse." She was tired of Jesse running Wade down, for taking responsibility for his actions.

"Let's eat," Wade commented, giving his girlfriend's hand a gentle squeeze. His amazement for her growing. He wanted the rest of dinner to be stress free, knowing that stress wasn't a good thing for Zoe and his son.

"Have you guys thought of a name for my grandson?" Earl asked with a big bright smile.

"Zoe did and I love the name but we're waiting for him to be born before telling people his name," Wade commented, seeing that Jesse was sulking in his chair.

Dinner had passed them by without so much as a peep from that point on. Wade was helping his dad in the kitchen Jesse was sitting outside and that's where Zoe was headed.

"It's beautiful out here," Zoe commented, sitting next to him on the porch swing. He said nothing, but Zoe saw him nod from the corner of her eye. "I don't hate you, I really don't know you to hate you."

"It sure seems like you hate me. Not that I don't blame you. I'm proud of my brother for stepping up and taking care of you and my nephew. It's just easier to point blame then to say how I really feel," Jesse sighed, laying it on the line for Zoe.

"You'll feel better once you tell him the truth, but do it when you're ready. I'll tell you what I'm going to tell Wade. Whether you two get along or hate each others guts, I have no problem with you and I won't keep your nephew from you, but you talk shit about Wade in front of him, then it's done," Zoe warned, getting up, leaving Jesse alone with his thoughts.

"Everything ok?" Wade asked.

"Things are good," she replied, leaning into him. She was getting tired, though.

"You ready to go home or do you want to have dessert first?"

"We can stay a little longer, if you want to," she responded, her head against his chest, his steady heart beat in her ear. His lips pressed against the top of her head.

"Oddly enough you two are cute," Jesse said, on his way through. He shuttered using the word cute to describe his brother.

"Has Wade been staying in line? He hadn't messed anything else up?" Earl asked, over an apple cobbler.

"He has, he even did the nursery himself with ideas I told him in the middle of the night. I didn't really think he was paying attention to me, shows ya I was wrong," she smiled, slipping her hand into his.

"It was hard to ignore with the way you went on, keeping me a awake in the middle off the night," he joked, kissing the back of her hand.

"Would any one like to feel baby Kinsella kick?" Zoe asked feeling Zachery's movements. It was one feeling she was going to miss after he was born.

"My grand baby," Earl smiled, a tear in his eye, feeling his little grandson against the palm of his hand.

"Jesse?" Zoe asked.

"I don't know, it would be weird wouldn't it be?" He asked, shifting uncomfortably in his chair.

"No it wouldn't be, but you don't have to," Wade spoke, placing his arm on the back of Zoe's chair.

It was only a few minutes after that Wade called it a night wanting to get Zoe home. Their hands swung between them locked together.

"You must really love me, to stuck up for me like that," Wade commented on the walk home.

"I think I really do love you," she confessed.

"I think I feel the same way," he confessed, pulling her close to him.