Two weeks quickly passed and things between Wade and Zoe had almost returned to the way things had once been, they were friends again, in every sense of the word. Zoe found that the more time she spent with Wade outside of the stadium that it was easy to see just who he was under the surface and she liked that person. The little worries she did have about Wade were eased away.

Wade had shown up for every practice over the last 14 days and both games. He did what Zoe had limited him to do, each day she would add a little more, but it was frustrating for him because he wanted to be doing more and have a much bigger limit of the things he could be doing. He didn't see the harm and pushing himself a little more each day when Zoe wasn't keeping an eye on him.

"Ya know I think I'm good to play again, I have no pain, doc," he told her one day after practice as they ate their Chinese food. A few days out of the week they would grab a meal together and talk about whatever came to mind and in this case Wade was going to try his charm in winning Zoe over to let him into a practice so he could prove to her that he was ready to be on that field on game day.

"It's barely been three weeks, Wade. I will not let you go out there and hurt yourself worse," she told him in a strict voice, caring and worry for his well being laced throughout her words. Being his doctor came first, she could see that he was itching to be out on that field again, but she couldn't let him go out there as either his doctor or as his friend.

"I know," he sighed frustrated. He knew the risks in getting back on the field this early but he had to be out there. "I just want back in. I love the game and it sucks not being out there to help them," he told her defeated, all the charm he wanted to use went right out the door.

"If you rush back now, you could get hurt worse, Wade. You could suffer a career threatening injury at that, life threatening at that. Is that what you want?" She asked him. That wasn't what she wanted for him and she doubted that he wanted that for himself.

"Of course not," he sighed. "But…" he was in the process of saying when she cut him off. He was struggling to come up with anything to show Zoe that he could be out there. He was trying to win a losing battle, but he knew that when he started it. He just hoped that she had been able to see something else, that maybe his bones had magically healed faster than they should.

"But nothing," she told him, there was no way she was going to let him go out on the field and risk it. She cared about him as a friend and as a teammate. Her job not only as a doctor but as his friend was to keep him safe. "I'm doing what's best for everyone involved. You get that don't you?" She questioned, placing her chopsticks on her plate.

"Yes I get it," he told her. Just because he got it didn't mean he had to like the very idea of it. In fact he thought it sucked and if he thought it was possible to get away with it he'd sneak in a few practices when Zoe wasn't around, but like she had told him, he didn't want to risk it, football was his life and he needed to be healthy. "Doesn't mean I have to like it," he retorted with a small smirk.

"Of course not," she smirked. "We wouldn't have it any other way, Kinsella."

"You do get me, Doc," he laughed finishing off his food. "You know I'd like to keep the night going and all but you do have to get ready for your mom coming in tomorrow and I have my own family coming to town tonight so I'll see ya at practice tomorrow," he informed her. He came to the realization pretty early on that he enjoyed the time he spent with Zoe.

"That's if she actually shows up this time around," Zoe muttered under her breath. She didn't get a clear explanation on why her mom couldn't make it last time, just that she'd try to make it at a later date and honestly she wasn't expecting her mom to show up this time around either. "Is it your mom? Does she have those amazing cookies?" Zoe asked, wiping her mouth and getting up from the table all with a grin on her face. She loved the cookies that Jackie had made, they were some of her favorites, of course nothing was going to beat out her black and white cookies, but they did come close.

"Yes it's my mom and I don't know if she will or not. If she does, I'll make sure that I save you some," Wade chuckled with a promise.

Zoe smiled, hugging him tight. The urge to press her lips against his was there but she was able to refrain from doing so. Spending time with Wade was amazing and being friends with him was even better, but she was developing feelings for him that she couldn't keep away and those feelings scared her deeply.

With a small awkward goodbye they went there own ways. Zoe made one little stop on her way home. After her little run in with him earlier in the season she tried her hardest to keep her distance from him, it just didn't happen after he had came up and apologized for his actions. If she could give Wade a second chance she could give George another chance when George barely did anything to start off with.

"Zoe, what are you doing here? It's not a good time," he informed her. Zoe gave him a confused look. She was just about ready to ask him why when they had been joined by a third party and realization hit her.

"George, who's at the door?" The blonde woman who joined them at the door asked.

"Who is she?" Both women asked curiously.

"This is the team Doctor in charge Dr. Zoe Hart and this is my girlfriend Lemon Breeland, she's a former cheerleader for the Panthers," George introduced them. "Did you need something?"

"Uh yeah," Zoe told them, pushing her way into his place. "Why did you stop being a cheerleader?" Zoe asked making herself comfortable.

"Uh," Lemon said sharing a look with George before following suit and sitting on the couch across from where Zoe was sitting. "Personal reasons," she answered with. "What is it you're doing here?"

"Are you from Bluebell? Does that mean you know Wade?" Zoe asked stopping her little rambles.

"Kinsella?" Lemon questioned with an all too knowing smirk. Zoe nodded her head, chewing on her bottom lip. "What is it you want to know?" Lemon asked.

George wandered into the living room to make sure that they weren't in the middle of an argument, but seeing them in the middle of girl talk filled with laughter had him retreating from the room. He headed to his office to finish up with a few last minute files that had been sent to him.

"Hey man what's up?" Wade asked seeing that George was calling him.

"Thought I'd let you know that Zoe is over here," George told him holding back the grin on his face when Wade remained quiet.

"What is it you want me to do about it, Tucker? It's not like we're dating, she's free to do as she pleases, but you on the other hand," Wade was saying, his anger slowly building on the inside.

George only smirked hearing Wade talk. "You need to chill," George laughed. "Nothing's going on, at least not with me, she is in the middle of talking with Lemon about who knows what. I don't even know why she showed up here in the first place," he let Wade know. "Just thought you should know."

"Thanks for that," Wade muttered, his heart beat slowing down. Just the very thought of Zoe going to George not only angered him but it hurt. He thought he was proving to Zoe that he was better than he had led on to be. "I think you should be careful," Wade chuckled.

"Yeah no kidding," George muttered, looking up when he heard the soft knock on his office door. "I've got to let you go," he informed Wade. "What can I do for you Zoe?" George asked, ending the call with Wade after saying bye to his friend. "Is this about Wade?" Zoe shook her head, shutting the office door.

"This has nothing to do with Wade," she informed him. "Lemon is something isn't she?" Zoe questioned sitting down in one of the spare chairs in the office. George nodded with a smirk on his face. "I was wondering," Zoe was saying.

George leaned back in his chair and took in what Zoe was asking of him and nodded. He wasn't all that surprised at the request she was making, he just didn't know if he'd be able to do anything about it, but he was going to try.

FYI I have no idea where this story is going, I'm letting it guide me, I know the final outcome but the rest I'm letting happen freely and not forcing things to go in any certain way and I had no plans of this chapter ending the way it does or what's really going to happen with Zoe next. As the writer I'm on the same level as everyone reading it, I'm simply on this ride with you all. Hope you guys liked this chapter! I have a poll on my profile page so please don't forget to head on over to my page to vote on the next story you want to see!