The Wedding 14
Wade:
Leaving Zoe behind was the hardest thing I had to do. I knew she was in good hands with Brick. He loves her like a daughter, although if Lemon found about it would hit the roof. She's too spoiled and she can't see the errors of her way. I'm not sure why she is out for blood against the doc, but she should be down on her knees thanking her for putting her and George back together again. He shakes the cobwebs from his head and heads to the carriage house. He knocks on the door in case Joel is there. When he doesn't hear anything, he opens the door and is surprised to find the place turned upside down. This wasn't looking good.
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Wade/Lavon:
He runs over to the mayor's house and notices Lavon is sitting in the kitchen. "Hey Lavon, has the doc been here?"
"No. It's just me. I thought she was with you."
"She was supposed to be coming back after her appointment with Brick."
"Maybe she is running late. You know how technical that girl is with things Wade. She likes to ask tons of questions."
"Yeah maybe. I don't know. Something doesn't feel right. Call it gut instinct."
"Are you and her getting back together?"
"No, why? Why does everyone think that? Lemon and now you?"
"I was just curious. As far as I know only 3 people know she is pregnant. There is Brick, myself and you. She did call you and you went to help her out with whatever happened last night."
"How did you know about last night?"
"Lemon came in here spouting some garbage about you and Dr. Hart. She's got it out for Zoe."
"She came to talk to you?"
"Naw naw…AB. I just happen to be here and told her she is no longer welcome here after hearing the crazy words from her mouth."
"I pretty much told her the same thing at the Rammer Jammer. I told her to butt out of my life and we couldn't be friends until she got her obsession with the doc over and done with."
"I take it she meant that you chose Zoe over her."
"You know how dramatic Lemon can be." Wade looks at his cell phone and notices there was a message left for him. He plays it and his face lost it's color. Lavon notices and that's when he listens to the message too. They both looked at one another and high-tailed it to go and rescue Zoe.
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Zoe/Joel:
"You know Joel; things don't have to be this way. We can work something else out."
"I'm not so sure about that Zoe. I have this feeling that you might have spilled the beans to your ex-boyfriend. I don't trust you."
"Joel, please. It doesn't have to be like this."
"We're going to get married Zoe and I'm going to have my way with you after tonight. I'm going to make sure you don't forget."
"There is no way I'm letting you anywhere near me. You disgust me and the thought of having sex with you makes me want to puke."
"Such romantic words coming out of you Zoe. I see Wade help you get a backbone. You can fight all you want, but no one can stop me. We should be there soon."
Zoe just stares straight ahead and prays that Wade heard that message. It's her last hope.
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Zoe's message:
Wade, I don't have much time. Joel is waiting outside the restroom and he is taking me to get married. He's crazy in the head. You have to help me please. My life is in danger and I'm not sure how much longer I can hold out. Were headed to the courthouse right now. I love you and I'm sorry for everything.
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Wade/Lavon:
"We have to get to her Lavon."
"Calm down Wade for a bit. He got a head start on us."
"Drive faster Lavon."
"Wade, I'm already doing 120 mph. We'll get there. Just hold on. You're making me nervous."
"Lavon, I'm sorry for putting pressure on you. She needs our help fast."
"I promise we will get to her."
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Zoe/Joel:
Joel turns Zoe's face to his and notices the anger in her face. "Lighten up sweetheart. I'll make sure to take care of you."
"You are the most disgusting swine I've ever come across."
"I'm really tired of hearing your mouth Zoe." Joel pulls over, opens the trunk and pulls her outside the car. "This should hold you for a while."
"What are you doing Joel? Stop it."
Joel grabs Zoe by the arm and takes the duct tape and wraps it around her two arms locking it together. He then pulls off a long piece of tape to wrap around her mouth. Before he does that though, he tries to kiss her on the mouth. She turns her away from him and he's pissed. Joel grabs her nipples and twists them, hurting her in the process. "This was you're doing Zoe." He then wraps that piece of tape on her mouth putting her back into the car.
"That's better."
Zoe looks to Joel with tears in her eyes and he smacks her head against the window causing her to lose consciousness.
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Wade/Lavon:
"Will you stop stomping your feet? I'm trying to drive here."
"I can't help it. I'm scared for Zoe. If anything happened to her, I don't know what I would do."
"I hadn't heard you talk about someone like that since your mom passed."
"I love her Lavon. I know you don't know this, and she doesn't either, but I was going to propose to her last summer."
"Really? I didn't think anyone could settle you down."
"The doc is something else. She challenges me and loves me for me. I have to admit that I love her quirkiness too. She's the one for me."
"Why did you guys break up then?"
"Earl told me about the big misunderstanding. He had found her crying and she told him the reason why. It had to do with the ring in my pocket. I've been carrying it around since I had that talk with Earl."
"Wow. Congratulations man. I have a feeling she'll accept. What about the baby?"
"I don't care that it's not mine. What matters to me is that she is happy. I know how much she loves the baby inside of her. She glows. You should see it."
"This has been a strange day Wade. If I didn't hear those words from you, I thought…I don't know what I would of thought."
"I'm changing for the better because of the doc. I finally grew up."
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Zoe/Joel:
Time passing felt like an eternity to Zoe. She had a splitting headache and didn't know why. Slowly opening her eyes, she can see how focused Joel is on the road. He wouldn't even notice if she woke up. She decided at this moment she needed to do something to stop this marriage from happening.
Joel notices out of the corner of his eye that Zoe was slowly waking up. He thought he had more time, but it wasn't meant to be. "Zoe, I know you're up. I saw you moving."
Zoe mumbles something and he just laughs. "Right, I forgot you can't speak so well."
Joel rakes his eyes over Zoe and realizes how vulnerable she is at this point. He takes one hand off the steering wheel and touching her. Zoe uses her hands to try and block him, but he is too strong for her. He rips her outfit down the front and is trying to have her way with her again not realizing where the car was headed. Joel didn't see the curve in the road and by the time he saw it, it was too late. The car went flying through the air flipping a couple of times, throwing both of them out of the window.