To everyone that reads my other stories, I'm sorry but I won't have them updated until Monday and Tuesday. Enjoy and Happy Holidays :)

"What are you doing here?" Wade practically growled standing up from the chair he was slouched in waiting on the news on how his father was doing. He had been given updates, one minute Earl would be doing fine and he could go see him, but then something happened and he needed to be rushed into surgery, it was something to do with his liver, they were certain they would be able to save him and that was the hope Wade was going on.

"He is my dad as well, Wade. They called me and I came. Can't we like I don't know put all this shit behind us and work on being brothers again?" Jesse asked, taking a seat on the other side of the empty room.

"I don't think that's possible," Wade told him, sitting back down, his eyes staying locked on the door.

"Why not? Do you really hate me that much?"

"I don't hate you," Wade said shaking his head at his brother. "I forgave you for what you had done so long ago. I can forget it ever happened, but the problem is I can't trust you and I don't know how to start trusting you again Jesse."

"You need to start by letting me in slowly day by day. I hate what I did but life on the road wasn't right for you. What were you going to do while I was in basic training? Or overseas?" Jesse asked. "That life wasn't for you. Being home with dad was the best thing for you," Jesse explained. He would have loved to take his brother with him but it didn't make sense.

"Not that it matters," Wade mumbled. "You're sorry, I forgive you can we just move on?" Wade asked, over the whole thing.

"We can, but don't you like I don't know want to talk about things?" Jesse asked, leaning forward in his seat.

"We did, Jesse. You explained why you did it and I get it and I forgive you. I don't understand what it is you want to talk about," Wade stated.

"I guess nothing. I just figured you'd have more to say is all," Jesse commented.

"I don't," Wade confirmed. "One day at a time Jesse, I can't do more than that."

"I wasn't asking you to," Jesse confirmed. "How's that girlfriend of yours? Everyone in town is talking about you two," Jesse said.

"She's at work," Wade replied on the cold side. He hadn't meant to take off on her like that. He had planned on going back after her shift to talk things through. He felt bad for the way he had taken off on her.

After having his chat with his brother and still no word from the doctor, Wade stepped outside to get some fresh air. He didn't want to deal with anymore questions about Zoe. It was the first time he looked at his phone since getting to Bluebell. He sighed seeing the missed call from Zoe. He didn't waste time in listening to what it was she had said in the voicemail she left for him. Instead he called her back. As much as it hurt that she wouldn't hear him out or trust that he wouldn't do something like that to her, he still needed her; he really wished that she was here with him.

"Wade," Zoe answered shocked but happy to be hearing from him.

"Zo, I'm sorry for just taking off and not letting you know," he was saying, before his nerves made him stop. "I know you can't get away from work but I really wish you were here. I need you and I know we're fighting but I just want to forget about that right now. My dad, he's…" he trailed off to get his emotions in check.

"I know, Wade," Zoe told him then. "It's okay I understand and for the time being we can forget the fight until we know how your dad is doing," she told him. It was the logical thing to do. "Just know that I'm sorry and when you're ready to explain things to me, I'm ready to listen with an open mind," she told him. "And Wade, you're wrong," she told him making him every bit confused. "Turn around."

He did as told, relief flooding his face seeing Zoe now stood in front of him. He wasted no time in pulling her in for a hug. "How?" He asked, against her neck.

"I've been suspended from my job because I spent hours and hours with my head in the clouds thinking about you and something that I was told, but all that matters is that I'm here," she told him. "How are you holding up with everything?" She asked rubbing his back.

"Freaking out, that's my dad in there and it's been hours since he's been in there and I don't know anything. And on top of this thing with my dad my brother showed up ready to make amends and I forgive him, I just can't trust him," Wade sighed, burying his face into the crook of her neck.

"With time, Wade," she told him, holding him close. Putting their problem to the side to help Wade deal with this thing with his dad was the right call, she wasn't ready to address what happened at the party she walked in on and Meatball's words were right there in her mind. "Why don't we go see if they have any news, shall we?"

Wade didn't say anything just pulled her into his side and started to walk. Pushing things to the back of his mind was hard to do when asked; all he wanted to do was to make things right with Zoe. He couldn't believe that Zoe had gotten suspended because of him. Another thing that wouldn't leave his mind was what it was that she was told. Was it something about him? He pushed that thought out of his mind, no he couldn't think of anyone that would go tell Zoe anything about him. The only person he talked about Zoe with was Meatball and he had told Wade his opinion on Zoe every chance he got.

"So that's why you gave me the cold shoulder after learning my name?" Jesse asked, watching Zoe and Wade walk back in.

"You ignored my brother because of me?" Wade asked with a smile.

"It was either be nice to Jesse and make my boyfriend mad at me which I didn't want or give him the cold shoulder to keep the peace in my relationship," Zoe explained. It may seem silly now that they had this thing between them, but she didn't want anything to jeopardize her relationship with Wade at the time. "Can I say that I'm happy you two are working things out?" Zoe asked trying to keep the awkward silence from taking over.

"Is that so?" Jesse asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Of course," she smiled, "I've wanted you guys to talk things through for a while now, I just never had the nerve to do anything about it," she confided. Ever since she had made amends with her mom because of Wade she had been trying to find a way to make Wade talk to Jesse. She was happy that they had came together on their own like this and worked things out. She doubted anything she could've pulled off would've worked. "Brothers shouldn't be so distant and cold towards each other. You guys were close, that's what I'm told at least. It's stupid to let one thing break that up."

"Yeah but it was one huge thing," Wade said. "But like I said it's water under the bridge at this point. We can only move forward," he stated.

"That is the logical thing to do," Jesse agreed. "Are you two okay?" He asked, looking at his brother and Zoe. "Something just seems off," he said.

"Nothing that can't be fixed," Wade said. He was hoping it could be fixed once they got a chance to talk things through. It was just a misunderstanding a huge one at that.

Just then the doctor came into the room to talk to Wade and Jesse. Zoe stayed back; she didn't think she needed to be there as the doctor told them what was going on. Wade sunk back into the chair next to Zoe, filling her in on the fact that he had gone into coma but they were certain that he would wake in just a few days.

With the okay to go in and visit with him, Zoe held onto Wade's hand as they walked into the room. She remained quiet as Wade said a few things to his father. Jesse informed them that he was going to stay the night and if anything changed that he would call. On the way back to Wade's place they had got some food. They were going to talk everything out and before they fell asleep their relationship would either be fixed or ruined.