Just like a blink of an eye it was time for the dance. Zoe and Ariel had actually left before Wade had gotten home from his therapy session. Even if things had started to become less awkward between them, it just felt safer to leave early. All the love Zoe had for Wade were setting on the surface itching to come out once more. But she wasn't going to let herself get ahead of her. Wade was nowhere near ready to for a serious relationship and she need to at least try to move on from him. If she could do that then she knew that everything with Wade would be over and that she was just idolizing him because of the way he was with Ariel. If she truly loved him, like she thought she did then she wouldn't be able to move past him. She wasn't lying when she told him that she would always be there for him, she would always be his friend, that wasn't going to change. But she was tired of not living her life, afraid she was going to miss out on him, but now she was missing out on her life and she couldn't let her life pass her by because of Wade. He'd understand he had too.
As they walked, Zoe's mind drifted back to the therapy session she had joined Braxton with.
Zoe had sat back in her chair and watched Braxton as he talked about what he had done since the last time he was there, how happy he was to be spending time with his dad and Zoe again. That had caused Zoe to smile.
"Would you like to tell Zoe why you brought her here?" Mrs. Hurst asked. Braxton nodded, turning from his therapist to look at Zoe, who gave the little boy all of her attention.
"You're the closest thing I have to a Mom, Zoe. A Dad's touch can only do so much. I didn't know just what I was missing out on until you started to take care of me. You treat me like I'm yours, you don't question me, don't treat me like I'm some dumb kid. I appreciate that, I really do. Even if things with Dad don't work out, I don't want you to cast me to the side," he sighed, his gaze suddenly on his lap. "I know that you don't have to have anything to do with me now that you're not with my Dad, but," he stopped, choking back a sob.
"Braxton," Zoe told him softly. "I would never just cast you aside because things don't happen to work out with your Dad. My door is always open for you. It warms my heart that you think of me like that, Braxton. Never think that you're some dumb kid, because you're not, you Braxton Kinsella are really smart," Zoe smiled. Braxton looked up returning the smile. "You have wormed your way into my heart and no matter what happens in the future you will always be a part of my life, even part of my family, okay?" Zoe asked.
"Okay," Braxton beamed. His smile fell, looking over at his therapist, she nodded her head, letting him know that it was okay for him to keep going that things would be okay. "Do you think that maybe you could like um," he paused, rubbing his head. "Like help me talk to my Dad about my Mom?" He asked. Zoe got up moving to his side, pulling him into a hug.
"I'll be right there the whole time if you need me to be, Braxton." It was a tough choice to make. She knew how hard it was on him to talk to Wade about his mom. She could sense that he wanted to ask before but the words failed him. He hated to upset his father and he was afraid. She knew all to well how that felt. He wrapped his little arms around her neck, hugging her like she was the best person in the world.
"Mom," Ariel said, bringing Zoe back to the present. Zoe looked down at her daughter. "You go to the gym; I just need to use the potty." Zoe nodded and walked down the hall to where the gym was located at.
She frowned entering the dark and very empty gym. She turned around to exit but she found that door was shut and locked behind her. She sighed, shaking her head. Ariel was going to be in serious trouble for this.
"What the hell?" She heard from the other end of the gym.
"Braxton got you too, huh?" Zoe asked, her heels clicking on the gym floor as she walked across it.
"Oh yeah," Wade muttered, turning around to look at Zoe.
They stood in front of each other, avoiding the other's gaze. Zoe darted her tongue out to lick her dry lips. She froze hearing the soft groan that escaped Wade. Like two magnets being pulled together, their lips were locked in a serious lip lock, fighting for control.
Neither one knew how it happened, but there clothes were scattered all over the gym floor, as they lay on the gym mats covered in sweat.
"No, no, no," Zoe muttered, quickly walking around the gym to redress as she came across her clothing, tossing Wade's at him. "That shouldn't have happened, Wade. It was a mistake." The words hurt him, they cut him deep. She was right about the fact that it shouldn't have happened and maybe it was a mistake at this point between them but he couldn't take it back. That's why he dressed and let her leave through the only door that hadn't been locked. He waited a few minutes before he stepped outside. He looked around to see that Zoe was gone. He was numb; he couldn't and didn't want to think. He wanted to sleep and hope that this had never happened. But first he needed to find his son.