Title: UnChained Hart: Wait For Me
Summary: This is the second in the UnChained Hart Trilogy.
Author's note: This is the second story in the UnChained Hart Trilogy if you haven't read A Long Lonely Time go read that first. I wanted to say Thank You to all the people who reviewed the first story I hope you enjoy this one as well as the first if not better.
Chapter One
Lonely rivers flow
To the sea, to the sea
To the open arms of the sea
Lonely rivers sigh
"Wait for me, wait for me"
Wade Kinsella hated that song with a deep passion and almost had taken a hammer to that old jukebox in the Rammer Jammer more then once in the last week because of it. Seemed Bluebelle had heard about his waiting on the return of a certain Doctor, and loved to needle him about being a love sick fool until she returned. Maybe he would take the ribbing good hearty if he knew for a fact the Doc would have him back when she return in a month. But there was no promises on her end she would take him back only that she would think about it over the summer.
It was just to early in the morning for Wade to want to deal with Unchained Melody playing he hoped for the last time today. "Hey Wanda I'm going to check the storage room be right back" He needed a minute to pull himself together not fall into depression about Zoe. He had not heard from her the whole two months she had been gone. Lavon Hayes had but then again Lavon hadn't cheated on Zoe. Why had he been so stupid, he couldn't hate himself no more then he already did because of it. But it also had changed him he wasn't that guy anymore. He was going to prove it to Zoe, when she returned she would see a whole new Wade Kinsella, the one she thought he always could be.
Running the Rammer Jammer with Lemon Breeland hadn't been easy they were learning how to tolerate each other as business partners. Lemon was always into his face wanting to know how he was doing with Zoe gone. But he just kindly and sometimes not so kindly told her to buzz off. Lemon wasn't Zoe's biggest fan, but she did seem concerned for him. Which was nice at first but he needed not to be reminded every time he seen her. It was his life and if he wanted to wait for Zoe to return it was no one's business but his own.
Dash's blog had a poll on it asking everyone if they thought Dr. Hart would return from New York. So far Wade hadn't had to check it because everyone felt the need to give their vote to him in person. Which was mostly the same that Dr. Hart wasn't returning. She was embarrassed about telling George she loved him, and with Wade's cheating there was no reason for her return. They all felt sorry for him, but that didn't stop them from playing the Righteous Brothers' nonstop.
Letting out a breathe Wade wished he could join Zoe in New York get away from this crazy small town and the crazy people who lived it in. But that wasn't happening he owned well co owned the Rammer Jammer and couldn't just pick up and run after Zoe Hart. She wanted time to think so he had to give her that. He had made this mess with Zoe, he had to see it through and hopefully she would give him a second chance.
Walking back out to the bar Wade noticed Wanda had his phone in her hand. He kept forgetting it behind the bar lately because he would be looking at pictures of Zoe between bartending. Pictures taken during their much to short in his mind relationship. He had some of her sleeping he loved those pictures they were proof that at one time Zoe had been his girlfriend. There were others of her smiling face that also proved he had made her happy once as well.
"You had a call, I wanted to answer but then I didn't think I should" Wanda was trolling on. Holding his phone out to him.
"Why who called me?" Wade asked taking the offered phone.
"Now don't get excited, it was Zoe" Wanda said then high tailed it away from Wade leaving him to deal with what she told him alone.
Of course that made perfect since Wade thought he would forget his phone the one call he was dying to get he would miss. Should he call her back? Well it would be the polite thing to do. And he longed to hear her voice so yes he would call her back. She had been the one who called first so that whole given her space didn't apply here. Just as he was about to hit the call buttom his phone beeped letting him know he had a voicemail.
It had to be from Zoe so Wade tapped on the voicemail waited to listen to his new message.
"Wade it's me, you know Zoe listen we need to talk I have something important to tell you, so when you get this message call me back. I'm working all day so I might miss your call but keep trying okay, I miss you bye"
Wade listened to the message a few times to make sure he heard it right she missed him, she had clearly said she missed him.
And she wanted him to call her back, the Doc wanted to talk to him about something. Maybe she was done thinking and she wanted him back. A smile broke out on his face, happiness like he hadn't felt since his Momma died filled him up.
He had to call her back hoping he could get her before her shift started. He waited while it rang, then after a few rings it just stopped and sent him to voice mail. When it had done that though a cold shiver ran through Wade shaking it off he left Zoe a message.
"Sorry I missed your call earlier, and I miss you too Zoe, I'll call back later, and remember I love you"
Wade almost dropped his phone when he realized he just told her in a message he loved her. So not given her that space she wanted. But he did love her and she had wanted badly it sounded like to talk to him about something important hopefully getting back together.
As the day went on Wade had tried to call Zoe twice more but each time it went right to voicemail. This time he didn't leave any messages figuring one was enough for her to know he was trying to get in touch with her. She was busy being a Doctor so he would try again tonight after work or perhaps she would surprise him again and call back.
He was in a good mood the whole rest of the day not even the blasted song got to him. Lavon had noticed and wanted to know why he just had laughed it off telling him he was entailed to be happy once and awhile. Wade didn't want to share with anyone about Zoe's message it was bad enough Wanda knew about the call he missed.
That good mood of his didn't last long because he couldn't get a hold of Zoe, he tried that night after work went right to voicemail. The next morning he call again same things happened. He tried for the next two whole days and his calls always went right to voicemail. The only thing that made since was Zoe wasn't taking his calls. He had scared her off with the I love you.
What if that important news she wanted to share hadn't been wanting to get back together, but instead she was going to tell him she wasn't coming back to Bluebell she was going to stay in New York? But she had said she missed him. Why would she tell him that if she wanted to stay in New York?
Over the next two weeks Wade had listened to Zoe's voicemail everyday trying to figure out what she had wanted to tell him, because he couldn't get her by phone. Wade was starting to think she had it turned off, because Lavon had tried calling her a few days ago and it went to voicemail as well. What was going on with Zoe?
That night Wade along with the rest of Bluebell got a email from one Dr. Zoe Hart telling them she had accepted a job offer in New York and while she would miss them all she would not be returning.
Wade's heart had just stopped while he read that, he was sick to his stomach. Everything he had been dreaming of for months just up and died. She hadn't even cared enough about him to send him a personal email to tear his world apart. No he had gotten the same one everyone in Bluebell did.
Wade hated Zoe so much at that second he wanted to make her feel every ounce of pain he was going through. Maybe this was her way of paying him back for his cheating making him think she wanted him back then drop the hammer she never wanted to see him again. He could understand her dumping him, but to dump Lavon, Rose, and AB like that. And what about Harley's practice?
This didn't sound like the Zoe Hart, Wade knew and loved. He hated her for it, but what he hated most of all was how even with his heart broken he still loved her.
Please no throwing things at me, I know this does not answer the cliffhanger of A Long Lonely Time sorry, Sw