Zoe was surprised by the visit from Dan, but she was glad he came. She even got up the nerve to give him a kiss goodnight when he left an hour later. It probably would have been considered a mediocre kiss to some, but just feeling his lips with hers made her heart skip. The kiss was the reason she decided to ask Dan over for dinner that night, the day before she left for Minneapolis.

He approached the house like he had the night before and rang the doorbell. He heard footsteps running to the door and he predicted it would be Hannah to answer. When the little girl greeted him, supporting his prediction, he smiled and said hello as she let him inside. She closed the door behind him and then ran off to get Zoe.

Zoe appeared from another room after hearing Hannah and greeted Dan. She ordered Dan to follow her into the kitchen and help make dinner, and he did.

"So are you all packed up and stuff?" Dan asked, as he chopped up onions.

"Yep, I managed to get everything into one huge suitcase too."

Dan laughed, "Well there's a shocker, Zoe Busiek traveling with one suitcase."

Zoe glared at him and he soon stopped laughing.

"Aunt Zoe, when will dinner be ready?" Taylor asked, then noticing Dan. "Oh, hello Mr. Lennox."

"Just Dan, drop the Mr. Lennox stuff." Dan said to her.

She smiled and then waited for Zoe's response.

"In about five minutes, so would you set the table?"

"Yeah, sure." Taylor said, pulling out a plates and glasses from the cabinet.

After the finishing touches were added to the dinner and Zoe called the kids down to eat, everyone sat around the table, Cliff next to Hannah and Taylor and Dan next to Zoe.

"What are you going to do in Minneapolis anyway?" Cliff asked.

"Just take a break, shop a little, you know, things like that."

"Are you going to bring me back something?" Hannah asked, getting excited.

"Of course I will!" Zoe said, giving the little brunette a smile.


As they finished dinner and the kids retreated to their bedrooms for homework, Dan and Zoe were left alone for the remaining of the evening. They both took a seat on the couch. Zoe pulled her legs up underneath her while Dan crossed one over his knee and lounged back.

"So, Zoe, what do you want to do?" Dan asked, giving her one of his childlike smiles.

Zoe smiled back and reached closer to him. "How about some television?" She asked, grabbing the remote that sat next to him.

As she was about to turn on the TV, Dan grasped her hand, causing her to drop the remote, and pulled her upper body closer to him, bringing their lips together.

TBC