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CHAPTER 1 Late Saturday Night
He walked in the carriage house door.
"Don't you ever knock?"
"I am returning Rose's sweater. She left it at my house."
"Yeah, thanks. Look I am sorry I didn't come when you first told Lavon. I should have been there for Rose.'
I looked down at my shoes, I noticed that I had the same shoe on but in different colors, one black and one navy. Wow, I really must have been distracted. Maybe Judson was right.
"Listen, Doc, I am the one that should be sorry. I shouldn't have started our little war but I just didn't want you to "
"Didn't want me to what? Just say it Wade. I know I have a certain amount of charm, there has been some chemistry between us. You like me."
I see him take a deep breath. He repositions his body against my door frame. "Yeah Doc, maybe you're right. Maybe I do like ya."
When I heard him actually say it, my heart skipped a beat. I am a doctor so I mean it really skipped. The question is why. I continued to stare into his deep green eyes with speckles of caramel around the pupil. I closed the distance between us without even realizing it. His breathing was heavy. He swallowed hard.
"I can't stand the thought of you being with Judson or any other man."
"I heard you bet on us breaking up tonight?"
"Yeah, here's the hundred I won. Take it. I don't want it. I shouldn't have done it but I was jealous."
"You are dating Joelle?"
"I am sure you didn't notice but I hadn't taken a single girl home since the heatwave until Joelle and she was just to help me get you off my mind. Should I go on?"
"Please, we may as well get this out in the open."
There is only about two feet between us. He is definitely looking down at me. My neck is leaned back so I can see the sincerity in his face. Why doesn't he just use some of that charm on me and just kiss me?
"We had a conversation at the bar the night you gave your keys to Judson and made out with him right in front of me. Doc, you kissed and made out with a guy that slept with your best friend. It pissed me off that you would choose him over me. Someone that would have never done that to you. I was right there looking at the woman I lov, I liked and she chose a douchebag over me. So yeah I called Joelle."
He ran the edges of his fingers from the tops of my right shoulder down to my wrist, then laced our fingers. I felt a bolt of nausea. I have never had a feeling like this before. Oh lord I had butterflies. He was fondling my fingers as he searched for his words.
"How do you feel right now, Zoe?
Oh shit, he caught me off guard. I thought we were talking about his feelings. I am not good at this.
"Wade, I have only had one boyfriend. It lasted six years and I didnt even cry when we broke up. You are experienced and hot."
"You think I am hot?" Umm. I guess that is something. How does it make you feel when I touch you like this?"
He repeated lightly touching my arm and my hands.
"I feel sick"
He was surprised and let go of me immediately.
"Wade I didn't mean it like that , please turn back around and look at me. I meant that for the first time in my life, my stomach is doing back flips. I feel nauseous from the butterflies in my stomach."
"Well that makes two of us. I have been trying to tell you I liked you for months. I tried many times over but you don't make things easy Doc. Come 'ere"
He extended both hands and then placed them around his waist and he brought his hands back to my neck. Rubbing his long fingers into my hair and back down before running his thumbs over my jawline. He was studying me. I ached for him to kiss me. I let my hands wander up under the hem of his shirt to signal I was ready. His skin and breath were warm. I stretched my neck and he leaned down. He turned and kissed my cheek. He brushed over my lips. I tried to trap them with mine but they had swept across before I could. He kissed my other cheek. "How do you feel now?"
My eyes were still closed but he nudged my neck and lifted my chin so I opened my eyes. " Umm, I feel like I want more."
"Me too, will you go on a date with me tomorrow night?"
"Only if you quit teasing and kiss me"
"I am sorry Ms. Hart but I can't kiss you until we have had our first date"
"Can we start our date now?"
"I will pick you up tomorrow at 5pm."
"Sure sounds good."
He turned, walking out the front door but keeping my hand in his.
"Can't wait for tomorrow"
"Me either."
I closed the door behind him. I pressed my back against the door. Put my hands over my face. I was giddy. My hands smelled of light musk from his shirt. I got up on top of my bed with my pillow strapped between my chest and my arms and did my happy dance.
