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Chapter Nine

Zoe Hart awoke much the same way she had the day before with one Jack Kinsella patting her face saying "Mama" over and over until her eyes opened. "Good Morning baby boy" Zoe said kissing her little man "you need a diaper change?" Jack nodded his head yes.

Picking up her son Zoe then headed upstairs to his bedroom once in his room he wanted to play with his toys but Zoe did get his diaper changed. They were just getting ready to play with a toy drum set when they heard Wade and Lavon's voices. Going to Jack's bedroom door Zoe could see the room next to his had it's door open, and she could hear Wade and Lavon talking. Had they already gotten the bed frame from the Gate house? Walking back picking up Jack who did not like it one bit Zoe headed to the room next door.

Where Lavon had just gotten the box spring in place on the bed frame while Wade was holding the mattress up by himself.

"You got it on yet, this mattress is slipping?" Wade asked not being able to see past the mattress to anything in front of him.

"Yes just did" Lavon answered as he went back to help Wade get the mattress on the box spring. "Let's get this mattress on, then we can wake Jack and Zoe and get some breakfast" So the two men worked together to get the mattress on then turned to the door frame to see Zoe and Jack watching them, Jack was clapping his little hands.

"Good morning Doc" Wade said rubbing the back of his head giving Zoe that smirk she either loved or hated depending on her mood, or what he had just done.

"Morning Big Z, Little J" Lavon greeted them walking towards the pair "I'm gonna head home get breakfast ready, but Lemon is there so I don't know if you want to come are not"

Zoe bite her lip not sure if she was up to the drama that was Lemon Breeland today really any day. But knowing she wouldn't be able to avoid her forever. "I might come or stay here and take a shower"

"Well I'm going" Wade said running a hand through his son's hair "Morning son"

"Dada" Jack said leaning towards Wade wanting to be held by his Father smiling Zoe let Jack go into Wade's arms.

"You and Jack should both go I'll get a shower" Zoe said to Wade "I'll get my suitcase up here move into this room"

"I'll let you get that settle" Lavon said then grabbed Jack from Wade "Me and little J will be up at the plantation if you need us" With that said Lavon and Jack disappeared out the door.

"What settled?" Zoe asked looking at Wade with a questioning look in her eyes.

"That this room here isn't for you" Wade stated seeing Zoe's eyes widen he finished fast with "I'm moving up here. You deserve to have the room downstairs after everything you've been through"

"I can't take your room" Zoe said with awe in her voice thinking how sweet Wade was being wanting to give her his room.

"Zoe I want you to have the room downstairs please Doc for me take it" Wade said giving puppy eyes wanting to get her to take his room. She had just gotten out of a nursing facility last month she had told him how hard all her physical therapy had been on her. She needed to be closer to the bathroom not a staircase away from it in the middle of the night.

"Okay, but know that Jack may be sleeping with me a lot" Zoe said laughing she had wanted to be in the room next door to Jack but the bedroom downstairs was a lot bigger then this one. Plus she was used to sleeping in the bedroom downstairs.

"If you can stand all Jack's kicks and punches he gives in his sleep?" Wade replied knowing he couldn't bar Jack from Zoe, she was his Mother she had just as much right to him as he did. But they did need to set down and talk about how they wanted to raise Jack something that would be new to both of them. "Your his Mama Zoe, you don't have to asks my permission to do things with Jack"

"But you're all he has known for his whole life, also you are use to being in complete control of Jack" Zoe said knowing even if Wade didn't realize it yet he would have trouble sharing Jack. It would only be normal Jack has been his whole world for sixteen months now.

"Your forgetting one thing Doc" Wade said as he walked towards the door getting ready to walk through it "I've also been waiting over two years for you to return" Zoe's mouth dropped open as Wade smirked at her as he left the room leaving her speechless.

He wanted Zoe to know he had been waiting all this time for her ever since she said she would return after her summer away.

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Wade was walking back to the Carriage house in his right hand wrapped in a napkin was half of a buttermilk muffin Jack had eaten the other half. He had really tried to save the whole muffin for Zoe but Jack had used his little sad face on him so Wade had split it in two a half each for the two people that owned his heart.

He had just gotten on the porch of his house when Sheriff Bill pulled up "Wade what can I do for ya?" he asked.

"Excuse me?" Wade asked.

"A call came in asking for me to stop by" Sheriff Bill answered "It wasn't you?"

"No it wasn't me" Wade said hoping that Zoe hadn't seen the Sheriff's car pulling up. Hopefully she was still in the bath.

"It was me who call" a voice said behind the two.

"As I live and breathe it's Zoe Hart" Sheriff Bill said given a joyful laugh. "When did you get out of that coma, I mean get back in town?"

"A few days ago" Zoe said giving both men a smile "I called because my friend Jess told me my Mother has been asking about where I'm at. When Jess would not tell her where I was at my Mother told her she was calling the police. So I thought Sheriff Bill that if you get a call from the police from New York you could tell them you've seen me and I'm okay I just don't want anything to do with my Mother. And I don't want her told where I'm at"

"Of course Dr. Hart" Sheriff Bill replied "We all know what a witch.. I mean you have the right to keep your whereabouts secret"

"Thank you so much Sheriff Bill, I knew I could count on you" Zoe praised the older man. "And if you could keep my being here a secret until tonight I would really appreciate it."

"I will try my best to keep your secret, it's real good to see you again Dr. Hart" Sheriff Bill said then walked back to his car and pulled out.

"You know that man can not keep a secret to save his life" Wade said holding out the half of muffin he had saved for her.

"I know I figured I would get just enough time to make it to Lavon's hopefully tell Lemon if she's still there before word spreads throughout BlueBell" Zoe said taking the muffin from Wade "Thanks for the half muffin, did Jack get the rest?"

"Yeah he does take after you when it comes to muffins" Wade said notices Zoe had already gotten her shower she was dressed in a pair of pants again and one of her cute shirts. "I'll walk back to Lavon's with you, Lemon was helping him with Jack so she still should be there"

"You just want to see Lemon's face when I walk in" Zoe said after she finished her muffin.

"What can I say I like seeing a surprised Lemon Breeland" Wade laughed his relationship with Lemon is what he thought having a sister would have been like. All the teasing and hair pulling, but when you really needed one another you where there for them. That was Lemon and him.

"You really worried Doc, that your Mother is going to call the law to find you?" Wade asked as they slowly walked to the Plantation house.

"After all her lies to keep me with her" Zoe stopped walking and took Wade's right hand into her two "I don't even know what she did to Jack or you. But I would put nothing past her"

"Zoe" Wade softly spoke looking into her eyes bending his head down Zoe lifted herself up on her toes their lips gently touching in a lovingly sweet kiss that only lasted a few seconds. But it's message was one Wade knew made clean his feelings for Zoe Hart, it was the first step into them starting a relationship again.

Zoe let go of Wade's hand walking ahead of him not knowing why she just kissed him, okay that was a lie she had always been attracted to Wade the man just screamed sexy. He hadn't been keeping it a secret how he felt about her either. But they could not just jump back into a relationship they had Jack to think about now. Also they were roommates now getting romantic was not a good idea. Yet Zoe knew if given the opportunity she would kiss Wade again without a second thought. Seeing she was going to be living with him there were going to be lots of opportunities, Zoe couldn't help but smile at that thought even if it wasn't a good idea for them to be kissing.

Wade wasn't the same man she had fled BlueBell from because of her feelings for him two years ago, he had already started changing before she had left. Now though Fatherhood made him more attractive.

Wade was a few feet behind Zoe smiling he could still feel her lips on his. That kiss had been very welcoming on his end, he couldn't stop thinking about when they could do it again. He felt like a teenager who shared his first kiss with the girl he had been crushing on since forever. Wade was the king of flirting but it had for so long just been that flirting not wanting it to lead anywhere. The only woman he wanted had been taken from him. Now she was back and Wade didn't want to mess this up he had once already this was too important because this time it wasn't just Zoe and him involved Jack was as well. His son was counting on him to be the man Zoe had thought he was once upon a time before he destroyed them. The man he believed he had become now, the man Zoe had helped him become by giving him the greatest gift anyone could give another his son.

Wade would not let them down he loved both Zoe and Jack more then his own life. This time he was going to not let fear cause him to do something stupid and destroy his heart. He would talk with Zoe about what she wanted, also he planned for them to take their relationship slow. Zoe had just gotten away from her controlling Mother and was just now getting back out into the world after having been in a coma for so long. Rushing into a romantic relationship with him might overwhelm her. So small steps might be easier for her, holding hands and small kisses like they shared early things like that. Spending time with their Son together being the family they had been denied for so long.

Wade had heard a scream and ran ahead worried Zoe had hurt herself or might have ran into Burt Reynolds he stopped when he made it to Lavon's door. He opened the door to find Lemon Breeland hugging Zoe like they were the best of friends. Jack was in Lavon's arms with his arms reaching out towards his Mother. Looking up and seeing his Father, Jack said "Dada"

"When did you wake up?" Lemon was asking Zoe after letting her out of the hug and leading her towards the living room. It didn't look like Lemon was letting Zoe get away anytime soon.

"Dada" Jack said again frowning as the little boy watched Lemon taking his Mother away. "Mama"

"I know son, believe me I know about wanting your Momma" Wade said giving his son a sympathetic smile, all the Kinsella men at Lavon's plantation just really wanted one Zoe Hart all to themselves.