Thank you to everyone who has reviewed the story and the last chapter. Candice is still hanging around though so I hope you all enjoy this next Chapter.

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Chapter Twenty

Wade was giving her that look again, the look Zoe had seen since her Mother showed up yesterday unannounced at their front door. The look that said so much without uttering a word. He was worried for her, but Zoe had cried herself to sleep last night over her ruined relationship with her Mother she had no more tears left right now.

Beside Jack needed a Mother who was not a basket case one that did not cry at the drop of a hat. What did that saying even mean drop of a hat? And where had that even come from? Zoe thought shaking her head she just give Wade a smile in return.

He had to close the Rammer Jammer last night which he didn't want to do, but as owner he did not have a choice in the matter no one else would do it. So Wade had just gotten up it was nine in the morning meaning he had only gotten a little over six hours sleep. The whole night while he was working his phone was in his back pocket in case Zoe called and needed him. Also Lemon Breeland of all people had come and stayed with Zoe until bedtime keeping her and Jack company.

But there had been no sign of Candice Hart, Dash who had been at the Rammer Jammer for dinner had not mentioned a word of her staying at his B & B. So it was most likely she wasn't staying in BlueBell. Wade did not tell a soul about Mrs. Hart visit to Zoe, it was no ones business but Zoe's. She did not need the whole town at their door wanting to offer their advice on how to deal with her Mother.

"I'm fine Wade" Zoe said then lifting up a cup asked "You want some coffee?"

"Thanks Doc, I would love a cup" Wade replied looking at Jack who was playing with blocks on the floor of the living room.

"DaDa" Jack said holding up a block his way of asking if Wade wanted to play with him. Wade took the block then set next to Jack on the floor for a few minutes as Zoe made him a cup of coffee. Zoe was smiling as she returned to the living room with Wade's coffee watching Father and Son play together. Knowing this was why she could never make up with her Mother until the woman realized just how beautiful a Father and child relationship truly was.

Jack needed his Father more then he needed his Mother right now, Wade was the only parent the toddler had ever known. And for her Mother to want to take that away from Jack was just unspeakable to Zoe. Yes, Wade had hurt her but that had nothing to do with him being a good Father. Candice Hart had been a terrible grandmother so far, in fact she didn't even deserved the label of grandmother.

"Wade" Zoe said as she handed him the cup of coffee sliding in to take his place with Jack so he could enjoy his cup of coffee in peace. Wade grinned at her in thanks and stood up sipping his drink just enjoying having this family moment. A moment he hadn't even allowed himself to dream would happen.

Hearing a knock at the front door Wade went to answer it not wanting to interrupt Zoe's play time with Jack, she had missed so much of it already. Setting the coffee down on the side table he had put next to the door for mail he forgot to look in the peek hole to see who it was so when he opened it he stepped back ready to shut it again.

"I want to talk to Zoe" Mrs. Hart said putting her foot in the door frame so Wade couldn't shut it completely as he had tried too.

"She doesn't want to see you" Wade replied back as he opened the door wide even to push her foot out and shut the door in her face.

Walking back into the living room he didn't want to break up the fun Zoe and Jack were having but he could hear the banging on the front door wasn't leaving him much choice in the matter. Candice Hart wasn't going to just go away no matter how much he wished she would. She was going to be the Mother-in-law from hell.

"Zoe that's your Mother at the door" Wade pronounced as he set next to Mother and Son "She wants to see you"

"Yeah I imagine she does" Zoe replied putting a block down she was holding then she picked up Jack and headed for the door "I think it's time she mets her grandson" Wade was on Zoe's heels not understanding how she could think Candice deserved to see their son after everything she had done to keep the little guy from his mother.

"Stop the banging I'm opening the door" Zoe shouted through the door, as Jack had a death hold on her neck scared from the noise Mrs. Hart had been making. Zoe opened it to see her Mother standing there she looked like she was headed in to her office her makeup perfect not a hair out of place she was here to do battle, Zoe could see that.

"Mother I wanted you to see the realize why no matter what you say" Zoe begin "I'm never going to moved back to New York City with you. Here He is, Jack your grandson. The baby you did not care enough about to stay in contact with Wade for. The baby you let me believe I miscarried. The person I love most in this whole wide world"

"Zoe, like I told you Jack belongs with you, both of you belong in New York. Not here in nowheresville" Mrs. Hart stated sounding like she was trying to explain to a toddler Jack's age instead of a grown woman.

"You just don't get it do you Mom?" Zoe answered back "Jack belongs with his Father the only parent he has known for his whole life. And I belong with them they are my family Mom, I love them and nothing you can say will changed that, and if you can't see that, that's your problem not mine. Don't return here until you can accept that. Because next time you came calling and haven't I will call Sheriff Bill" shutting the door in her Mother's face after she finished saying that. Hoping that would help it sink in to Candice Hart's head that Zoe meant business.

Wade just stood behind Zoe grinning like a fool, surprised and enlighten with joy at how she just handled her Mother. Zoe had left no room for complain she just laid down her rules if her Mother did not follow them she would call the Sheriff. Just when Wade thought he couldn't love her anymore, Zoe would prove him wrong. She had called Jack and him her family, and that's what they really were a family of three. A Father, Mother, and child all together living under one roof, okay usually the parents shared the same room but they weren't ready for that yet. Wade knew Zoe needed time before that would happen and he planned to give her all the time she needed.

"I love you" Wade told Zoe as she turned around with Jack in her arms "You both are my family too"

"Dada" Jack said smiling letting go of his Mother's neck and reaching out towards his Father "ove" Jack said as Wade took him in his arms. Both his parents looked at their baby boy laughing at the new word he had just learned.

"Love you little man" Wade said kissing his Son's cheek "and we both love your Momma don't we?"

"ove Mama" Jack said agreeing with his Dad smiling as he said it.

"And I love both of my Kinsella men" Zoe stated laughing then kissing both on the cheek one after the other. "Let's go back to playing blocks with our boy" Zoe said walking towards the living room wanting to spend time with the two people she loved most in this world.

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They had decided to head to Mobile with Jack, Wade had talked about a park there the little boy had loved when he had taken him there last month. They had went through a drive-thru and gotten some lunch they had taken with them to the park. They took turns pushing Jack in the baby swing then Wade had pushed Zoe with Jack in her arms on a regular swing. After that Jack setting on Zoe's lap went down a slide he loved it and would not stopped pulling on her hand until they did it again.

Zoe almost had a heart attack when Wade had thrown Jack into the air above his head then caught him, after a five minute lecture

on all the injuries Jack might have received if Wade had not caught him. She had gotten a promise from Wade he would never do that again. After the park they had gotten ice cream in a little ice cream shop Wade told her had just opened up a few months ago. Jack had ended up with more vanilla ice cream on his face and clothes then in his stomach, and he was fast asleep in his car seat only minutes after being belted in it.

"This was so much fun, we should do it again next week" Zoe whispered as not to wake a sleeping Jack who was setting in the seat next to her. Wade by now had gotten use to Zoe not setting in the front passenger seat, he feared she might never set there again until Jack grew up.

"Your Dad is coming for a visit remember?" Wade asked thinking that Ethan might just like to come to the park in Mobile too. He liked playing with his grandson.

"If he can get the time off" Zoe said not really believing he was going to show up, even though she now knew her Mother had played a large role in her Father not seeing her it still was hard to believe he would show up.

"If he says he's coming he usually does" Wade replied knowing that this had to do with Ethan not being the Father he should have been. "But I will call him on Thursday make sure he's coming in, he stays at the B&B"

"So Jack loves him?" Zoe asked trying to picture her Father with Jack it was hard to do because Ethan Hart just seemed so stern the last decade she could remember him. Even before then he always was pushing her to do her best. It was just hard to picture him playing with a baby Jack's age. But people did say that grandchildren soften the hardest heart, maybe being a grandfather had changed him.

"Yes Doc, they get along great" Wade informed Zoe knowing it would be hard for father and daughter reunion but both loved the other it would hopefully go better then the one Zoe just had with her Mother. The less said or thought about Candice Hart was the better. "But it's not Jack I think Ethan wants to see this visit"

Zoe didn't respond to that comment instead she changed the subject with asking "So what are we having for dinner, should we stop at the store here in Mobile?"

"Is there anything you need here in Mobile?" Wade asked feeling he should have asked Zoe that a few days ago.

"There is a few things I could use" Zoe stated watching Jack's chest go up and down in his sleep.

Wade had a feeling that a Zoe's count of a few things might just be more then his count. So he pulled into a shopping center hoping whatever she needed could be found there and he would not have to drive all over Mobile look for the few things she needed.

Wade was surprised that it only took Zoe a hour to get everything she wanted and they hadn't needed to go to any other places to shop. Zoe herself was happy at the shopping center he picked had a beauty supply in it that sold to the public so she was able to get a straighten iron and blow dryer plus some other supplies she needed to feel more like her old self. She started back at work on Tuesday she wanted to look the part of Dr. Zoe Hart that all of BlueBell remembered.

She also had picked up a few cute shirts that were in the shop next door to the beauty supply. She had charged everything to her credit card knowing she didn't have any money on her. Hopefully she could get her bank account that she had in BlueBell back up and running again or perhaps her Mother had never closed it. If not she might have some funds still in it, Zoe couldn't really remember it had been to long ago. After getting back to the Suv Wade just shook his head at her, Jack was still asleep so he headed for the closest Supermarket figuring they might as well stock up for the coming week with both of them working it would be hard to make a grocery run later.

This time it was Zoe who stayed in the Suv watching over Jack as he slept on unaware of what was going on. Wade tried to get the shopping done fast but it took time to plan out meals for the week. While they mostly ate lunch out Wade liked having at least one option a day for cooking a meal at home. They did not have to be huge meals just simply things would do. Wade grabbed juice, soda pop, snacks that he knew both Zoe and Jack would like. He also made sure to stock up on paper products they were running low.

As he was waiting in line at the check out he seen they had long stem roses smiling he pulled out a red one.

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Zoe had been texting Jess and Lavon while Wade had been grocery shopping, Jess had a the day off and told Zoe all about having spent the day with her family. Zoe text Lavon having noticed she had missed a call from him, explaining Jack was asleep so she couldn't talk afraid of waking him up they started a text conversation. Lavon wanted to know if they would like to eat dinner with him tomorrow night. Zoe had replied back she wasn't sure what Wade's hours were on Monday at the Rammer Jammer she would asks and get back to him. So engrossed in those two text conversations was Zoe that she jumped when Wade opened what would be a trunk door in a suv to put away the grocery he had gotten.

After getting everything packed in back Wade walked to the passenger door with one hand behind his back as he opened it he smiled and said "A rose for the pretty Doctor" handling the rose to Zoe who smiled as well taking it.

"Thank You" Zoe responded with then leaned up to give Wade a kiss. As they slowly parted both still sporting smiles knowing this is what they wanted for the rest of their lives just to be together doing the everyday things, for them to be a family with Jack.