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Chapter Forty- Two

Candice Hart just knew if she could only get her daughter alone away from that Bartender she could talk some sense into her daughter. But of course he would follow her to New York City he couldn't let his good dummy get away not with all the money she had and was getting from her settlement. That's all men like him cared about Candice told herself because she could not allow herself to ever think for a moment that Wade truly cared about her daughter. He had broken Zoe's heart and therefore did not deserve to even be in the same room as her daughter.

But Zoe always had to do things her own way, she wanted to follow in Ethan's foot steps even though Candice did not want her too. Then she had to go live in that awful town of BlueBell and working in that little Doctor's office. She just would not listen to good sound reasoning. Candice had been sure that after she returned to New York before her accident that her daughter would not be returning to that little backwards town. All it had given Zoe was heartache from learning about Harley being her biological Father, to Wade's cheating on her. Never mind that one of those heartaches was her fault because she had never told Zoe about Harley.

It was easier to blame BlueBell then lay it at her own two feet.

Mrs. Hart was not happy that she was going to have to sign the documents because as her lawyer explained to her in great detail she had just assaulted Mr. Kinsella in front of two witness. So if she didn't want the police called she would just sign the papers and let her daughter have her money back. If Candice thought not signing the paperwork would guarantee Zoe would come home to her she won't sign them but at the moment that didn't seem likely.

She looked up as the Bartender and Zoe entered the room holding hands. It was clean he was not going to separate from Zoe willingly. It just turned Candice's stomach that her daughter could allow herself to be played by such a hick.

Zoe and Wade took their seats next to each other George on the other side of Zoe so she was seated in the middle of the two men. She would not look up to meet her Mother's eyes, it hurt to bad knowing that she would see disapproval there. When it was Zoe who had been wronged by her own Mother so many times over the years. Not allowing her Dad Ethan to be a larger part of her life, not tell her about Harley so that the only time she had met him she blown him off. Letting her believe that Jack had been miscarried the worst betrayal of all. The settlement money was low on the list of hurtful things Candice Hart had kept from her daughter. And now the latest trying to have Wade seduced paying someone to try and make him cheat on her.

Hadn't her Mother even listen when she told the tale of how Wade has cheated on her was because he was drunk she did remember telling her Mother that, but that it didn't matter because he still had done it. That was how she had felt at the time, because she would not admit her own faults in their relationship. Zoe now could admit she had given Wade reason to doubt her then he still should not have cheated but she wasn't all angel in their relationship. That didn't matter though it was none of her Mother's business, how Zoe wished she had never told her Mother about why her relationship with Wade ended.

"Since we're all accounted for and I have made the changes to the documents they can be signed and we can all be on our way" Mr. King stated looking at each of them his eyes ending on his client daring her to say anything in respond.

George took the offered document reading it before letting Wade sign any of it. This took him ten minutes all the while Candice Hart was giving Wade the death glare and looking longingly at Zoe, so it was a very uncomfortable ten minutes for everyone but the two lawyers in the room.

"It all looks in order" George replied have just finished reading the last line "All you need to do Wade or Zoe is sign it"

"I'll sign it" Wade said as George pushed the papers over to him only for Zoe to take them instead.

"I will do it" Zoe said knowing Wade was trying to save her from having to take this step which might cause the finally destruction of her tattered relationship with her Mother. But it was something Zoe had to do on her own, to show her Mother that it was she that was signing the form not Wade that it wasn't him who wanted this.

After signing it Zoe looked up at her Mother she took a deep breath and let out what was resting in her heart for the Woman who have given her life and was trying to destroy the one Zoe had built for herself. "I love you Mom, and I want you to be a part of my life. But not like you are being now. Not this controlling Woman who thinks she knows best and is trying to sabotage my life."

Wade grabbed Zoe's hand that was laying on top of the conference room table to give her his support. Trying to say without words that he would back her on whatever she decided to do about her Mother.

"I am a parent myself now, and when I needed you must for advice instead I find I can not talk to you at all. Yes Wade isn't perfect neither am I. I love him Mom that isn't going to change no matter how many women you pay to seduce him. Because he isn't going to fall into bed with them, unlike you Mother Wade has changed. He's a good man and one I'm proud to have as the Father of my son. One I am greatful for being able to call my fiance" Zoe informed her Mother as tears were starting to ran down her face.

"Zoe you can't" Candice started to say then stopped realizing that no matter what she said Zoe was not going to listen.

"I can and I will be marrying Wade, so get use to it Mother" Zoe replied feeling like the conference room was starting to close in on her. "If you ever want a relationship with Me or Jack you will have to accept that Wade isn't leaving our lives"

Standing up Mrs. Hart glared at Wade then gave a tender look to her daughter the poor misguided thing. "When this sham marriage of yours falls apart know that I will be waiting here for you and Jack" with that stated Candice walked to the exit and left her daughter behind hoping this wasn't the last time she would see her.

"She is in need of a good psychiatrist" George blurted out causing everyone that remained in the conference room to burst out laughing the loudest one of all was Mr. King, Candice's own lawyer.

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"My friend Jess is in the lobby she can't wait to meet you" Zoe said to Wade as they entered the elevator. "I texted her I was in New York City and she happened to have the day off and was already in the city shopping so we met up"

George was tagging along on the ride down on the elevator he just wanted to head to the motel and get his luggage, then off to the airport. But hearing Zoe talk about a friend she had waiting in the lobby might take a bit of time. So he decided to beg off meeting this friend by saying "I need to get my bags from the motel, I'll meet you at the airport"

"It's a shame you won't get to meet my friend Jess" Zoe said as the elevator doors opened "She has my bags for me we stopped by my motel and picked mine up."

"That was a good idea, Doc now we can just leave for the airport from here" Wade said having left his own bag at the luggage storage that JFK had for passengers. The Man in the set next to Wade on his last leg of his journey had told Wade about the storage area are he never would have known about it.

"Give my regards to her but time is wasting and I want to get home tonight so I'm off" George said then he walked away heading straight for the front double doors never noticing the young woman setting next to Zoe's bags in a comfortable looking chair.

Seeing Zoe, Jess jumped up and eyed the man behind her friend. He did look a lot like the pictures of the little boy that Zoe had texted her. But where the toddler was just so cute, the adult version was down right gorgeous. Now Jess could see why Zoe had such a hard time trying to get over the man in front of her and in the end couldn't.

"It's so nice to meet you Jess, I'm Wade, Zoe has told me so much about you" Wade greeted Zoe's friend with his southern charm showing and with that killer smiling of his shining.

"It's nice to meet you as well" Jess said recalling how Zoe had said that Wade had been a ladies man at one time. Which was easy to see with his good looks and that smile of his. "I won't keep the two of you long. I know you want to get to the airport so you can get home to that little boy of yours"

"You should come down to BlueBell your next vacation" Zoe was telling her friend "I'll show you around the whole town"

"I will keep that in mind" Jess said laughing at the excitement in Zoe's voice at the idea of her coming for a visit "Beside I did tell you I would come for your wedding, so if you have it in BlueBell you can show it to me then"

"As soon as we set a date I will let you know, if Wade had his way we would marry asap" Zoe said the last part laughing.

"When you know it's right there is no reason to wait" Wade defended himself with "Plus Zoe is waiting until our friends Lavon and Lemon set a date for their wedding"

Jess decided to stay out of that conversation because she had already heard from Zoe how she did not want to steal Lemon's thunder from her after her part in Lemon's last non-wedding.

"Well I'm sure everyone will have a wedding date picked soon" Jess said as they all walked towards the entrance together Wade having picked up Zoe's bags which seemed to have grown since she had left from BlueBell.

"How much stuff did you buy today Zoe, this overnight bag is twice has heavy as it was when you left BlueBell?" Wade asked as they walked into the busy sidewalk.

Jess was already trying to flag down a taxi. She was just glad she had the day off so she got to see her friend again in person. They had kept up with each others lives through text and calls but nothing was like seeing each other face to face.

Zoe was also trying to catch a taxi as well, Wade just stood back letting the New Yorkers do there thing. The only way he was able to get a taxi at the airport was because he caught one after they dropped someone else off.

A taxi pulled in front of Jess she turned and laughed at Zoe showing her she got one first. "Text me when you get back to BlueBell, and gave that little boy of yours a hug for me" Jess said as she hugged Zoe fast then she jumped into her taxi not wanting to lose it to someone else.

"So Doc you better get back to working on getting us a ride" Wade said as he watched Jess's taxi drive away. "Are we will be here all night"

Zoe glared at Wade but did as he had suggest and within a few minutes had a taxi stopped in front of the pair. Zoe put her bag inside with them not wanting to have to wait to get it out of the trunk. Once they were off Zoe took her phone out and started looking up airline tickets she wanted to get her and Wade some right away. Poor George was going to have to get his own because he wasn't with them and Zoe did not know what time he would be showing up at the airport.

Wade had looked at Zoe's phone so he knew what she was doing so he just leaned back into his seat and closed his eyes knowing Zoe would wake him when they got to the airport. Hopefully if they ever had to return to New York CIty it would be on their own terms not on Mrs. Harts and they might be able to enjoy it then.