I haven't even finished this story yet and I already have a good idea for a sequel! I'm so excited! I hope you all will like the twists I'm putting into this story later on! ^.^ Sorry about the long wait! I have a bunch of ideas for stories in some random fandoms, plus I had troubles writing part of this chapter! Just nag me if I take too long on writing! XD Hope I made up for the long wait!

I've had over half of this chapter written already but had a very tough time writing the ending of the chapter, please forgive me!

Chapter 3-

*Zoe's POV*

It was morning and Waylon still wasn't back. 'Oooohh! When I get my hands on him he's dead!' I thought angrily. He was supposed to be back around 8:30 or so last night, when he wasn't home by 9 I began to worry and tried calling him several times. I sat up worrying for so long, that I fell asleep curled up on the couch. I groaned as I tried rubbing the kink out of my neck. Glancing at my phone, I saw it was already 10 a.m. "Damn! I need to get ready if I want to go see Ned!" I hurriedly got ready, dressing in a long purple skirt and black spaghetti strap shirt. I pulled part of my hair into a ponytail, letting the rest of it fall down my back, and left the apartment, locking the door as I shut it behind me. 'I need to see if Waylon is at work. Or at least see if Mr. Burns knows what happened to him!' With that thought in mind I flagged down a cab and instructed the cabbie to drive me to the Nuclear Power Plant. 'If Waylon's not here, how am I supposed to find him if he doesn't answer his phone?'

I hurried into the building and headed straight for Mr. Burns' office. I pushed the doors open and marched right up to his desk. Burns looked quite surprised by my abrupt entry and blinked quickly at me before speaking. "What do you want?" I leaned closer, bracing my hands on his desk.

"Is Waylon here?" I asked, locking eyes with him. He gave out a snort and shook his head.

"I hope not. I fired him yesterday." I gasped, my eyes going wide with shock. 'No wonder he didn't go home last night!'

"F-fired! Why did you fire him?" I demanded, needing to know why he did it.

"That, young lady, is none of your business!" He ground out angrily, his hand curling into a fist on the desk.

"It is too! He didn't come home last night and I'm worried about him!" I shouted, narrowing my eyes at him. I saw his eyes widen in shock and cursed myself. 'Damn it! That wasn't the right thing to say!'

"You mean…you're staying with Waylon?" He questioned, his voice eerily calm. I straightened, removing my hands from his desk.

"Y-yea. Waylon is letting me stay with him until I can get a place of my own…" I said timidly, hoping he wouldn't take it the wrong way, but knowing he probably would.

"I…see…" He said coldly and I flinched slightly. "Why don't you leave now, as you can see, Waylon isn't here. Go look for your…your boyfriend somewhere else." He said, waving a hand dismissively.

"He's not my boyfriend Monty," I said, watching his eyes flicker with irritation. "And he never will be. You see, there is only one person who he wants. And it certainly is not me!" I spun on my heel and headed out of the office, shutting the door behind me. I banged my head on the wood behind me, sighing heavily. 'I may have just made things worse!' I thought as I headed downstairs, needing to get to the mall.

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*Monty's POV*

"Damn!" I muttered at my closed office door. "How could I have mistaken what happened earlier? That…that girl is with Waylon, and is meeting another man as well, and Waylon doesn't even seem to care!" I stood up from my chair, pacing around the room and trembling with rage. "How could I have been so stupid to believe that they were just friends?" I said, seething by now. I could feel my face heat with anger. Someone took this moment to knock on the door. "Who is it!" I snapped, watching as the door cracked open and a bald overweight man slid into the room.

"Um…Mr. Burns?" The man asked tentatively, stepping closer to me.

"What do you want?" I asked, irritation evident in my voice as my arms crossed over my chest.

"W-well…you see…" The man stuttered a hesitant look on his face.

"Spit it out you incompetent oaf!" I shouted, shaking my fist at him.

"Um…we're…out of donuts…" I felt my anger reach a boiling point.

"GET OUT!" I yelled so loudly that I hurt my throat. The man jumped and rushed out of the room while I stormed to my desk, feeling angrier than I ever had in my entire life.

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*Zoe's POV*

I made my way to the Leftorium in the mall, finding Ned busy organizing one of the shelves in his store. I smiled slightly before moving over behind him. "Hello Ned!" I greeted cheerfully. He jumped slightly and turned towards me.

"Well, hi-diddly-oh Zoe, it's so nice to see you again!" The smile on his face dissolved most of the sadness I felt.

"Um…would you like to join me for some lunch?" I questioned, flushing slightly as I shifted on the floor.

"Of course I do!" He said, smiling brightly. 'If Waylon wants to be left alone right now, then I shouldn't let my worry for him ruin my first chance at a date with a man I like. Right?' I pushed my worries to the back of my mind and followed Ned out of his store after he closed it. He led me to a quite nice little restaurant down the street from the mall. The two of us were halfway through a very nice meal when my phone rang.

"Sorry Ned." I told him, he nodded as I stood from the table and moved away from the noise of the restaurant to answer my phone. "Hello?" I asked, hearing only heavy breathing for a minute.

"Zoe…I…need you to pick me up." A gravely voice from the other line said.

"Waylon? Where the hell have you been!" I asked, feeling anger spread through me again.

"I slept in my…car last night, drove to the bar this…morning. I'm…quite drunk…an' need you to drive me…home…" I sighed angrily.

"Fine!" I snapped, my good mood ruined completely. "Which bar are you at?" I asked, tapping my foot impatiently on the floor.

"Moe's Tavern…the bar you met me at…" I told him I'd be there in a few minutes, then made my way back to Ned.

"I'm really sorry about this Ned, but I need to go pick up a friend right now."

"Oh, alright." He said, looking disappointed. I smiled and leaned down to kiss his cheek softly. I chuckled slightly at the blush that crossed his face.

"I had a wonderful time Ned. I promise to make it up to you later!" The smile he flashed my way warmed my heart. I pulled out a piece of paper and pen and wrote my cell number on it, slipping it into his hand. "Feel free to call me anytime!"

"Alright, I'll do that. By for now Zoe." I patted his cheek softly before spinning on my heel and hurrying out of the restaurant to go find Waylon.

Tbc

So? How was it? Let me know! Promise to try and get the next one quicker but not sure if I can! I really really need to work on several stories that have been neglected!