I own a lot of food, but not "Hart of Dixie".

"WOO-HOO! Go Wade!"

Wade didn't have to look to know that was Shelley. Her voice was pretty distinctive. But he didn't give any sort of reaction. He was just focused on trying to get his dad to come down from the roof.

"Ok, it's time to come down." Wade said firmly, as he made his way closer to his dad.

"No! I'm not moving!"

Wade moved even closer. "Come on Earl, you're not gonna jump."

Earl ignored him. "Here I go!"

"No!" Wade recognized Zoe's voice come from the crowd below.

"Damn it Earl! Come with me!" Wade ordered as he reached for the man who was wobbling on the edge. "Stop this!"

"I won't!" Earl said.

Wade knew exactly what he wanted. He shook his head. "I'm not gonna do it. Now, come on, look at the Doc down there," Wade couldn't help but steal a glance at the only other person who seemed to actually care. She looked terrified. "She's about to pee her pants. Come with me before you hurt yourself."

"Only if you do it."

Wade gave Earl a steely look. "No."

Earl made a slight face. "Say good bye, everyone!" He called out, but before he could even make a move, Wade began to sing.

"Moon River, wider than a mile, I'm crossing you in style some day." Wade hated singing and he hated that song. But for some reason, his father loved it and only would come down if Wade sung it to him. "Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker, wherever you're going I'm going your way." At the end of that verse, Earl joined Wade. Soon the rest of the town joined in.

"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see."

"I'm done." Wade said at the end of that verse, holding up his hands. But he was dragged right back into the song when Earl stumbled close to the edge of the roof.

"We're after the same rainbow's end- waiting 'round the bend, my huckleberry friend, Moon River and me." By the end of the song, Wade was thoroughly embarrassed. The rest of the town was use to his father's drunken antics, but not Zoe. Zoe didn't know the whole story and he didn't want her to judge him. Or worse, pity him.

"Ok, ok. Hey Dad." Wade said, holding his drunken father still. "It's time to go home. Let's go."

The next morning, Wade was finishing up his delicious pancake breakfast when Zoe walked up to him. "Hey. Coffee and on a Sunday."

"Maybe this town ain't as backwards as you thought." Wade said, looking up at her.

Zoe was quiet for a moment, brushing her hair back behind her ear before saying, "I saw what you did for your dad. I thought it was… kind of… heroic."

"When your dad's the town drunk, you get use to climbing roofs." Wade said with a sigh. "That's all. It doesn't mean anything." The look in Zoe's eyes told him that she didn't really believe him and he wasn't in the mood to dive into that topic. "Look, I'm heading back to the plantation, you want a ride?"

"Actually, I think I'm gonna hang out a little while longer."

A part of Wade wanted to stay with her, to talk to her. To tell her the reason why Earl wanted to hear "Moon River" and to learn more about her past. But he knew better. She needed to do this part on her own. So he got up and left, without saying a word.

Talking could be saved for another day.

I got bored with my stats homework, so I decided to write this instead (it was more fun). I wrote another scene, but I posted it as a one shot. Maybe I should add it here also. What do you all think (I'm talking about my first "Hart of Dixie" story You ran him Over! ).

Anyway, please feel free to leave a review and happy reading!