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Chapter Two:
Wade was still annoyed, because after his ex-wife left with a small smile on her face. He realized that she was moving on from him, which he gave a slight snort at, because while she was getting over him. He was not over Zoe Hart. It drove him nuts and he viciously ripped up pages.
"Whoa, whoa," Lavon held his hands up, "Don't take it out on the notebook."
"Why not? Stupid notebook, just made me realize how much I like her," He pushed it aside and tightened his jaw.
"Oh?" Lavon frowned he was not expecting that, because while he still had feelings for Lemon the notebook had helped him a lot. It helped him get out his feelings and start accepting the idea that maybe there was a good reason him and the southern belle were not together.
"Oh?" Wade glared up at him, "Are you serious?"
"Well, I'm not sure what to say," Lavon said. "It helped me and your ex-wife."
"Well that's just peachy kin, isn't it?" He brought his hand up to back of his head and took a deep breathe, "You guys are moving on, and last week I thought I was too, but writing that stupid list just made me realize I don't like the girl."
Lavon looked confused, "I would think that is a good thing."
Wade hit the counter, "I love her." The mayor's eyes widened.
"Are you sure?" He asked.
"Yeah, when the hell did that happened? Last week, I was saying how snobbish she was," and the mayor just nodded, though he did not think Zoe was snobby, maybe in the beginning but in actuality, she was out of place and did not understand all of their traditions and sometimes that came off as snobbish. Sometimes, she could be stubborn, pig-headed, but in this town, that was a common disease. And here was an example:
He looked up at Wade. If the idiot had told her awhile go how he felt, her feelings might not have grown as much for the town lawyer. Of course, if Lemon and he had not had their affair, there would have never been an open door for the doctor to walk through. "And I thought I was getting over her, oh the hell, who am I kidding?" Lavon put a hand under his chin. This was going to be a long rant, "I never got over her, how the hell do I get over her?"
"I don't know," his friend admitted, "The notebook was all I had."
"You know I don't know why I lo—like her," The former NFL Player raised his head as he realized his friend was having a hard time accepting the fact he was in love, if he said it once and was now trying not to. He had been there before. "Sure, she is pretty, but I have had pretty," Lavon nodded thinking over some of the gorgeous girl Wade had, and he remembered the two girls that Wade tried to hook him up with when he was trying to show Didi he was not hung up on her. What a disaster that had been! "And maybe despite her being snobbish, she has an…okay personality, I mean she is a step up from Jolene. That's not saying much, though."
"True," Lavon agreed, "but she is also a step-up from Lacey, Stephanie, Marie, Ashley…"
"Okay, okay, I get the picture," Wade gestured him to stop. "But she is not that much better than Tancy is she?"
"Wait," Lavon raised his head, "You are not going to try get back together with your ex-wife. She's trying to move on and is finally making progress."
"No, now," Wade shook his head. "I entertained the thought for a moment, but let's face it, if it did not work out once. It is probably not going work out even if we give it a second try. Besides…"
"You are in love with Zoe," the former NFL player finished.
"Exactly," he frowned, "How the hell do I get over her…she's head over heels for George. What's so great about him, anyway? Mr. Perfect…,"
"And he is," Lavon agreed, as much as it pained him as well. There was absolutely nothing wrong with George, it was no wonder why Zoe Hart thought herself to be in love with him. There were probably women all over town, thinking that, including Lemon. It sucked, but Lavon should have know-well actually he did, he thought….well he was in love, you do stupid things—that Lemon would do anything to be with George, to stay with him, "He is a nice guy, he won man of the year. He doesn't cheat," The mayor replied with a shrug and a thoughtful tone.
"I don't cheat," Wade pointed out.
"True, you do let the ladies know that you aren't exclusive, and now most of them don't ask, because already know the deal."
"I can be exclusive….I just never had a good reason to be."
"Until Zoe, right?" and then Lavon had a thought, "Maybe you should think about what you will be giving up or have to do that might help you get over her. You won't be able to sleep with all the women you want. Zoe won't be too happy if you come home drunk."
"You think someday we could live together." Wade's eye lit up, kind of excited at the idea.
"You two ain't even together, that was an example, and oh no…" Lavon was actually surprised as he realized what was going on, "you've got it bad, you already thought of all this haven't you?"
"Yeah," Wade admitted, "Why do you think I wanted to move on with my life, be a better person, have a dream…like my bar. At first all that seemed impossible and horrible, but more I got to thinking about it, it did not seem so bad. I mean I can give up the random women I wouldn't wake anywhere strange or feel bad about remembering names." He began to count the reasons off by his fingers. Lavon thought Wade's line of thinking was a little strange, but also figured it was because he did not want to sound too mushy.
"I was the one who gave you the idea for the bar."
The bartender was lost in thought, "I know she'll make me carry her groceries and bags, but I heard doing things like that for women is like foreplay, so if it leads to sex that is good." Lavon wondered if he should be afraid for his friend, actually thinking about carrying things for a woman. "And I won't be too happy if she keeps me from shooting things and going camping…we'll just have to work that out."
"You really do love her, don't you?"
"That's what I'm been trying to tell you." He brought his hand on the counter, "Tell me how to get over her."
"I thought you really liked her, but I did not know you loved her this much. I was worried before," Lavon frowned and Wade looked confused, "But now I'm really worried."
"Well…you know I think I'm just going to get some sleep, deal with this in the morning. Tomorrow is another day, and all that bull-crap, man."
"Yeah, I think that is a good idea," The mayor stood up, and stretched, "I'm pretty tired myself."
Wade opened the door, "Thanks for trying," He patted Lavon on the back.
"I wish I could do more." Wade shut the door. He wished so too.
Author's Commentary:
This was just Wade's point of view, hoped you enjoyed it.
Short I know, but kind of like keeping it short makes it easier for me to edit it myself, it allows me to update faster.