I apologize for taking over a week to get this one updated again, I won't bore you with excuses just know that I'm sorry for taking longer than I would've liked to. Also I know Wade was a bit immature in the last chapter, so I'm sorry if you guys didn't really like that, anyway here's this little chapter, hope you like it, enjoy!
"What's going on?" Zoe asked walking into the house to see their new neighbors sitting on the couch laughing with Wade.
"Nothing dear," Wade replied. "This is Annie and David, they're from Chicago," he quickly told her. Zoe told them hi, turning her attention back to her husband. "How was your dad and Brick?"
"Good, bossy, they'd only let me do so much for so long so I spent most the time I was there doing nothing," she replied. Now that she could go back to work she'd go in a few days out of the week for a few hours in the morning. Brick and Harley would only let her do little things that may or may not need to be done but for now she was okay with that. "Is Eliza sleeping?"
"She's with Lemon, Ariel is off with her grandparents and Braxton is running around the neighborhood more than likely causing trouble," he told her with a smile.
"Why did Lemon take her?" She questioned as Wade pulled her into his lap.
"She didn't really say and considering that I've known her since I was Eliza's age, I trust that she'll bring our daughter back in one piece."
She didn't like that Wade had just handed their baby daughter over without asking questions but it was Lemon and Lemon wasn't out to hurt their little girl. "So if each kid is off doing their own thing what's really going on here?" She asked looking over at the couple sitting on the couch, giving them a smile.
"You act like I can't have friends," he joked in a sad tone.
Zoe rolled her eyes, gently smacking his chest. "I said no such thing, I just think there's a better way to make friends than to send your kids to egg their house," she retorted, glancing at her husband. "I am sorry for their behavior, sometimes this one forgets he's an adult with three kids and a wife," she told them.
"We were shocked to see such a thing; it was something we never heard about happening here, no stories of the sorts."
"It was part of the welcome to Bluebell your neighbor can be a jerk perk," Wade told them in a serious tone, he had invited them over so he could apologize personally and make it up to them. He had enjoyed spending time with them and they could easily become good friends, he liked them. "Not everyone can have the your beautiful, please marry me and have my babies package," he laughed placing a kiss to Zoe's warm cheek from blood rushing to her face.
"Ah each package is different then," David laughed in understanding. "We are sorry about the party; they normally don't pull things like that."
"It's fine, really. How old are they?" Zoe asks, snuggling into Wade, her head resting on his shoulder.
"Karmen is 14, Marty is 12 and Peter is 10," Annie said. "Bill had been able to get what few kids that had been there home, but for some reason they acted up, they are good kids."
"I think its more of the fact that they didn't want to move here, let alone anywhere, Chicago is their home and they're picking now to rebel," David said, putting his thoughts out there.
"I moved here from New York so I know how big of an adjustment it can be moving from a big city to such a tiny town, it's not easy and they had to leave their friends behind and that's not easy for anyone," Zoe told them, feeling just a little bit for the three kids.
There topic switched from the kids to many different things in the course they were together, talking and sharing stories. By the time David and Annie left they became friends making plans to have a low-key party together bringing both families together.
"I think you should do it," Zoe said that second the door was closed. "Braxton would like it, it'd be fun for both of you," she commented.
"I want to do it but he's at the age where I feel better asking him if it's something he would be interested in doing before signing the both of us up for it," Wade sighed, leaning his head on his wife's shoulder.
"What little boy wouldn't love shooting people with paintballs?" She questioned, her cheek resting on the top of his head. "But I do agree ask him first."
"I didn't mean to upset you with not asking Lemon what she had planned with Eliza, she showed up insisting she watch her for the afternoon saying we could use the small break, I didn't see any harm in it."
"It's fine, I'm not upset about Lemon taking her, I'm more upset that no one informed me or even asked me if I was okay with it," she told him her thoughts, letting him in.
"Next time I'll know," he promised her. She smiled, kissing the top of his head.
"You do know that she's using our little girl to bribe George into having babies, right?" She asked him.
"I didn't know that," he chuckled. "She is a sweet little baby; George wouldn't be able to say no." He found great joy in learning that his long time best friend was getting tortured at the little hands of his youngest. No better time to start acting like their father than now.
"Did Ruby and Henry say what they wanted with Ariel?" She questioned her mind going to her eldest daughter.
"Something about having something to show her, they were happy about it and they said they'd have her home after dinner. I didn't ask questions about what they had to show her because they said they'd explain once they brought Ariel home, they wanted her to see it first, I didn't see the problem with that," he said defending his own actions.
"That's fine, I just have to wonder what it was they had to show her, is all." Not wanting to drive herself crazy with what the possibility was she tried to push the thoughts out of mind.
"Is it cool if I stay over at Billy's house? " Braxton asked running into the house. "A bunch of us are going to camp out, so can I?" He asked overly excited.
"Billy's parents are okay with this?" Wade asked. Braxton nodded his head. "Get what you need and I'll walk with ya and have a chat with his parents, alright?"
"Okay," he agreed not all that happy that his dad had to talk to anyone but if he didn't agree too it he'd be the one missing out.
Braxton came running downstairs in record time and father and son were off, leaving Zoe to herself.
She found it weird that she didn't have to be running after a baby or dealing with the other two kids. The house was empty and quiet and she didn't like it. When the kids were home it could be crazy but the house was alive and it just felt wrong for it to be so quiet. Needing something to do she got up and cleaned up what little there was from their company barely an hour ago.
"Hello?" She asked, picking the phone up on her way past it, to wipe the coffee table off.
"Mom, can I please spend the night with Grandpa and Grandma, we're in Bluebell and I'll see you in the morning, so can I? Please Mom?" Ariel asked.
"Can you let me talk to your Grandma?" Zoe asked, sitting on the arm of the couch. She could hear muffling before Ruby got on the phone.
"Ariel said you wanted to talk," she said.
"What's going on?" Zoe questioned. "And don't tell me that I'll find out tomorrow, I need to know now."
"It's a surprise, really. We haven't even told Ariel all of it, but we're leaving tomorrow afternoon and we want to do a little more time with her. I know you have no reason to trust me, but I really need you to trust me on this. We trying to be better grandparent's than we were before, we're only asking for one night."
"You're right I have no reason to trust you and I know at some point it's going to be more than just one night you ask for, but for today I'll allow it, you both have been a help after everything and Ariel has a right to know you both and I won't take that away from her. Rammer Jammer tomorrow morning at 9?" She asked.
"Thank you, Zoe and we will be there."
"Okay, tell Ariel I love her."
"What's going on?" Wade asked walking into the house, seeing his wife hanging the phone up. She quickly filled him in on what was going on with Ariel. "Think we can talk George and Lemon into keeping Eliza for the night?" He smirked.
"Good luck with that," Zoe laughed. "If they say no, you can ask your mom, she's been bugging me about keeping Eliza for a night," she commented.
Wade pulled Zoe in wasting very little time in getting lost in a hot and heavy kiss. He loved all his kids greatly, but getting a night alone with his wife was priceless.