It's a slow day at the Sheriff's Department in White Pine Bay. Alex is filing paperwork that has been piling up on his desk. There's no patrols to make at the moment and no emergencies or calls have been coming through the department. He sighs and walks out of his office to grab a cup of coffee from the hallway. After grabbing a cup of black coffee, he makes his way back to his office. He resumes sorting through his ridiculous pile of paperwork when he suddenly hears commotion coming from his office manager, Regina, and the voice of a woman that sounds all too familiar. He tilts his head as he listens through the walls. It can't be. She wouldn't be here.

"Just tell him I'm here! Do you need me to tell you my name again? It's N-"

"Norma Louise Calhoun."

Norma stops in the middle of her rant as she looks up to see Alex standing on the other side of the glass window. She freezes. She was so caught up in herself that she didn't even notice him come out of his office. Seeing him caused all of her emotions to surface instantly. She left White Pine Bay 5 years ago and hasn't been back since. She ended her relationship with Alex the day before she left. She hadn't spoken to him at all since that day.

Alex looks at the woman who used to be the love of his life. He was surprised to see her. Relieved even. That is quickly replaced with anger. She left him. She didn't contact him for 5 years. She never gave him a reason as to why. She didn't call to check up on him or tell him happy birthday. She just disappeared, vanished into the air like dust.

"I need to talk to you," she says to him after a moment of silence.

He stares at her a minute, contemplating. He nods and decides to take her outside the precinct, not wanting to have her in his office. He was vexed and didn't want his deputies in his business. Once they're outside, she slowly crosses her arms on her chest and speaks.

"It's been a while," she says. Alex doesn't respond. He just looks at her. He notices she looks stressed. Worried about something. She looks back at him before she looks down at the ground. She can see he is angry.

"Alex... I know, I know. I'm sorry."

"You're sorry?" He couldn't believe this. Now she's sorry? She broke his heart. He was never the same after she had left White Pine Bay. The day she broke up with him was the worst day of his life. It was even worse when he found out she left White Pine Bay all together the next day. Ever since then, he had half of him missing, and all she could say about that was sorry.

"Yes. I am. Look, if you want to talk, can we do that later? Right now, I have a problem and I need your help. There's this-"

"Why would I do that?" he cuts her off.

She starts to frown. "What?"

He shifts his weight on one foot to the other. "Why would you think I would want to help you?"

She scoffs loudly and takes a step back. "Alex... Don't do that. I can't entertain it. Not now. I really have an issue and you are the Sheriff. Hmm? So I need you to do your job." Norma was now beyond frustrated. Alex's temper was coming out and as much as she felt she deserved it, she didn't have time to coddle him right now. "There is a-"

"Yeah. Let me stop you right there. If you have a problem, you can come into the department and file a report and wait for one of the deputies to see you. You don't come in here demanding for me. You don't yell at Regina. I don't owe you anything Norma. Maybe you should act like a normal person and file a complaint the normal way. Being crazy isn't going to get you what you want from me."

She stares at him and Alex could have sworn she was strangling him in her head. He saw the irritation in her eyes. He didn't care how annoyed she was. He was the one who had the right to be. He did want to talk to her though, but he needed to set some boundaries. All those years ago, he was only soft for her. To her. She made him vulnerable and allowed him to open his heart. But then she left. She left him without telling him why. She didn't leave a note. Not a text. She left nothing for him. He felt betrayed now. He wouldn't let that happen again.

"Unbelievable. After everything? I know what I did was shitty but this is really serious Alex. And I need you to help me." Alex could see how troubled her eyes were. She was on the verge of tears. He was so close to reaching out for her, like he normally would when they were together. But they weren't together anymore. They might as well be strangers. 5 years without contact. His mind starts to wander. Did she ever really love him? She did. Right? He felt it every time she looked at him with her beautiful blue eyes. Every time. Maybe she suddenly realized he wasn't good enough. He always felt like he was way out of her league and he was just lucky enough that she liked him. He wonders what happened to make her just up and leave him like that. What did he do wrong.

They stare at one another for a few seconds before Alex decides to break the heavy tension. "You're more than welcome to come in and make a report on any issue you have the right way. If that's too much for you to do, then you could just leave..." As soon as the words left his mouth, he felt himself start to sweat and and felt his heart racing. He gets nervous as hell whenever he says or does something that opposes what Norma wants. He is annoyed that she still has that affect on him.

"Yeah? You want me to leave?" Her face was turning red from annoyance, anger, but most of all hurt. She didn't know what she was expecting from her first conversation with Alex. She felt a lot of guilt about the way they ended things. She took all the blame. She just felt she had no choice but to leave. But she was here now. After the way Alex was behaving, she felt maybe she waited to long. Maybe he wanted nothing to do with her anymore. That hurt the most. Still, defensive Norma had come out and wasn't letting things slide so easily.

Alex knew she was about to start yelling and inwardly groans. "I think this conversation is done." He starts walking away but Norma quickly makes her way in front of him and stops him from leaving.

"Please! Just listen to me. I wouldn't come here like this if it wasn't important!"

Alex shakes his head at her. "Why are you here Norma? Where'd you go 5 years ago? Why come back now? Why?"

He sees her rolling her eyes as she places her hand on her forehead, something she usually does when she's trying to keep herself calm.

"I said we can talk about it later."

Alex childishly rolls his eyes at her and continues walking back into the Sheriff's department, trying his best to ignore Norma's attempts to stop him. She finally gives up as he places his hand on the door and pulls it open, leaving her outside, alone. She starts crying as she makes her way back to her car.

"Mommy what's wrong?"

"Nothing sweetheart." She rubs his hair before placing a kiss to his head.

"Is the bad man going to leave us alone now? Is your old friend helping us?"

"Everything's fine. Put your seatbelt back on okay?"