A/N: So I started this last year and had 6 chapters written before I stopped writing it. I was recently watching a TV show and one episode was about a wedding so it reminded me of this Normero story I had in my drafts! Let me know what you guys think.

"Good morning Norma."

"Good morning Aaron. How are you today?"

"I'm great. I actually have something that might interest you. A sheriff and his fiancé are getting married and they reached out for your services. It's in this small town just an hour from here. White Pine Bay."

"Hmm. Why would that interest me?"

"Um helloooo? Because he's a Sheriff and even though it's a small town, you'll still probably get more publicity out of it. This can help grow your name."

Norma had been a wedding planner for 5 years. She became one after divorcing her ex husband, Sam Bates. Although they weren't together, she still decided to use her married name. Wedding planning was something that just fell into her lap. A good friend of hers was getting married and she wanted to plan it herself. Norma volunteered to help. The wedding was beautiful and everything turned out perfect. Her friend suggested that wedding planning should be something she should look into. So she did. Ever since then, her business has been growing and she was getting booked more for events.

Aaron had been her assistant for a year, and they were as close as ever. She had planned his wedding when he got married to his husband Carter. They dated for four years before they finally got married, despite all the ill comments and negativity they received for being very young and a gay couple. Aaron was in college studying hospitality management and graduated at the end of the semester. Norma hired him after meeting him though his old job at a catering company. She fell in love with his personality.

"Well send me more of the details through my email. I'm leaving early."

"Leaving early? Have you finally got a date?"

"Hush Aaron." Norma grabbed her purse and keys and headed out of the building her office was held in. She got into her sleek, all black Range Rover and made her way out of the parking lot and onto the open road.

"Alex! Oh my God come here!"

Alex heard his soon to be wife yelling across their house. He immediately got up with concern and went into the bedroom where she was sitting on their bed with her laptop.

"What happened?"

"That amazing wedding planner I told you about? She wants to do our wedding! Oh my God I can't even believe it!" She got up from the bed and gave him a quick kiss then sat back down afterwards. Alex nodded his head. He didn't even know why that was such a big deal.

Apparently, the wedding planner, Norma Bates, was one of the best event planners in Portland. Alex thought she seemed a bit overrated. Besides, her prices would pretty much drain his savings.

"That's great Natalie." Alex met Natalie through one of his former marine buddies. They had been dating for six months and were getting married in a month. Alex knew he was moving really fast with her. He honestly didn't even know how they got onto this path. One day, she was talking about getting married while they were having dinner and somehow, that turned to Alex asking her if she'd marry him and she said yes in a heartbeat.

"Honey this is so great. This woman's work is so amazing. She will drive down here tomorrow to meet us. Can you call in to work?"

"I can't just call in like that Nat... I'm the Sheriff of this town. I have so many-"

"Oh it'll be fine! It's not like you do much of anything now a days," she cut in.

Alex frowned at her. She had a habit of making it seem like his job was so easy and he hated that. Being Sheriff of a small town ran by drugs was no joke. He tried his damnedest to keep everything in place. It was bad enough that he was caught in the middle of everything.

"I have shit to do tomorrow."

Natalie looked up when she noticed Alex's attitude. He had his back turned and was removing his Sheriff's shirt. She got back up from the bed and walked over to him and hugged him from behind. She rubbed her hands over his bare chest and kissed the back of his shoulder. Alex closed his eyes and sighed.

"Alex please? I really want you to meet her with me. It's not just my wedding. It's yours too. Just tell your deputies that you're taking the day off. You can even keep your phone on just in case they really need you." She leaned up to kiss the side of his neck and slid her hands down to his waist. "And if they do need you, you can go. I won't fight you about it. Just take one day off. For me." Her hand eventually reached his semi erection though his pants and she rubbed at him slowly.

Alex moaned, causing Natalie to smirk. He turned around and lifted her up and threw her onto the bed. "Fine. You get your wish."

It was about 8 pm and Norma was leaving the grocery store. Once she was in her car, she connected her phone to her car's blue tooth and dialed Aaron's number.

"Hello?" he said.

"Hey, do you think that sauce you told me about will work with steak? I think I'm gonna' try that tonight."

"Yeap, it will. Trust me, you'll get addicted. I'm glad you called actually. I need to run your schedule by you for tomorrow. You have to go to that florist at 9 am to go pick out some flowers for The Griffins. At noon, you have to go make sure the venue is ready to be set up over the weekend. Then later at 4, you have to meet with The Sheriff we talked about and his fiance."

Norma nodded her head as she listened to Aaron. "Sounds good. Thank you Aaron. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Have a good night."

The call ended and Norma finally made it home. She lived in a nice loft at the edge of the city. She took her elevator up to her floor and entered her home. Once she got in, she made her way to the bedroom and stripped herself of her clothes in order to hop in the shower and afterwards made herself dinner.

Alex sat in a fairly large restaurant impatiently with his fiance. "How long is this going to take?" Alex asked Natalie.

Natalie rolled her eyes. "Alex does it matter? This is a big step in our lives. You should be just excited as me. So stop."

Alex sighed and shook his head. He didn't even really want a big wedding. He was fine with going to the courthouse, but he knew he should give his fiancé what she wanted. Alex looked towards the door and his breath caught his throat. In walked a beautiful woman with short blonde hair and ocean blue eyes. She had on a fitted black skirt, a deep red blouse along with shiny black heels. She was intriguing. Alex noticed she was walking over to them.

"Hi, Natalie and Alex?" the woman asked. Alex couldn't help but stare at her. Natalie stood up from her seat, nudging Alex to do the same.

"Yes! That's us. It's so nice to meet you Mrs. Bates."

"Likewise. My assistant sent me a picture of you guys this morning. You're quite the couple. Shall we?"

Natalie sat back down with Alex. Norma sat across from them and pulled out a thick portfolio.

"I'm glad you two decided to reach out to me. I'm really excited to plan your wedding for you." Norma smiled and Alex almost faltered. Wait what? Alex surprised himself. He couldn't believe he was admiring another woman right in front of his fiancé, even if they didn't notice it. He took a sip of his water to cool his body. He had to get himself together.

"We're so happy you had time for us. I looked at your website and you are just so amazing! I couldn't believe it when your assistant emailed me last night." Natalie looked at Alex and smiled. Norma took in the couple. Natalie seemed like a sweet woman. Norma could tell she was excited to be marrying the man next to her. The Sheriff seemed very stoic. He still had yet to say something, which peaked Norma's interest. She wondered where his excitement was.

"Thank you. That's very kind of you to say. I actually brought some photos of the venues I had in mind. I did some research of this town before coming here. Now, are you interested in an outdoor wedding or do you want the whole thing inside?"

"We're more pulled towards an outdoor one. It's spring so I think the weather is nice for it." Natalie answered.

"Great." Norma opened her portfolio and showed the couple some pictures. "This place here is something I think will suit you both. There's a lake surrounding the area. So you'll be married at this altar right here," she pointed at the picture. Alex looked at her hands, taking in every detail. "And your guest will be seated at these chairs. Once you're married, the rest of the reception will take place inside this building right next door. Your guest will only have to walk a few feet." Norma switched the pictures in order to show them the inside of the building. "And I was thinking that you two will be seated at a table in the front of the room while you and your guest are eating and dancing. It also has a direct view of the lake since the whole building is covered by windows."

"Oh my God," Natalie placed her hands over her chest in awe. "It's beautiful! I don't even need to see any other venues. This one is perfect. What do you think honey?" she turned to Alex to wait for an answer.

"How much will all of this cost?" he finally spoke. Norma gazed at him.

"Well it all depends Alex. You have to take into account the music, the food, the invitations, flowers and decorations, catering, rentals, and if you want your wedding photographed and if you want it to be videod. It'll be between 15 to 25 thousand. But it's all worth the cost."

"All that for just a one day thing?"

"Alex! This isn't just a 'one day thing.' This is our wedding! We're only getting married once. Why not make the best of it?"

Norma nodded her head and looked at the Sheriff. She didn't like how he just referred to his wedding as a one day thing. Norma thought weddings were beautiful. It was a time you shared with your soulmate and family members. If they hired her, she could tell he would be a handful. A part of her was actually up for that challenge.

Alex looked at his fiancé and let out a sigh. He nodded his head at her. "Okay. We'll do it then."

Natalie leaned over and kissed him soundly on the lips. Norma smiled. "Oh Alex you just made me the happiest woman on earth. Looks like we're sold on your service Mrs. Bates."

"Just call me Norma."

"Norma. Okay." Natalie looked at Norma's hands as she was putting away her portfolio. "You're not married?"

Alex looked quickly at his fiancé, surprised by her nosiness. She noticed his look and just shrugged and waited for Norma to answer. Norma finally looked up after putting the portfolio in her bag and smiled at them.

"I'm divorced actually."

"Really? How'd you get into this business? If you don't mind me asking."

"I started doing this after my divorce. It kind of just fell upon me. I enjoy what I do very much. I like to see people's happiness." Alex listened to her with interest. He already had noticed that Norma wasn't wearing a wedding ring. It actually shocked him.

"That's great to hear. Well thank you for driving here to meet with us. We really appreciate it and we're excited for what you will do for us."

"It's my pleasure really." Norma stood up to leave and Natalie and Alex told her goodbye.

"She is so amazing. I'm so happy," Natalie complimented. Alex got a call from the station and told Natalie that he needed to go. He drove them back home to drop her off and he made his way to the station. Alex's mind felt really occupied. That Norma woman made him feel a certain type of way. He couldn't pinpoint it. Was it because he found her attractive? Usually, Alex would feel guilty for finding another woman attractive other than the woman who was supposed to be taking his last name, but oddly enough, he didn't. It wasn't like he was trying to pursue the woman. He can't help if his brain thought someone was attractive. He loved Natalie. At least he thought he did. They hadn't really known each other that long.

But he had to love her right? He was marrying her. That had to mean something. Alex decided to bury himself in work for the rest of the evening to get his mind off things.