Hi everyone! I'm so overwhelmed by the positive and welcoming messages. I do have to apologize that this first chapter was so rushed. I wrote it all in an hour and it was a spur of the moment decision to create a Normero fanfic, and I never thought I would ever publish one. I've had this idea for months and finally decided to put it into words. That Norma would have a one night stand with Alex and she'd find out she is pregnant. I admit there is so much more to be said in between the lines and I've rushed my words, but I've decided to move on as it would frustrate me to look back and perfect it. I definitely do need more practice! Anyways, I love normero and i agree we need more writers! I've been avidly reading Normero fanfics since the show started and am continuously amazed by the talent of all the authors on here. Again, thank you for the kind messages and I hope I don't disappoint. If I do, let me know! I want to improve my writing.

This is a short chapter, but I'll write more when I get home from work!

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Norma stared out into space as she stood by Alex's kitchen sink. Her fingers were subconsciously tapping against the cold marble counter as she waited for Alex to come downstairs. After she confessed that she was pregnant, Alex told her that he needed to put some clothes on since he was half naked and that we would come down to talk to her in five minutes.

"He's never going to come down, it's been 15 minutes," she thought. Of course he wouldn't rush back to talk to her, she just told him that she, a woman who met him two month ago, is carrying his child. She panicked and made her way to the door when she heard him say, "you're leaving?"

She quickly whipped back, startled to hear his voice in such a silent home. She looked up at him and he looked as if he'd seen a ghost. Almost pale. "No, uh, I just needed a breath of fresh air."

"It's ten degrees, you'll freeze. Here, let me brew you some tea." She clutched her purse closer and nodded. He followed behind her, with his hand almost touching the small of her back.

Norma sat in silence and waited for Alex to hand her the steaming cup of tea. She felt so cold and she wasn't sure if it was because she was so anxious or because of the outside temperature. "Thanks." She said quietly and he nodded. She took a sip of the hot drink and laid it on the table.

Norma sighed and looked into Alex's deep honey eyes. "I took three different tests and they all said the same thing. That night, I wasn't sure if you were using protection because everything happened so quickly so I took a Plan B the next morning. I guess it's not 100% effective hence why I'm here and I... I promise you, I didn't do this on purpose and I had no reason to." She said the last part so quickly that Alex reached out and put his hands on top of hers to calm her down.

She looked down at his warm hands and closed her eyes. She could feel tears forming. "Norma, I'm not blaming you. Like you said everything happened so quickly and I forgot to put a condom on."

Norma removed her hands from under his and wiped her tears. "I made an appointment to meet with a doctor next week and to go over my options."

"Options?" Alex repeated.

"Yes, Alex." She said defensively. It was her body and she could do what she wanted with it. "My options. Keeping the baby. Adoption. Or abortion. I'm not ready to be a mother and I'm already dealing with so much right now. My ex—" she stopped herself before she could get personal with him. "I'm not asking you to be a part of my life but are are you ready to be a father to this child? To pick him or her up from soccer practice. To attend parent teacher conferences. To watch them go on their first date?"

Alex looked down at her belly, as if she'd be showing already. Thinking about the life her body is working so hard to create right now. All of this sounded scary to him. "Look, we're both scared right now and going through a lot of different emotions. We don't have to decide right now but I think we could make this work."

Norma took a deep breath and thought about how strangely calming he was. Why did he have that ability. He was right. She would never get rid of this baby. She could never do that.

"If you would allow me, I'd like to take you to your appointment. You're right. I'm not ready to be a father, but we did this and if it's happening and you decide to keep the baby, I don't want to be a shitty father like mine was." She looked at him and almost asked for him to elaborate but didn't want to offend him.

He scooted closer to her. Almost too close and whispered, "We will figure this out." She looked at his eyes, then his lips, then back at his eyes and gave him a sad smile, considering the situation.

"Yeah. Yeah, okay." She said softly. "I guess we'll see each other on Monday."