I've been lazy... I'm so sorry. I know this is a few days late and I honestly wrote this such a long time ago that I don't remember where my head was for most of it, but it's certainly interesting and hopefully a little sweet.

Anyway Enjoy


Alex's POV

I pulled up to the hospital and Andrea met me outside. "Anything on Jacob? Where he could be?" She shakes her head "I put out a look out for him. So far nothing." "Are you certain that Kyle was killed by Jacob." She nods "Video proof. We just have to find him." I nod "Let me see the tapes."

She leads me to a small surveillance room. "This is Jack. He is in charge of the camera feed. As soon as he saw Jacob go into Kyle's room he called it in and ran down there. No one was fast enough to save Kyle." Together we watch Jacob come into Kyle's room. Suffocate him and then leave. "Any other videos that could show which way he left?" Jack nods and switches to a new feed.

"He left out the back way. How did no-one catch him?" "The back way has a lock… we didn't know he could get out that way." "A lock?" I question. Jack nods and zooms on the door for me. A small keypad is visible. "Who has access to the number?" "Everyone who works here. I have the number. "Why does it have a lock anyway?" I ask slowly getting frustrated. "It leads to the parking lot meant for hospital workers. Everyone who works here parks in that garage to make room in the parking lot in front of the hospital."

"Did anyone see him leave? Did a car go missing? Has anyone checked to see if he is still here!?" I look at Andrea who nods "We searched the whole area. He isn't here. No car has been reported as missing." I turn to Jack "Is there any cameras in the parking lot for the workers?" He shakes his head. "Okay. Andrea you stay here. I want everyone to verify their car is here. He couldn't leave on foot. Not if no-one saw him. Jack. I want that pin code."

He writes it down and hands it to me. I nod and take it to the door. "683927" I say in my head as I type it in. It beeps and opens to a set of stairs. I begin walking around to see if I can find clues. As I move lights turn on meaning they are motion censored. That eliminates sneakiness. I do a quick look around before returning. Andrea is telling everyone to go make sure their car is in the parking lot when they get the chance. She's efficient when she wants to be.

I return to Jack "The timestamp on the video. Is that the real time?" He nods "Why wasn't I called right away? Why did it take an hour to call me in?" Andrea walks in at that moment "I called you when it became apparent that we needed you." I turn to her "When a man is murdered and the murderer is on the loose, I think that ought to be apparent" I say in a heavy tone. I was angry that she had called me. That she hadn't called me soon enough. That I wasn't with Norman in my bed right now. I was just angry.

I look at the time. It's just turning 9 now. I'd never make it home before Norman was asleep. "I'm going back to the station. I want you to bring me anyone who came or left between 6 and 8." She nods and I head back to the station and set up the interrogation room. It would be a long night. By the time midnight rolled around I was still interviewing people and still had zero leads. I was just finishing up when Andrea bursts in "A stolen car was just reported. A white truck. 2005 Chevy." I knew that vehicle."Put out a…" "Already done sir" she says looking pleased with herself. I nod "Take over here. I'm going to go help."

If I knew Jacob at all I knew where he would be going with that white truck. Just because he managed to have clean hands until now didn't mean what he was involved with was a secret. I drive up to the hidden hills and stop at the end of the road. Sure enough there was the white truck. I waited until I saw him before calling in backup. We had them surrounded in 10 minutes.

I got the honors of dragging Jacob out in cuffs. Andrea arrested the owner of the home which so happened to be Jack. We took them in and took their statements. Jack refused to talk, but Jacob was rather talkative. He claimed his boss; Oliver had made him get his hands dirty. Kyle had to be taken out because he was too much of a threat. I spent the next hour helping Andrea book them and make sure there were zero mistakes. Neither of them would be getting out anytime soon due to a fluke in paperwork.

It was almost 2 when I got home. I start heading to bed when I thought that just maybe I would stop and see if Norman was awake. I grab a shirt and head up the steps. I knock softly. The door opens faster than I thought it would be. I smile at my tired looking boyfriend "I'm so glad you answered the door." I give him a smile and he comes closer. He closes the front door "Are you okay?" I nod "I just wanted to see you before I head off to bed."

I wanted to take him back to my room, but I knew it was a risk we couldn't run. "You're sweet" he says with a sweet smile. I laugh "Oh, I assure you, my wanting to see you is purely selfish." He starts blushing again. I love it when he blushes. It's so adorable. "No… well yes. Kinda." He says indecisively. I laugh "Well, "I won't keep you up for too long. I just wanted to say goodnight." He looks back at the house before stepping up to give me the hug I was craving.

Just as he pulls away a light flicks on. "Uh-oh" I whisper even though I wasn't afraid of getting caught. I was just getting my shirt after all. ""Thank you for giving me this back" I say waving my shirt. A slow smile crosses his face "No problem." He says going along with my excuse. "Goodnight Sheriff." He says turning to go inside.

I sigh and head back to my room. I fall asleep fairly quickly. I jump and grab my gun impulsively when I hear a loud knock on my door. I calm down and put the gun back and open the door. "Norman?" I asked confused. The cold air hit me and I could see he was wearing a thin shirt and flannel bottoms. He was shivering and he looked pissed as all hell. I grab him gently and lead him in "It's cold outside. What are you doing without your coat?"

Almost like he just realized he was cold he starts rubbing his bare arms. "I had to know." He angrily grinds out. I'd never heard him angry before. It was concerning, but he was still shaking. I grab a blanket and go over to him. I wrap it around him and ask "know what babe? What happened?" He looks up at me with soft eyes, but the anger is still there. His arms shoot out and grip my arms "Why do you want me? Is it for sex? Is that all you want?" My heart breaks at his words. He looks close to breaking and he is biting his lip. Was he about to cry?

I pull him into me "Did I do something to make you think that all I want from you is one thing?" He pulls away from me which hurts more than it should. "No... " he says. The anger is growing on his face. "So you don't want sex from me?" My heart buzzes at the thought of sleeping with him. Did I want to? Absolutely. The thought had me almost drunk and it made me dizzy except in a good way. Not i'm-gonna-throw-up-dizzy.

He is looking at the ground and I find I'm smiling. When he looks back up at me I speak "No Norman...I don't just want you for sex. I want a relationship with you. That's what I want." My words erase some of the anger "You want a relationship?" I nod and the anger continues to melt. "With you. Only you." I say hoping he knows just how much I want him. A tear slips out of his eyes. I reach out and catch it. He doesn't flinch away from em which is a good sign.

"Why would you think that?" I ask moving closer. He hadn't moved away so that was another good sign. He closes the distance, all anger gone and wraps us in the blanket as he hugs me. His hug is warm and has me pulling him closer to me. "The only people I have been with only wanted sex. I didn't realize it until it was too late. I didn't want it to be too late when I realized it with you." My heart beats slower. He had to build trust. I understood that. "Norman…" I tilt his chin up "How can I reassure you that's not what I want?" "I...uh I don't know."

I smile at him to show that it was okay "Okay. Well you think on that. Meanwhile" I say bending down. I lift him up with ease "I want to cuddle." I care him to the bed and drop him in the middle. He bounces a bit and has a smile on his face. I pull myself beside him and he covers me with the blanket. The warmth feels perfect.

"I'm sorry" I hear. I shake my head "You're allowed to be worried. I want you to talk to me when you have concerns." I rub his back as a way to prove he had no reason to apologize to me. "It brings us closer." I add. His next words melt me "You're the best." I continue rubbing his back until I hear steady soft breathing. He had fallen asleep and I didn't have the heart to wake him up. I grab my phone and set an alarm for 6. His mom usually woke up around 7, so I could have him back in his bed before she was up.

I wake up to the alarm. I shut it off and look at the sleeping man beside me. "Darlin'" I whisper. "Darlin' you have to get up before your mom realizes you are gone." His eyes flutter open and he looks a little confused. "I don't care" he mumbles. "You're too warm." I squeeze him and laugh "I'm sorry. You have to get up. Someday though you'll be able to stay the morning."

These words seem to wake him up. "What do you mean?" he asks looking at me. I explain "When you are 18 we won't have to be sneaky." He stretches and grumbles about how far away it is. I get up and lead him to the door where I give him a huge hug. "What's your favorite animal?" I ask him. I didn't take enough time to actually learn about him.

"I don't know. They are all so cool. Did you know I did Taxidermy?" He pulls away as if to gage my reaction to his question. Taxidermy is a delicate process… he had to have skillful hands to do that. I smile "You'll have to show me sometime." He starts to leave and turns to ask me about my favorite animal. "I like cats." I push him gently "Now go before you get us caught." He grins showing he knew I was teasing. I watch him jog away before returning to the still warm bed. I could still sleep for another hour though it would be nothing as nice as sleeping with Norman here.

An hour or so later I wake up to get ready for work. I stop by my house to check out the progress. The rooms hit by the fire were being gutted and everything that was burned was being carefully written down by my lawyer. It was for the insurance. At least I'd be able to replace the clothes and bed and whatever else was burned. Of course I was still determined to kick Zane's ass. There was no doubt in my mind that he had done this.

I had yet to find him and track him down. I knew someone who would know though. He'd be unwilling to help me without some motivation, but I knew Norman would be unhappy if I hurt his brother. Maybe I could scare Dylan instead of kicking his ass. Either way if Norman found out he would be pissed at me. I sigh and decided to deal with that when it comes.

I catch Dylan on a road not usually driven on. I pull him over. Norman might hate me… this had to be done. I approach his truck "Get out" I demand. He sighs "Really? You're gonna do this now?" I shrug and throw him against his truck. I pin him to it and begin questioning where Zane was. "Look, you don't have to beat me up to talk. I don't like the guy. I'll gladly tell you where he is."

He was on his boat. I didn't know he had a boat, so that was interesting news. "Thank you" I say to Dylan letting him go.

He gets in his truck and leaves. Yeah I was definitely going to be on Norman's bad side. I go down to the dock's and find Zane chilling on a chair on a rather small boat. "There's the big bad wolf! It's about damn time!" He calls to me. I approach him and aboard his boat. "Zane… what did I say when we first met?" He stands up and comes up and inch short. He tries to act big and bad, but he isn't. He doesn't scare me. "I could be a real nice guy, until I break you."

He laughs in my face "Is this you breaking me?" It was my turn to laugh "No, this is too open. No... I'll get you when you don't fear me at all. When you think I've forgotten." I lean in "I'll break you when nobody's watching." I smile "You have a good day" I walk away from an obviously shaken Zane. Now that that was cleared up I headed into my office.