A few hours later, Norman is almost ready to leave.

The doctor is in here having me sign forms for him, since I did agree to make choices for him.

We both look up as the door opens, and Dr. Vincent walks in with a scowl on his face.

He sees the doctor there and lightens up, walking over to Norman and putting a hand on his shoulder.

"How's my favorite patient?"

The doctor signs off on Norman's last form and stands up. "He's fantastic!"

"Good. They called and said I can come take you back to the institution now."

"Actually doctor, I was wondering if you'd release me."

The doctor leaves and Dr. Vincent leans against the wall. "Why on earth would I ever want to release you?"

"Because you don't even like me. All you do is mistreat me. It'd be easier to get me out of the way."

"So you can go back to your old ways? Absolutely not."

I jump up, walking over to intervene. "What if Lila Crane paid you enough? Would you release him then?" I smirk.

He squints his eyes. "What are you talking about?"

"I think you know exactly what I'm talking about. Lila Crane is paying you to keep Norman there."

"How do you know about that?"

"That's nothing to your concern."

"You think you're scaring me?"

"I'm sure the state would love to hear about the way you're running that place."

"You wouldn't dare say anything."

"Try me. I'm tired of people thinking they can run over me. Don't believe me? Try me."

He sighs, looking down at the floor. "Fine. I'll fax the forms to the hospital when I get back. But you,"

He walks over to me, getting inches from my face, "You're gonna regret this when you're laying in a puddle of your own blood."

I raise an eyebrow, still holding my smirk high and proud. "We'll see."

He leans away, turning to leave, slamming the door behind him.

I smile at Norman, going over and pulling him in for another hug.

"Oh Norman, I'm so happy for you."

"Thank you so much Jolene. I don't know how to ever repay you."

"Your friendship is enough."

He pulls away, looking me directly in the eye.

We sit like that for a second until I laugh, turning back around. "Well, I guess I should pack all of my stuff. We'll be getting to leave soon."

He nods. "I don't um, have any clothes. Other than what I wore at the institution."

I turn to him. "Don't worry. My fiancé has a ton of clothes he can't fit into anymore that I guarantee you can wear. We can go buy you some toiletries."

"Do I really need to go in a store?"

"Well, we can get you some sunglasses to wear, just in case. Let me run down to the gift shop." I say.

He nods.

I walk out to the hallway and see the gift shop in the main lobby.

Once I go in I see a rack of shirts, which are just solid colored ones. I grab him a blue one and then turn, seeing they have cotton pants.

I'm sure he's tired of white, so I get him a pair of black ones.

They also have shoes, but only slippers and sandals. It's chilly out, so I get him some slippers, just guessing on his size.

I grab a hat and a pair of sunglasses, then take it all up to the counter.

"Gee, you're buying a whole outfit!" The lady behind the counter says. She looks like a sweet old grandma.

I take out the appropriate cash. "Yes, it's for my friend. He doesn't have anything to wear home so I'm buying him something."

She smiles, writing out a receipt and taking the cash. "I can see you care about him very much."

I smile, grabbing the clothes. "I do. He's a great person."

"Well, I hope everything works out for you." She says.

I nod, turning and walking back out of the shop.

The nurses at the nurses desk are being questioned by police as I walk by to get to Norman's room.

"Here you go. I hope these clothes fit you. I just kind of guessed on sizes." I hand them to him.

He grins, taking them from me and walking into the bathroom.

After a few minutes he walks out in the clothes and I whistle, making him blush. "You look like a million bucks."

He smiles slyly, walking back over to the bed.

The doctor comes back in. "Well, Mr. Bates, you're good to go. We got the fax from your institution."

I give him a look and he stands up, going to shake the doctors hand.

The doctor leaves and Norman comes over to me, giving me a shaky hug.

"Thank you." He mumbles.

"You're welcome."

We grab all of our things, making our way to the door to go get a cab.

Once we arrive to the train station and I buy both of our tickets.

Norman, clad in the sunglasses I bought him, boards ahead of me, constantly looking from side to side.

I go after I buy the tickets, making my way over to where he is sitting.

"Are you ready to see where you're gonna be staying?" I ask.

He looks at me, and though I can't see his face I know he's nervous. "Your fiancé doesn't know I'm coming, does he? How is he gonna react to me?"

I sigh. "Honestly, I don't know. It'll be ok though. I promise."

He nods, leaning against the window.

The train starts and I lean over, laying my head on his shoulder, drifting off to make the ride go faster.

Short boring chapter, but I'll write more tomorrow!

I'm sorry you had a fight with your boyfriend! I hope you're ok now. :)

I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter. I agree with what you said on the murder scene. It was very hard to write. Ugh.

Anyway, I look forward to seeing your review!

also, I apologize if the format is weird. It's because I wrote this chapter on mobile.