Hey everyone! Finally out of school and ready to start a very lazy summer. That means more chapters! And I'll be starting a new fictional story on Wattpad very soon, it doesn't have anything to do with Bates Motel, it just came to me out of plain inspiration and I knew I had to publish it. So I'll leave a link to that in the next author's note at the beginning of Chapter 45 once it comes out and I've polished the final draft. Anyway, I hope everyone likes this new chapter! - MJ123 :)

Alex was just about to leave his office when his cell rang and Norma's caller ID appeared. He could admit that even though he harbored some hefty resentment towards her, it was relieving to see her name after a long day at work.

He flipped the phone open and cleared his throat, "Hey, how's your night been?".

The moment Alex heard her sigh, he feared the worst, "It's been alright. But I'm really stressed out."

"Steven come back yet?" He knew if that guy didn't make an appearance by the time he pulled into the motel parking lot, he would launch a full throttle search to find him.

"No." Her heart started to race, she knew Alex was going to be mad.

"That's it, Norma. This is ridiculous. I'm going to call some of my best investigators out and-"

"Alex, Alex...Honey, calm down. There have been some new developments in the situation. I'll tell you everything, okay? Just come to the motel, Room 11, and we'll talk," she explained, her voice staying serene in order to make him relax.

He huffed and started towards his SUV, "This better be one hell of a conversation."

"It will, don't you worry."

X

Within the 15 minutes she had to get everything prepared, Norma had managed to pull it off. She lit candles, pulled the sheets down, and changed herself into a nice nightie she had on hand. This was a new approach to get Alex to listen to her, she wanted to know that accepting two new people into her home came from a gesture of love and not impulse.

The minute she heard his car door shut, she positioned herself on his bed, poising the covers in effort to look as seductive as humanly possible.

Alex couldn't believe his eyes when he entered the room, Norma was poised, sexy, and absolutely beautiful. But that wasn't what this was supposed to be about. He had to change the flow of the room and fast before he let arousal take him over.

He paced to the bed, dropping his work stuff on the way over, he opened his mouth to speak but before any words came out Norma shushed him lightly, placing her hands on his chest.

"Don't speak...don't say anything," she whispered seductively, leaning in to kiss his neck, her body pressed to his in the best way possible. She could feel her treatment working, as something hard fished against her inner thigh, but got nervous when Alex's hands stayed directly at his sides.

"Norma-"

"Shhh..." she began, kissing lower on his neck while unbuttoning the top notches on his shirt.

Once her hands moved to his belt, she looked up at him, her lip caught in between her teeth and her eyes glimmering in the dim lit room. "You wanna have a baby?" she asked, her tone gentle and innocent.

His heart stopped the moment she asked, all arousal sank out of his body as he pulled away, a tiny glare in his eyes, "Are you fucking with me?" he asked, reaching down to re-do his belt.

She sighed and placed a hand to her head, "No, Alex. I didn't mean you getting me pregnant, I meant me taking one in..." her body fell back on the bed, watching his conflicting emotions.

"You agreed to take Steven's kid in?" he asked in bewilderment and disbelief.

"Ella is not a kid, Alex. She's a baby. And her mother came by today to tell me everything," she began, moving to perch on the side of the weak mattress.

"Her mother is here?" he questioned, his head perking up to meet her eyes, "Well that's good right, she can go back home I assume?".

"No, it's not that easy. Her mother is young, she's still trying to get her life on track. I knew her when I was living in Arizona. She claimed Steven stalked her and got her pregnant due to some stupid one night stand. He came to White Pine to try and get me back in some kind of relationship. Anyway, Katie, Ella's mother, wants to finish up school and get some kind of writing job. I offered her to stay here so I could watch the baby while she worked."

Alex moved and sat next to her, a hand coming up to rest on her leg, "Norma...I understand you were trying to do something good. I get that completely. You are a good person...that's why I fell for you. But this is incompletely thought out. I mean...how is her mother even supposed to finish school if she lives in Arizona?".

"Well, she'd just transfer to somewhere close by. There's a nice college up in Portland that would probably take her in no time," she defended, her hand moving to rest on Alex's.

"And you want this? You wanna raise a baby part time? What happens if Steven comes back?" he asked, Alex was always one to think something out completely before agreeing, it was one step to avoiding impulsive behaviors.

"Yes! Of course I want to raise her. She's my niece and she's a really good baby. I like being a mother anyhow. And if Steven tries to come back, it wouldn't matter. No way in hell that baby would be given to him. Katie would get full custody, I mean Steven did abandon her."

After a few moments, he nodded and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, "Okay. If this is what you wanna do then I'll support you because I love you. I'll help you if you need it."

"Oh Alex, I would never ask that of you, I mean...I know babies aren't you're thing anyway..." she said, rambling off, her eyes shifting down at the carpet.

"It's fine. She's kinda cute anyway," he smiled, pulling her closer to him.

She turned her head to kiss his cheek, "I love you."

"I love you too, Norma," he said, his hand coming behind her head to rest in her soft blonde locks.

"Now, I do have one very important question to ask you and I don't want you to feel pressured into it because I would never do anything to push you," she started, her hand wrapping his his.

"Ask away."

"Would you like to move in?" she asked, a small smile stretching across her already satisfied lips.

"Hold on..." he began, holding a hand up, a smirk on his mouth, "Dylan, Norman, Katie, Ella, you, and me? It would be like the goddamned Brady Bunch."

She chuckled at that, "Yeah, but I've always wanted a big family anyway. I always had the feeling I'd be more secure with a lot of people around. Especially you, you always make me feel protected."

"Well, I am a cop. The best in the town actually. That's probably why I got the role as sher-"

"Shut up, stop being an arrogant asshole," she joked, a smile 10 miles wide on her face, "Is that a yes?".

He nodded and flipped her over to lie on the bed, his weight resting on top of her, "You bet."

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