"I'm going to head back to the station and deal with getting your car squared away. I'll be back as soon as I can. Are you sure you're going to be alright?" Alex asked her as he pulled up into the motel driveway.
"I'll be fine. Try not to take too long?" She looked at him gripping his hand tight.
"I'll be back soon." He got out of the truck to let her out. They kissed each other and Norma headed up the stairs.
Alex pulled his truck up to Rebecca's place. He turned off the key to the engine and sat there for a second. He saw her car parked out front so he knew she was home. He got out and went up to the door and knocked.
She opened the door smiling at him. "Alex, what are you doing here? Oh let me guess your new little girlfriend told you I saw her at the grocery store?"
"What kind of game are you playing here, Rebecca??"
"What? Game??? I ran into her at the store, you think I did that on purpose?"
"I know what you're doing. Don't pretend you don't know whats going on." he told her. He knew she was playing games.
"I don't know what your talking about." She rolled her eyes.
"Leave Norma alone. I don't know what it is that you want from me, but leave her out of it." He told her.
"I don't know what you're accusing me of here but I didn't do anything to her. She happened to be at the store at the same time as me. Kill me!"
"Okay - somebody slashed her tires at that store. Your going to tell me you had nothing to do with that?"
She looked blankly at him. "You think I slashed her tires?" Her eyes widened.
"If I find out that you did do it, and I will find out - you're going to pay." He stared at her for a moment to try and read her. Usually he was good at this, but he really couldn't tell if she was telling the truth or not. He then turned around and headed back to his truck.
"Alex." She called his name.
He ignored her and kept walking.
A little while went by while Norma cleaned the house a bit to pass the time. She was now in the kitchen preparing dinner. She was starting to have second thoughts about their marriage plans for tomorrow. She didn't want to tell Alex though. Maybe she was just being dramatic. This isn't a big deal right?
She finished cutting up her vegetables and places her dinner in the oven. She then heard the front door close.
"Norma?" Alex called out as he made his way through to the kitchen.
"Hi." She walked to him and kissed him on the lips.
He kissed her back. "Everything okay?"
"Yeah. I just put dinner in the oven. Did you find out anything?" She questioned him.
"Not yet, I'm working on it. You might be without a car for a few days. After they inspect the car I'm going to have it at the shop for new tires. I'm going to find out who did this I promise."
She let out a sigh. "I've been thinking..." She started.
"You want to wait." He finished for her.
"Tomorrow? Yeah. Is that okay with you?" A look of panic on her face.
"I was thinking the same thing, and not only because of what happened today. I think you deserve more than what we had planned."
She gave him a half smile. "I'm sorry."
He placed a hand on her face. "Don't be sorry. It's not your fault. I was thinking about this before this even happened, I want to give you more than just going to City Hall to get married. You deserve more than that."
"Oh Alex. I love you. I don't know how I never realized it before. I'm sorry...for the way I treated you..."
He stopped her. He grabbed her face into his hands looking into her eyes. "You don't have to be sorry for anything. I love you too. I want nothing more than to make everything better for you, I know I can't take away any of the damage that has already been done, but I will spend my days trying."
Her eyes started to fill with tears and starting to fall down her cheeks.
He wiped her tears from her face and kissed her on the forehead. "I'm going to go take a shower. I'll be right down."
She smiled at him. "Okay. I'm going to set the table for dinner."
Alex went upstairs and started to undress. He took his phone from his pocket and placed it on the dresser. He was hoping to hear something about Norma's car...so he wanted to keep it close by.
He finished up his shower and grabbed a pair of pajama pants and put them on. He heads back down stairs to find Norma standing at the counter holding her hand wrapped in a towel. He walked faster to get to her. "What happened?"
"I was washing the dishes and I cut my hand with the knife by accident. I don't know where my mind is. It's not bad, its fine. Can you just grab the first aid kit from underneath the bathroom sink?"
He ran back up the stairs to grab the kit and came back to her. He unwrapped the towel from her hand and sat her down to the kitchen chair. "It's not too bad." He grabbed some peroxide and started to clean it. He wrapped it up with a bandage. "I'll finish those." He pointed to the rest of the dishes in the sink.
She smiled. "Thanks." She was trying to be strong but Alex could see the worry in her face. She tries to cover it so much...but he can see right through it.
"Everything's going to be okay." He would protect her from anything or anyone. She was the most important thing in the world to him.
"I'm scared, Alex. Somebody wants to kill me or something, I don't even know who it is. I don't know if it was that Rebecca person...but now we're not getting married..."
"We are getting married. Just not tomorrow. I promise you. Your going to be my wife." He smiled at her. He hated seeing her upset like this. She got up from her chair and wrapped her arms around him. He held her close to him, kissing the top of her head. "I'm going to keep you safe." He whispered into her ear.
She pulled away to kiss him on the lips then they slowly separated. "I think dinner is ready." She looked up into his eyes.
"I guess we better eat then," he ran his finger across her lips.
She got up to get the food from the oven but Alex grabbed her hand and sat her back down. "I'll get it. Sit down. How's your hand feeling?". He asked as he opened the oven to grab the dish.
"It's fine. Thank you for taking care of me. I'm not used to anybody taking care of me like you do..."
"Well you better get used to it." He set the food on the table. "This looks amazing."
I'm sorry I took so long for this chapter and it's not that long... Seems I got busier than normal lately. I work full time and have a 9 year old girl and a 3 year old boy. :) My time to write is usually at night when everyone goes to bed and I actually have time for myself. If anybody has any ideas for this story I would love to hear them. So let me know! I know it's not much happening but hope you like it anyway. Thanks guys!!
