Norma had been tossing and turning a bit throughout the night and Alex kept waking up to her movements. He wondered if she had been having some nightmares again. He couldn't stay asleep knowing she was maybe in some sort of distress. He spoke to her during her cries in hopes she could hear his voice.

"Norma, it's okay." He held onto her tightly to try and comfort her.

She snuggled up into him and squeezed her hands onto his bare chest. He wiped the sweat that had been forming off her forehead and her strands of hair from her face. She suddenly opened her eyes, meeting them with Alex's.

"You're okay. I'm here." He told her not knowing for sure if she had been fully awake.

She stared into his eyes for a while before she spoke.

"Alex, I was having the worst nightmare." Her voice was full of sadness.

Alex's heart broke for her. He hated that Norma had these nightmares and her life has been nothing but hurt. She was the most perfect woman in his eyes, he didn't understand.

"It's okay, it wasn't real. Nobody is going to hurt you, baby. I won't let that happen." He tried his best to reassure her. He kissed her forehead. She closed her eyes taking in the feeling of content and safeness she felt from him. Sometimes when she woke up she isn't expecting anyone to be there. She had grown so very accustomed to waking up from one of her reacurring nightmares alone, she always had been alone, other than maybe Norman being with her of course. Norman, on the other hand, had never woken up. He just slept right on through while his mother had one of her bad nights, never opening an eye.

As Norma laid her head to rest on Alex's chest she tried to erase the images that were now stuck in her mind. Norman was there. Alex was there. It was like watching a horror movie in fast forward. She saw Alex at her kitchen table and Norman at the other end. She couldn't hear what they were saying, but could see their lips moving. Then all of the sudden it was like somebody skipped a scene and she could see Norman's body on top of Alex's on the floor of the kitchen stabbing him repeatedly with a knife, while pools of blood gathered around them. A single tear ran down her cheek and onto Alex's bare skin. She didn't want to tell him these details. She knew it wasn't real, but something still didn't feel right. Like maybe she was having a premonition of the future and her nightmare could become a true reality. No matter what Alex said to her, she still was so scared. She felt like a terrified child that needed their parents comfort and reassurance that everything was going to be alright. She didn't lie to Alex when she said she wasn't nervous about getting married, but what she didn't tell him was that she was nervous about her son finding out. She knew he was not around and she was safe for now, but these thoughts still would haunt her.

"Are you awake?" Alex whispered softly.

Norma flinched and sat up next to him.

"Hey, hey, it's okay. It's just me? Are you okay?" Alex asked.

"I don't know."

His eyes never left hers. She had looked frightened. He tightened his arms around her as she layed her head to rest again on his chest. Bringing his hand up onto the back of her head.

"Norma?" He said her name quietly. There was no answer, he looked down to her face to see her sound asleep again.

The next morning Norma had woken up earlier than usual. She saw Alex had still been sleeping and he didn't have to get up for a little while more, so she left him to sleep. She was downstairs now starting to cook some breakfast. She was trying to forget the terrifying nightmare she had the night before so she needed to keep herself busy and distracted.

Alex had woken up and took a shower. He grabbed a towel and wrapped it around him, stepping out of the shower. He was trying to get to the station a little earlier this morning because he knew Frederick was going to be stopping by. He got dressed and went downstairs. Walking to the kitchen he sees Norma setting two places full of eggs, bacon, pancakes and toast down onto the table, his plate alot more full than hers.

"Good morning." She looked up to him smiling.

"Goodmorning." He made his way over to her, grabbing her hand in his. He leaned in to kiss her. "How are you feeling?"

Norma was now pouring some orange juice into glasses. She didn't look up to him. "I'm fine. Don't worry about me."

"I always worry about you." He told her as she sat down to start eating her breakfast. "You are my soon to be wife. I think I'm allowed." He sat down across from her. "This looks delicious."

She smiled at him. "When exactly am I going to be your wife?" She asked as she started eating also.

"I can't tell you exactly." He snickered. He was excited to make her his wife.

"Hmm." She said in-between her bites.

"Don't worry, it's going to be soon. I just can't tell you exactly when."

She finished eating her last bite and got up from her chair, walking over to him. She ran her hand across his chest playing with his name tag on his shirt. She leaned into him and started to kiss his face, slowly making her way to his lips. Her tongue made her way into his mouth and she felt his collide with hers. His hands made their way down her back to her butt, gripping it gently in his hands. Norma slowly pulled her lips away from his, touching his face gently with her fingers.

"I can't wait to make you my wife." Alex told her.

"I can't wait to be your wife." She responded instantly.

Alex went to work and his friend had stopped by. The plans for the wedding were officially set in motion. He needed to get a hold of Emma to see how her side of the planning was going. He was sure Emma would do a good job. He spoke with her on the phone and let her know the day for next week the ceremony would be and a change of plans of the whereabouts it would take place.

"Do you think you can have everything ready for Monday?" Alex asked Emma through his cell phone.

"I am already just about done. Everything should be wonderful. I'm so excited for you guys! Does Norma know the day yet?" Emma asked.

"Not yet, I haven't told her. I wanted to make sure before I told her anything. She doesn't know a thing. But she is asking some questions so I know she's wondering. I just want it to be perfect for her, she deserves it."

"I am sure it's going to be. You two deserve to be happy and you are wonderful for each other." Emma sounded so happy for them. It made Romero smile.

"I can't thank you enough for all you've done, I owe you." He told her.

"You don't owe me anything!" She told him genuinely. "This makes me happy."

They both said their goodbyes and hung up their phones. Alex looked at his watch. 3:45. Almost time to head home. He never felt this happy to go home. Before Norma, he didn't care what time he left work. Now, all he thought about was getting done every day. She had given him life. He smiled to himself satisfied knowing he would be giving Norma something beautiful in just a few days. His happy thoughts were suddenly interrupted by remembering that he had been so caught up in planning this marriage he almost had forgotten about Rebecca. He needed to figure out what to do about Ms. Hamilton. After what she had already done to Norma, he couldn't risk anything else.