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Chapter Thirteen

"I know where she is, Alex. I've known since the first day. I-I'm so sorry." Maggie apologized, knowing Alex was mad.
"Why didn't you tell me? I've been worried and I kept thinking she was dead!" Alex yelled, his voice cracking to the thought.
"I couldn't tell you! He would've killed her!" Maggie cried, tears coming to her eyes.
"Boys!" Alex yelled, ignoring Maggie's explanation.
Dylan and Norman ran to Alex and gave him a confused look.
"We're leaving," Alex stated, picking Norman up and grabbing Dylan's hand.
"Where are you going?" Maggie asked
"I'm dropping the boys off at the station and getting Norma back." Alex snapped
"I haven't even told you where she is yet!" Maggie yelled
"Then tell me so I can get her back!" Alex yelled back, turning around as he did.
"My house," Maggie whispered.
Alex glared at her. He was mad at Maggie but so relieved that Norma was alive.
"You're coming with me," Alex stated, walking out of the living room.
Maggie ran after him and they all left to the station.
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Norma spat in Sams' face causing him to laugh wickedly as he slapped her.
"I'm so tired of you!" Norma yelled like she used to when they were married.
"Tired of me?" Sam asked, rhetorically.
"I hate you! You're always drunk! Norman doesn't have a father now! You have no sympathy for me and I don't understand why!" Norma cried, her tears falling rapidly.
Sam slowly lost his smile and examined Norma's face. It was covered in bruises and cuts; her lip was bleeding as well as her cheek and eyebrow.
"Sam, I loved you. I thought you were different but you were like all the others. You ruined your relationship with both Dylan and Norman! You're evil!" Norma yelled, her face turning a light shade of pink due to her anger and sadness.
Sam looked as if he was about to cry; Norma was trying to hold back her fit of hiccups but she was broken and felt like she did before Sam was arrested.
Sam cupped Norma's face and wiped her tears away as they kept falling. He got closer to her face; their lips centimeters away from each other.
"Too bad I don't care anymore," Sam whispered, then pushing Norma on the bed.
"Tim!" Sam yelled.
Norma looked at Sam confused before she saw the man walk in. He was taller than Sam; he had bright green eyes, blonde hair, and was fit.
"Wow, I finally get to meet the beautiful, Norma Bates. I mean, with all the bruises and cuts it makes you look used and trashy right now." Tim laughed.
Norma held back her tears and words. She wasn't going to let this man get to her.
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Alex had dropped the kids off at the station, telling Regina to keep an eye on them as they sat in his office. Maggie and Alex had driven off to her house with two other police cars behind them.
All of them sped to the house and once there, Alex jumped out of the car and walked up to the house. He slowly opened the door and heard the cries of a woman and chattering of men.
Alex walked inside with three other police officers, their guns pointed at the men that sat in the kitchen.
"Put your hands on the table, and don't move." A police officer demanded.
Alex walked through the kitchen and followed the cries of Norma.
Once he found the room, he tried opening the door but of course, it was locked. So, Alex kicked the door open to find Norma curled up on the mattress with the one thin bedsheet covering everything but her head, arms, and legs.
Norma's head was now propped up so she could see who broke the door, and when she met the eyes of her lover, tears welled up in her eyes.
"Alex?" Norma asked, her voice barely audible.
Alex smiled and ran over to her, carefully wrapping her up in his arms as she started crying.
"I've missed you so much. You have no idea how much. I'm so sorry I couldn't have stopped this and protect you." Alex whispered, tears threatening to come out.
Norma sobbed in Alex's chest as her grip on his shirt tightened.
"I love you," Norma whispered between her cries.
It was the first time she had really said those words to him. It made him feel happy hearing it from her.
"I love you so much, Norma. You have no idea." Alex whispered, as he repeatedly kissed her forehead after his words.
Norma smiled and closed her eyes, feeling overwhelmed by all the happiness. She was going to live and going to get out of this hell hole.
"Alex, take me home. Please," Norma begged, as she looked up into his eyes.
Alex nodded as he stood up and moved away from Norma's touch. Norma watched as he slowly and cautiously picked her up; keeping the blanket wrapped up around her body.
Norma wrapped her arms around Alex's neck, laying her head on his shoulder, and closing her eyes.
Alex walked outside of the house and to his SUV, putting Norma in the back so she could lay down and rest.
As Alex drove back, he constantly removed his eyes from the road and looked at Norma as she slept. Relief was always brought to him when he knew she was with him.
Other than Norma sleeping, the tension between Maggie and Alex was to the max. Alex was still mad at her for keeping a secret that big from him; it was normal for him to be mad.
Alex had driven to the hospital instead of the house, only to make sure Norma was okay.
He got out and picked Norma up, then meeting the nurses that came running out of the hospital that saw him carrying her.
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Her vision was fuzzy and all sounds sounded far away to her. She was finally gaining her consciousness back after hours of sleep.
When everything was in focus and she could hear right, she saw Alex laying his head at the end of the bed while he slept. Norma smiled softly as she admired how peaceful he looked.  She truly was in love with this man.
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