Based from the events of 4x02 - after escorting Norman to Pineview, Alex has a strong urge to go back to check on Norma. So, once again, he is drawn back to the Bates house. With Norma now having to live alone and cope with the burden of her son being taken away from her, she finds unexpected comfort in the closed off stoic Sheriff that is Alex Romero. (a collaboration between @carbonellromero and @farmigabates on twitter. Each break between each character is defined with an "-" mark, which means both writers)

Nina Irving has led a pretty lonely life. Her Mom left her when she was 5 years old, leaving her to be raised by her drug dealer of a father. She'd always had lots of friends, but she had never really trusted anyone before. That is until the day that she went to the Bates Motel, to welcome the new owners. The moment that the door opened, her whole life changed forever. The Bates family bring things into Nina's life that she had never experienced before. Trust, friendship and even death. But most importantly, they bring love.

Sheriff Romero starts to develop feelings for Norma Bates whom he has been drawn to since they met 3 years ago. Their evolving friendship starts to compromise when he finds out she has been lying to him.

While having to deal with killing Bob Paris, Alex also gets roped into helping Norma protect Norman. Starting to realise the extent of his investment in her happiness and her safety, will someone from his past help him decide to act on his feelings? Or will he continue convincing himself that she's nothing but a burden on him?

A Normero Fanfic. Events in this story happen about the finale of season 3. In order to do this story justice I enlisted the help of my dear friend and superior writer Aprivatetrap. She's an amazing writer and has taken on the task of writing what i had envisioned for this story! Thanks for you're patients and Enjoy!

Picks up after the Season 3 finale of Bates Motel. Norma and Alex's relationship continues to develop.