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I woke up the next morning to the phone ringing. "Hello?" I answered the sleep still heavy in my voice. "Did I wake you? Damn it," I chuckled. "It's okay, Stace. I need to get up anyway," I said. I heard her sigh. "My flight leaves tonight at six. I have a layover in Atlanta for an hour. It says as long as the flight is on time I should be there at two in the morning your time."

I groaned. "Why did I book your flight for that time?" I grumbled. She chuckled. "Because you love me and you know I don't like getting up early," I sighed. "Yeah yeah whatever. I'm just happy you'll be here for a bit," I said. I heard her squeal. "I'm so excited to see New York!"

"Oh yeah, just ignore the best friend who bought you the plane ticket and only care about where she lives," she chuckled. "I'm sorry, but I've always wanted to go to New York and now I get too!" she exclaimed. I looked over at my alarm clock and noticed it was 11.

That means it was eight her time. "You know, you have too much energy for this early in the morning," I yawned and sat up in my bed. I looked around me room and noticed a small bouquet of flowers sitting on my desk. I got out of bed and still listened to Stacey ramble on.

My house key was sitting next to the vase that the flowers were in and there was a card. I picked it up. 'You really need to watch your house key. It's easy to take. And did you know you're a very heavy sleeper? Xx P.S. see you at 6!" I chuckled, only Norman.

"What's so funny?" I heard Stacey ask. I had kind of forgotten that she was on the phone. I lightly touched one of the flowers. "Sorry Stacey, got a little distracted. I woke up to a little surprise," I said. Stacey chuckled. "What kind of surprise?" she asked me.

I walked into my bathroom and flipped on the light. "Norman stole my house key...again," I said. "Again? He's done it more than once?" she asked I could hear the amusement in her voice. I ran a hand through my hair. "A couple times actually," I said.

"That's cute," Stacey said. I pulled out a fresh towel. "I guess, I woke up to flowers and a note this morning. That's why I was distracted," I said. Stacey squealed again. "That is so cute!" she said. I chuckled. She was such a fan girl. I sighed again.

I hopped up on the bathroom counter. "So, I was thinking about calling Morgan to see if she could come here for a bit too. Kind of like a little reunion between the three of us. What do you think?" I asked her. I heard a door shut on her end before she answered.

"That would be cool!" she said. I smiled a little. "Good, I'll text her after I get off the phone with you. I don't know what I'm doing. I don't think I can handle two Norman fan girls in my house at the same time," Stacey chuckled. "We're gonna drive you insane!"

I rolled my eyes. "I'm screwed," I sighed again. "Well Stace, I'm gonna shower, I'll see you soon!" I said. Stacey squealed one more time. "Bye!" she said. I hung up and quickly texted Morgan. "I know this is last minute, but Stacey is coming to visit. You should come too!"

I quickly hit send and jumped into the shower. I let the shower relax my muscles. The water had started going cool by the time I had finished my shower. I jumped out and wrapped myself in a big fluffy towel. I picked up my phone and noticed I had a text from Morgan.

"It is last minute. I have work and school but I'll see what I can do!" I quickly replied and then went to get dressed. After getting dressed I took a picture of my flowers and opened a new text to Norman. "You have GOT to stop stealing my key! :P and I know I'm a heavy sleeper! ;) But I love the flowers! They're beautiful! Thanks! :)"

I started doing my hair when I got a text back from Norman. He sent a photo of himself on the phone "You're welcome, beautiful! See you later. Xx" I had finished my hair at this point and was now working on my makeup.

My phone beeped again and I looked at it. "I've talked to my boss and I can't get days off that quickly! Damn! Maybe another time," Morgan texted. I felt myself frown. "Damn it! Well Stacey and I are planning for something in the summer too! So maybe you can join us then!!"

I looked over at the clock and it was now three in the afternoon. I had no clue how it had gotten that late that fast. I quickly went and ate something before flopping down on the couch. I had three hours to kill before going over to Norman's. I ran a hand through my hair.

I decided to flip through the channels on the TV to see if there was anything interesting on. I was flipping pretty quickly when something caught my eye. I quickly backed up a couple channels before turning up the volume to listen to what was on.

"Look at it all gnawed on by the filthy, disease bearing, motherless, poxy bastard," I leaned in a little more. Norman was on my screen, well more of his character but wow. I was mesmerized by his acting and he didn't look halfway bad being a dirty redneck. Actually he looked pretty damn fine.

I had gotten so caught up in the show that I had totally lost track of the time and by the time I had finished watching a couple more episodes it was a little after six. I quickly jumped up and grabbed my keys and phone. I locked my door even though I was only going a couple doors down.

I slid my keys in my pocket and skipped a couple doors down. I knocked on the door and waited for Norman to open the door. Soon I heard him walking through his apartment. I heard him messing with a couple latches on the door before it finally opened.

Norman was standing there in jeans and a tight fitting black shirt. Damn, I think I was drooling. Norman smirked at me and pulled me into his apartment. His sunglasses were already off which made me smile. Norman shut the door behind me.

He was silent and I couldn't help but giggle a little. I placed one of my hands gently on his cheek and ran my hand under his eye. He smiled slightly and I watched as his eyes sparkled. I was suddenly pushed again the wall and my breath was knocked out of me.

I closed my eyes as I felt Norman become very close to me. He wrapped his arms around my waist and pressed me into him. I moaned as his hands moved up and down my back. "Tease," I groaned as he kissed my neck. He chuckled against my skin and then I felt his familiar lips against mine.

I groaned as Norman pressed me into him more. Then he pulled back. "You are such a tease," I breathed without bothering to open my eyes. I felt him push my jacket off my shoulders. I opened my eyes to see him not even a few inches from me.

I sighed as I rested against the wall. He had an evil smirk on his face. His fingers found my hips again and pulled me into him. I wrapped my arms around his neck and we stayed there. His smirk turned into a smile as he bent down to kiss me again.

I relaxed into the kiss as my fingers found his hair and I tugged on it lightly. Norman pulled me off the wall and walked us over to his couch without breaking the kiss. He fell back on the couch with me falling on his lap. His hands ran up under my shirt and I shivered from his touch.

My hands ran down his chest as my fingers found the hem of his shirt and I tugged it a little. He pulled back as I lifted the shirt over his head and he took the opportunity to take off mine. I shivered as I felt the cool air hit my skin. Norman smirked as he watched goose bumps appear.

He traced the tattoo on my side and I watched as he stared at it intently. I had no clue what was so intriguing about my tattoo. Norman bent down and kissed my side where the tattoo started. I felt my breath catch as he kissed his way up before making it back to my lips.

His tongue ran across my bottom lip begging for entrance but I decided to tease him a bit. He growled and his hands made their way up my side causing me to flinch back. "What's wrong?" Norman asked slightly out of breath. I shook my head.

"I'm ticklish there," I said. Norman cracked a smile and his hands crept towards me again and I smacked them away. "Don't even think about it," I told him. He mouth formed into an evil smirk again before he flipped me over and my back hit the couch.

Norman pinned both of my wrists with one of his hands. "So you're ticklish on your sides, huh?" he said while looked down at me with an evil grin on his face. I bit my lip. "Don't you even think about it," I said. Norman chuckled and poked my side. I squirmed underneath him.

He chuckled a little more. "If you tickle me, I am not responsible for your injuries," I said. Norman smiled a little before taking his hand and running it lightly across my stomach. I would squirm every time he would touch one of my sides. Norman was grinning ear to ear at this point.

His hand stopped on my stomach as he looked down at me. I felt my heart pounding against my chest and my breath was coming fast. Norman slowly released my wrists and his now free hand caressed my cheek. I smiled a little before Norman bent down.

He kissed my stomach before running his tongue across my stomach and up towards my chest. I moaned as my hips arched and my hands found his hair. He wasn't messing around anymore. His lips found mine again and the kiss was very dominant.

He parted my lips with his own and his tongue snaked in. One of his hands found my hip while the other ran up the back of my leg and rested just below my butt. I moaned as our tongues fought for dominance until I finally let him win and he smirked a little.

My hands ran down his back and I dug my nails in a little as his bit on my bottom lip causing both of us to moan. Norman left my lips and started trailing kisses down my jaw line. He made his way to my neck and sucked on my skin before making his way to my collar bone.

I gasped as he bit down a little and he chuckled against my skin before biting down again. Norman pulled back abruptly. His eyes were sparkling and had turned a little darker, lust. It had filled his eyes. Norman stood up from the couch and pulled me with him towards his bedroom.

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I heard the annoying beeping noise of my alarm going off and I rolled over to shut it off. I yawned as I sat up. I looked over to see Norman lying beside me. His arms were around my waist and when I moved he tightened his grip. He was asleep but he knew if I was leaving.

I slowly pulled his arms from around me. I watched as he hugged a pillow and started snoring. I chuckled as I made my way to the bathroom. I flipped on the light and looked in the mirror. My neck and collar bone felt hot and they were kind of sore.

I pulled back my shirt to see the familiar red purplish marks on my skin. Great, I'm going to have to cover that up before I get Stacey. I ran a hand through my hair and pulled it into a messy bun. I turned on the water and bent down to splash water on my face.

When I rose back up I jumped seeing Norman in the mirror. He put on a sleepy smile. I turned around to face him and he automatically wrapped his arms around me. "Where are you going?" he asked the sleep still thick in his voice. My eyes wandered his body.

He was still shirtless, damn it and now just in his boxers. I peeled my eyes away from his chest and looked up at him. I saw the smirk on his face. "I have to go pick up Stacey from the airport," I said. Norman bent down and started kissing my neck again.

"Do you have to go?" he asked against my skin. I sighed and pushed him away lightly knowing if I didn't I wouldn't be able to stop myself. "I can't leave her there. I have to go get her," Norman groaned and flipped off the bathroom light before walking into the living room.

I grabbed my jacket and slid it on. Norman grabbed the hem of my shirt and pulled me towards him. "Is that my shirt?" he asked. I chuckled. "You may or may not get it back," I said. Norman bent down and kissed me. "It looks sexy on you," he mumbled against my lips.

I kissed him quickly again before opening the door. "See you tomorrow?" Norman questioned me while leaning on the door. Lucky for him everyone was asleep and wouldn't see him walking around like this though I doubt he cared. I nodded and kissed him one more time. "Yeah, see you tomorrow," I said. Norman smiled. "See ya later, babe."

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The drive to the airport was a quick one. For a city that never slept there seemed to not be much traffic at night. I yawned as I turned on the stereo to keep me awake. I knew right after I picked up Stacey we would both head to my apartment and crash in the bed.

I pulled into a parking spot and got out of the car. I looked at the time to see I had about 15 minutes before Stacey's plane arrived. I knew by the time I got through security I would be reaching the plane to her gate right as she was getting off. I walked in and walked through to security.

After rushing through security I ran to the gate. Even though I was tired I was now excited because I could see the plane landing. I arrived just in time to see them start letting people off. I stood on my tiptoes trying to spot Stacey amongst the group.

I heard a squeal and I instantly knew it was her. Soon I was attacked in a hug. "Stacey!" I exclaimed after she pulled back. "Mandy!" she exclaimed in return. I looped my arm through hers and we went to baggage claim to get her luggage. We quickly grabbed her bags and went to my car.

After we climbed in she squealed again. "This is so exciting!" she said. I chuckled as I started driving back towards the big city. Stacey had her face glued to the window and I couldn't help but laugh at her. Even though she looked extremely tired she still had a childlike look on her face.

I could see the lights and I felt a grin on my face. I crossed over the bridge and I listened to Stacey squeal again. "Welcome to New York, Stace," she pressed her nose against the window watching everything go by. I arrived to my apartment in no time. I'm started to like New York at night.

We climbed out after parking and I helped Stacey with her bags. I walked in and decided to check my mail seeing as we were already in the lobby. I looked over at Stacey to see her with a smile on her face. I could see in her eyes she was tired though.

We got in the elevator and after a short ride we had arrived at my apartment. I was a little confused to see a note taped to my door. It was 3:30 in the freaking morning. Who would leave a note on my door this early in the morning? Wait, Norman.

I pulled the note off my door and opened it. "Forgetting something?" it read. Stacey was peering over my shoulder. "Who's that?" she asked. I rolled my eyes and dropped my bags and pulled out my keys. I looked through my ring to find my house key missing. I knew it.

"Stay here," I told her while walking a couple doors down. I knocked on the door not caring who heard. Norman opened the door wearing plaid pajama pants and a t-shirt. He had a smirk on his face as he crossed his arms. I held out my hand with an amused look on my face.

He chuckled and held out my key. I went to grab it put he pulled it up dangling it over my head. I glared at him and crossed my arm. "Are we going to make a habit out of this?" I asked him. He smiled before lowering his arm and holding out my key.

"Maybe," he said while stretching out the word. I rolled my eyes. "I'm thinking about just giving you a copy," I said. He chuckled. "That could work. Unless you want me to keep stealing yours," he said. I rolled my eyes again. "Of course it would and of course you will."

Norman chuckled again and I grabbed my key. I went to walk away when he pulled me back. "Stacey's waiting," I said. Norman poked his head out his door and looked down the hall to see Stacey leaning against the wall facing us. Norman waved at her and I saw a smile form.

"Do you understand what you just did to her? She'll probably have a heart attack now and I'll never hear the end of this," I said. Norman smirked a little. "Fine, I'll let you go," he said. I smiled and went to walk away again when he pulled me back again.

"Are we going to make a habit out of this too?" I asked him. Norman reached up and caressed my cheek. Great, it's like four in the morning and he was going to make my hormones go nuts. He smirked a little. He bent down and kissed me lightly.

"You couldn't leave without a goodnight kiss," he said when he pulled back. I chuckled a little. "It's actually like a good morning kiss," I said. Norman bent down and kissed me again. "You got two. So there's a good morning and goodnight kiss."

I felt a smile form on my face.

"You are such a dork," I said. Norman ran a hand through his hair. "Yeah, but that's why you like me," he said. I rolled my eyes. "I seriously have to go now. Before Stacey beats me with her suitcase," I said. I watched a smirk dance across his face before he chuckled.

"Alright, good....er see you later today, beautiful," he said. I kissed him one more time before heading back down the hall. "Sorry about that," I said as I approached Stacey. She was frozen. "Stace," I said while snapping my fingers in front of her face.

She shook her head a little before looking over at me. "Sorry.... He's just ugh," I chuckled and opened my door. Stacey and I walked inside. She let out a low whistle while taking the place in. "This is nice," she said. I chuckled. "Yeah I like it," I said.

We walked down the hall to my room. "I haven't really gotten the guest bedroom set up so I hope you don't mind sleeping in my room," Stacey shrugged. "Girl it wouldn't be the first time. We've had countless sleepovers together," she said. I flipped on the light.

Stacey looked around my room. "This place is so cool," she said while sitting her suitcases down. I smiled. "Yeah, it's pretty cool. I like it here," I said. Stacey quickly darted into my bathroom to change clothes. She came back out and practically collapsed in my bed.

"Your bed feels amazing right now," she mumbled into a pillow. I flipped off the light and the moonlight lit the room. I crawled into the bed beside her and she turned to face me. "Thanks again. The best birthday present ever," she said. I smiled. "You're welcome," she yawned after that.

"Get some sleep. We have things to do tomorrow," I said. Stacey grinned from ear to ear. "Like meet Norman?" she asked. I couldn't help but laugh out loud at that one. She was definitely the ultimate fan girl. "Yes, Stacey, like meet Norman," she squealed. "Goodnight," she said while rolling over causing me to laugh again.

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