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"I. Am. So. Full," Mingus groaned while flopping on the couch beside me. I chuckled a little as Norman flopped on the other side. Both had hands placed over their stomachs like they were going to explode. "I think I need a nap," Norman said. I rolled my eyes.

"You just woke up from a nap not even three hours ago," I said. Norman chuckled and nudged me lightly. "I think you're trying to make us fat," he said. I rolled my eyes again. "Well, you both are really skinny," I said while poking both of them in the sides.

Mingus flinched away and I smirked a little. He was ticklish also, good to know. I looked up at the clock to see that it was a little past eight. I sighed and leaned into Norman a little. It was quiet between the three of us. Eye jumped up in my lap and curled up while softly purring.

Norman shifted a little so he could look at Mingus and I. "How about a movie?" he asked. We both nodded and Norman pushed me lightly towards Mingus. I jokingly flopped on him and he groaned while shoving me off. I chuckled and sat up waiting on Norman to pop in a movie.

He finally sat back down and wrapped an arm around me pulling me into him. I sighed and snuggled into his side. "So what movie did you pick out?" I asked. Norman looked down at me with a mischievous grin and I cocked an eyebrow at him.

"It's a scary movie. Another one that was sent to me," I groaned and buried my head in his chest. "You know I hate scary movies," I mumbled into his chest. He rubbed my arm a little before chuckling. "That's exactly the point," he said and I groaned again.

"Do you want me to have nightmares?" I asked him. He chuckled again and hit play on the remote. The screen went black and the movie started. I sighed and sunk into Norman's side more. Obviously I was not going to be winning this and I was going to have to watch it.

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The movie wasn't that bad. I actually found myself laughing at how dumb the movie. We were all sitting there watching the credits roll when Norman flipped on the lamp on the table beside him. He stretched and yawned a little. I knew all the food he ate made him tired.

I looked over to see Mingus curled into the side of the couch asleep. I smiled a little as I pushed some of his hair out of his face. Norman turned around after shutting off the TV. He turned around and noticed Mingus and sighed while running a hand through his hair.

"I am not carrying him to bed," Norman said. I chuckled and grabbed a throw pillow before chucking it at Mingus. He sat straight up and looked around with tired eyes. He glared over at me before sticking his tongue out. I chuckled as Mingus threw the pillow back at me.

"Come on, Boom time for bed," Mingus stood up and I sunk back into the cushions of the couch. I watched Norman wrap his arm around Mingus as they walked towards the hallway to go to his bedroom. Mingus stopped and turned around to look at me.

"Aren't you coming?" he asked. I looked up at Norman. I tried not to overstep my boundaries with the father-son time. Norman broke out in a huge smile and held out a hand towards me. I got off the couch and accepted Norman's hand as we walked into Mingus's room.

Mingus quickly crawled in bed and Norman knelt down beside the bed. I leaned against the wall beside his bed and listened to the two of them talk. I felt myself smiling and zoning out as I started thinking about this small family that I had been blessed with.

I know I would never be able to replace Helena nor would I want to but I definitely wasn't going to treat Mingus like shit either. He was a good kid and I could tell he was going to have a bright future ahead of him. I felt myself smiling and slight tears stinging my eyes.

"Mandy?" I heard Mingus ask. I quickly blinked away the tears and looked down at him. His eyebrows were pulled together and his eyes held concern. I sighed a little. "What's up, bud?" he held out his arms and I bent down and wrapped my arms around him squeezing him just a bit.

I pulled back and smiled at him while ruffling his hair a little. "Goodnight, Mingus," I said. He smiled a little. "Goodnight Mandy," he said in return. I looked down at Norman his face mirrored Mingus's. They both seemed concerned. I placed a hand on Norman's shoulder and squeezed it a little before walking out of Mingus's room.

I walked back into the living room and flopped on the couch. I rested my elbows on my knees and let my head fall in my hands. I heard Norman's light footsteps coming through the house and soon I felt the couch sink slightly beside me under Norman's weight.

He sighed a little and then I felt Norman's hand on my back. "Are you okay?" he asked. This time I sighed. I let my chin rest on my hands and I stared straight ahead. "Yeah I'm fine," I said. Norman rubbed my back a little and sighed again. I shifted a little to look at him.

Norman's hand moved to my hip and slipped under my shirt. His thumb started tracing circles on my tattoo. "Are you sure?" he asked. I bit my lip nervously and turned so I was fully looking at him. "Yeah," I sighed and shook my head. I didn't want to lie to him. "No."

Norman grabbed my legs and pulled them up on his lap. I let my arms rest on top of my legs and Norman sat his on top of mine. "Tell me, what's on your mind?" he asked. My hands moved nervously under his. Norman squeezed my hands a little and played with my fingers.

"You know you can tell me anything, right?" he asked. I nodded. "Yeah, I know. I just don't want to step on anyone's toes or make anyone mad," Norman stopped playing with my fingers and looked up at me. "You're not gonna make me mad. Please tell me what's going on."

I sighed as Norman's hand covered mine. I brought my free hand up and sat it on top of his. Norman smirked a little and brought his free hand up and covered mine. I smiled and looked up at him. "Now are you going to tell me?" he asked while rubbing his thumb across my knuckles.

I sighed and squeezed his hand a little. "I don't know. I guess I'm just scared," I whispered. Norman's thumb stopped rubbing my knuckles and I watched as his eyes turned soft. "Scared about what?" he asked. I sighed again and shifted comfortably.

"Everything," I said. Norman sighed. "Look, I'm a guy. You're gonna have to elaborate more," I couldn't help but chuckle at that. "I don't know. Scared of you, scared for you, scared of Helena, but mostly I'm scared for myself," I said my voice trailing off slightly.

Norman let out a deep breath. "Okay let's start from the beginning," I chuckled again. "Don't take that the wrong way. I just-I'm uh.....normal?" I questioned more than stated. Norman cocked an eyebrow at me. "And I'm not?" he asked slightly amused.

I sat up a little straighter. "No, God no, that's not what I meant. Jesus, I'm terrible with words," I sighed again trying to collect my thoughts. "What I meant was you're a cele- working actor and I'm just a girl trying to figure out life. You deserve someone like you," I said.

Norman scoffed a little. "Someone like me, could you imagine the girl version of me?" Norman asked. I felt myself chuckling again. "I would be worried," I said. Norman grinned a little. "Why does Helena scare you? Well never mind I should ask why do you let her scare you?"

I bit my lip nervously. "She's the mother of your child. I think she hates me. I've tried with her, I really have. I'm nice to her and she just shoots me glares. I don't think she trusts me with Mingus and that worries me because I want her to like me," I said.

Norman squeezed my hands. "Don't take it personally," I interrupted him. "No, I do take it personally. Please look at it from my perspective for a second. What if Helena started dating a guy and Mingus warmed up to him and they started hanging out? Wouldn't that bother you?"

Norman shook his head. "I get what you mean, but it wouldn't bother me. As long as he treated Mingus right and Mingus didn't start calling him dad I wouldn't have any problems with him. I know Helena can be tough sometimes, but she really means well," he said.

I nodded a little. "I know, I know. I just don't like it when people don't like me. Especially when they don't have a reason not to like me," Norman nodded like he understood. "Now the most important part, what are you scared about?" he asked me.

I sighed once more and hesitated with my words. Norman tugged on my hands lightly and pulled me into his lap. His arms went around my waist and I snuggled into his chest. "I'm so insecure," I whispered and Norman tightened his arms around me.

"You and me both," he whispered back. I sighed and breathed in his scent. "I'm just afraid of getting hurt or hurting someone else. You and Mingus have such a good life together and if anything happened between us it would affect him and I don't know how I feel about that. I'd feel terrible."

Norman rested his head on top of mine. "Nothing's going to happen between us, ya wanna know why?" he asked. I pulled back to look at him slightly. "Why?" I asked. Norman grinned down at me. "Because you care about Mingus and that means more to me than you will ever know."

I sighed contently and relaxed back into him. "Where did all that come from?" he asked me. I let my hands rest on his chest. "I don't know. I was just watching you and Mingus tonight, I guess I started thinking how much you two mean to each other and it got me worried."

"Worried about what?" he asked. I gripped his shirt lightly. "I don't want to come between you and Mingus. You two mean so much to me. I haven't cared about someone like this in such a long time and it kind of scares me. All my relationships have been like high school petty crap."

Norman chuckled a little. "Well it's not like I'm asking you to run off to Vegas with me and get hitched," he said. I could hear the teasing tone in his voice as I smacked his chest lightly. "I know, I just don't want to get in too deep," I felt Norman nod.

"Then let's just have fun, yeah? If one of us is uncomfortable with something then we tell each other, okay?" I leaned back to look at him. "So are we supposed to seal this with a kiss?" I asked him while biting my lip. Norman groaned a little before pressing his lips to mine.

This kiss was different than any of our other kisses. It was slow and sweet and meaningful. I felt Norman's hand go up to my hair and his fingers tangled in it. I slowly pulled back and rested my forehead on his. Norman kissed me lightly again and I sighed.

He pulled back and his fingers slowly untangled from my hair. My hands were hanging around his neck loosely. I could feel his hot breath against my face as I kept my eyes closed. "Stay with me tonight?" Norman asked softly. I bit my lip again but felt myself slowly nodding.

Norman stood up swiftly and I let out a small squeak as I quickly wrapped my legs around his waist. Norman chuckled as he walked back into his bedroom. He placed me lightly on the bed and I crawled up to the top. Norman stripped of everything except his boxers and crawled in beside me.

I sighed happily as I felt his arms slip around me and I let my head rest on his chest. Norman placed a kiss on my forehead and let his lips stay there. "Don't over think things. It will drive you insane," Norman whispered. I felt myself smile slightly. "Night babe."

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