Realistic or Modern The fireman and the policeman

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Chleo frowns and grips the door. “Norman please.” She says softly and finally looks at him. “I can’t do this. Please get help. Please let someone help you through this.” She says softly and cups his cheek.

 

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Norman let tears flow freely from his eyes as he stared down at her "I'm so sorry.." he whispered before he watched her get in the door and drive off

 

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Chleo gets in the car and drives to her parents place. She didn’t want to go to Max’s place with her budding relationship and she didn’t have the money for a hotel. She uses the spare key to get in and finds her parents in the kitchen cleaning up after dinner. “Hi.” She says softly and holds Dehlila close.

 

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Wendy frowned seeing her daughter and got up quickly going over to her "Sweetheart whats wrong?" She asked seeing the broken look in her eyes

 

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Chleo sniffles. “Me and Norman got into a fight. I left until he can get some help.” She whimpers and shakes. “I love him so much but he’s not the same.”

 

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Wendy frowned and hugged her close "Sweetheart what happened? What did he do?" She asked softly

 

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Chleo hugs her tightly, being careful of the little girl. “He got drunk and started screaming. Threw a remote at the wall by me.” She whispers. She sighs and sobs into his shoulder. “I don’t wanna lose him. This isn’t him.”

 

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Wendy nodded softly and let her husband take the baby from her "Let him calm down, you both need a very long talk." She whispered kissing the side of her head "Get some sleep okay?"

 

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Chleo nods a little and hands her dad the baby bag. She heads up to her old room and curls up on the bed. She tries to get sleep but it was very restless.

 

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-3 months-
Norman stood outside the house sighing heavily as he waited for her to show up. Chleo had finally agreed to see him again and he was very excited about it. He had been going to a therapist that was provided by the station and he was doing much better. He was still having some trouble opening up to others about work but he was definitely making better progress on it than he had before hand.

Max sat at her studio giving a soft sigh as she edited a few photos. Jeff had been very distant with her lately and she wondered if she had done something wrong. It had all been well until the topic of children came up on a date about a week ago when she had been telling him about how Chleo had brought Dehlila over for a visit and she had no idea how her sister could handle a child so well.

 

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Chleo pulls up to the house and sees him sitting outside. She bites her lip softly and gets out. She hadn’t brought Dehlila, too afraid of the turn this conversation could take. He said he was better, getting help, but the image of him screaming at her in that voice he never used and throwing the remote at her was stuck in her head. She sighs softly and heads up to him, taking a seat beside him. “Hey.” She murmurs softly.

Jeffery smiles as he hangs up the phone. He had been talking to Lyla his whole lunch break. He sighs softly and leans back in his chair. He didn’t know what to do anymore. He was hoping Dehlila would bring Max around to kids but she wasn’t and he was scared to introduce her to Lyla. He loved her so much and he didn’t want to lose her. It scared him to lose someone else.

 

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Norman looked at her and took a deep breath "Hey.." he whispered wanting so badly to take her into his arms and hold her close "How...how are you?" He asked quietly feeling a few tears get into his eyes and fall "God I have missed you."

Max bit her lip and pulled out her phone wanting to call him but she was worried he might be busy. She pressed call and waited for him to answer hoping this wasn't a bad time to talk to him

 

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Chleo frowns a little and moves closer after a bit of hesitation. She wipes his eyes gently. “I miss you too.” She admits and watches him with a soft sigh. “How’s therapy going?” She asks softly, ignoring his question. She wasn’t good at all.

 

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Jeffery heads his phone go off and picks it up when he sees Max’s name across the screen. “Hey.” He murmurs and leans agaisnt the counter in the firehouse kitchen. “Everything okay?”

 

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Norman gave a small sigh "Its a process, getting better as it goes." He said truthfully before he took her hand in his gently "Come in with me? We can sit down and I'll tell you everything." He says softly hoping she knew he was sincere in what he said.

Max smiled hearing his voice "Hey, yeah everything is fine. I just wanted to hear your voice." She admits giving a small laugh "Wanted to see how you were doing, you haven't called in the past couple of days."

 

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Chleo bites her lip softly and glances back at the house. She sighs softly and nods after a bit. She gets up with him and heads inside, sitting on the sofa. She holds his hand gently and rubs it softly.

Jeffery sighs softly and rubs his hand through his hair. “I’m sorry. I’ve just been busy.” He half lies. He had been pretty busy with Lyla and the station but he had also been avoiding her.

 

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Norman gave her a small smile before he made his way inside with her. He sat down giving her hand a soft squeeze before taking a deep breath "When Dehlila was born....the station had become rough for me. The nights, worrying about her and you, it was alot and when the promotion came I thought it would get better. That I wouldnt be as stressed, but it only got worse. I was seeing homicides daily, and all I could think was what if that was you or Dehlila there and it scared the living shit out of me, I still have nightmares about it. I never said anything because I didn't want you to worry. I wanted you to focus on her and not worry about me." He explained wiping his eyes "I am so sorry Chleo."

Max nodded giving a small frown "Oh okay, well I was thinking maybe we could get some dinner sometime soon? I can make your favorite and have a nice bath maybe?" she asked hopefully. She had missed him dearly.

 

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Chleo frowns as she listens to him and holds his hand tightly. She pulls him closer and hugs him tightly. She sighs and runs her fingers through his hair gently, just letting him get it out. “You can’t live like that baby.” She murmurs softly and watches him. “I’m sorry you were going though that.”

Jeffery bites his lip softly. “Yeah sure.” He murmurs softly and watches her. He runs his hand through his hair. “That sounds nice.” He admits.

 

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Norman nodded and whimpered softly "I know...and I put you through that. I am so sorry Chleo, you are the only person I need in my life." He whispered still crying "I love you more than anything Chleo, please believe I never wanted to hurt you."

Max smiled to herself "Good, you sound like you could use a good deep massage." She said happily.down the line

 

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Chleo sighs softly and looks at him. “I know.” She says softly. “You really scared me though.” She says softly. “I can’t go through that kind of relationship again Norman. Especially not when there’s a kid in the mix now.”

Jeffery smiles a little. “That sounds even better then the dinner.” He chuckles and sighs softly. “When are you free?” He asks softly.

 

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Norman nodded pulling away from her some "I know babe, and I promise this therapy has helped me so much. I won't let anything remotely like that happen again." He whispered pulling her closer to him so she could sit on his lap.

Max laughed softly and smiled more "I am free whenever my dear." She said happily looking over her calendar.

 

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Chleo lets him pull her into his lap and sighs softly. She lays her head on his shoulder and wraps her arms around him. “Maybe me and Dehlila can move back in, try getting back into things.” She says softly. “Unless you think you need more time.”

Jeffery bites his lip and glances down. “How about tonight?” He asks softly and kicks at the ground lightly.

 

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Norman shook his head some "No no, my therapist thinks that right now I'm more than ready to speak with you again and be around you. Its why I called." He explained cupping her face in his hands looking at her "But if you want to take things slow....and just maybe we can have dates to see eachother until you're ready, I'm okay with that too." He said softly meaning every word of it. He would do whatever he could to make her see and understand how sorry he was.

Max smiled widely and got excited "Yes tonight works!" She said a bit excitedly and quickly cursed herseld thinking it made her seem a bit desperate.

 

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Chleo nods a little and sighs. “Maybe dates would be a good start.” She murmurs softly. She really missed him and she really wanted to believe they could go back to how things were, but she was scared. Clark has been sweet in the beginning too. He had apologized so much when he first got mean and then he just snapped and she didn’t want that to happen with Norman. She caresses his cheek softly. “Wanna go see your daughter?” She asks softly.

Jeffery chuckles a little at her enthusiasm. “I’ll be by your place around seven.” He tells her and smiles. “Have a good day Max.” He murmurs soflty.

 

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Norman nodded excitedly and smiled widely "God more than anything babe." He said softly moving and kissing her cheek gently "My therapist said she could talk with you as well, and tell you about my progress." He murmured

Max smiled softly "See you at seven babe." She murmured "I love you." She said before hanging up and going back to work.