Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 109:

After Norah let those words slip, she braced herself for the fallout, unsure how Derek and Madeline would take her words but feeling a surge of liberation nonetheless.

With a flicker of contemplation, Norah snapped a photo of a fragment of her divorce certificate, posted it on her socials, and tagged it with the cryptic caption, “Feeling good.”

A ping on her phone drew Norah’s attention, revealing Susanna’s approving like.

“Congratulations, Norah! Where are you? Do you want to hang out?”

Even through the digital screen, Norah sensed Susanna’s excitement and eagerness. “Sure thing, where are you?” she replied.

Another like popped up, this time from Gil.

“Good! Keep moving forward!”

Susanna sent Norah an address, and Norah hit the road. Meanwhile, Sean hovered over his phone, lingering on Norah’s post in his feed, his finger hovering over the like button. He wondered whether Norah had stumbled upon the note tucked in the jewelry box. He was desperate to find out her thoughts and reaction.

Now that Norah had posted her divorce certificate on social media, he wondered whether it signified something deeper. At that moment, Sean found himself oddly intrigued by his friend’s overseas exploits.

As a bit of a ladies’ man, his friend prided himself on reading between the lines when it came to women’s intentions.

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Sean commented on Norah’s post, “Congrats.”

Feeling it was too impersonal, he deleted it, then after a pause, he typed, “You’ll find out soon enough.”

Spotting Susanna’s comments under Norah’s post, Sean gave Susanna a ring and asked, “Where do you two plan to have fun?”

Music blared from Susanna’s end, her voice slightly muffled amidst the noise. “Hey, Sean! I’m at Coco Club, rounding up some friends for a little shindig. Oh, and I invited Norah too!”

“No heavy drinking, alright?”

hanging out and

couldn’t shake off a nagging feeling of unease, but he pushed it

known for its potent

had never set foot in this place before, wondering how Susanna stumbled upon this hidden gem. When Norah

intercepted the hand offering her alcohol and

be? What’s it to you if we have a little fun?” Susanna’s face lit up at Norah’s

Susanna’s cheeks, barely visible under the club’s vibrant lights, but Norah

“Just a few sips of a cocktail, nothing too strong. Just curious about its taste.” The scene at the table

Susanna held a glass of alcohol, seemingly eager

expression turned icy. “Don’t you know about Susanna’s health condition? Offering her alcohol? Are you trying to stir

She scoffed. “We’re just having a good time with Susanna. What’s the big deal? Who appointed you as Susanna’s

friend!” Norah retorted

had only taken a few sips of alcohol, which eased

“Susanna, aren’t you going to introduce this lovely

Ava Ellis, Jaime Hewitt, Bart

eyebrow. So, they were Susanna’s classmates. Did they not know about Susanna’s

idea to have a taste of alcohol. I only had a little, I swear!” Susanna smiled. “But them pouring

was just watching while they were

Norah quickly apologized. “Sorry, it was my mistake for

Susanna, we’ll let it slide. What can I get you

especially with the freshly signed divorce certificate

wasn’t familiar with Susanna’s classmates, nor

lighten the mood by

widened her eyes. “Norah, you’ve got some drinking skills, huh? You downed

couple of sips to taste it. If Sean

some advice. “Alcohol isn’t all it’s cracked

only my health allowed it, I’d