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?”

Just hanging out and dancing with the gang. I promise not to

a nagging feeling of unease,

quaint little joint known for its potent

had never set foot in this place before, wondering how Susanna stumbled upon this hidden gem. When Norah arrived, she found herself being tended to by two girls

hand offering her alcohol and coldly said,

girl holding the drink looked miffed, firing back, “And who might you be? What’s it to you if we

A slight blush adorned Susanna’s cheeks, barely visible under the club’s vibrant lights, but Norah

curious about its taste.”

girl beside Susanna held a glass of alcohol, seemingly eager

about Susanna’s health condition? Offering her alcohol? Are you

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

friend!”

a discreet glance at Susanna’s condition, Norah realized Susanna hadn’t lied. Susanna had only taken a

“Susanna, aren’t you going to

everyone at the table. “Frieda Cruz, Ava Ellis, Jaime Hewitt, Bart Truman. All old classmates

Susanna’s classmates. Did they not know about

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

was just watching while they were

had misunderstood the situation, Norah quickly apologized. “Sorry, it was my mistake for jumping to conclusions.

we’ll let

with the freshly signed divorce certificate in her pocket.

with Susanna’s classmates, nor

decided to lighten the mood by starting with

drinking skills, huh? You

couple of sips to taste it.

Norah offered some advice. “Alcohol isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Take it easy.

only my health allowed it, I’d love to drink