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?”

I got it! Just hanging out and dancing with the gang.

of unease, but he

for its potent concoctions and lively tunes. It attracted a crowd looking to let

how Susanna stumbled upon this hidden gem. When Norah arrived, she found

and coldly said, “Susanna’s off the table

you be? What’s it to you if we have a little fun?” Susanna’s

the club’s vibrant lights, but Norah caught it and lowered her voice. “Have you

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

alcohol, seemingly eager to pour a drink for

condition? Offering her

scoffed. “We’re just having a good time with Susanna.

her friend!”

hadn’t lied. Susanna had only taken a few sips of alcohol, which

tension. “Susanna, aren’t

“Frieda Cruz, Ava Ellis, Jaime Hewitt, Bart Truman. All old classmates from high school.

So, they were Susanna’s classmates. Did they not

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

was just watching while they were drinking,”

“Sorry, it was my

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

freshly signed divorce certificate in her pocket. She

Susanna’s classmates, nor

lighten the mood by

skills, huh?

of sips to taste it. If

swirl of her glass, Norah offered some advice. “Alcohol isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

health allowed it,