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?”

out and dancing with the gang. I

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

little joint known for its potent concoctions and lively

how Susanna stumbled upon this hidden gem.

her alcohol and coldly said,

it to you if we have a little fun?” Susanna’s face lit

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

its taste.” The scene at the table

of alcohol, seemingly

you know about Susanna’s health condition? Offering her alcohol? Are you trying to stir up

Cruz. She scoffed. “We’re just having a good time with Susanna. What’s the big

friend!” Norah retorted

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

breaking the tension. “Susanna, aren’t you going to

table. “Frieda Cruz, Ava Ellis, Jaime Hewitt,

were Susanna’s classmates. Did they

alcohol. I only

while they were drinking,” explained

situation, Norah quickly apologized. “Sorry, it was my

let it slide. What can I get you to

the freshly signed divorce certificate in her pocket.

wasn’t familiar with Susanna’s classmates, nor did

Norah decided to lighten the

eyes. “Norah, you’ve got some drinking skills, huh? You downed that whole bottle in

a couple of sips to taste it. If

her glass, Norah offered some advice. “Alcohol isn’t

only my health allowed it, I’d