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?”

yeah, I got it! Just hanging out and dancing with

a nagging feeling of unease, but he pushed

known for its potent concoctions

hidden gem. When Norah arrived, she found herself being tended

the hand offering her alcohol and coldly said,

the drink looked miffed, firing back, “And who might you be? What’s it to you if we have a little fun?”

vibrant lights, but Norah caught it and lowered

its taste.” The scene at the table buzzed with

girl beside Susanna held a glass of alcohol, seemingly eager

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

of alcohol was named Frieda Cruz. She scoffed. “We’re just having a good time with Susanna.

her friend!” Norah

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

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

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

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

Norah,” Susanna said. “It was my idea to have a taste of alcohol. I only had a little, I swear!” Susanna smiled. “But them pouring drinks for you when

while they were drinking,” explained

had misunderstood the situation, Norah quickly apologized. “Sorry, it

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

decided to indulge a bit, especially with the freshly

Susanna’s classmates, nor did she care to

arrived, Norah decided to lighten the mood by starting with a

drinking skills, huh? You downed

always been restricted to just a couple of sips to taste it. If Sean caught her

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

it, I’d love to drink to my heart’s