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

up, Sean couldn’t shake off a nagging feeling of unease,

Club, nestled in Glophia, was a quaint little joint known for its potent concoctions and lively tunes. It attracted a crowd looking to let loose

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

and coldly said,

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

you…” A slight blush adorned Susanna’s cheeks, barely visible under the club’s vibrant lights, but Norah caught it and lowered

about its taste.” The scene at the table buzzed with activity, four individuals gathered around: two men

beside Susanna held a glass of alcohol, seemingly eager to

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

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

friend!” Norah

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

male voice chimed in, breaking the tension. “Susanna, aren’t you going to introduce this lovely

began introducing everyone at the table. “Frieda Cruz, Ava Ellis, Jaime Hewitt, Bart Truman. All old classmates from high school. Everyone,

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

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

was just watching while

Norah quickly apologized. “Sorry, it was my mistake for jumping to conclusions. I

“Considering you’re worried about Susanna, we’ll let it slide. What can I get you

with the freshly signed divorce certificate in her pocket. She casually ordered a

Susanna’s classmates, nor did

to lighten the mood by starting with

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

of sips to taste it. If Sean caught her drinking more,

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

health allowed it, I’d