Nora woke up, sunshine made her feel refreshed but also awake, while having a mental argument whether or not to draw her curtains, she finally got up to draw her curtains, deciding to sleep in when Leo's voice hit her.
" Ironic how you caused chaos out there and you're thinking of sleep."
Was she now hearing things she started thinking but stopped when fragments of last night's events settled in her head.
Then she chuckled. She must be hot news by now she thought. Retrieving her phone from her bag she flung aside the previous night, she powered it on.
Notifications started popping immediately her phone turned on.
Giggling, she dropped the phone and went to brush her teeth.
After brushing, she called her PA.
"Anastasia, tell Lincoln to come to my flat and pick me."
"Yes ma'am."
45 minutes later, she was in an emerald green suit with a marching skirt and long red heels. Red accessories to match and makeup done perfectly in her car, reading the tabloids.
" Exaggeration at it's peak." she muttered to herself.
When her car pulled up in front of the company's headquarters, her PA and other officers were waiting her arrival already.
Taking a deep breath, she said " Hello to the new Nora." and got out of the car because she was sure her life was not going to be the same again. Was she prepared?...well, maybe....
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When Leo got back to the Callahan house, he was welcomed by an agitated mother and bewildered Ryan. It was times like this that he was grateful for having Ryan, his mother must have been very confused and worried.
" What is the name of crazy did you do last night Leo?" she started.
"I didn't do anything crazy mum."
" When I told you to get married, I didn't mean marry anyone?"
" Nora is not anyone, sh...."
" Maybe I should be glad you even know her name."
"She is not a stranger, we dated."
"You?, date?" she asked, disbelief dripping with every word.
"Mum, we'll talk when I'm back, I have work, remember you pestered me to resume work,and get some rest, you don't look like you got much last night. He said slipping away.
Ryan followed him while making signs to his mother that he was going to ask him about it.
" What in the world was last night about?"
Ryan asks again while helping Leo with his suit.
"Nothing so big, you all are behaving like it's such a big deal to announce your marriage, I mean everyone does it."
" Not when you were not even dating."
" And I said we were."
" Five years ago man, who does that?"
" How did you know, I never told you?"
" After the afternoon at that park, I did my diggings, it wasn't very hard you know."
Leo smiles and says " Then you can do me a favor."
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Nora's meetings were all quick and weird.
Everyone kept looking at her while the unanswered question hung in every conference room.
After her first 2 meetings, Anastasia came into her office.
" It looks like someone dug pictures of you and Mr Hot and Mysterious." She paused." "Its causing quite a turmoil on the internet, everyone's trying to figure out your relationship, including me."
" But on the bright side, she continued.
"...you've gotten more approval on your relationship, people are reacting positively."
Nora continues typing on her laptop until her phone rings and Ivy's name shows on the screen.
"Shoot." she says remembering that she hadn't called her friend throughout the drama.
She picks on the first ring to Ivy's screaming voice.
" I understand that last night, you might have done that in the spur of the moment, but you and Leo dated?!!!"
"Can we talk over coffee or beer?"
" I won't come over, you owe me."
" Alright, this night then."
"Don't be late."
"I wo....." Nora started but was cut off by her mum's incoming call.
" Girl we'll talk later."
She dropped Ivy's call to pick her mum's.
"Good day Mum."
" Good day?"
"Yes mum, good day."
"I love that you're feeling very comfortable with your reckless activity from yesterday, you think you're something, we made you."
"And I am grateful for that, but I think I can manage my own self from now on."
"Two weeks, I'm giving you two weeks to fix this mess, the name of your father is being dragged into the mud because of your reckless behavior."
" And I am getting married in a week, or rather 6 days from here, if it's not too much to ask, I hope you are there at the registry for my legal marriage."
"You now talk back, don't you?"
"Don't you think it's time to stop being nosy in my affairs."
"Two weeks, I said Nora Storm " her mother scream through the phone before dropping the call.
Nora smiled to herself. "This was going to be interesting." she said to herself.
After a few hours, she drove herself to Ivy's house. The only thing she was obvilous about though had been the black car on her tail, driven by a hooded man.