Illusions Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Nora tried to get back to her normal schedule as well as she could. Drew had asked her for help in finding a job. She had made a few calls and got him a few interviews, which what he was doing today. Nora heard a knock on her door.

“Come in.”
Rachel came in.

“Hey mom.”
“Hey baby, what you doing here?”
“I was wondering if I could talk to you about Drew.”
Nora looked at her confused.

“What about him?
“Well, umm. He and I have gotten close in the past few weeks.”
Nora smiled.

“Close huh?”

Rachel looked down shyly.

“Honey, he a good guy I think you should go for it.”
“Really, you don’t think it’s weird? We are step brother and sister.”
“Technically, but it isn’t like you were raise together. You two just meet a month ago and even if you hadn’t, you were all grown up by the time Bo and I married. It isn’t strange honey.”
Rachel smiled.

“Good, because I really like him.”
Nora smiled.

“Me too. But that maybe I can see his father's face in him sometimes.”
Rachel smiled

“You mean the face they both make when they are concentrating”
Nora laughed harder than she had in a very long time.

“Yes, my favorite is the face they both make when they know they’ve been caught.”

Rachel continued to laugh as she nodded. Nora finally took a deep breath and stopped laughing.

“Thank you Rachel.”
“For what Mom?”
“For that laugh, I been so sad without Bo, I needed that.”
“Have you heard from him?”
“No, but he told me he wouldn’t be able too, but doesn't change the fact that miss him so much.”
“Hopefully he’ll be home soon.”

Nora nodded. Rachel stood.

“Well I think I am going to go see Drew before I lose my nerve.”
Nora smiled.

“Let me know.”
“I will.”
Rachel left, Nora felt the ache in heart returned. She wasn’t sure how she could last two more weeks with him. She sighed and went back to her work.