Illusions Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Nora woke up, she felt horrible. Between the hangover and the heartbreak she felt from the vivid dream, she had never felt worse. Nora heard a knock. She mumbled for Rachel to come in. Rachel walked in, smiling slightly, then Nora noticed her face change to shock then anger.

“Rach? What?”
“HOW COULD YOU!?”
Nora was confused.

“What?”
Nora then felt movement next her. Her heart stopped she felt horror wash over her. She slowly turned. Drew was lying next to her totally nude and obviously just waking up. Nora grabbed her sheet and got off the bed as fast as she could. That was a mistake her stomach lurch. She covered her mouth after emptying her stomach. She looked over at her daughter who still had a look of horror. She looked over a Drew who looked guilty.

“How? I dreamed of Bo.” Nora felt her stomach turned again. “No, you let me think you were your father didn’t you? Why would you do that?”
Drew didn’t say a word, he began to dress. Rachel went over to Nora and helped her put a robe on. Nora felt her tears start.

“I thought he was Bo Rachel I really did.”
“I believe you mom.”
Nora finished with her robe Rachel walked over to Drew and slugged him hard.

“How could you do this? To me? To my mom? To your dead father?”
Drew laughed.

“My father was nothing to me. I came to town to meet him. Instead I meet his wife, who did nothing but praise a man who was absent in her life. So decided I wanted to destroy him, starting with his wife. I am extremely attracted you Nora, but I think you know that. That’s why you were so happy when I started to date Rachel.”
Rachel look over at Nora.

“Is this true?”
Nora nodded. Rachel put her hands up.

“Why didn’t you just tell me?”
“Because I wanted Bo to know Drew. I figured if he dated you he would move away from me and you'd be happy.”
“God Mom. We’ll talk about his later.”
Nora nodded and looked at Drew.

“Your father’s dead, you can’t destroy his life, why did you do this?”
“He maybe dead, but sleeping with his precious wife destroys his memory for you. Now you will feel guilty about sleeping with your dead husband’s son, ruining all good memories of the one person in the world who loved him most.”
Nora felt her heart crush. He was right all memories of Bo were tainted. She collapsed on the floor. She was numb. Rachel reaction was just as strong but in the opposite direction. She hit Drew again even harder, Nora saw Drew’s head twist with the force.

“You better leave now, you better leave this town. Because I once Asa and my father hear what you did to my mother they’ll kill you.”
Drew looked scared. He scrambled up and ran out of the room. Soon the front door slammed shut. Nora was still stunned she couldn’t move. Rachel came to her and hugged her tight.

“It’s okay mom, I’m here for you always.”
Nora began to cry. She not only lost her husband, but now her beautiful loving memories will always be filled with guilt.

“Mom, don’t listen to him. You have NOTHING to feel guilty about. You thought you were making love to your husband in a dream. Bo would not want you to feel that way. Remember him, remember his love and remember as you should. Precious.”
Nora held her daughter tight. Praying that she would one day be able to do that.