Undermined Endearment Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Blake brought Nora home later that night. She convinced him to come in to talk to Bo for a few minutes.  He sat on the couch as she dialed the long number.

“I hate calling these international numbers.”
The phone began to ring. She waited and finally someone answered.

“Bo Buchanan’s room.” She waited again. She felt her pulse increase when someone lifted the other line, she couldn’t wait to hear his voice.

“Hello.”
She felt the blood drain out of her face when she heard the voice. A female voice.

“Hello? Is someone there?”
Nora took a second to find her voice.

“Hi, umm. I think they put me through to the wrong room. I am looking for Bo Buchanan.”
“Yes, this is his room, he is sleeping right now. Do you want me to wake him?”
Nora felt numb, she was hearing this wrong.

“Oh, umm. No. Are. Umm. Are you sharing the room with him?”
The lady on the other side giggled.

“Yes I am and enjoying it immensely. Can I take a message?”
“Uh, no.”
Nora hung up fast. She stared at the phone. She must have misunderstood. She jumped high when she felt someone touch her.

“Nora, what was that? Was someone in Bo’s room?”
She didn’t speak for a moment.

“Uh, some..” her voice cracked as she tried to keep her emotions in check. “someone else answered the phone in his room. A, uh um, a woman.”
“A woman, was she another agent?”
Nora shook her head.

“Don’t know. Bo was asleep.”

She could feel herself losing the fight with her emotions.

“He was asleep? I don’t understand.” She felt the tears start. “Hey, Nora. Come on you don’t think that woman and Bo..”
“When I asked if she sharing his room giggle and said she was enjoying it.”
“Nora, it had to be the wrong room.”
She shook her head.

“No, I asked. She said it was Bo’s room.” She took a deep breath trying to stop the tears. “I think Bo cheated on me.”
Blake turned her towards him.
“No, no way. That man loves you more than I thought anyone could love someone else.”
“Then what was that?”
“Nora maybe she was playing a cruel, awful joke.”
“No, she was with Bo.”
“Nora, you...don’t jump to conclusions. Call Bo right away tomorrow and talk to him.” He forced her to look at him. “OKAY?”
She nodded. Blake let her go.

“I should go, call him.”
Blake left. Nora looked at the phone. This had to be some horrible mistake, Bo would never do this to her, right? She felt the tears she had suppressing come full force. She began to sob. She leaned on wall and slowly slide down it as she felt her heart being crushed.