You use the word softly to describe how they speak every time. No one can speak softly all the time. You don't have to add that adverb every time, people can just be speaking normally. You might want to fix that cause it makes the story kinda hard to read. Other than that it's a great story.
Love that they told her mother first... hopefully they won't have any wobbles now. Maybe Gerard should ask Maria about how best to approach Nora about moving in