Putting Adversaries In their Place

Daisy left Marielle behind before she would open her mouth again and ruined her night. When she started heading toward her table, she saw Sheila Robin sitting in her seat, talking to Brett.

"He's still got the hots for her. I believe he fucked her a lot, just like his other women."

Daisy stiffened and turned toward the woman talking to her. It was Gloria Hampton.

Gloria offered a bland kind of smile and touched Daisy on the arm, like they've known each other for a very long time.

"You should watch out for him," she said, looking at Brett. "He's a user. He uses women. I’ve seen it happen before, countless times. More than it should."

"I can handle myself." Daisy told her in the kindest voice.

She smiled. "They all say that."

Her sympathetic smile rubbed Daisy the wrong way, that she turned and pushed her hair behind her ears, showing off her engagement ring in the process.

That particular action caught Gloria unaware and she stared at the precious stone in absolute shock. Bu