Chapter 23 Standing Up for Her

• "Nikita, please tell me you're not still upset over that loser," Stella said, draping her arm around her friend's shoulders.
• "Of course not! I'm married now, so whatever happens to him is no longer my concern." Nikita's voice was light and playful. Derek was nothing but a faded memory—a relationship that had ended without any real value.
• The two friends laughed and teased one another, brushing off the recent unpleasantness caused by Derek and Moira.