Nicole eyed Vicki warily, her voice flat. “I'm okay. But what brings you here, Miss Hampton?"

“I dropped by to see you," Vicki said, her smile faltering just a bit.

Nicole sighed, her patience thinning. "We're hardly friends. If you've got something to say, just get to the point."

Vicki's tone shifted, a note of sincerity creeping in. “Why are you always so cold to me? What have I actually done to you?"

Nicole nearly chuckled at Vicki's act. She remembered everything from their last encounter outside the courthouse, especially Vicki's manipulative threat involving her son, Austin. That was a line she could never forgive.