Ann Morris listened to Daisy Price's unabating rant, from today's argument over a traffic light to him changing his phone password without telling her, to his habit of throwing things around when he comes home from work.
Ann Morris played the role of a competent listener, letting everything go in one ear and out the other.
Daisy was talking about how great the man's confessions were, and how disillusioned she felt afterward, saying Ann should stay single to remain beautiful and unbothered by scummy men.
Ann Morris responded with a perfunctory "mm-hmm," when someone suddenly sat down next to her, which was normal, and she initially paid no mind, but the person was clearly targeting her, moving the bar stool to sit a bit closer to her.
The person had a strong perfume scent, which nearly choked Ann.
After working out and showering at the gym, she had used her favorite orange mint body wash, and the lasting fragrance was lingering delicately at her nose, suddenly dispersed.
