Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Recap written by Michele & Cheryl
Vanessa and Dani were having breakfast together when two women approached them. They confronted Vanessa about the gigolos. Dani was shocked to find out that Vanessa was pimping people for Joey. She was even more surprised to find out that the business was Vanessa’s. Vanessa told Dani that she felt like herself again after so long. Dani felt like she was trying to feel better after grieving. She warned Vanessa about reaching out for something to make her feel better because it might reach back. The ladies talked about Vanessa’s feelings for Joey. Vanessa said that he treats her like an adult and lets her make her own decisions. Dani promised to stand by her side. Smitty was helping Martin with his campaign and came across a donation from Joey. He stormed off and arrived at the casino. Smitty wanted to return Joey’s check and tell him to stay away from Martin’s campaign. Martin showed up while Smitty and Joey were arguing. He told Smitty that he was a good man, and he loved his support. Smitty wasn’t happy with the way the conversation was going. Joey felt like they could co-exist as long as Martin’s politics didn’t get in the way of his casino. Martin and Smitty left without Joey’s check. Once Martin and Smitty arrived at home they talked about how dangerous Joey was.
Bill went to the Dupree mansion to see Vernon. He told him that he wanted Hayley to be respected by the community. Billy told him that he was all she had, and he wanted to protect her. Vernon told Bill that he hurt his daughter and the family. The men talked about Bill hurting Dani. Bill admitted that he loved Dani, and he enjoyed being part of the Dupree family. Vernon revealed that he wouldn’t forgive him for the way he hurt Dani. Bill couldn’t believe he hurt Dai the way he did. Derek and Andre ran into each other at the hospital. Andre tried to be nice to Derek, but he didn’t want any part of it. He became defensive. Andre was about to respond to him when Ashley showed up. She admitted that she threw herself at Andre once she wasn’t engaged to him anymore. Ashley told Derek that he wasn’t second best. She also mentioned his lies. He asked her if she ever wondered if he thought he would lose her to Andre. Derek realized that he was right. Ashely felt she deserved credit for not acting on her feelings. Derek asked her if she would have been engaged to him if he didn’t get injured. She didn’t answer the question, so he assumed that she was never his after all.
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