Chapter 7Throughout dinner Marcelle regaled them all with tales of being a young model in Paris, and the time she pushed her first husband’s motorbike into the Seine after finding him kissing another woman. Maura noticed Cameron didn’t join the conversation, silently eating her dinner and smiling at the appropriate times. Jessica, seemingly oblivious to the fact something was wrong, was quizzing Alexander about various judges.
As the evening came to a close, Alexander helped Maura into her jacket just as Cameron arrived at coat check for Jessica and herself.
“Alexander, do you mind bringing the car around, it’s a bit chilly out?”
“Of course, Maura. Wait right here.”
Maura used the opportunity to approach the young artist.
“Ms. Fraser?”
Cameron smiled and Maura once again felt that st
