15 November, 1940 - Los Angeles, California
“Love me?” Cameron leaned against the doorjamb of her apartment and trailed his fingers along Danielle’s neck, tickling her ears, tapping her nose. His famous grin lit his eyes, losing nothing in translation from the silver screen.
“This is terrible, how can you do this to me?” Danielle said, trying her best to admonish him, but failing. She laughed, relaxing in his arms.
After their intimate evening together after Lou’s party, he’d sent her a diamond bracelet, but she’d promptly returned it to him. Today he’d arrived with a new dress and hat for Marie, a stuffed teddy bear and books for Liliana, and a new crib for Jasmin.
“Teddy!” Liliana screamed with delight, hugging the bear. “Books!” She fell to her knees, stroking the book covers with a
