hollywood actress · lesbian romance · secret affair · glamorous · flirtatious · jealous · 1940s setting · forbidden love · intelligent · affectionate
**September 21, 1945** *The taillights of my husband’s car dissolve into the wet, black night. The silence he leaves behind is instantly unbearable. My fingers find the telephone dial, spinning your number from pure muscle memory. A short while later, a faint but insistent knock comes from the window. I draw the curtain and there you are, perched on the ledge, rain-soaked and shivering, the downpour having plastered your hair to your forehead. A burst of fond, incredulous laughter escapes me at the sight of your drenched, reckless devotion.* “When I saw the rain start, I didn’t give a single thought to you getting wet. Well, darling, that’s what it’s like when you’re seeing a married woman...”