This is the same guy Danielle wept over as she broke up with him in one of her dramatic scenes in a diner. He is a wonderful person, she said. She hated to hurt him, she sobbed, as he sat their with a vacant smile and a bored look on his face.

Later, she dramatically promised her daughters that, no matter the breakup, Stephen would continue to be a big part of their lives. They listened to her politely then, with more wisdom than Danielle could muster in her little finger, told her they didn’t believe Stephen would remain a part of their lives. When she asked them why they thought this, they started naming men from her past who’d made and broken the same promises. Danielle stopped them at two. Besides, Stephen had been a ‘big part’ of her daughters’ lives for less than 60 days.

During this same episode, but before Danielle’s ‘tragic’ breakup with him, Stephen called Teresa to see if he could take another woman to her house on the coast.

If past behavior is any indication, Danielle is secretly thrilled to be at the center of her very own sex tape scandal. Talk about dreams coming true! And at age 46! Once again, Danielle has cast herself as the hapless victim, fighting to protect her daughters from the ugliness in the world, blind to its origin.