"Oh, I'm sure he will be."<br/><br/>Rich replied to the man with a grin. Rich had no intentions of telling the man what he had happened for Shane Malone. He wasn't sure how 'thrilled' Shane would be. Not that it mattered. What was more was one more life ruined, when he was getting what he wanted? Just like he could never have Martin's sexual preference come out, Rich couldn't have it come out that Martin hit his wife in argument. Anything that would ruin Martin's image was bad for Rich. Martin Hayes was his biggest star and Rich wasn't about to lose him.<br/><br/>Rich told the man there was nothing else for now. He headed to the elevator, whistling as he went. It was good that Shane wasn't in his room yet. It gave Rich time to go over the 'script' with Martin. If Diane was smart, she'd know to just play along.<br/><br/>-------------------<br/><br/>Paul smiled back to Colette.<br/><br/>~"I don't regret it at all. Even knowing what I know now, I'd defend you from that jackass all over again."~<br/><br/>Paul might have lost his job defending her from Rich, but he didn't regret it. He meant it when he told Colette he'd do it all over again. She didn't deserve to be treated that way. It had been satisfying to punch Rich in the jaw.<br/><br/>~"Sadly, there's been a lot."~<br/><br/>Paul replied to Colette. Rich had ruined so many people since Paul had known him and Martin. A lot of them were young women, who were trying to get their big break as actresses.<br/><br/>~"Off the top of my head there was Anne Collins, Sasha Perov, Amy Stevens, Eliza Banks, Millie Jones, Gloria Neal..."~<br/><br/>What happened to Gloria Neal had been bad...Paul trailed off and said.<br/><br/>~"It might be best if I made a list and tried to remember what he did to them."~<br/><br/>-------------------<br/><br/>Shane nodded his head to Marie with a smile whens he said women at their own language.<br/><br/>"My dad told me that before too."<br/><br/>His dad told him women would be hard to understand. They had their own language that men had a hard time figuring out. When she told him he had come for love and it was a good reason, Shane didn't feel as foolish. Love was supposed to be the best thing in the world. It didn't matter how rich you were, if you had love, then you were rich. At least Shane always thought that. He had felt like a millionaire when he was with Diane. To know why she married Martin and what kind of man he was behind closed doors...It was hard to process.<br/><br/>Shane told Marie with a smile.<br/><br/>"The food is delicious. Remind me to never doubt your judgment."<br/><br/>Shane said with a wink. The beef stew was very good and he enjoyed it a lot.