The boy gave the reply that Paul was expecting. Even though he did expect it, he still didn't like it. He folded the note up and put in his front pocket. Paul nodded his head and handed the boy a few francs.<br/><br/>"I understand, thank you."<br/><br/>He said and he suddenly felt trapped. He wanted to get out of here, far away from Martin and Rich. When Martin told him he was fired, it hurt but also felt freeing. He could move on with his life and now...If he left, whoever this woman was would expose his secret. It was a dangerous one, not just for him, but the one he loved. Fucking hell, he thought. He looked over at Colette and frowned. He wondered what she was looking at that grabbed her attention.<br/><br/>~"Is something wrong?"~<br/><br/>He asked her.<br/><br/>---------------------<br/><br/>As soon as Martin closed the door to his hotel room, Diane was waiting on the other side of the door. He barely got the door closed before she asked him.<br/><br/>"Are you really going to just let Paul leave?"<br/><br/>Martin sighed at his wife.<br/><br/>"He no longer works for me...us."<br/><br/>It was hard to remember now it was 'us'. Everything from now on, until death do they part, would be 'us'. That is what they had agreed to when Rich suggested the marriage to them. They both benefited in different ways from the arrangement.<br/><br/>"He wants to leave and isn't<span style="font-weight: bold">our</span>problem anymore, Diane."<br/><br/>Diane frowned at Martin.<br/><br/>"But you and he-"<br/><br/>Martin held up his hand.<br/><br/>"It's done and over with. All that matter is us, now."<br/><br/>Martin said, taking a hold of her hand. It was Diane's turn to sigh.<br/><br/>"There aren't any cameras in here. You don't have to pretend there is an 'us' right now."<br/><br/>She replied and he let go of her hand. She was right there wasn't. In the privacy of their room, they didn't have to act like they were in love. Something they would never be but pretended in front of the world. He looked down at the gold band on his finger. She had a matching one of hers. The world thought they were so in love and nothing could be farther from the truth.<br/><br/>"Let's just put what happened behind us and move forward."<br/><br/>Martin suggested and Diane made a face.<br/><br/>"It would be easier to do that with Rich gone."<br/><br/>Martin's eyes narrowed in annoyance.<br/><br/>"Not you too."<br/><br/>He had enough of hearing of what he should and shouldn't do about his agent. He went to pour himself a glass of champagne.<br/><br/>"Rich is an asshole."<br/><br/>"I know that but don't waste your breath. I'm not firing him."<br/><br/>"Why not? You don't-"<br/><br/>Martin slammed the bottle down on the table as he turned around.<br/><br/>"Diane, you do remember what happened to Gloria Neal, don't you?"<br/><br/>Gloria Neal, the up and coming actress that Rich had called a lesbian after she fired him. His lies had gotten her raped and she later killed herself. How could Diane forget? It had been very sad and horrible. Diane sadly nodded her head.<br/><br/>"Yes, it was horrible and-"<br/><br/>"And what the fuck do you think would happen to me if I fire, Rich? Is that what you want or for yourself? He'll destroy both our lives, you know that."<br/><br/>Martin replied and Diane looked down at her wedding ring. She always wanted to be a bride, she just thought she'd be madly in love with the man she married and he would feel the same for her. She never expected this type of marriage or to be married to a famous actor. She had done it for the right reason, she told herself. Even if she had to break up with Shane, a man she really did love, in the process. Diane shook her head.<br/><br/>"No, you're a good person. I don't want something bad to happen to you."<br/><br/>"And I don't want something bad to happen to you either. But, it could, if we don't keep Rich around."<br/><br/>Martin replied. Diane was a nice enough girl and he had no ill will towards her. She was just someone he could never truly love. She would never, ever be his type. Still, as a friend, she was nice to have around. Not a horrible person to be tied to for the rest of his life.<br/><br/>"Keep your friends close and enemies closer?"<br/><br/>Diane asked and Martin nodded his head.<br/><br/>"Exactly."<br/><br/>Martin offered to pour her a glass of champagne and Diane accepted it.