~"You're welcome."~<br/><br/>Paul told Colette with a smile. He was being honest. Even if he had known what would have happened for defending her, he would still do it again. She had not deserved to be treated that way by Rich. Besides, he felt wiser now. Yes, Martin had broken his heart but he felt freer. He wasn't going to waste his time and energy on a man who would never love him back. Paul realized he deserved better than that. Plus, he had made a good friend out of the whole ordeal.<br/><br/>Paul was sure Colette thought Rich was a monster. He had ruined so many lives. Rich used people and tossed them away when he was done with them. Those who crossed him, where never the same afterwards. He grabbed a pen and notepad. It was going to be a long list, he thought. He replied to Colette.<br/><br/>~"Well, I'll try to remember. But I didn't know many of them personally. A lot of them were would be co-stars to Martin and for one reason or another, they didn't work out."~<br/><br/>Rich Porter went through lots of female talent. There were times Paul couldn't even remember all of them. He had to think hard about the women. Some he couldn't honestly remember their last names. He put a star next to the names of a few women who had some knowledge of French. French was usually a safe topic to talk about on the movie set. He remembered a few of the girls could reply back. Some knowing more then others. He handed Colette the list, it was two pages long.<br/><br/>~"The girls with the star next to their name, I remember they could speak a little French. But I don't remember if it was just because of school classes or if they had relatives here."~<br/><br/>Next to Gloria Neal's name there was an asterisk.<br/><br/>~"What Rich did to her was very bad...He umm...He spread terrible rumors about her and..."~<br/><br/>He looked down for a moment and then told Colette sadly.<br/><br/>~"She was gang raped because Rich said she was a lesbian when she wouldn't 'obey' him. She later committed suicide. This girl-"~<br/><br/>He pointed to Amy Stevens' name, that also had an asterisk next to it.<br/><br/>~"I remember was her friend. They seemed pretty close, like sisters."~<br/><br/>-----------------------------<br/><br/>Shane smiled back at Marie.<br/><br/>"He is, he also told me to never argue with a woman."<br/><br/>His old man said if you argued with a woman, you wouldn't win. He hoped that Marie talking to Diane would help her out. Make her realize that her dad wasn't worth putting herself and her future kids in danger. Even if they were over, he still wanted her to be safe. Even if that meant that she wasn't with him.<br/><br/>Shane laughed with Marie, assuming her reply about her judgement was just a joke. Just like Shane thought that it was joke about a woman was always right. He had no idea and couldn't imagine how serious she was. He couldn't imagine her being capable of anything devious. To him, she was just a very sweet older lady.<br/><br/>"Perhaps, it would save me some headaches down the road."