rae thomas (died february 12, 2007) was simone russell's first and only girlfriend. simone had just realized that she was a lesbian and declared her love to rae; however, rae, claimed that she was not interested in a steady relationship and simone, heart-broken, left. after months of absence, rae resurfaced in december 2005 when alistair crane claimed that he had paid rae to seduce a sexually confused simone. simone's father was enraged and tried to convince simone that she wasn't really gay, but simone told him that, paid or not, she was a lesbian. rae later set the record straight - she had borrowed money from alistair to start her lesbian club, but had not been hired to "turn" her gay.