Dawn's lawyer came in a few minutes later. He whispered in my ear, 'Answer their questions the best you can. I'll interrupt if they step over the line...'" The police asked me to tell them what happened the night Nick was killed, and I explained what little I saw. Then they asked me about my history with Nick, so I told them about everything that happened back in Maryland. I explained about Nick and the video tape, the attack and rape at the mall, and finally why we had come to Daytona. I could. "No, you don't. In the last ten years, take a guess how many women I've been with more than once?" Emma stared down at Diane's green eyes as she shook her head no. "One. One woman has captivated me enough for me to want to spend over one simple night fucking her. That's you, Diane. I'm not proud of the life I live, but it's just the way I am. When I look back now, I can't believe how much of a chicken shit I was. I was so scared of getting hurt, I let no one get close enough to even singe me.. Charles held Diana against him as she sobbed softly. He soothed her as calmly as he could. ‘Shhhh… it’s alright, my love. We’ll get through this. And I promise you, that bastard will pay…one way or the other…he’ll pay for what he did to you!’ As the detectives walked back to their car, Jerry Olson, the older one at 45, who hadn’t said anything, finally spoke up. ‘I really feel sorry for them. I have a sister who had a tendency to dally with men because she couldn’t find the right man to love.. —Saturday Morning— Despite the time difference, I was up first on that morning. This was definitely a special occasion meriting the morels brought to me by my cousin from Minnesota. I showered and started to make omelets. As I was finishing up, I heard the shower running upstairs. I arranged the omelets, toast, sliced fruit and jam on a large, white plate, and took it upstairs with two cups of coffee. I got to the bedroom as Juliette was in the bath drying off from her shower. When she entered.