"We went in the house and greeted Mom, and then I took my books downstairs and went back up to my room to change. Rich and Charlie had already done so...and were headed out as I went in. Ursus thought, I take it that by the customs of your age group and subculture, Kirsten Kennedy just sent the message that she would be amenable to being more than just friends with you, at least tentatively.I parsed what Ursus just said. I believe so, I thought back, but I'm new to this stuff, and I can't be 100%. ‘No, Charlie. Our immediate concern was to stabilize your body — that seems to be coming along okay. Next will be the process of getting the alcohol out of your system. The three main concerns are your physical wellness, your emotional stability and your ongoing health. For the last we will have a nutritionist to work out a plan for a healthy diet. ‘I’ll be available for the medical stuff and we will have a counselor help you with the emotional baggage. Let me be clear, Charlie. This is only. It is all in a large locked room, so we have to take things slowly. It is not a high street store, where you have plenty of choice and loads of everything. This stuff has to last for ever.”Vickie’s face fell. “Don’t tell me it has pads we have to wash out and re-use?”“I have no idea what all is there, Vickie. I just got a quick look, and that was it.”“You had better find me some modern tampons, my man, or I will be disappointed.”“I suppose it will depend on who packed the drawer, Vickie. It was. They speak another language and we can’t live with them and we can’t live without them. I have found, and most women friends I talk to say the same, that if you are mad about a man and you love him, treat him like a king, admire him and appreciate him and accept him for himself, he in turn will reward that love with hankering after another woman who treats him like shit, who doesn’t appreciate or accept him. On the other hand if a man, who you do not love or appreciate, pursues you he will.