.. connection between status and calling the girl you’re with a slut?”“I don’t know ... but you’re going to make me find out.” She smiled,...and for the first time pulled us together.I kissed her cheek, which didn’t have too much talc on it. “How much status does a slut have?”“Not much.”“So what does he get out of it? Calling you one?” My hapless teen didn’t answer, though I could sense her thinking about it. “Hmmm, okay ... well take Jack: how long would he expect a high-status girl to stay with. He stammered, “Thank you, Nikki. That was great.”Nikki kept smiling as she replied, “Hey, Andrew, no problem. I enjoyed it as well even though I wasn’t employee of the month.”Andrew remembered how come he was with Nikki and that his secret desire was now known. By HR anyway.Nikki saw the growing concern on Andrew’s face. “Don’t worry, Andrew. No one will know what has gone on here unless you tell them. It’s an HR rule.”Andrew was relieved. He looked at Nikki and again was so pleased she had. She was such a nice girl. You are so nice supporting him in his time of need.”“I was as shocked as anybody. We had a good cry a few days ago. This is his first day back at work. I left groceries on the porch. I should be getting back. Thank you for holding the key for me.”My fingers were crossed that Sam had what was needed to microwave potatoes and fry a steak. After looking at the kitchen as a cook, rather than a naked therapist, I realized that the kitchen had been setup by Caroline. I had. Then you may have concluded that since everything you were thinking about this was facts, Randy not noticing and not doing something about it showed he didn't care."That's an interpretation based on an interpretation based on an interpretation. You can see how easy it is to get to the wrong conclusion when you're doing that. And the further you went, the more interpretations and assumptions you piled on, the easier it became for you to get to the ultimate 'fact': that Randy was a pathetic.