No one will have me because of the drugs??You can stay here but you have to try and get yourself clean. Tell you what. Have Katie?s room. It?s got a l...ck on it. She can sleep in the kitchen for a while, I?ll lock you in there and you can detox. I?ll help you??What about Grant? Won?t he mind???Probably, but it?s my house, not his and you?re a mate. You always help a mate right??He looked at me and smiled. Taking my hand in his, he kissed it softly. ?I really appreciate this. It means a lot to. They are all in the dresserand the closet." Really?!?" I bolted over the dresser and found the drawers full ofunderwear, socks, slips, sweaters, t-shirts and jeans. In the closetthere were some dresses, shoes, pants and other blouses. I wasn't sure Iloved all of it, but it made me excited to see it and touch it all. "CanI try this stuff on?!"Debbie put her hands up. "You're still a patient, dear, and that meansyou stay in a gown. Socks and undies are allowed, but until you godownstairs to. " Pete offered quietly."Could you talk to Maggie?" I'll try; but she's so sensitive about her cousin that if I try and push it she'll just close ranks. What about Sarah? Do you think she should be warned?"Sam's laugh had an edge to it. "After what she's just been through ... would you?"Pete shook his head sympathetically. "I guess not." So all we can do is to wait and hope he gets over it?" Sam sighed."Pretty much," Pete agreed.They were still sitting there when Maggie came wandering in. Meanwhile, Lantern Jawremoves the Almandine package and reads the serial number stencilled onthe front."It's the right one," he says. "As far as I can tell it hasn't beenopened." Excellent," beams Ruth. "Use the tongs when you're lifting it out. Don'tlet it make contact with your skin."I catch a glimpse of something silvery and egg-shaped before my head isjerked around to face my former classmate."Are you ready, ma'am?" asks Pug Face.Ruth looks me up and down with undisguised contempt."As ready.