Part 10

"Okay, so I've been doing a lot of research and I've found some pretty interesting stuff," Paul started nervously as he joined River on his bus.

"When did you have time to do research? I've been with you every day for the past week and I haven't seen you do anythin' 'cept tweet, or whatever it's called," River laughed.

"Yeah, I tell you I'm on twitter. But I've been researching. And I just sweet talked that waitress into printing all of this for me," he smiled, holding up a rather thick packet of paper, "Strange thoughts may have entered her mind when she saw the subject in question, but I just shrugged when she gave me a funny look."

"Paul, you really don't have to do this," River stated, for probably the seven hundredth time since the 'intervention' of sorts.

"But I want to," he stressed as he sat down on the couch next to her, "You're going to get better, River."

She sighed, hoping he wasn't going to give up on her like everyone else seemed to have, "So, lay it on me. What have you found out?"

"Well, one website says that we need to get you up to a healthy weight for your age and height. You being 5 foot, 11 your target weight to height ratio is 156," Paul explained with his nose buried in his papers.

"One hundred fifty six pounds?" River choked, "Paul, I don't know about this."

"I know. The low weight to height ratio is 135 pounds. If you fall anywhere between those two numbers, you're in the clear. We just need you to be healthy," Paul impressed, "Do you know where you're at right now?"

"Nope," she stated proudly, shaking her head, "I'm afraid that if I get on a scale, I'll get addicted to it again. That's why I try to stay away from Larry's office. Even if it is in my contract, per my dad and Vince's orders, he doesn't really know what he's doin'. He doesn't know how to help."

"Okay, we'll deal with that later. A good and healthy way to gain weight is through muscle. If we put more muscle on your body, it'll give you the small results that you want but also the weight results that I want. Oh, and we'll need to stop at Walgreen's or something like that to pick up some zinc supplements. It says that a nutrition plan can lead to good results as well. So we'll set one of those up for you soon, too," Paul went on to read over more of his research.

"Okay, no offense Paul, but you're not exactly a nutritionist. I mean, isn't that somethin' professionals are supposed to do?" she asked, rubbing her temples.

"Well, I was going to ask Dodd. He'd help in a heartbeat and you know it. He could also hook you up with a kick ass work out plan-"

"Don't get me wrong, I really appreciate everythin' you're doin', Paul. But first of all, I don't want a ton of people to know about this whole thing. It's just kind of personal and it was a really big deal to even let you in. And, secondly, I really don't think I can afford to pay Dodd. I'm just a lowly ring crew leader," River interrupted his speak.

"Then I'll pay for it. And you don't have to worry about Dodd; he's not going to tell anyone. No one has to know about anything," Paul assured her, taking her hand in his much larger ones, "I'm not giving up on you, River. No matter what it takes, if I have to buy out a whole continent worth of zinc supplements then I will."

"What are the supplements for?" she asked.

"It helps increase weight gain," he explained, "Okay, but before you go into a panic attack on me with all this weight talk, let's discuss what else you'll be doing. Medication."

"What kind of medication?" River asked hesitantly.

"Okay, now don't freak out when I tell you this, because you won't be taking it for the exact use it was made," Paul started.

"Paul, what kind of medication is it?" she demanded.

"It's an antipsychotic, generally used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. But it also increases metabolism and research has shown that it reduces obsessional thoughts. I don't exactly understand how it works, which is probably why I'm not a doctor, but it's worth a shot right?" he explained.

"So, I won't be so afraid to eat? It won't be so hard to take a bite?" she replied.

"According to the research on the medicine and other peoples results, no. It's proven to be quite effective."

"I guess I can try it then," she told him with a nervous smile.

"Okay, and finally when you've gained a healthy bit of weight and your thoughts are less obsessional, there is one more thing," Paul said, "Therapy-"

"No. I don't want to go back to a rehab thing," she stated firmly.

"It doesn't have to be rehab. It can be any kind of therapy. You can go to a counselor and do some kind of cognitive behavior therapy which is basically where you talk about your anorexia and your struggles with it, if I understand it correctly," Paul said, again looking over his own research, "This here says something about group therapy as well as individualized therapy. Then there is family therapy, which could be really effective in your situation. I know you don't want to talk to your mom, about anything, but it might help to bring her in so that she can start to understand."

"She doesn't deserve to understand," River growled.

"Oh, look," Paul said shoving his stack of papers in Rivers face, "This says that yoga has shown to reduce eating disorder symptoms after each session. We'll have to let Dodd know about that, if he doesn't already. I'm gonna go call him; let him know he's gained himself a new client. Sit tight and chit chat with Van. He gets lonely up at the front of the bus by himself."

I'm excited for SmackDown. 'Taker's return will be the death of me. Having both Kane and 'Taker back, oh lord I might have a heart attack! I'm very excited to see what his storyline will be, obviously WMXXVIII. Definitely rooting for 20-0! And then probably a retiring match. Which I will def cry, but I'll deal. (:

SandraSmit19: Yes, she can be around him! And that makes me happy too!

kbelle720:Oh my gosh! I was so excited, 'Taker is probably my most favorite wrestler, like ever! All during the Rumble I was crossing my fingers for him to show up and was pretty bummed when it didn't happen. Monday night though, jeesh, I was totally set for this week being a total downer because I had/have so much homework and studying but I'm still riding my 'high' from his return! HAHA! It was perfect! And, definitely going into detail, as I did in this chapter, was important to me just because it needs to get out there. A lot of people think it's a choice, and it isn't. I never CHOOSE to starve myself, and it definitely bothers me when people ask questions, like 'Why did you do that to yourself?' because it's not something I wanted to do. Ah, sorry for the rant, haha. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

BaileyRyderOrton:I'm glad you liked it, I just PM'd you. I would love to hear suggestions!

Bingobaby:I totally agree, I thought it was time for Paul to learn. I didn't want to drag it out any longer than I already did. 'Taker is my love, if he weren't married I'd totally make a pass at him! Even though he's definitely old enough to be my dad! Kind of, he's like 25ish years older than me, he's still gorg in his old age!