Last Look (2007)
“Andrew rested his forearms on the edge of the table in the small restaurant where he and Dorsey had stopped for dinner.
“First things first. I’m famished. Do you remember what time it was when we last ate? I can’t, and I can’t think until I eat.” Dorsey read from the menu, “Barbecued ribs, barbecued chicken, barbecued pork. Slaw. Hush puppies. Okay.” She folded the paper menu over and slapped it onto the tabletop. “One of each, please.”
“I’d pay to see you eat all that.” He laughed.
“You might ...want to think twice about that.” She grinned. “I’m ravenous.”
She signaled the waitress, who looked like a high-school girl on her first job.
“Are you ready to order?” The girl, whose red-and-white name tag identified her as Jessie, appeared immediately when summoned.
“I’ll have the chicken barbecue with all the fixings,” Dorsey told her. “And a diet Pepsi, please.”
The girl began to write down the order, then looked up and asked, “Did you want the small, medium or—”MoreLess
“First things first. I’m famished. Do you remember what time it was when we last ate? I can’t, and I can’t think until I eat.” Dorsey read from the menu, “Barbecued ribs, barbecued chicken, barbecued pork. Slaw. Hush puppies. Okay.” She folded the paper menu over and slapped it onto the tabletop. “One of each, please.”
“I’d pay to see you eat all that.” He laughed.
“You might ...want to think twice about that.” She grinned. “I’m ravenous.”
She signaled the waitress, who looked like a high-school girl on her first job.
“Are you ready to order?” The girl, whose red-and-white name tag identified her as Jessie, appeared immediately when summoned.
“I’ll have the chicken barbecue with all the fixings,” Dorsey told her. “And a diet Pepsi, please.”
The girl began to write down the order, then looked up and asked, “Did you want the small, medium or—”MoreLess
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