Wednesday Specials

[pflag-mom-deb.livejournal.com]

The Chalkboard reads:

Tonight:

Chili con carne
White Chili
Lentil Chili

Served with
crackers
cheese
carrots and celery sticks
cornbread



Desserts:
Flan
Tollhouse Walnut Pie
Gooseberry Pie
Caramel cake

Comments

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Waving to Deb as they came in, Ben and Michael claimed a booth and settled in, discussing the chili options.

[pflag-mom-deb.livejournal.com]

"Hi boys. What'll it be for my best guys tonight?"

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

"Two of the lentil chili, and iced tea." Michael hazarded a smile. "Sorry we haven't been in lately, Ma. Time's just sort of slipped away from us lately."

[pflag-mom-deb.livejournal.com]

"Gets away from us all, sweetie. How's the new semester going? Some of the new kids are interesting."

She dashes off to pick up their drinks and put in the order.

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Michael nodded. "I've had a few of them come by the store. At least one of them's gay, he was asking me a few questions and he said you mentioned I was married. Victor, I think his name is -- green kid." Fandom had to be one of the few places on earth you could remark about a kid being green without it being only a figurative phrase.

[pflag-mom-deb.livejournal.com]

Deb nods. "That's Victor." She comes back with the lentil chili and sides. "His boyfriend looks human enough, just a little old-fashioned."

She smiles. "Never thought I'd be mentally splitting my regulars up into ordinary kids, space kids, magic kids, historical kids and other. But on days when I have to explain every menu item twice, it kind of helps to know what I'm working from."

She frowns a moment. "You two haven't heard from Shane or Tara have you? They haven't been in and I'm getting worried."

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

"He hasn't shown up at the store to show off his boyfriend yet. I'm sure we'll run into them somewhere."

Michael mirrored his mother's frown and shook his head. "Haven't heard from them since before Christmas. There seems to be a lot of people I don't run into too often any more, but if you haven't heard from them either...that seems kinda strange."

[pflag-mom-deb.livejournal.com]

"I'll ask around tomorrow. It isn't like them to leave without saying good-bye. Unlike some people who just vanish." She frowns again. "Or others who get their asses shown the door."

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

"You're right. It's not like them." Michael shook his head. "Let me know what you find out." He tilted his head. "You don't end up booting too many people out the door, do you? Has there been trouble?"

[pflag-mom-deb.livejournal.com]

Deb thinks. "No, just three. Every one of them was making trouble for one or another of my kids. Nothing much, but I wanted to stop it before it got started."

She gives them a half-grin. "Or have you forgotten the night Fonda Peters and Monica Intervention got into it at the Liberty Diner with words, then snaps, then press-on nails?"

She shakes her head. "Uh-uh honey, not around here. We're stopping it at words."

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Michael nodded, suppressing a grin. "Last thing we need around here is for someone to put out an eye with a press-on nail." His brow furrowed. "And some of these kids may have real claws if there's a catfight."