Waffle House- Thursday evening

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The Waffle House was back! And it was open during the day but Sabine had been at work anyway and it also just felt right to come in after it was at least a little dark. The servers were the right degree of surly by then. It was like coming home. A cholesterol-laden home.

She was also deeply annoying the waitress by deciding what to order. Sure this place came back from time to time but that made it even harder to decide, and it didn't matter how in shape she was, her heart couldn't handle ordering more later.

[Open Waffle House!]

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"Waffle House!" Steve said, beaming as he walked through the door.

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"The island loves us again," Sabine greeted him.

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"Potatoes!" Steve agreed joyfully.

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"You sound like the man to help me choose my hash browns," she said.

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"I like mine with scattered, covered, chunked, and peppered," Steve admitted. "I tried a lot of combinations to find that."

Oh, for Steve's metabolism.

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"That's very impressive and I'll leave you to that one," she said, eyebrows raised.

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Steve laughed. "My husband curses my stomach."

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"Is there anything you'd recommend that's a little... less." Normal, Steve. She meant normal.

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"You probably don't need the jalapeños," Steve admitted, "but Waffle House isn't really where you go for...less."

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"Mainly I'm trying to decide and I want to narrow down options," she said.

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"Maybe just start with cheesy potatoes," Steve advised. "It's tough to go wrong there."

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"I'll go with that," she said. "I've had more things on this menu than I'd like to admit but I know those are worth it."

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Steve nodded. "Are you thinking breakfast foods or more like a burger?" he asked. "The hashbrowns go with both."

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"I feel like this is a breakfast place," Sabine said immediately. "Even at one in the morning."

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"Oh, definitely at one in the morning," Steve agreed. "I'm getting waffles. And a cheeseburger."

And the hashbrowns.

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"I wouldn't have figured those things would go together and I'm intrigued. Not enough to do it myself," Sabine said. "But I'm intrigued."

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"I've been told I'm not the one to look to when it comes to food," Steve admitted with a little laugh. "I have a very high metabolism and eat a lot."

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"Lucky," she said. "Stupid physical limitations."

[carbsliftthespirit]

Gray had been correct: if there was one thing that could lure Raiden away from Buc-ee's, it was hash browns.

He paused just inside the doorway to inhale deeply. "Ahhh, I love this place." It smelled like grease and salt, aka perfection.

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"We all do," Sabine assured him.

Maybe she just had fond memories of the parking lot?

[carbsliftthespirit]

It took a special person, or a special series of events, to have fond memories of a Waffle House parking lot. Raiden appreciated that about Sabine. "I don't understand why it never stays longer. Doesn't it know we love it?" This Waffle House was like a cowboy, Raiden. It would always ride away.

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"Maybe it's to make sure we really appreciate it while it's here," she mused.