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Bailey scowls at the waitress.
“Bailey, you know what you want?” I ask.
“Yeah. I’ll have the burger with no pickles and American cheese, please.”
Reluctantly, the waitress looks away from Kyle and scribbles down her order. “That comes with corn, cornbread, coleslaw, or baked beans.”
“Corn, please.”
“Anything to drink?”
“A Coke.”
“Got it.” The waitress looks to me. “And for you?”
“I’ll have the salad without chicken.”
The waitress’s eyebrows climb her forehead, but she doesn’t comment, just asks me what I want to drink. I stick with water.
Kyle’s order takes the longest. For every decision he makes, she comes up with two more questions to ask. There are multiple barbecue sauces that come with the pulled pork he orders. And they have two types of coleslaw. Four kinds of bread for the bun.
“Guess I’ll order the burger next time,” Kyle jokes once the waitress is out of earshot.
“Piper’s a vegetarian,” Bailey says almost accusingly.
Kyle glances at me, then back at his sister. “I know.”
“This is abarbecue place.” Bailey rolls her eyes, then continues shredding a napkin.
I hide my smile behind my water glass, then decide to bail Kyle out. “I wanted to come here. I’m not that hungry yet anyway. I had a big breakfast.”
I hadnobreakfast actually since Bailey showed up while I was making coffee.
“Does everyone always stare at you like this?” she asks Kyle, glancing around the restaurant.
“Oak Grove is a small town,” he says. “People like to know each other’s business.”
“So, it’s not like this when you go other places?”
“No, it is,” Kyle admits.
“Do you know other celebrities?”
“Um, maybe?” Kyle scratches the side of his neck, clearly unsure. “I’m not really sure who you’d know…”
“Sutton Everett,” I supply, guessing Bailey will know who the pop star is.
“YouknowSutton Everett?” Bailey gapes at Kyle.
“He dated her,” I say without thinking.
“What?” Bailey gasps.
“Barely,” Kyle says quickly. “Which Piper knows.”
“How do you know?” Bailey asks me.
I shoot Kyle aThanks a lotlook. “I’ve met her a few times. For work.”
