We got to the restaurant, and surprisingly it was nearly empty. The hostess seated us right away and Kevin excused himself to use the men’s room. While he was gone, the waitress came with two menus. An adult one for me, and the kids’ coloring book menu for Kevin, complete with crayons. I was about to say something when Kevin slid in next to me and the waitress said she’d be right back.
“I’ll let you see this when I’m done,” I said, “sorry about the kiddie menu.”
“Eh, I’m used to it by now. Besides I know what I want. I can’t really order off the regular menu.”
“Oh, yeah, right.”
The waitress came back and I let Kevin order first. He asked for a small salad with grilled chicken and a coke. He told the waitress that she had to be sure that she didn’t give him any croutons or bread because that would make him sick. I ordered the same as him, but I asked for an unsweetened iced tea.
While we were waiting for the food to come Kevin started asking me questions.
“Are you really going to Johns Hopkins in the fall?”
“You bet.”
“Where’d you go before?”
“Georgetown.”
“You must be really smart.”
“Why do you sound surprised?”
“How many brothers and sisters do you have.”
“There are six of us. I have two older brothers, two older sisters and one younger brother.”
“What do they do?”
“The older boys are doctors, the girls are both raising their families, and my little brother is in his second year at the Naval Academy.”
“Wow, I think I might want to go there. Could I meet him, do you think?”