The server walked up to our booth and served a mountain of food. Crew immediately dug in. “Anything else you need?” the server asked in a sugary-sweet voice as she batted her eyelashes at Crew. “Eat,” Crew urged me, ignoring her. “No, we’re good here,” I told the server. “Thank you.” She stared at Crew for another moment, then finally walked away. I picked up my utensils. “Okay, this waffle you ordered is delicious,” I said after one bite. “I knew you’d like it.” The way he was making love to his food, I doubted he cared whether I liked it or not. “So, what do you do for fun?” Crew asked after a few bites of syrupy goodness. “I spend my time doing homework,” I said between bites. “Gotta keep those grades up if I want to go to college. Pretty boring.” It was half-true. Research

