AS WE ENTERED THE TOWN, I pointed right away to a diner called Ruth’s. “Let’s stop in there and see if they’re hiring.”
“Good idea. I’m hungry again, anyway.”
Nathan pulled into the parking lot and we went inside. A few seconds later we were seated by a frazzled-looking waitress. It was only three in the afternoon, but the place was jam-packed.
“Here are your menus,” the woman said. “I’m not your server, but we’re short staffed today. So, we’re helping each other out.”
“No problem,” we said in unison.
The waitress smiled. “You two make such a cute couple.”
Nathan and I grimaced.
“There goes my appetite. We’re brother and sister,” Nathan explained.
The woman looked embarrassed. “Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll get your server.”
“Don’t worry about it,” he replied, smiling again. “It’s an honest
