Fourth Meal | Sean & Melissa
"This is what heaven smells like," Sean said, taking a seat at the bar. "Pizza, fries, burgers, suntan lotion, and perspiration!" He drummed his hands on the bar, grinning at his sister who was working the afternoon shift today. “That’s always what I smell like most days,” He added, “I’m not saying I smell like heaven but ... I might smell like heaven.”
The restaurant was mostly empty: it was too late for lunch and too early for dinner -- but Sean was here for his meal in between meals. "Ahh, It's linner time." If you asked Sean, he’d tell you that it was probably his third favorite meal (falling in between dinner and breakner).
“Why does it all look so good?” He said, aloud, “Can I just order one of everything? Ugh, okay, I’ll have the Philly Cheesesteak. Wait -- no -- the meatball. Wait -- the Chipotle Chicken. Yeah, let’s go with that one.” He shut the menu and pushed it aside.
“So, Liss, what have you been up to?”
It felt strange to ask, even though the Bentleys hadn’t lived together for years. The three of them had been together almost every moment of everyday for so long, that it still felt weird when he didn’t know exactly what was happening with his sister’s life.
“I’ve got nothing exciting,” He confessed with a shrug, “Except that I did spend yesterday in my underwear playing video games and eating nothing but french fries and ice cream ... I definitely consider that a win.”