the fast food eating bandits...Part 3

The morning shift at the pool begins at eight thirty. The first person encountered is my eighty six year old best friend Lenny. The two of us discuss our passion for fatty foods yet again:

"Do you want to know what the wife & I ate yesterday Rob?"

"What?"

"We had the chicken alfredo with pasta from Olive Garden. It was sensational."

"Do they still give all the bread sticks you can eat?"

"You better believe it." is his quick reply, "They throw in all the salad you want with the deal as well."

"Did you get tiramisu for dessert?"

"It's a given; it goes without saying." adding with a wide smile, "I like the stuff so much I had'm box up a couple slices to go."

"Tiramisu is one of my great loves in life Lenny," with all seriousness, "Sometimes I wish I could marry it. There's a place in Las Vegas that fixed a fresh pan every day. I'd go there a couple times a week for a square."

We chat about red velvet cake with butterscotch frosting for a minute; then I ask:

"Do you like barbecue ribs?"

"Of course," is his immediate response, "Tomorrow the wife & I are headed to Texas Roadhouse for a couple slabs."

"Do they still give you butter rolls as an appetizer?"

"As many as you want good buddy," adding, "I'll slather on the warm honey butter they bring with it. It's a new basket every five minutes when I'm there."

"Warm rolls with honey butter Lenny...yummy, yummy, yummy. It's all sorts of scrumptious," steaming rolls slathered in honey butter dancing through my head, "I'll eat a couple baskets of rolls when I'm there as well good buddy. Did you get onion rings with ranch as an additional appetizer? That's my favorite."

"It's the loaded fries with me. I'll save the onion rings for when I hit up Sonic; or some place like that."

We chat about the different flavors of Pop Tart's for a few minutes. I then ask:

"What is your favorite kind of donut?"

"That's a tough one," pausing to scratch his chin, "See, I like them all. If I had to pick one; it would probably be the maple bar with pecans; a chocolate glaze is wonderful as well. There's too many to pick from is the problem."

"I'd have to go with any kind of cake donuts buddy. Do you want to know what else is really tasty?"

"What Rob?"

"Cronuts, I've been eating those for breakfast lately. It gives me a feeling of happiness that's indescribable. It's a hell of way to start the day."

"Cronuts," he proclaims, "Can't say I've actually had one. It sure sounds like it would taste good."

"Heaven on Earth is all I can say; heaven on earth Lenny."

The conversation shifts to a non romance:

"You should have seen this gal I met at the pool the other day Lenny. She is very nice."

"Is she a resident?"

"Visiting her family for a few weeks."

"What is so great about her?"

"She's just nice Lenny. It is always pleasant to meet someone nice."

"For Christ sake's, don't tell her about your fast food addiction. Look what happened when you boasted about it to the last girl you were interested in."

"I'll be sure to keep it to myself if I ever see her again."

"Any chance you could be looking at a new girlfriend with this one," asking with a wink, nod & smile.

"Zippo Lenny; no chance whatsoever."