Chapter 53

“I am,” Robbie said. “Are we gonna go to McDonald’s?”

“Not this time, kiddo,” George said.

“Aw, Dad.”

“Where’s the restaurant, George?” Sean said.

“We were thinking of going to the Village Wayside Bar & Grille in Biltmore Village,” George said. “It has good food at reasonable prices.”

“Is there a McDonald’s nearby?” Sean said.

“There’s one a couple of blocks or so from the restaurant,” George said.

“Can Paul and I take Robbie there while you guys eat at a regular restaurant?” Sean said.

“Normally, I’d say yes, but we have to consider who might be lurking in the bushes, so to speak,” George said.

“Yeah,” I said.

“You didn’t say anything at the mall when we split up,” Sean said.

“No, but there were so many people about, we weren’t worried.”

“Can we wait and see how crowded it is at McDonald’s before we decide?” Paul said.

“George, what do you think?” I said.