Mia"Are we ordering dinner now?" Alexander asked hopefully. "Alexander, what kind of chicken do you want?" I said."The kind that's crispy and comes with those little biscuits," Alexander said without hesitation."They have a family meal," Kyle said, studying the menu. "Feeds four to six people. Chicken, biscuits, mashed potatoes, coleslaw.""That's a lot of food," I said."We can have leftovers," Kyle replied. "Kids like leftovers, right?""Kids like some leftovers," I corrected. "These particular kids will eat the chicken and biscuits tonight and ignore everything else until it goes bad in the refrigerator."Kyle smiled, a real smile. "Then we'll order extra chicken."I called in the order, arranging for delivery in forty-five minutes. I called in the order, arranging for delivery in forty-five minutes. When I hung up, I found the children had arranged themselves in the living room with Kyle.Alexander had positioned himself directly next to Kyle on the couch, chattering about hi
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