A/N: This is my favorite meal in the world which I cannot have at the moment because of diet. I just wanted something fun.
Laura watched anxiously as Derek loaded his plate. Salad, mac'n'cheese from a box, ranch style beans, and the real test, the salmon patties.
Laura hadn't realized how much money her parents put into food for the family. Not until she'd watched Derek put away four double bacon cheeseburgers and three orders of curly fries before the world's largest banana split after telling him to eat himself full. Keeping up with Derek's appetite was a challenge to say the least. Laura was learning the value of snack foods and beef jerky, and was trying very hard not to feel guilty when she saw Derek eating potato chips when their mother had never allowed that in their house.
Still, if she could make salmon patties, she could make a start at bringing better food into the house.
Now, on her fourth try, she had to have managed it. She'd managed hamburgers, sausage, and a chicken casserole that had vanished on the first serving every time she made it.
Derek broke off a piece of the patty and popped in his mouth, chewing slowly. He took a second bite and nodded.
"Well?" Laura said.
"I don't know what you're going to be eating," Derek said, "because these are mine."
Laura laughed and leaned over the table to grab her share.