Just Dessert

   Valerie, who weighs seven pounds, ordered dessert after lunch, crème brulee, I think.  Barbara and I, considerably  heftier, decided to forego the additional calories.  The waitress re-appeared with a very generous serving of Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese frosting, and presented it to Barbara and me, on the house she said.   One serving dish, two forks, we each began on one side and met in the middle.  We ate it all, feeling justified because after all, we'd said no, our intentions had been good.