Someone wasn't hungry. Maybe a bar would have been better, but if Madison couldn't drink then this was the next best thing.
Barbara perused the menu, wondering if she ought to eat something herself, but her stomach was growling. She hadn't had anything to eat since lunch.
She had to come up with something they could easily talk about. Barbara put in an order for a burger - this place was more than just ice cream, and turned to maddie but she'd said she didn't want anything. "You sure?" she asked.
"So" once the waiter was gone she turned back to her companion. "How's the research going?"