Derek took the second order of French fries out of the bag and popped a few into his mouth. Kate seemed to be content to ignore him in favor of her food and it wasn't lost on him that she was making a mess. Now I know what Mom meant when she said stuff like "this is why we can't have nice things, Derek," he thought with a pang of both sadness and amusement.
"Hey Kate, how about you make sure you get it in your mouth, huh?"