staring at each other , sometimes laughing at each other for no reason , and then , over the shared frozen hot chocolate and everything nachos , seeking and finding the million things we had in common , including a mutual appreciation of anything dashed with cinnamon ( from french toast to applesauce to gum ) , our dueling collections of retro board games , and our major sneezing allergies to pollen-which my mom was obsessed with and holden 's mother totally disregarded .