A/N: I think that the group chat on WhatsApp is the best thing ever.
The Weller Children:
Bethany 25 yrs old
Ella 23 yrs old
Morgan 22 yrs old
Maddie and Kenzie 19 yrs old
Casey 17 yrs old
Chicken Soup
It was imperative that he arrived in time.
He had all the equipment in the trunk.
He'd been driving for hours; six to be exact, it didn't help that the roads were difficult to pass due to all the snow.
It had been snowing for days and not just a little snow shower, oh no, we're talking blizzards for days.
Just hours upon hours of snow, snow and more snow.
Time was ticking and he was worried he wouldn't arrive in time.
This was a solo mission; Jane wasn't able to help him.
This would be the first time he would be attempting this without her backup but it had to be done.
It just had to.
He couldn't face the consequences if he failed.
Failure was not an option!
Three hours later…
Seven cell phones alerted their owners that they had a message and obviously they had to reply:
All seven recipients saw a photo of one of their own huddled in a hoodie, scarf and hat bundled up in a duvet sitting in front of a bowl of chicken soup.
Ella: Guess we know who's dad's favourite!
Bethany: Yeah, dad never drove to me when I was in college to make me chicken soup.
Maddie: How come Morgan gets special treatment?
Kenzie: MOM! Dad's supposed to love us all the same!
Dad: Your sister is sick!
Casey: Well that's what happens when you build a snow family without wearing a coat, hat, scarf or gloves. Just saying!
Morgan: This is the best chicken soup dad has EVER made. It tastes GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!
Bethany: How come you don't come and make me chicken soup when I'm sick?"
Ella: Yeah, that's not fair. Why don't we get your homemade chicken soup?"
Dad: First of all Morgan is at Georgetown, you two don't get my chicken soup because Bethany, you're in England and Ella you're in Australia! Now Geography was never my strong point but I'm pretty sure I cannot drive from New York to either of those places, places that you decided to go to!
Morgan: Dad's also made his chocolate chip cookies! (several cookie emojis)
Maddie: I miss your cookies.
Kenzie: I dream about your cookies.
Morgan: They taste so GOOD!
Casey: You have to try his new triple chocolate and peanut butter cookies, they are to die for!
Dad: You two are backpacking around Europe so don't even try and get me to send you any cookies!
Kenzie: But daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!
Dad: it was your choice to make your mom and me suffer for a year while you two backpack all over different continents!
Maddie: Well we can't all wait until we meet Mr Right so he whisks us away to propose! Venice was SO romantic, dad you did good!
Dad: Thank you!
Casey: Dad when are you coming back?
Dad: Why?
Casey: I miss you.
Bethany: You mean you miss dad's cooking!
Casey: Of course I do! You all chose to leave I didn't!
Ella: Oh please, next year you'll be in college.
Ella: Dad will probably come and cook for you every week! No doubt you'll get his chicken soup.
Kenzie: We'll be back by then and he'll have to do the same for all three of us!
Maddie: Hey, when did you borrow dad's hoodie? I was going to borrow it when we got back.
Morgan: you snooze you lose (smug face emoji)
Casey: Dad when are you getting back?
Dad: Why?
Casey: Mom is looking in the cupboards…
Morgan: Maybe she's hungry…
Casey: She's actually getting out some pots and pans…
Bethany: Run and save yourself!
Kenzie: Head to Aunt Sarah's
Maddie: Or Aunt Patterson
Ella: Or Aunt Tasha
Morgan: suggest a take out!
Mom: my cooking is NOT that bad
Mom: right?
Mom: Kurt?
Mom: Kurt?
Dad to Casey:
You know where we keep the emergency fund, order in NOW! The rest of us will keep your mom busy so by the time we're finished you will have edible food!
Casey to Dad:
You could just give me your credit card number…"
Dad to Casey:
You could just eat your mom's cooking…"
Bethany: Mom, why don't you and dad come and visit me, Case and Morgan can tag along if they must, Maddie and Kenzie will be here at the end of next month, it would be great to see you again.
Casey: Charming!
Morgan: you just want dad to cook for you!
Dad: you mean just like I did for you?
Morgan: But I'm sick (sad face emoji)
Ella: I'll be the only one missing (sad face emoji)
Mom: You're always welcome at home! Hint hint!
Ella: I know, it's hard being away from all of you. I remember when dad would send me care packages.
Ella: I loved opening them. The brownies…"
Bethany: The coconut brownies were divine!
Ella: Nah, the chocolate and peanut butter ones
Morgan: You can't go wrong with chocolate chip brownies
Maddie: Peanut butter!
Kenzie: No. COCONUT!
Casey: I beg to differ, 3 words. Salted. Caramel. Brownies!
Mom: You've turned our children into brownie addicts. Good going!
Dad: I'm pretty sure that you always have one as soon as they come out of the oven 'to make sure they're good enough for the girls'.
Mom: I don't know what you're talking about.
Dad: Sure!
Dad: Anyway their 'addiction' is down to you
Mom: Excuse me?
Dad: Pregnancy 1, you ate anything and everything coconut flavoured, Bethany loves coconut
Dad: Pregnancy 2, you ate peanut butter with EVERYTHING, toast, cereal, ice cream, lasagne, pizza…EVERYTHING hence Ella loves anything with peanut butter! And my favourite, tuna and peanut butter sandwiches
Casey: Mom, that's gross! Lasagne with peanut butter? Tuna with peanut butter?
Casey: I'm never getting pregnant!
Dad: Keep that promise for the next 8 years and we're good!
Dad: Pregnancy 3 nothing with chocolate was safe. You literally took food out of Tasha's hand, I'm still impressed that she didn't hit you, the others learnt quickly to not bring anything chocolate in not unless they had enough for you. Morgan has always been obsessed with chocolate.
Mom: I wasn't that bad.
Dad: ok, we'll just ask Tasha the next time we see her.
Mom: we don't have to.
Dad: pregnancy 4, you ate all the above, chocolate, peanut butter and coconut, you couldn't get enough. Maddie prefers peanut butter and Kenzie coconut.
Dad: pregnancy 5, you craved the salty sweet which is why Casey loves anything salted caramel flavoured
Mom: you're an enabler; you bake for them all the time!
Dad: you're the first one to eat what I bake
Dad: you gave them their first hit!
Mom: I didn't get pregnant by myself!
Casey: EUWWWWWWW
Bethany: TMI guys
Ella: T.M.I.
Morgan: please don't make me throw up my chicken soup
Kenzie: ignorance is bliss
Maddie: we do not want any details. EVER.
Dad: did you think the stork brought you to us?
Ella: not the point dad
Casey: Oh hey the pizza is here. Morgan get better soon. Love you all. Bye.
Mom: What pizza?
Mom: Morgan, take care and listen to dad and take your medicine! Love you all, take care. Bye.
Dad: Love you all, bye.