Charles was sitting at home, reading a book. It was a lovely afternoon, and Logan had offered to take the children fishing, along with Hank and Raven. Erik was at work, Lorna was too young to go with them, and Charles thought it would be best for him to stay home as well, seeing as they would be going in canoes, which aren't the most wheelchair friendly.
The lake was about an hour away, and they'd left close to an hour and a half ago. He assumed they were probably on the lake by now, he should call and check in.
He dialled Raven's number and waited, listening to the phone ring as he waited for her to pick up.
"Hey Charles." He heard her answer on the other end. "What's up?"
"Just checking in," he replied, "how's the lake?"
"So far, so good. I'm in a canoe with Wanda and Amy, Hank's in the other with Logan and Peter."
"Sounds delightful, any luck with the fish yet?"
"Not yet, we-" She was interrupted by Logan, who was yelling in the background.
"No, wait Peter, don't rock the canoe!-" He heard him quickly yell, just before being cut off by what was definitely a large splash, along with surprised yelps from all three boys. Charles would've been slightly worried if it weren't immediately followed by the unmistakable sound of Raven and the girls laughing.
He heard Raven trying to talk to him again, having trouble getting the words out in her laughing fit. She cleared her throat and began again. "Ah, sorry Charles," she was still chuckling a bit, "Peter tipped the boys canoe. I'm gonna have to call you back, but we might be back a bit sooner than we thought." She let out another hoarse laugh, and he couldn't help but chuckle a bit himself.
"Alright, I'll see you then. Goodbye, Raven, stay safe." He hung up the phone and couldn't seem to rid himself of the large smile that had grown on his face as he went back to reading his book.
AN:
Thank you for reading! I hope you guys are enjoying this series so far! Toodles!