Vacations | The Mathesons | Canada | G | no-blackout AU
“Dad, you promised vacations wherever I want if I graduate with good grades and get accepted to college,” Danny argued.
The debate had been going on for a while now, and Charlie followed it silently.
“Yes, and we meant together, as a family, not you backpacking alone through Canada.” Ben stated firmly.
“I’m 19, you can’t boss me around like a kid anymore. I wanna do things on my own,” Danny pouted.
“We’re still paying for your food, clothes, the roof over your head, and college, so yes, we can.” Ben pointed out. “And since we are also the ones who’d also be paying for the trip…”
“I’ve enough saved for that on my own.”
“You aren’t going and that’s the end of it.” Rachel stated.
“Oh, come on, Mom!”
“It’s too dangerous,” Rachel insisted.
“It’s Canada!” Danny protested. “The worst that can happen is me having too much maple syrup.”
Charlie snorted. “Or getting trampled by a herd of wild moose… mooses… meeses.” She laughed.
“You’re not helping.” Danny glared at her.
Charlie shrugged, then sighed, turning to their parents. “You should let him.”
“Really, Charlie?” Rachel stared at her.
“What, he’s got a point, he’s old enough and has saved the money. Besides, if he gets in any trouble, Uncle Jeremy’s in Canada, he can bail him out.”
“Still not helping.” Danny muttered in her direction. Out loud he said: “I won’t be needing any bailing out, because I won’t get into any trouble. Come on, please.” Danny made his best puppy-eyes expression at Rachel.
“I can go with him.” Charlie offered.
“I don’t need - Ow.” Danny yelped as she kicked him under the table, while giving him a don’t-you-see-I’m-trying-to-help look. “Oh. Yeah, what if Charlie comes with? We’ll be good, I mean safe, together.”
Charlie almost rolled her eyes, but restrained herself, since it would hardly help their case. Instead she agreed: “Yeah, you know I’ll look out for him (Danny was for once smart enough to not protest he didn’t need looking after, thanks goodness) and if we need anything we will call Uncle Jeremy. You know he’ll help out.”
Ben gave out a tired sigh. “I don’t know Charlie… let’s just finish this for tonight.”
“But you’ll think about it?”
“Your mother and I will sleep on it and we can continue this discussion tomorrow.”
“But we’re not promising anything.” Rachel added.
“Okay.” Charlie nodded and high-fived Danny under the table.
“Dad, you promised vacations wherever I want if I graduate with good grades and get accepted to college,” Danny argued.
The debate had been going on for a while now, and Charlie followed it silently.
“Yes, and we meant together, as a family, not you backpacking alone through Canada.” Ben stated firmly.
“I’m 19, you can’t boss me around like a kid anymore. I wanna do things on my own,” Danny pouted.
“We’re still paying for your food, clothes, the roof over your head, and college, so yes, we can.” Ben pointed out. “And since we are also the ones who’d also be paying for the trip…”
“I’ve enough saved for that on my own.”
“You aren’t going and that’s the end of it.” Rachel stated.
“Oh, come on, Mom!”
“It’s too dangerous,” Rachel insisted.
“It’s Canada!” Danny protested. “The worst that can happen is me having too much maple syrup.”
Charlie snorted. “Or getting trampled by a herd of wild moose… mooses… meeses.” She laughed.
“You’re not helping.” Danny glared at her.
Charlie shrugged, then sighed, turning to their parents. “You should let him.”
“Really, Charlie?” Rachel stared at her.
“What, he’s got a point, he’s old enough and has saved the money. Besides, if he gets in any trouble, Uncle Jeremy’s in Canada, he can bail him out.”
“Still not helping.” Danny muttered in her direction. Out loud he said: “I won’t be needing any bailing out, because I won’t get into any trouble. Come on, please.” Danny made his best puppy-eyes expression at Rachel.
“I can go with him.” Charlie offered.
“I don’t need - Ow.” Danny yelped as she kicked him under the table, while giving him a don’t-you-see-I’m-trying-to-help look. “Oh. Yeah, what if Charlie comes with? We’ll be good, I mean safe, together.”
Charlie almost rolled her eyes, but restrained herself, since it would hardly help their case. Instead she agreed: “Yeah, you know I’ll look out for him (Danny was for once smart enough to not protest he didn’t need looking after, thanks goodness) and if we need anything we will call Uncle Jeremy. You know he’ll help out.”
Ben gave out a tired sigh. “I don’t know Charlie… let’s just finish this for tonight.”
“But you’ll think about it?”
“Your mother and I will sleep on it and we can continue this discussion tomorrow.”
“But we’re not promising anything.” Rachel added.
“Okay.” Charlie nodded and high-fived Danny under the table.
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