Chuck Is A Good Boy

DADDY

His tan skin glistens as he climbs out of the pool. He glances at his phone, vibrating on his towel. He sighs as streams of water runs down his face. He grabs his towel and ties it around his waist. He then picks up his phone and answers it.

"Hey Mom," He says walking back into the house.

He shuts the door behind him.

"Yes Mom, I've had dinner," He reassures her.

He turns off the lights in the living room after locking all the windows and walks upstairs to his room.

"I'm going to bed now Mom" he says getting out his pyjamas, a grey shirt and matching sweatpants.

"Okay, sweet dreams. Wait- have you done your homework?"

Chuck groans, looking at his half open backpack. History, Math and Literature.

"Yes. " He lies to avoid a lecture.

"That's good. Say hi to your Dad for me, bye!"

The call clicks off and he tosses his phone on the bed.

He takes off the towel and puts on a fresh pair of boxers.

'Dad' He hasn't seen his father all day.

He's probably out somewhere drinking, he thought, pulling on his sweatpants.

He was about to pull the shirt over his head when his phone buzzed again

incoming call from Dad

His shirt draped around his neck.

He grabs his phone and hesitates before answering it

He tries to speak but his dad cuts him off

"Come pick me up, I'm at the Whyte Wyrm," came a dry voice

"Dad, it's almost midnight," Chuck says, eyeing the clock on the wall above his bed.

"Are you talking back?" the voice returned.

"No sir," Chuck says before the call clicked off.

He groans, throwing his phone on the bed.

He parks his car outside the Whyte Wyrm and gets out. He sighs, walking into the bar.

"Hey Chucky!" Fangs says walking up to him. "What brings you to this part of town?"

"Are you here to meet someone?" Sweet pea asks, wrapping his arm around Chuck's shoulders.

He smirks

"Are meeting a girl?"

"No, I-"

"It's okay Chuck, you can tell us," Sweet pea says before taking a sip of his beer

"Is it Veronica?" Fangs asks and Chuck shakes his head. "Betty? Cheryl?"

"No, it's my dad," Chuck says

"Ewww" Fangs and Sweetpea look at him disgusted

"No, it's not like that. I'm just here to pick him up.," He pauses. " Have you seen him?"

They both shake their head

"But he's probably in one of the rooms in the back," Fangs shrugs

"Okay, Thanks,"

Chuck walks to the back of the bar where the rooms are and knocks on the first door

"Dad?"

silence

"Dad?"

more silence

He pushes the door open and walks in.

"Dad!"

He knelt down next to his Dad who had passed out.

"Dad, wake up," He says shaking him

Chuck was sitting in the waiting room, playing a cross-word puzzle

Veronica rushes into the hospital, her phone in her hand.

He looks up and smiles.

"How is he?" she asks, sitting next to him

He sighs "He's fine, he just had too much to drink,"

"Oh, then why the long face?"

"It's this cross-word puzzle. I can't seem to figure out what this word is."

"Let me see. " She grabs the puzzle from his hands and furrows her eyebrows examining it

"Hmm, D-A-" she pauses "Daddy?"

"Yes, baby?" He smirked.

She rolled her eyes, hitting him playfully

He chuckled

The doctor walked into the waiting room

"Chuck Clayton?"

"Yes, that's me," Chuck says, raising his hand

"Your Dad wants to see you,"

Chuck nods, getting up

He walks into the room, holding Veronica's hand

"Hi Dad,"

"Hey son. Sorry about all this. I should really quit drinking."

"That's what Mom and I have been trying to tell you for months now."

"Yeah yeah" his gaze shifted to the girl standing next to his son. "Who is this?"

"Veronica," they both say at the same time. They pause for a beat, looking at each other.

"Veronica Lodge, from school," they continue

She giggles and he wraps his arm around her.

They walked into the living room and Chuck helped his dad on the couch

"Easy... there we go." He walks to the kitchen and opens the fridge. "Are you hungry? I can make us someth-"

He turns to see his dad fast asleep. He smiles to himself before running upstairs to get a blanket.

Then his phone buzzed

New message from Roni 💘🔐💍😍

Good night Daddy

typing...

Sorry, wrong number

He smiles.