John shook his head in amusement when Alex acted like he had already said they could go to the cove, but at least Fred seemed to like the idea too.
"A picnic sounds great," he said, putting Alex down before turning to watch Chase pull out the basket. "Woah there, buddy. We actually need to pack some food in there in order to actually have a picnic."
"Get food!" he said, jumping up and down.
"All right. Tell you what. Why don't you get ready to go with your mommy, and I'll go get the food." John took the basket from him before kissing Fred softly. "I'll be back down once I've gotten everything."
Heading up to the dining hall, John got the food for their picnic. Once everything was packed up in the basket, he went back down to their quarters.