[Charles glanced up, startled, and almost not sure how to react, because it was fairly safe to say that Erik really didn't talk about his parents much, and Charles was actually almost even surprised he could remember that, considering he'd done a pretty good job blocking off most of his good memories of his family.

He also couldn't really help the embarrassing twinge of jealousy that came along with it, because Charles' mother's solution to a sick child was to make someone else deal with it, or just ignore it. He buried it quickly and managed a smile, because he was genuinely glad that Erik had that, and felt comfortable sharing it with him.]

Smart woman. I'm almost surprised we don't eat it here more often, I'd imagine it's simple enough to make, and it feeds a lot of people.