He wanted us to be a family and whatnot before they ship off to Alaska tomorrow morning . Called David as soon as they let me go and asked for a rain check , then came straight home like a good little family member ... only to find that The Dad had decided to go in to work , The Mum had gone ... somewhere , and The Brother was out at a friend 's house . Nice .

Question: Why did the narrator call David as soon as possible ?
Answer: They need to reschedule .They wanted to invite him for dinner .They wanted to get off the ship .They wanted to invite him to their friend 's house .