Liev entered the community center with a frown. After finding out how Hadlee had skipped her dance class last Wednesday, he knew Briar was teaching a hip-hop class this evening while Hadlee was doing singing lessons, he was stepping in with additional supervision. He was there to make sure Hadlee was attending the lesson instead of running off with her girlfriends to run internet searches on him.
Garold had given him hell today for playing good-time-daddy instead of setting boundaries. He made it clear he sided with Briar on the importance of Hadlee being held accountable for her studies, her extracurriculars and attitude. Garold had called him a wuss for letting a nine-year-old walk all over him. He hadn’t liked being called out, but he knew his friend was correct. It was time for him t
