“What the hell for?”
“They said they were going to the bathroom.”
The man frowned as if unconcerned,
He felt badly when he burst the man’s bubble, “but it was to smoke a cigarette they don’t think I’ve yet discovered in their bag. Hadlee had the lighter in her bookbag and Shamia had the cigarette in her lunch bag. I went through them because I was suspicious, and Briar said you would approve.”
“Oh, I f*****g approve,” Joe grunted, his jaw tightened and his teeth grinding. “Marie’s probably going to turn her ass red.”
He was surprised, “really?”
“Yes. She’ll take care of it though because I can’t stand when the girl cries. I have four boys and one girl, and the girl makes me weak.” He looked to the car and shook his head. “Nine. I swear I didn’t start this s**t until I was at least t
