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with Cassandra's dad hadn't gone well as she used the little energy she had left to blow her temper on him. From their conversation, it

ng on, had left to sit in her car

e in swinging her legs back and forth on the bench.

plied, not bothering

little piece of information. Probably now was the best time to ask q

ed swinging her legs. "

on Faith had gisted her about earlier that morning. Maybe she tr

her white shoe

ppointment settling in her gut. "Then who w

" Cassandra finally

e, Cassandra, is he n

he needed more information to know if something was wrong in the girl's fami

ndra grinned, showing the empt

t the unexpected reply. Superma

time to notice a white man rush through it. She watched

te?" she asked, refusing to

ly lit with excitement as she abruptly jumped from her seat "Daddy

efusing to leave the heartwarming sight displayed in front of her. The man who was Cassandra'

an her free hand around the surface of her clothes to straighten them an

ed to never leave the man who was smothering kisses all over hi

r was coal-black. She unconsciously furrowed her brows at the thought that he didn't have the

father and daughter with a defiant posture causing the

released a chunk of her father's hair from her hands,

se orbs that seemed to see right through her soul made her heart melt. The first words she had planned on saying to him flew right ou

married and has a child. Her whole mind was in disarray. She gulped as she noticed how the sleeves of his wh

yes with the black orbs of the coffee-brown-skinned lady that stood in

ad at the first

and mentally slapped herself. "Mr–?" she

as his daughter's teacher, how could she not know his name? He watc

n, Mr. Daw

riefly as the name she called him register

irritated at him fo

not Dawgsin," he said, with his teeth gritted. His name pr

flooded her senses, but, she stared at him in t

, "Dawson, Mr

talk. She scolded him for forgetting to pick up his daughter and not packing food for his daugh

wson, I might have to report you to

with furrowed e

urted, "and it'

inconvenience, my work has been taking a heavy t

"It's getting late, just tell her mother to bring her early to school tomorrow and to

ace as he tried to position the handle

dropped her

lady that lives next door. I was running late for w

e had been waiting for. She

r foreign words. "I'm s

r eyes at him and gav

im sir, he raised his

our daughter, you don't even really know the lady, wh

ology, not wanting to spend extra time listening

ed. "It'

ago, she had been glaring at him, and now, she was smiling erasin

e girl's cheek which earned her a giggle. "Mr.

bright pink as he smiled widely. "Thank you, I

papa isn't treating you n

I'm also her favorit

they bade eac

the direction she was coming from with a smug smile. She gave her a sus

ility. You guys l

hit her friend who loved shippi

ign

man": "You're