If Only You Knew

Take You There

May

Landin's POV

My entire body relaxed as I inhaled the smoke. It quickly filled my lungs, making me cough out at the suffocating feeling. After a few seconds of coughing, I finally picked up my last stack.

The only thing keeping my mind off D and my son was getting to this money. Even though I felt like I was slowly losing my mind, I still had shit to do. Business had to be handled and money had to be made regardless. My family still gotta eat.

My phone ringing shook me from my thoughts and interrupted me counting my money. So far today I was up about 8 bands, but the goal was 15.

"Yo." I spoke into the phone without looking at the caller ID.

"Is that any way to speak to your mother?" I heard duke's voice on the other line.

"My bad mama." I spoke taking another hit. "Wassup, you good?"

"I'm fine, I just wanted to check in on you. Haven't heard from you lately." She spoke in a soft tone.

"I been Ight."

"Have you talked to D'arrica?"

"Nope."

I could hear her sigh before she went back to trying to sound more enthusiastic. "Should I call her again?"

"No mama 'cause if she get smart with you again I won't be able to keep myself from putting my hands on her."

"Landin!" She sounded appalled at what I said.

"For real! What you ever did to her for her to act that way towards you? She's outta line for that shit!"

"But that doesn't mean go putting your hands on her! I don't know what's gotten into you but you need to stop it right now!" She scolded making me roll my eyes.

I was no longer listening.

"It's not cute to be harming the mother of your child! Gosh, and you wonder why she doesn't want to be around you. I mean honestly Landin I can kinda see why she doesn't want you around at all."

"What?"

"Have you been hitting that girl?"

"Look you doing too much. All I'm tryna do is defend you and you tryna flip it into something else! Ain't nobody hit that girl but I should for how she talked to you. Damn, when you get so soft?"

"Excuse me?"

"The old Tina would've put hands on D herself for disrespecting her, and now you mad at me for tryna look out for my own mama? You lame for that!"

"Let me tell you something you gone watch your mouth when you talk to me! I been tryna give you time to get your emotions together because I know how you feel about that girl. But you will not continue to be disrespectful to me!"

"If this is how you act with her and your child then I can't say I don't understand D'arrica right now. You better not be hitting that girl especially not in front of that baby!"

"And if you are then I'm gonna be the one to tell you straight up that you don't deserve to see him until you get your shit together! Good night."

I heard the small click indicating that the call was over. Smacking my teeth, I tossed the phone elsewhere on the couch so I could continue to count this money. Fuck what my mama was talking about, D was being real nasty to her when my mama was tryna talk. Telling her she needs to mind her business and stop coddling me and all this disrespectful shit that wasn't even true!