Keeping Patience

6.

GINA

"So you're setting my grandson up to be killed now?"

Dax turned around in his office chair shocked.

"Baby, what I told you about just coming in my office like that." He said

I rolled my eyes "Dax quit playing with me and answer my question."

He sighed "Gina you know damn well I'm not gone let that boy get hurt. Blood or not, he's my grandson too."

"Well what the hell are you doing exactly! Getting him to make runs and picking up packages. Sounds a lot like a set up. You and I both know how these streets are. The only way you made it out is because you were brought up in the hood. KJ doesn't know the first thing about the hood, Kevin didn't bring them up like that. All he knows is what he sees on the tv. And me and you know it's a lot more dangerous now then it was in our day."

"Gina, he wants to become a part of the mafia.. the little jobs I'm giving him aren't going to hurt him. They're just stepping stones. He has his father's blood running in him. He's a fighter, he'll be fine. He's a smart boy."

"He'll be fine?? How do you know. What if the Arabs decide to rob and kill him? The what?"

He laughed "baby, believe me. No one in this whole fucking state is that stupid to fuck with me plus I—"

His phone started ringing and he stood up walking past me to get it "hold on baby. Let me take this." He kissed my cheek and walked out the office.

I rolled my eyes and walked to the kitchen grabbing my car keys and purse.
"I'm telling Patience and Kevin about this shit." I mumbled walking out the house.

••••••••••

KEVIN

I been sitting in my den for about an hour thinking. My hand hoovered of Dax's contact when I got a text from KJ.

KJ: dad, I'm working in the studio a little late tonight. Then may hit a party? Is it cool?

Me: cool. Just try be in by midnight.

KJ: say less 🤧👹 #SlimeShi

I chuckled placing my phone down. That boy is me all over again.

I closed my eyes and tried to get my thought together. My head been fucked up ever since I got a letter saying the house is going into foreclosure and I would have to file bankruptcy or pay out 80 million to fight it. It's like everything I worked hard for went down the drain.

"Wassup niggasssss" Big D said walking in

My hard mood lifted a little "wassup bro!" We did our handshake

"Shit mane. Trying to be the best father I can be." He smirked

Him and Petals have been trying to have a baby for a while and finally succeeded. She's now 5 months pregnant.

"That's what's up bro." I nodded

"Thanks man, now what this meeting about?"

I passed him the letter.
"Shit, bro!" He sat up and shook his head "I'm sorry man. Why you didn't tell me? I could've been trying to help you. 80 mill is a lot."

I nodded my head. "I know, I haven't even told Patience. They even trying to reposes the cars. I can't let this happen bro."

He looked at me "So what you gone do?"

"I'm getting back in the game."

"Nigga is you crazy! Patience gone kill you! Don't you not remember how you almost died?"

"'Man I'm not worried bout that shit. I'm just stacking enough to get out this hole."

"Man.. I don't know bout this boss."

I smacked my lips "I was calling you to be me right hand man. We can do this again like old times."

"Kev, I got a baby on the way. Did you not just hear me?"

I got quiet. "Patience is pregnant again too"

"Nigga what?"

"I had a feeling she was so I asked her to take a test when she gets off from work.. well that was a hour ago and it's positive.. she pregnant."

"Damn" he mumbled

"So that's another reason why I have to put in this work. I have a another mouth to feed."

He nodded his head "shit bro.. only to get out this hole right?

"That's it." I said

"Aight. I'm in. Petals and Patience can't know. And where we getting product from?" He asked

"I'm bout to hit up Dax."

"Damn his old crust ass still in the business"

I laughed "nigga you know he a Mafia King and he been trying to find someone to pass his business to since that Cash shit."

He looked up at me "shid.. you thinking about it?" He asked

"I have before .. now, I definitely am."

"You do know what that shit can mean for your family? Once you in there's no way out. You're family will become a target."

"I know. I think KJ is already selling drugs."

"How you figure that?" He asked

"I know my son. All this late night "studio time" that motherfucker lying. Plus I passed by his car one day and smelled weed. Opened that motherfucker and had a stack of cash sitting on the back seat. Next to it was a pound of weed bagged up." I shook my head, he was definitely sloppy with his work.

D laughed "damn, lil rich ass kid don't know the first about running and laying low besides what he see on tv.. so what you gone do?"

"Im waiting on him to say something to me.. but I mean if this really what he wants I'll have to shape him up. He's sloppy from what I see and that's only because I didn't bring them up to know that side of me or the world itself. So I know there's only one person he got this shit from."

"Dax" D said.

I nodded "nigga love telling his gangster mob stories."

D laughed "Dax wouldn't let anything happen to his lil ugly ass tho. So you good and I'm in. Just hit up Dax and we'll meet tonight at his crib. I'm bout to get Petals big pregnant ass home."

"Aight." I have him a manly shake as he walked out.

I shot Dax a text
Me: We need to talk business.. me and Big D bout to slide thru at your crib in about an hour?

Dax: Aight.