Always n Forever

Trust

(Quincy's POV)

" I don't know what I'm about to do" I explain to Nate.

I came over here to tell Nate about the situation. 

" Mane you fucked," he laughed " yo pull out game weak as hell." 

" Yo no fucking help" I say.

" Ok, okay listen when we were in high school she was only with you and we both know that. But remember when she told you she wanted to tell you something, but you told her not to that's your fault. So there's you answer that your daughter." He stops to make sure I understand.

" But whether you take care of her to not is your choice. Do you have a picture of her?" He asks.

I nod from the one Morgan sent me.

" See she looks exactly like you. Hair and skin that's all Lani. But that face shits all you." He says.

" You need to figure out some stuff." Nate tells me.

I nod and dap him up. 

" I need to go clear my head" I said.

He nods in understanding.

I head to my car and decide to go see my great-grandma.

When I was younger my grandma had already passed away so she took care of me. My mom wasn't around because she always was with one of her "boyfriends". So then my great-grandma became my rock, she was always there even when I went away.

I walk up the stairs and walk in.

" She need to lock this door actin like people don't steal." I mumble under my breath.

" You always got something to say like you live here." She says slappin my arm. 

" Ouch" I say rubbing my arm. 

" I didn't even hit you that hard," I side-eye her " You hungry?" She asks.

" Yea. I could eat." I say patting my stomach.

We walk to the kitchen and she makes me a plate, she sits it in front of me and raises her eyebrow.

" What's going on with you? You look like somethings bothering you." She asks.

I laugh and nod my head.

" How'd you know?" I ask.

" Cause you always have this face when somethings bothering you." She replies.

" Lani's back in town," I start and sigh.

" Why is that a bad thing?" She questions.

" Cause I have a daughter now." 

I decide not to look at her I didn't wanna see her facial expression.

" And I don't know what to do. If I do decide to be in her life I start ton think ' Am I going to be a good dad?' or ' What if I mess up and leave like my dad'. If I do decide to be there I just wanna make sure I do it right and give her everything I didn't have." I rant to her.

" Quincy" I look at her and she grabs my hand, " It's okay to mess up as a parent, but what's not okay is to not be there or leave. Everyone messes up, I messed up when I raised your mom, I messed up while raising you, and I'm pretty sure Lani has messed up while raising yalls daughter." I nod at her words.

We continue to talk and I showed her pictures of Lay that I had.

When I left I decided to call Lani.

I had took what my grandma had said to heart.

It's okay to mess up.

" Hello" She answers on the third ring.

" I want to be in her life." I tell her.

" Meet me here." She says.

She hangs up and sends me this address. 

I start to drive and realize this is the way to my house.

" What the fuck type of set up this is." I say to myself.

I get out and head to the apartment.

It was right next to mine.

I knock and she swings the door open.

" Go head and sit down on the couch." She says. 

I head in and sit down. 

" Okay so you wanna be in her life right? Let's get this down so there's no misunderstanding." She says.

" Yea I said that one the phone." I hit her back.

" It's better so hear that in person so I can make sure your not frontin. Anyway, since you've just met her we can start off slow, you can come pick her up and hang with her for the day then drop her off at night. Then after a while of that she can start sleepin over. That's cool?" She says.

I try and take in everything she says. 

" Yea that's cool." I tell her.

" Okay here everything you need to know. She's not allergic to anything and she does eat everything and she can't watch scary movies because she has really bad nightmares." She spits out super fast.

" Yea okay that's good to know. Wait when's her birthday." I asks.

She tenses up and says " August 20th" 

I raise my eyebrow until it hits me. 

Her brother.

" That's the same day your brother-" 

" Yea." She says as she cuts me off.

" Lay's in her room so Imma go get her and yall can go out and get ice cream or sum." She says.

She walks to what I'm guessing to Lay's room.

" Wait your my dad right?" She asks.

" Ya, we can go out and get some ice cream if you want." I tell her. 

" Yea! Ice cream." She screams.

I laugh and look up. I didn't really take the time at first to notice how Lani had changed.

She looked good. Nah scratch that great.

She still had that good figure and that butt, wasn't too big, but it wasn't small.

" If your done starring at me Lay's by the door ready to go." She says.

I snap outta my thoughts and head to the door.

Lani crouches down and hugs Lay.

" Be good and I'll see you later." She says as she kisses the top of her head.

Then I remember that time Lani came to visit me in jail.

We walk to the car and she shows me how to put a carseat in.

" That time you came to see me before I went to jail you said you had something to tell me. You wanted to tell me that you were pregnant weren't you." I asked.

" Yea but remember you wanted me to tell you after you got out." She says.

" True but for a reason. I wanted to make sure you weren't involved in anything. And obviously" I point to Lay " I had good reason to." 

She looks up at me and nods. 

I sneak a kiss on her cheek and hop in the car. 

I look back in the mirror to see Lay giggling.

" You like Mommy." She laughs.

" No I don't it just being nice" I say back.

" Mhmmmm" She says back.