I had Gina on my mind since three days ago. Ever since she told me her name, a nigga couldn't stop replaying the day I finally got her to tell me. It was a baby step to getting closer to her. I was all right with dat. She was gon' fall for me sooner or later.

I shouldve got her number. I throw my fists at the air like I was fighting. I could be on the phone with Gina right now having a good conversation with her. Testing to see how she is, how that personality sound.

I wonder where she stay. It gotta be in one of these buildings but I'm not finna knock on every door to see if she lives there or not. But.. it's worth the try.

I call up Chris and Peanut, telling them to bring they asses to my house real quick. Chris groaned for a long time as he was just chilling with Kimberly. Peanut yelled "fuck you bitch!" just before he hung up.

Twenty minutes later both niggas was at my door with irritated looks. "Ya'll niggas ain' miss me?" I ask letting them in. Peanut pushed his shoulder forward holding a stank look like the immature child he is and threw himself on my couch. "Nigga what's up, I was busy with some pussy."

Chris sat on the stool next to my island marble counter facing us. "Yeah, my babymom was finna go down on me whats the problem?" He said scratching his waves. I slapped my hands together and grinned.

"We knocking on every door in this neighborhood to find where Gina stay at" I say with a grin, waiting for their response and reaction.

They stay still as if time stopped as I looked back and forth between the two.

Peanut keeps his body laid flat on my couch and Chris doesn't blink or move a inch.

I stay still, waiting for either of them to say something.

"I left pussy.. to do some dumb shit" Peanut whispers, looking at the carpet floor. Chris gets up without a word and heads to my refrigerator.

"Im gonna.." he begins taking out bread, sliced thin cheese, and honey turkey ham. "Make me a sandwich.. so Kimberly atleast knows.." he's calmly laying the stuff out on the counter. "That I got me something to eat when I just came here for no damn reason".

"Aigh' so after you done eating yo sandwich, we on our mission" I say putting my thumbs up and sitting on the couch across from where Peanut was laying. Peanut had his eyes shut as he was mumbling shit I couldn't hear.

"Shut cho bitch ass up" I yell and watch as his eyes pop open abruptly.

"My bitch ass?" He sits up quickly, sitting back all comfortable. "Nigga we finna go on a female search for yo ass, you the real bitch" he snaps. I chuckle while pulling my phone out to text Chris to come over and slap this nigga.

Chris's phone rings once, he checks it and grins. As he comes over, I watch while fighting back my laughter. He slaps Peanut behind his head leaving a loud whack along with it. I burst into a cackling laughter while Chris runs off laughing as well.

"That's it!" Peanut yells, sliding his phone out. He dials a number and puts the phone up to his right ear.

"Momma?" He says looking up at the ceiling while rubbing the back of his head with his hand.

"These nigga..- sorry mama- Chris and Kayden keep hitting me!" He whines, waiting for her response. He put the phone in the air and I hear shuffling become a little louder on the phone. She told him to put her on speaker.

I roll my eyes and glare at Peanut as he grins. Chris comes back from the bathroom zipping his jean zipper up and looks back and forth between Peanut and I.

"Leave my boy alone!" His mom says sternly. I hide my laughter in as I say "yes Mrs.Williams". Chris plops himself beside Peanut and repeats what I just said.

"All right you guys, much love from me, stay safe. Wrap ya'll willys up when you mess with these young dirty girls okay?" She informs, making Peanut palm his face loudly and Chris to silently laugh.

I shook my head before saying we understand. Peanut hung up quickly after we said our goodbyes. "Embarrassing man" he said.

"Aigh come on you done witcho sandwich?" I said looking at Chris hoping he'd say yeah. The day is almost over so we needed to get this over and done with.

"Yeah, come on" Chris said going to the kitchen bringing back the freshly made sandwiches he never bit into yet. I paid him no mind as we all walked out my apartment .

Gina.

*

29 doors we knocked on asking about Gina. I was getting tired of knocking cause of my knuckles. Chris met with me back on Spruce street to tell me no results. We turned our heads to see Peanut coming down the street with chips and a drink. This nigga stay eating.

"No Gina" he yelled.

I rolled my eyes and began walking. "Kayden.. you gon see her soon she in one of these buildings" Peanut reassured me while stuffing his mouth with chips.

I knocked on a wooden door getting slightly annoyed and feeling that wave of tiredness wash over me. The door opened and a old women that resembled Gina appeared. "May I help you?" She asked covering her rob over her chest. Since I was taller than her I seen past her head, a figure that was similiar to Gina walked out a room and into another.

My heart raced as I thought of her and got the idea that, that was her. "I'm looking for Gina" I said eagerly to the older woman. She made the face that clearly said she warned her daughter about guys like me and then she sighed before telling me to hold on.

"Gina you got company" the lady yelled over her shoulder.

" And you are?" She said pausing ,waiting for a response. I couldn't tell her my real name because she probably knew me and what I get in to so I told her my name was Kyle which is close to Kayden.

"Hey momma" Gina's voice flowed into my ears giving me a tingly feeling inside. Damn she got me on some shit. "This boy, Kyle.. looking for you" her momma said distastefully before walking away. Gina appeared infront of me with widened eyes. "What chu' doing here, how u find where I live?" She asked looking down the hallways. She stepped out of her apartment, closing the door behind her.

Chris nodded his head once she looked at him. Peanut looked her up and down before looking away. "We knocked on basically every building door looking fa' you" I said shrugging my shoulders saying it like it was nothing.

Peanut sucked his teeth before saying "nigga you sayin' it like it wasn't hard work.. im going home" he walked off, pushing the entrance door with force.

Chris watched him leave and looked back at me "I got a babymomma that was boutta gimme sucky sucky, bye bye" he said and then he was gone leaving Gina and I alone in that quiet hallway.

"I forgot to ask you for your number" I said breaking the silence. Gina was staring at the floor with her hands behind her back. "I don't have a phone" she said quietly. I scrunched my face up before asking why.

"My mom think the internet is the place of the devil's work. Kids committing suicide, getting cyberbullied, feeling like they gotta be perfect to get some likes or attention, show off a lil sum sum" she went on. "And I just know she's right so I don't need a phone" she finished with a shrug. I stared at her with no emotion before looking away. Just gonna have to buy her a phone with no internet.

"Im buying you a phone" I said simply. She jerked her head up and looked at me side ways. "No you're not" Gina said refusing. I chuckled "yes I am".

"My momma said if a nigga willing to buy you shit he gon' expect something in return" Gina said informing me what her smart ass momma taught her. I rolled my eyes at the same time, sucking my teeth.

"Girl I don't want nothing from you but a conversation, the rest we can figure it out slowly" I rested my head against the wall and kept my eyes on her.

She grinned and looked at the carpet floor. "Buy the phone, meet me tomorrow at five on the corner of the papi store where we met."

"Where we met?" I repeated with a goofy look on my face causing her to bust into laughter, her pearly white teeth shined, complimenting her face even so more.

"Yes doofus, now go before my mom start tripping" she said moving towards her door. I peeped she had a dimple so deep into her cheek I was struck by it. She grabbed the door knob before shooing me with her other hand. I took this chance to come up to her and kiss her on the cheek.

"Aigh' ma" I said while walking away, looking back at her as she slowly walked into her apartment. I knew she didnt close the door and decided to peak her head out to watch me leave when I turned my head as soon as I reached the entrance door Gina's curly hair was dangling as her eyes stared at me with curiousity.

I smirked before leaving out of her sight, feeling the cool air greet me making me slip my hands into my hoodie pockets.

*

"Man I can tell her mom leading her into the right direction but what if im the result to the wrong path?" I say. I rub my temples with my fingers as the thoughts and ideas rush in my head. I wanted Gina to be with me with no problems included. I laid back on the couch, releasing a huge sigh. "She just seem so different than the rest" I add on.

"Mmhm.. mmmmhm" Peanut hums writing on his note pad. Opening up one eye, I watched Peanut as he watched me with his pen ready to jot shit down.

"Nigga you really writing down everything word for word?" I question him lifting an eyebrow.

He looks at his notepad before saying "nah, I drawing two fat bitches with one plate of cookies". He turns the note pad around and surely there was two fat bitches with a plate of chocolate chip cookies. "Nigga get out of my sight, i gotta make some calls" I say irritatedly taking my phone out grunting.

"Nigga fuck you. Imma artist" He says while getting up, walking into the bathroom, and shutting the door behind him.

"Yeah.. make sure the package get there on time-..wait hold on" I check the time. Sure enoughs it's two hours away from five and I did not forget about what Gina said. "Im back..the package should be there in a hour or two".

I hang up minutes later while in my car, riding towards the apple store. I bought her a iPhone7+ , putting her on my unlimited data plan. She wouldnt have to owe me or anything cause I already paid the whole phone off and put insurance on it just in case. I thanked the lady that worked at Apple and got back in my car leaving me twenty minutes to get to Gina on time.

I know her momma said no social media but i'd protect her from the evil side of Instagram and Twitter. Riding up infront of her building, I spotted Gina sitting on the step with an opened book on her lap as her eyes skimmed the pages intently.

Damn, she was fine.

I watched her until she finally looked up and seen me. I straightened my face expression so she wouldnt think a nigga was becoming soft. Getting out the car, I had her phone in one bag with other phone cases I thought she'd like in the other bag. I bought atleast ten cases just in case. Her eyes stayed on the bag as I came up to her building steps and sat beside her.

Pulling the box that held the phone out she slightly gasped. "You didn't have to get me that expensive ass phone Kayden" she said. I shrugged my shoulders and handed it to her. She opened it, stared at the phone before turning it on. "It's cases in this bag" I informed her smiling. She glanced at the bag but looked back the phone as if she never had one before. I watched in awe as she tapped on the screen with eagerness.

Minutes later Gina had looked at every case I bought her. She put everything back in the bag and glanced up at me with a half smile. My heart faltered a little bit, thinking I done something wrong. "Thank you, Kayden" she said softly before moving forward, slipping her arms on my shoulder, and pulling me into a tight comfy embrace.

I couldn't help but inhale her perfume smell. It smelled like mangos and peaches. "Thank you so much, I appreciate it" she murmured. I rubbed her back before we parted the hug and little of me wanted to hug longer.

I pulled at my nose and got up. "Well umm, I gotta go. My number already in yo contacts so if you need anything.. and Im gonna call you later to check up on you. Erm, so yeah" I say.

Nodding my head she smiles at me a giddy while I hop in the car. As I sped off, she was getting her bags off the steps and bouncing into the house full of joy. I smiled to myself, knowing I was the reason why she was in that type of mood.

*

"Nigga bought her a phone and put her on his plan" Chris said into the phone. A high pitch 'what?!' screeched from the phone that belonged to Peanut made me snort. "That's right, he got it bad for her" Chris said shaking his head at me. I shrugged and slipped my phone out to call her.

"She gon' use that phone to talk to other niggas.. im tellin' you" Peanut said like he was shaking his head on the other end.

Before I dialed her number I looked up at chris. "You bought a female a phone before Nut?" I asked.

I waited for a response for about three minutes while Chris shook his head. "Um fuck I look like?" Peanut finally responded. "Aight then" I said, pushing the call button to call Gina.

She picked up on the second ring which made me feel like she was waiting for me to call. "Hello" we said in unison. I could hear her giggle lightly which made my lils form a small grin.

"Ahh you should see Kayden now, he smiling like a little girl" Chris said bringing the phone closer to his mouth while staring at me. I got up, giving him the middle finger as I walked towards my room.

"What chu' doing girl?" I asked dropping myself on my bed. I heard some shuffling on her end of the line before she responded saying she was doing nothing but looking into the phone and taking selfies. I told her to send me all the selfies she took which earned me a bunch of giggles and a small 'okay'.

The conversation went on for about two hours until her mom told her it was time to wash her hands and eat. We hung up and got up to go see what Chris was doing.

Chris invited Peanut over but he was knocked out on the floor while Peanut was half way sleep on the floor up against the couch with his hand inside a bag of chips. Couldnt stand them niggas but they was my bloodas for sure.

To make sure them niggas wouldnt catch a cold, I got em' each a blanket out my closet. "Fuck you bitch..sucky sucky...this...dick" he sleep talked, and began snoring loudly.

I shook my head and went back to my room, shutting the door behind me quietly. I'm glad Gina is finally feeling the kid. Im not gon' ruin her life. But the future was full of suprises. I wanna give her suprises that would gimme the same reaction she had when I bought her that nice phone.

I just wanna see her smile.