“I’m proud of you, nigga.” “Are you? Or you just happy you can lay up under Ma even more?” I asked, causing him to laugh while stroking his beard. “Both. I’m happy I ain’t gotta check in around this muthafucka no more, but also, I’m glad you became the man you are right now. You just might be a better man than me, but that’s what the fuck I been gunning for since I got that DNA test back.”

