Free No Ordinary Love by Elaine Allen

snapped. “Casey, I’m tryna be real patient with you when I want to choke the shit out of you. You think that this is a fuckin’ joke,” he accused, standing up.
    With a negligent shrug, she said, “I’m not laughing, D.”
    “You weren’t there when that nigga walked in talkin’ bout what y’all did.”
    Casey could hear traces of hurt in his words, but he hid them well. “Do you have any idea what they were saying about you? In my place of business?”
    “I figure the normal stuff people say about their latest conquest.”
    She’s such a pain in the ass, he thought. “What happened at his house?” he demanded to know.
    “Nothing. We talked.” She turned her face away from his, took a little time studying her manicured nails before lifting her gaze back to his and continued. “Ate and entertained ourselves.”
    Daemon trapped her in her chair by standing in front of her then caging her in with his arms. “Define entertain.”
    Casey frowned, a little threatened by his anger. “I don’t have to explain anything to you. You’n wanna fuck with me, fine. But I will not have you dictating proper date etiquette to me. So back up,” she said, pushing at him.
    Daemon caught her arm. “Case, Baby, you don’t know what you’re playin’ at. If you keep it up, you’re going to end up getting hurt.”
    If her eyes could have rolled in the back of her head, they would have, she thought. “Yes, so you keep saying.”
    “Casey, it’s hard to turn you away when I know what it’d be like between us,” he admitted letting go and backing away from her.
    Composed, Casey stood up. “I’m trying to run slow to let you catch me, but if you don’t, someone else will.” Casey didn’t say anything else just left the office.
    Girl’s Day Out
    At the last minute Casey had suggested they go to the King of Prussia Mall instead of going into Center City to shop and browse the stores along Market and Walnut Streets. It meant she had the urge to spend money.
    Noting their friend’s black mood, both Catrina and Briannah realized that it had to have something to do with Daemon and figured a way to bring him up since their friend hadn’t said a word about him. That was a very rare occurrence.
    “So, Case, how was your date last night?” Briannah asked casually.
    Casey shrugged. Daemon had in fact affected her mood. “It was okay; I only went out with Raheem to make D jealous,” Casey explained.
    “So did it work?” Catrina asked.
    “Yeah, it did. He barged into the bathroom, mind you while I’m in it and demanded that I meet him in his office. Apparently, Raheem went a little too far when he was telling the other guys what happened. Anyway, y’all, I was butt ass naked and D didn’t want me. Every guy I know wants to be with me and I can’t even get him to admit that. Let’s go in here.” She gestured to the store they were passing.
    “Tyree told me what dude said and just how upset D was,” Briannah said. “He’s set on not corrupting you. Maybe you should just be happy that he loves you enough not to take advantage,” she added.
    Casey shook her head. “Take advantage of me!” she joked loudly causing mall walkers to turn and stare. “I’m not giving up. And I am not the naïve young girl that everybody seems to think I am. I can handle adult relationships; I’ve had practice.”
    Catrina laughed as she considered. “You don’t have the kind of aloof attitude or the coldness in you to pull something like that off. He’d break your heart into a billion itty, bitty pieces.”
    Briannah frowned. “And I guess you’d be an authority on aloofness and coldness, wouldn’t you, Trina?” she questioned her friend in Casey’s defense while trying to decide between a pale yellow Armani Tee and a pastel pink one.
    Catrina arched her brow at Briannah’s sarcasm. “Yeah, I would be. These niggas don’t be worried ‘bout me loving them, so I don’t be worried ‘bout them loving me.”
    Casey stood