Page 43 of So Special: Fanatic Love

“Leave my boy alone, Tiara.”

When Ash lifted his head with a side lean, I knew he thought I did something magical for him. We all chuckled.

“Za!” Kane finally noticed me in the room. He had yet to get the knack of saying my full name, so he settled for Za.

My smile was wide as he rushed over to me. I held my fist out to him for a bump. “What’s up, Kane?”

He happily extended his fist to meet mine. This was my other little homie. “Wad up!”

We all had trivial conversation as we sat in the den and interacted with the kids. About twenty minutes after Asher and I arrived, Daisy came through the door. She looked exhausted. “Hey, everyone,” she greeted halfheartedly.

“Hey, best friend. How did everything go? Did they give it to you?” Katniss shot off questions that I wanted the answer to although I had no idea what she was talking about.

Daisy’s body fell down into the seat next to Tiara. Tiara wrapped her arm around her and pulled her into a hug. The girls hung with each other when they weren’t busy with theirprofessions. It was clear Tiara and Katniss knew something that me and Asher didn’t.

“Did she get wha?” Asher took the question from my mind. Inquiring minds wanted to know.

The girls looked between each other. They must have been trying to decide who would answer. All I knew was one of them better answer the question. Daisy must have been the tribute since she cleared her throat. “I had court for a restraining order.”

“Daisy, I need you to answer the following question with honesty. Why do you need a restraining order? Who needs to be restrained from you, and why have you not said anything to me or Asher?” I swear this woman had me fucked up a thousand ways from Sunday.

The frustration settled on her face. “Zane, why is it important to you? I’m just a ho, remember? Nothing that’s going on with me should faze you.”

I shook my head before I stood up with Ash who was still in my arms. “Aye, Tiara, get Ash for me. Mama Lina!” I yelled out.

She came into the room seconds later. “Boy, why you yellin my name like dat? Wha wrong?”

“There’s nothing wrong, Mama Lina. I need to ask you something. Can I use one of your guestrooms to have a conversation with Daisy?” I didn’t want to be disrespectful and just slip off into one of Mama’s rooms.

Mama Lina’s eyes bounced between the two of us. She popped her hand on her hip. “You told dat boy about that otha boy botherin’ you yet, Daisy?”

“Well, Mama Lina, I don’t have to now since you just did,” Daisy quipped. “There’s no need to tell anyone anything. I handled it.”

Mama Lina stepped further into the den. “Look, lil girl, if you think dat piece of paypa tellin dat boy to leave you lone gonna stop sumthin den you fool. What tellin Kat and Tiara posta do?All dey can do is call dem people or put dem selves in danga. You got dat man right der who care bout you, and you care bout him. Both y’all stupid as shit wit dis back and forth. Go talk in da room and don’t be ridin in my damn house.”

“Dang, Mama! You bout sicka dem, huh?” Asher laughed at me and Daisy’s expense.

When Mama’s head snapped in Asher’s direction, he shut the fuck up. “Boy, don’t fuckin play wit me. I have a hard enough time tryin to stop you and dis girl right here from fuckin in my house. I seen ya move ya hand out dat girl shirt like ha titty a hand rest. Both y’all got me fuck up!” If she spun any faster on her heels she would have pirouetted.

I took a few steps toward Daisy, then extended my hand to help her up. Tiara nudged her before she took my hand. Her hand felt good in mine, so I kept it there until we got to the bedroom upstairs. She sat down on the bed after I closed the door.

“Tell me what’s up, Daisy. Who the fuck I need to fuck up behind you?” I didn’t have time for the bullshit conversation.

She sat there in a daze for what felt like forever. “Zane, I’m confused why you care. I really am. You were very clear how you felt about me, so why would you fuck someone up behind me?”

This girl is incorrigible.“Let me say this clearly, so we can move past this stupid conversation. Daisy, I like you. I want to be with you and only you. I haven’t fucked with anyone since shortly after me and you started fucking. Someone fucking with you bothers me because you are mine whether you know that shit or not. Now tell me who is fucking with you before I nut the hell up on you.

“I apologize for that fuck shit I said to you. You are nothing even close to Porsha. I was mad that you kept rejecting me but was willing to give that fuck boy Mason a chance.”

The shock on her face irritated me because she knew I liked her. I told her this the last time we were together. She smacked a tear that fell on her cheek away. “Um, Mason has been bothering me. He hasn’t touched me or anything. He’s doing stuff like popping up at my job and parents’ house. I think he’s light weight stalking me.”

My blood was now lava. “There’s no such thing as light weight stalking, that’s first. What did your parents do?”

“The first time he knocked on their door and introduced himself as my boyfriend and asked if I were home. I told him that I lived with my parents, but not that I had a separate residence connected to their house. I guess he assumed I lived in the house with them. My father called bullshit because he knew if Mason was really my boyfriend that he would have known to come to my front door not theirs. My dad told him to get the fuck on. Since then, I’ve seen him sitting down the block from the house a couple of times when I came home. That’s why I started to stay with Katniss,” she concluded.

I took a seat next to her on the bed. “What happened that you felt you needed a restraining order? Not saying that wasn’t enough for one. Did he threaten you?”

“He continued to call me at work and on my cell, so I changed my number. Katniss was the one who suggested that I get the order. My parents all but told me that I better get one. They were going to come back from their vacation last week, but I convinced them not to. Every year they go out of the country for like three months.” She laid back on the bed.My baby’s exhausted.

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