You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 41

Harper

I rush into the bathroom and make sure that I don’t have black mascara running down my cheeks.

Aisha clearly has the worst timing.

And Easton clearly has no balls.

I mean, he does, duh, but I want to scream, why does everything have to be so complicated and dramatic.

Islam my hands onto the sink. A stall door opens. Sadie takes one look at my reflection in the mirror and the angry way I’m gripping the sink and rushes over. “What happened?”

“Easton,” I say his name like a swear word. “He’s just so hot and cold, and just SO…” | throw my hands up. “He’s warning me away from Blake now as if he has a right to. It’s so stupid!”

“Hold up.” Sadie washes her hands and grabs a paper towel. “The most popular boy in school who was just making out with you in the library warned you away from the other popular guy he’s always been competing against…did he say why?”

I frown. “Well, Blake talked to me this morning, and I did flirt, but it wasn’t anything that Easton’s never pulled with Aisha.” Maybe I was being defensive, but I hated how much Easton saw-like he’s fully aware of the power he holds over me and lives for my surrender, so yeah, if a hot guy’s gonna flirt with me like Blake, right in front of the guy I really like who’s driving me crazy, what do you think’s going to happen?

“Ah, double standards, gotta love em.” Sadie rolls her eyes. “Look, if Blake is giving you attention, it’s not a big deal. If Easton can’t handle that, then he can just grow a bigger dick and learn how to pursue a girl without snapping his fingers.”

“Yeah.” I sniffle. “I guess.”

Do. Not. Think. About. His. Dick.

“Don’t overthink it, plus we have a pep rally to go to, and you know I like it when the football team runs by in those tight pants.”

I laugh. “They aren’t even that tight.”

“Tell that to DJ’s dick. God, I love sports.”

I smile and then laugh. “You’re such a horny slut. Quick, what’s it called a touchdown or a goal?.”

even hesitate. “When DJ’s running the ball, does it

my eyes, distracted and feeling just a bit better since my run-in with

arms and walk out of the bathroom just in time for the first warning bell to ring

a protein bar, plus I left all my stuff at the table.” I rush past Sadie and go into the cafeteria to

grab a bar out of

before. Maybe because I knew he was always

clinging to my backpack. “I

me what asses guys are or where you confess it’s that time of the month, and I should approach

blind

it?” He’s so confident standing there watching me. He isn’t intense and he doesn’t hover too close.

react to him?

all asses.”

hit it, grab my bag, and follow him out of

bag on me when Blake stops in his tracks. “Shit, I think I left my phone. Save me

I nod then start looking around for Sadie or Ryan as I make my way toward the

leopard Swell bottle. By the time I’m done, mostly everyone is in the gym, and I

sound system.

I smile to myself.

Ah, high school.

even the

gym doors and see a cheerleading uniform out of the corner of my eye.

at something or someone in the dark hallway leading

immediately recognize Easton’s

shoves him toward the wall, then leans up on her tiptoes, pulling his neck down

I lose it.

completely and

one thing to

to have to

while knowing he was just