You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 61

Harper

Shit, shit, shit!

I fall over, trying to put on my shorts. Easton’s moving around the room like the Flash, he looks at the hamper, then me, then back at the hamper like he’s afraid Ryan’s going to see.

I quickly hide the hamper in my closet and shut the door.

Easton approaches, smoothing down my hair with his hands while I adjust his shirt and try to press out the wrinkles.

We’re a hot mess.

And it smells like sex in my room even though we were just messing around. It wouldn’t matter anyway.

The door’s locked, and Ryan’s still pissed, so things aren’t looking good.

I’m freaking the hell out when Easton opens the door. Ryan’s staring straight ahead like he can’t stand to make actual eye contact.

“Outside.” He glares. “Now.”

“Ryan…” I move toward him.

He holds up his hand for me to stop. “This is between Easton and me.”

“But-”

“Let’s go.” Ryan grabs Easton and shoves him down the hall. Easton clearly lets him, probably because he feels guilty.

I run out the door to see where Ryan’s taking him.

An early grave?  

The bathroom to drown him?

My heart is beating so fast I feel sick, and I’m irritated. I didn’t have at least a few minutes to process what Easton and I just did.

Oh God, I was literally on his mouth minutes ago.

The same mouth Ryan’s staring at.

is bad, so

my dad, who’s cluelessly sitting in his chair, sipping a cup of coffee as if Ryan killing his friends is normal. He doesn’t

into

fall in an attempt to run back up the stairs. The guest room has an outside deck that overlooks the entire backyard. I

Easton is standing still.

in

a flat voice. “I know you want to, and you know you’ll

held it in because my parents were watching, and I didn’t

I wince.

again. “As many times as you

you want to go to school with a broken nose?” Ryan stops pacing and crosses

arms.

says. “Look, I know I broke your trust, but if you knew the whole

Ryan tugs at his short hair and does a small circle, then

lips- I wonder if

heat as

“She’s my mystery girl.”

“What are you

I thought she was someone else, and then I was thankful she wasn’t.

detail would be great,” Ryan

didn’t know until later that it was her, and then I was pissed that she was your sister. Can’t

grits

quiet and

“What?” Ryan seethes.

does it matter? It happened. It’s happening. I respect you, bro, and you know ! would have never broken friend code, but some things you just can’t help,

fuck and flee.” Ryan

spreads his arms wide. “I’m literally asking you to punch me. Does it look like

“You will.”

his face so

He means it.

God, he means it.

balcony into his arms. Instead,

takes a step toward him,

Ryan’s still.

everything’s going to be fine when Ryan’s fist goes flying, hitting Easton right in the jaw and sending him