You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 85

Harper

"But I didn't fuck her, baby,"

Easton says, his hand moving to my face.

“I didn’t touch her at all.” I want to push him away, but the sound of his voice is what I cling to.

The softness, the rawness, the truth I see in his eyes.

"I couldn't do it,"

he continues.

"I got to her house, I told her how much you mean to me, and that I'm willing to take whatever punishment comes my way but to leave you out of it.” The ache in my stomach turns to something else.

Relief? Tingles? There's so much emotion running through me, I'm not sure I can differentiate my feelings anymore.

But I know I need to hear something again, I need to hear it over and over until it sinks in.

"You really didn't have sex with her?"

He shakes his head.

"No, baby."

His other hand joins my face.

“I didn’t kiss her, I didn’t touch her—nothing happened between us."

His stare deepens.

"I care about you, Harper, more than you think I do.” I fall against his chest and his arms wrap around me, his scent, his warmth, his breath—all giving me so much comfort.

This morning, I didn't know if I'd be here again with him and now I can't imagine being anywhere else.

My eyes close and after a few seconds I ask, “How are we going to get out of this mess?"

“It's my mess, not yours."

I squeeze him tighter.

"You're not in this alone."

"I am because there's no way I'm dragging you into it.

You got enough shit from WHGOSSIP, you don’t need anymore."

I bury my face in his neck.

"What's going to happen?"

"Mrs.

and told me

me in and ask all the questions, but I'm not going to

to court.” "Does that mean things between you two will go back to

over, things will be cordial, but I assure you I won't be asking for

definitely getting detention for being this late to class.” I tilt my neck back to look at his face,

can live

and forth, his hands holding

skeletons in

just met

hearing that he slept with

Scott.

older than us and married and all the guys think she's so hot—things I'm

his is just

but I'm pretty sure you're going to have

wince at the thought of Ryan's face this morning on the

wants to kill

to

"Blake?"

around, he's there, trying to get

had enough of it, it needs to end

does seem to

hand lowers to my

the bastard, you're the hottest

my nose, a gesture so sweet

with him, I'm putting a stop to it, he needs to set his sights

conversation going to

He smiles.

"I'll be good.

was walking up here to the roof, but there are

"Do you think Mrs.

day we left school? I know that sounds so trivial considering what you're about to face, but I want

I sigh.

Easton, and I feel like there's a new one every second.”

she's more focused on me

if I hear something, I'll give

He comes even closer.

kiss me before I

and my body

touch, his all-consuming presence—it surrounds me and pulls me in

"Harper,"

he moans.

can't get enough of, a

of my mouth,

as I don't want to ever leave,

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