You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Harper

Easton is pale.

Normally his skin is a healthy tan, his good looks are so ridiculously hot that I want to strangle him then kiss him right afterward.

I'm next to my locker when he walks up, hands shoved into his jeans, posture stiff.

"Sup?"

I snort out a laugh.

"Did you just bro talk me?"

“Huh?"

He scratches his head, completely distracted.

I mimic his movements, then give him a slight shove.

"Yeah okay, bruh, what you wanna do later, dude, wanna hit the pavement, go for a smoke, shoot some hoops and—"

"-Are you high?"

He leans in, and the smell of his cologne has me dizzy with want.

"And why wouldn't you share?"

Flirtatious Easton is back.

The one I'm obsessed with.

The one I need more than anything, despite how frustrated I get with him on a daily basis.

He's mine.

All mine.

I just wish all this bullshit would go away so we could have more time to figure out what we are, how we work, and what this means before graduation.

Ugh.

"Not high."

I wrap my arms around his waist.

"You just seem distant..."

We have at least half the day left before we can go home-—before I can go home with him, even if that means I'm just going to be in the backseat of his super sexy Jeep.

"Yeah okay boomer,"

he jokes.

"I'm fine, I promise."

Our foreheads touch and I forget all about the worries I have as people whistle and pass us as they walk down the hallway.

"I just had a moment.

this shit

something when what

a tightly tucked in blue shirt with a badge,

her sneer so apparent

Is that why he’s acting weird? He doesn't so much as flinch as he wraps an arm around me and

"Have a great day."

Her eyes narrow.

"Girlfriend?"

"Yes,"

and stick out my

"My name's Harper."

"How..."

on her black

"Lovely for you..."

stomps past us like it's

hell was that

I say out loud.

is tense but manages

do shit? Hates her job? A

me toward

"What if we skip?"

"Skip what?"

I frown.

"Life?"

He jokes.

the rest of school, run back to our houses, pack,

epic things about his

was like this mansion right on the lake and only the most popular

used to have serious envy when

wants me to go? “Just

I ask.

“Over my dead body."

suddenly appears, scaring the

against his side, her head

moving weirdly fast if they're showing that much PDA during school

I just sounded

cringe and

know I'd never leave you out.” Easton bumps fists with my

Should we

Ryan snorts.

to get to write you an excuse since

stops talking and

it might be hard now

words bother him as much as they

maybe we suffer for the next few hours, then leave? We can make it there by

do it.” Ryan

some

looks down at

I make a face.

I'm in front of

earplugs, FUCKING EARPLUGS and I wink at her and suddenly she's pregnant?”

Sadie jokes.