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

away briefly and looks around like he’s paranoid about something when what looks like a police

in blue shirt with a badge, okay so yeah totally a police officer—attached to her

stops by us, her sneer so apparent

so

"Have a great day."

Her eyes narrow.

"Girlfriend?"

"Yes,"

for him and stick out

"My name's Harper."

"How..."

on

"Lovely for you..."

like it's the time of the month

hell was that

I say out loud.

tense but

Fillers don't do shit? Hates her job? A woman in a

me toward

"What if we skip?"

"Skip what?"

I frown.

"Life?"

He jokes.

life, but what if we skip the rest of school, run back to our houses, pack, and go to my parents’ cabin for the

epic things

mansion right on the lake and only the

when

now he wants me to go? “Just

I ask.

“Over my dead body."

scaring the shit

against his side, her head laying

if they're showing that much PDA

I just sounded like my

and look toward

out.” Easton bumps fists with

in? Should we just

Ryan snorts.

you going to get to write you an excuse since

talking and

it might be hard now

doesn't stiffen, but I know the words bother him as much as they do me as he looks down the hall

hours, then leave? We can make it

do it.”

need some alone time

at Sadie

I make a face.

while I'm in front of you.” Ryan rolls

gave me earplugs, FUCKING EARPLUGS and I

Sadie jokes.