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.

all this shit

around like he’s paranoid about something when what looks like a police officer makes her way down

shirt with a badge, okay so yeah totally a

stops by us, her sneer so apparent I want

she know? Is that why he’s acting weird? He doesn't so much as flinch as he

"Have a great day."

Her eyes narrow.

"Girlfriend?"

"Yes,"

him and

"My name's Harper."

"How..."

on

"Lovely for you..."

it's the time of the month and the

hell

I say out loud.

is tense but

working? Fillers don't do shit? Hates her job? A woman in a man's world? Take

me

"What if we skip?"

"Skip what?"

I frown.

"Life?"

He jokes.

back to our

epic things

the lake and only the most popular

have serious envy when Ryan would go

he wants me to

I ask.

“Over my dead body."

suddenly appears, scaring the shit

side, her head laying

are moving weirdly fast if they're showing that much

sounded like

and

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

you in? Should

Ryan snorts.

the hell are you going to get to write

stops talking

mean, it might

much as they do me as he

next few hours, then leave? We can

do it.”

some alone

looks down at

I make a face.

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

I wink at her and suddenly

Sadie jokes.