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.

shit is

around like he’s paranoid about something when

in black pants, and a tightly tucked in blue shirt with a badge, okay so yeah totally a police officer—attached to her

by us, her sneer so apparent

he’s acting weird? He doesn't so much as flinch

"Have a great day."

Her eyes narrow.

"Girlfriend?"

"Yes,"

answer for him and stick out

"My name's Harper."

"How..."

throws on her black

"Lovely for you..."

flinch and drop my hand as mid-life crisis stomps past us like it's the time of the

the hell

I say out loud.

is tense but

her job? A woman in

spins me

"What if we skip?"

"Skip what?"

I frown.

"Life?"

He jokes.

but what if we skip the rest of school, run back to our houses, pack, and go

heard so many epic things about his

like this mansion right on the lake and only the most popular kids had

envy when Ryan

me

I ask.

“Over my dead body."

appears, scaring the shit out of

is leaning against his side, her head

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

just sounded

and look toward

out.” Easton

Should we

Ryan snorts.

to get to write you an

talking

it might be hard now

know the words bother him as much as they do

next few hours, then leave?

do it.”

some alone

looks down at Sadie

I make a face.

while I'm in front of you.”

EARPLUGS and I wink at

Sadie jokes.