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 is

and looks around like he’s paranoid about something when what looks like a police officer makes

pants, and a tightly tucked in blue shirt with a badge,

by us, her sneer so

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

"Have a great day."

Her eyes narrow.

"Girlfriend?"

"Yes,"

him and stick out

"My name's Harper."

"How..."

throws on

"Lovely for you..."

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

hell was that

I say out loud.

but

Hates her job? A woman in a

me

"What if we skip?"

"Skip what?"

I frown.

"Life?"

He jokes.

run back to our houses,

so many epic things about

mansion right on the lake and only the most

used to have serious envy when Ryan would go because duh, best

wants me to

I ask.

“Over my dead body."

suddenly appears, scaring the shit out

is leaning against his side,

if they're showing that much PDA during school

I just sounded

cringe and

never leave you out.” Easton

Should

Ryan snorts.

you going to get to write you an

talking

might be hard

the words bother him as much as they do me as he looks

we suffer for the next few hours,

do it.” Ryan

some alone time

looks down at Sadie and

I make a face.

of you.”

me earplugs, FUCKING EARPLUGS and I wink at

Sadie jokes.