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

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

blue shirt with a badge, okay so yeah totally a police

her sneer so apparent I

doesn't so much as

"Have a great day."

Her eyes narrow.

"Girlfriend?"

"Yes,"

him and stick out my

"My name's Harper."

"How..."

on her black

"Lovely for you..."

us like it's the time of the month and the world ran

the hell

I say out loud.

but manages

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

me

"What if we skip?"

"Skip what?"

I frown.

"Life?"

He jokes.

skip the rest of school, run back to our houses, pack, and go to

heard so many epic things about

mansion right on the lake and only the most popular kids had been invited

envy when Ryan

he wants me to go? “Just

I ask.

“Over my dead body."

suddenly appears, scaring the shit out of

leaning against his side, her head laying on his

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

just sounded like

and

leave you out.” Easton bumps fists with my

you in? Should we just

Ryan snorts.

you going to get to write you an excuse since

talking and

it might be hard

the words bother him as much as they do me as

suffer for the next few hours,

do it.”

need some alone time

looks down at Sadie and

I make a face.

while I'm in front of

I wink at her

Sadie jokes.