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 getting

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

in black pants, and a tightly tucked in blue shirt with a badge, okay so yeah

stops by us, her sneer so apparent I

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

"Have a great day."

Her eyes narrow.

"Girlfriend?"

"Yes,"

and stick

"My name's Harper."

"How..."

on

"Lovely for you..."

us like it's the time of the month

hell was that

I say out loud.

but

do shit? Hates her job? A woman in a man's world? Take your

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,

epic

the lake and only the most popular kids had been invited

have serious envy when Ryan would

he wants me to go?

I ask.

“Over my dead body."

scaring the shit out

against his side, her head laying on

fast if they're showing that much PDA during

I just sounded like my

cringe and look

never leave you out.” Easton bumps fists with

Should we

Ryan snorts.

hell are you going to get to

talking and

mean, it might be hard now

as much as they do me as he

the next few hours, then

it.”

some alone time

at Sadie

I make a face.

I'm in front of you.” Ryan rolls

gave me earplugs, FUCKING EARPLUGS and I wink at her and suddenly she's

Sadie jokes.