You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 105

Harper

Easton wraps a towel around me before grabbing one for himself and we get out of the shower.

There's an ache between my legs, a soreness in my nipples, my ass still stinging from everything he had done to me while we were in there.

Everything he had made me feel.

Everything he had done to my body.

Sadie had spoken about sex before she started dating my brother.

She told me about the things I could expect, the physical part, anyway.

She described it in ways so I could somewhat anticipate what was going to happen the first time I was with Easton.

But she never told me about this—this feeling in my chest whenever I'm with him.

This tightness.

This fluttering that loops up to my throat, an endless pattern of puttering, pounding, and pure affection.

I can't get enough of him.

Or of his smile, which is spread across his lips right now, watching me in the mostly fogged up mirror above the sink, just enough of a clear sliver that I can see his eyes as he moves behind me.

He grabs another towel and wipes the drips off my back and shoulders and the ones that fall down over my elbows.

When he's done, he turns me toward him, and pulls me into his arms.

"I've never been so thankful for a storm, 'he says.

"Why? '

“Because this wouldn't have happened. '

I feel a blush move past my cheeks, stealing a quick glance at the shower.

It was a performance that even surprised me.

Knowing Easton appreciates my curves makes me more secure in my body.

His love of my body makes me want to try things, it makes me want to step outside that box that I originally felt so comfortable in.

"That was one of the best showers I've ever taken, '

pretty sure there's still conditioner in my

"No, not that. '

it so my chin is aimed up

that was definitely sexy as fuck, but that's not what

me over to the bed, sitting me in the spot

switching it on, the flames immediately rising from the

in our towels, he covers us with a throw blanket and pulls me against

as Easton runs his hand through my wet hair, our breathing the only

what's on his mind, what this is, but he beats me to it and

because I've never really done this,

of nowhere and I can't hold

I can look at his face, hoping his eyes

this way before.

is so soft, honest, purer than

through my head when we're not around each other, like if you're okay, if you need

never wanted to protect anyone as much

had this urge to hurt someone, like what I want to do to Blake and Aisha

Harper ... '

are back on my face,

and they're all because of you.

tightness now in

but it's clear, it's present,

how I

He shakes his head.

never said it.

"Said ...it? '

was crazy about him, I can think of hundreds of examples of ways I've shown

him to think I haven't expressed my emotions is

if anything, that's something I'm

feel terribly disappointed in myself that you

placement is above his heart the minute

how I feel about you, that you don't know there isn't anything I wouldn't do for you, that I'm positive there's no other man more perfect for me than

"Not that, Harper. '

thumb presses into my cheek and I nuzzle

is, you've never told me you love

word hits me so hard, I

Love.

only ever said to Sadie and my

question, I've

it was there from

chased

here.Head over heels.In love with this man.—