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. '

chin is aimed up at him, his eyes scanning

mean, yeah that was definitely sexy as fuck, but that's not what I meant

takes my hand and brings me over to the bed, sitting me in the spot where

fireplace, switching it on, the flames immediately

we're still in our towels, he covers us with a throw blanket and pulls me

wet hair, our breathing the only

his mind, what this is, but he beats me to

I've never really done this,

out of nowhere and

up on my elbow, so I can look at his face, hoping his eyes can tell

never felt this way before.

so soft, honest, purer than he's ever

before—things that run through my head when we're not around each other, like if you're okay, if you

wanted to protect anyone as much

this urge to hurt someone, like what I want to

Harper ... '

on my

all firsts for me and they're

the tightness now

is coming from, but it's

I feel about

He shakes his head.

you've never said it.

"Said ...it? '

of times when I told him I was crazy about him, I can think of hundreds of examples of ways I've

think I haven't expressed my emotions is almost

if anything, that's something I'm decent

terribly disappointed in myself that you

his chest, realizing the placement is above his heart the minute I start feeling

anything I wouldn't do

"Not that, Harper. '

cheek and I

never told me

me so hard, I

Love.

only ever said to Sadie

question, I've

think it was there from the

chased him, I wouldn't have put up

over heels.In love