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, '

I'm pretty sure there's still conditioner in my hair and

"No, not that. '

so my chin is aimed

yeah that was definitely sexy as fuck, but that's not what I meant at all.

me over to the bed, sitting me in

goes over to the gas fireplace, switching it on, the flames immediately rising from the pretty crystal rocks

onto the middle of the bed and while we're still in our towels, he covers us with a throw blanket

my wet hair, our breathing the only noise in

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

because I've never really

nowhere and I can't hold

hoping his eyes can tell me what he's talking about since his words are a

never felt this

voice is so soft, honest,

we're not around each

wanted to protect anyone as much as I want to protect

urge to hurt someone, like what I want to do to

Harper ... '

my face, holding me, loving

me and they're all because of

swallow, the tightness now in my

don't know where this emotion is coming from, but it's clear, it's

know how I feel about you.

He shakes his head.

you've never said it.

"Said ...it? '

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

I haven't expressed my emotions is

anything, that's something I'm decent

in myself that

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

that you don't know there isn't anything I wouldn't do for you,

"Not that, Harper. '

into my cheek and I nuzzle

never told me you love

me so hard, I almost

Love.

only ever said to Sadie

no question, I've felt

think it was there from the

him, I wouldn't have chased him, I wouldn't have put up with all the different ways he had treated

here.Head over heels.In love with