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, '

sure there's still conditioner in my hair and I only

"No, not that. '

hand finds my face, holding it so my chin is aimed up at him, his

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

to the bed, sitting me in the spot where I've slept every

to the gas fireplace, switching it on, the flames immediately rising

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

hand through my wet hair, our breathing the only

is, but he beats me to it and

because I've never really

and I can't hold it in anymore.

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

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

wanted to protect anyone as much

never had this urge to hurt someone, like what I want to do to Blake and Aisha for what they've

Harper ... '

back on my face,

firsts for me and they're all because of you.

the tightness now in my

this emotion is coming from, but it's clear, it's present, it's

know how I feel

He shakes his head.

never

"Said ...it? '

I told him I was crazy about

think I haven't expressed

that's something I'm

terribly disappointed in myself that you feel that

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

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

"Not that, Harper. '

thumb presses into my cheek and I nuzzle

never told me you love

word hits me so hard, I almost

Love.

ever said to

no question,

think it was there from the

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

over heels.In love