Chapter 106

Easton

As soon as, "I love you, Easton.

And I promise, 'leaves her mouth, I kiss her.

I kiss her in a way that she'll never forget.

That, in twenty years from now, she'll look back on and remember the power and strength behind it.

The emotion.

The love that I have for this girl.

Goddamn it, she blows my mind.

The moment I pull away, I hear another crack of thunder outside and I know I need to get a fire going in the living room in case we end up losing power.

"Are you hungry? '

I ask, giving her one last kiss.

She shrugs.

"We had a big breakfast. '

She then rolls her eyes.

"Not that I could really enjoy it, deep down I worried she was poisoning us. '

I laugh.

The thought had crossed my mind, too.

I get up from the bed and find her leggings and sweatshirt, tossing both onto the mattress, so she can get dressed.

I put on a pair of grey sweats and a hoodie.

As I turn toward her, I say, "There's stuff for s'mores in the pantry.

Any interest? '

“Ohhh, 'she groans.

"I love those. '

Fuck, she's gorgeous.

She has no makeup on, her hair is a little wild, she's covered in a sweatshirt that's hiding most of her sexy body, yet she couldn't look hotter in this moment.

“I'm going to load the fireplace with wood and get it roaring.

Why don't you go find Sadie and Ryan and see if they're hungry.

There's frozen patties and hot dogs in the freezer, I can always slap some on the grill and we can eat them for dinner—or even breakfast tomorrow. '

She looks at one of the windows, then back at me.

“It's pouring outside.

You'll get soaked. '

backup

get wet in

her arms around

the best thing that could

I kiss her nose.

know. 'I

"Now go. '

for the garage where my parents keep the Spare wood

crumpled—up newspaper and find

flame started, nursing it at first by blowing in some

it s'more

holding a long, metal skewer, a marshmallow already at the

at it, 'I

she walks over to the fire, taking a seat on the rocky

Should we watch a movie? Play a game?

the

is all windows, we can see the bolt of lightning that follows, flashing across

going to lose power?

strong

Ryan replies.

you agree,

a lot here whenever

must

Harper asks.

do, follow

whole shelf of candles

several, and then

own flashlight, Harper spreads the lit candles

to worry

I tell them.

we lose power, the grill will still

because this'll hold me over for an

then hangry

meet

“Noted. '

fireplace where there are several cabinets that frame the bottom

the doors, reading the labels

"We've got Twister— '

“Ohhh, Twister, 'Sadie says.

no to

Harper interjects.

I'm not playing that with my brother.

“Good point, '

then I continue,

roars through the

“Fuck, 'I sigh.

to happen that

getting up to grab

that the power won't come back until this storm is over and

have s'mores,

marshmallow out of

joins her, adding

"Mmm, so good.

Anyone want one? '

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