You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 108

Chapter 108

Easton

“Storms suck ballllssssss. '

Ryan kicks a piece of firewood.

“How do you only have like two days worth of firewood and zero storm gear in this place? '

I shrug.

“No idea, I'm not exactly a cub scout, then again”— I turn to Blake—“Anything you'd like to add to this Mr.

I[-have—at—least—seventeen— survival—patches. '

Blake flips me off.

“l was nine and you're a dick. '

I burst out laughing.

Damn, sometimes I miss him, and then I remember Aisha sucking my dick sophomore year and I get all better.

“Well ... '

I look around the shed.

“I think other than the blankets, junk food, and the rest of the firewood this is as good as it’s going to get. '

“Yeah, '

Ryan agrees.

“At least it’s not too cold yet at night and we won't starve. '

“And we do have girls to spoon, '

Blake points out.

I immediately want to be like my girl, my spoon, go fork somewhere else, then remember he has Aisha and feel my balls actually tremble.

“About that. '

“What? '

Blake looks genuinely relaxed when I'd be making SOS signals in order to escape being alone with her.

“Are you guys like... '

I make a gesture with my hands that makes zero sense, then finally just say, “Fucking.

Are you fucking? '

Blake doesn't even blink.

“Would that bother you? '

“No! '

I pretty much yell.

“Not at all, you do you, man.

['m just curious because you brought her up here and people don't typically bring others up here to talk about feelings and knit. '

“How would you know? I knit a damn good sweater. '

Blake crosses his arms.

“He knits? '

Ryan asks.

“He does, '

Blake answers with a grin.

for your information,

reaching out to her lately, you know, it’s the anniversary of her brother's death tomorrow

My stomach drops.

I forget Deacon? I never

Never would.

That night.

looked at

he

And never came back.

Deacon was a good

secrets, my past, digging deeper into the mud, and praying that nobody sees the

know him pretty

Ryan asks.

I shrug.

other schools, especially the football teams,

“Huh. '

Blake smirks.

“That's funny. '

“What is? '

keep

“Nothing. '

He smiles.

just thankful you let us crash here tonight, so we don't repeat history and all that.

“History? '

Ryan scratches his head.

wait, didn’t a huge storm

‘Yup. '

eyes

biggest storm to hit the family, I'm surprised more people

My nostrils flare.

“Storms happen. '

“Yeah. '

blankets and grips

“Sometimes, they do.

them in the moment

talking

Ryan asks.

“Yes, '

we say in unison.

“Let's go, '

I say gruffly.

and probably super scared and cold.

not my girl, Sadie’s a fucking

“—Get it offfffffl '

voice comes down

Sadie dancing in the middle of the living room, flapping

“Stop moving! '

Aisha yells.

it worse!

Harper adds.

“It’s alive! '

“IT’S A LEAF! '

Harper yells.

down before I

moving and looks

“{t felt real. '

guys are

screams, then realizes we're all standing there, watching them, and her face

in through the door when Harper opened it to look out and they thought it was a mouse or

all

Where's the whiskey? '

eyes are full of

why, the thunder making her flinch

a blanket and sits on the couch, wrapping it around her, then reaching for the whiskey that was

the bottle back in one huge gulp before setting it down and staring straight

me while Sadie sits across from Aisha and makes a valiant attempt

do they?

this is hard

as I hate her, I do get

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