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,

it’s the anniversary of her brother's death tomorrow and it just seemed like

My stomach drops.

I forget Deacon? I

Never would.

That night.

he looked at

the way he

And never came back.

Deacon was a good guy,

find myself saying, hiding my secrets, my past, digging deeper into the mud, and praying that nobody sees the dirt under

you know him

Ryan asks.

I shrug.

knew a lot of the guys from other schools, especially the football teams, but I wouldn't call

“Huh. '

Blake smirks.

“That's funny. '

“What is? '

try to keep

“Nothing. '

He smiles.

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

“History? '

Ryan scratches his head.

didn’t a

‘Yup. '

eyes

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

My nostrils flare.

“Storms happen. '

“Yeah. '

blankets and grips it in

“Sometimes, they do.

how you handle them in the moment though that

still, um, talking about

Ryan asks.

“Yes, '

we say in unison.

“Let's go, '

I say gruffly.

waiting and probably super

my girl, Sadie’s a fucking beast, a warrior

“—Get it offfffffl '

comes down

start running and stop when we see Sadie dancing in the middle of the living room, flapping her arms all

“Stop moving! '

Aisha yells.

making it worse!

Harper adds.

“It’s alive! '

“IT’S A LEAF! '

Harper yells.

hell down before I smack

stops moving and looks down

“{t felt real. '

you guys

realizes we're all standing

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

guys are all crazy and I'm

Where's the whiskey? '

are

know why, the thunder making

around

back in one huge gulp before setting it

sits across from Aisha

though, do

is hard

as I hate her, I do get

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