You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 124

Easton

I'm a fucking mess through last period and can't even fucking text Harper to apologize or discuss the whole thing with her mom.

The sick feeling I get in my chest when I think about her not claiming me and of course on top of that the picture.

Fuckkkk, the damn picture. I see Sadie the minute I get out of class and think, oh good, someone I can convince to be on my side, when she smacks me on the ass with her backpack.

"The hell, Sadie!”

“How could you hurt her like that! I thought you trusted her! She was bawling."

Her own eyes tear up. "Really, Easton?

I mean, fucking, really?"

"Keep your voice down."

I grab her by the elbow and bring her toward my locker when Ryan walks up. "Is there a reason you're hitting him?"

"Yes,"

she seethes and looks around us. "He has a picture of Leigh on his phone with her tits just dangling out there and Harper saw it and it was the same day...it was..."

She shakes her head. "That same fucking day you guys decided to get serious, you lied, Easton. AGAIN!”

"Keep your voice down!"

Ryan repeats and shares a look with me. "Sadie, you don't know the whole story.”

Her eyes widen. "You knew?"

"Shit."

Ryan lowers his head. "Look, can we do this in the parking lot at least?

People are starting to stare."

to chop his dick

miserable, I'm still on the verge of

but she jerks out of his embrace and already I feel guilty because I

heading toward Sadie's car, and I know all hell is about

A fucking scrunchie?

hear him say, “You dropped this after

thanks for handing me my ass. It was actually more fun losing,

over at me and smiles. "Maybe

kill him. Blood pumps through my body as my nostrils flare. Ryan grabs me before I can run after Blake or just hop into

should just head out

You could use it"

eyes search for her again, she's already hopping

call out. She hesitates

and clicks herself in while Sadie gives me the finger and

my Jeep and follow

and says, "Tell me everything, like you're a girl on a super dramatic reality show. Then, tell me why you look so equally

my

tree thing called

that

"Yes,"

"For the love of God, can we not talk about

me, again,

sure your mom

"I have constant second—hand embarrassment and horror, just so you

of

and lean back in the chair, explaining

Harper didn't tell their parents

rage about the chaos that is Leigh. And to his credit, Ryan sits there and listens, though I can tell I'm stressing him out too because he's

sure he wishes each of the Cokes had rum

damn bottle at

why you kept it and I still support it, the picture that is, but

He clears his throat.

she can't even communicate with you right now and seeing that

helpful either because girls have this need to stick together like they do when one has to pee and seventeen of them get up and go. The point is, I

going to be