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."

ready to chop

the verge of tears

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

parking lot, heading toward Sadie's car, and I know all hell is about to break loose as Blake follows behind her and hands

A fucking scrunchie?

say, “You dropped

winks at her, tuffles her hair and says, "Good game, thanks for handing me my ass. It

"Maybe winning first isn't where it's

kill him. Blood pumps through my body as my nostrils flare. Ryan grabs me before I can run after Blake or just hop into my car, start the engine, and run him over. “Not worth it,

should just head

You could use it"

my eyes search for her again, she's already hopping into Sadie's car and

She hesitates putting it

gives me the finger and burns out of the parking lot, like she's getting chased

crawl into my Jeep and follow him to

his knuckles and says, "Tell me everything, like you're a girl on a super dramatic

grit my teeth and stare at my empty plate. "Other than, you

the whole tree thing

that

"Yes,"

interrupt him. "For the love of God, can we not talk about it

lifts up his hands in surrender. "Fine by me, again, it's my sister. If I

sure your mom

second—hand embarrassment

nightmares of

take a sip of my Coke and lean back in the chair,

it hurt that Harper didn't tell their parents she had a fucking boyfriend who also happens to be her brother's

his credit, Ryan sits there and listens, though

wishes each of the Cokes had rum

bottle

I still support it, the picture that is, but she's so stressed out, man. Mom and Dad were not easy on

He clears his throat.

doesn't have her phone, she can't even communicate with you right now and seeing that on your screen couldn't

they do when one has to pee and seventeen of them get up and go. The point is, I

going to