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

so miserable, I'm still on the verge of tears as

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

appears in the parking lot, heading toward Sadie's car, and I know all hell is about

A fucking scrunchie?

him say, “You dropped

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

"Maybe winning

before I can run after Blake or just hop into my car, start the engine, and

quickly. "Look, maybe we should just head out and

You could use it"

I want to talk to Harper. The minute my eyes search for her again, she's already

call out. She hesitates

and clicks herself in while Sadie gives me the finger and burns out of the parking lot, like she's getting chased

until Ryan again informs me that people are watching, then I blindly crawl into my Jeep and follow him to the

eating my first slice of pizza before he cracks his knuckles and says, "Tell me everything, like you're a girl on

my empty plate. "Other than,

whole tree thing

that better

"Yes,"

him. "For the love of God, can we not

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

your mom

shudders. "I have constant second—hand embarrassment

have nightmares of her face

my Coke and lean back in the

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

sits there and listens, though

each of

a damn bottle at this point.

support it, the picture that is, but she's so stressed out, man. Mom

He clears his throat.

can't even communicate with you right now and seeing that on your screen

isn't being 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.

to be