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

I'm still on the verge of tears as

his embrace and already I feel guilty because I know

the parking lot, heading toward Sadie's car, and I know all hell is about to break loose as

A fucking scrunchie?

him say, “You

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

over at me and smiles. "Maybe winning first isn't where it's

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

maybe we should just

You could use it"

yeah I could, but I want to talk to Harper. The minute my eyes search for her again, she's already hopping into Sadie's car

She

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

then I blindly crawl into my Jeep

don't even remember eating my first slice of pizza before he cracks his knuckles and says, "Tell me everything, like you're a girl on a super dramatic reality show. Then, tell me why you look so

at my empty

the whole tree thing called the

like that

"Yes,"

the love of God, can we not talk

again, it's my sister. If I could

sure your mom

embarrassment and horror, just

of her

a sip of my Coke and lean back

tell their parents she had a fucking boyfriend who also

that is Leigh. And to his credit, Ryan sits there and listens, though I can

wishes each of the Cokes had rum in

bottle at this

you quys need to sit down and talk. I know why you kept it and I still support it, the picture that is, but she's so stressed out, man. Mom and Dad were not easy on her

He clears his throat.

that, she doesn't have her phone, she can't even communicate with you right now

isn't being helpful either because girls have this need to stick together like they do when

to be