You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 129

Chapter 129

Harper

I'm in a shit mood for the rest of the day, barely able to concentrate on my final exams, which freaks me out. Yeah, just add another thing to my freak out list.

Like the fact that someone is still writing shitty messages about me at school.

That I think I've skipped my period—what the hell?

That I feel like shit still thanks to lack of sleep and everything else that's going on. I'm so over this year.

I swear the minute it's winter break, I'm going straight home and falling into bed. Maybe I'll sleep my way through the rest of the year, I don't know.

All I know is, I need some down time. Some drama free time too.

Don't know if that last one is possible, but a girl can dream.

We're out of school earlier than normal thanks to our finals schedule and I'm heading for the parking lot when I hear a deep male voice say my name. I turn to find Easton behind me, his gaze lifting at the last second, like he might've been checking out my butt. Knowing him, he probably was.

“What are you doing?"

I ask, trying to go for a flirty tone. He smiles, but his eyes are full of concern. For me. "Waiting for you. Want to come over to my place?"

I press my lips together, wishing I could say yes. "I should probably go straight home with Ryan. My parents are still unhappy with me thanks to the tree—"

Easton holds up both hands, silencing me. "Yeah, yeah. The tree incident. Don't say anything else."

My cheeks grow warm. It's still a touchy subject in my house, which is no surprise. “I wish I could go home with you.”

“Why can't you?"

voice soft. "Where are

“At work."

they going to know

phone. She's

for

hate

"Let me take

“What do you mean?"

with Ryan, I'll drive you home. They won't check on you right away,

somewhere else and make it look like you

"She'll be with Ryan.”

but I can tell she's into the idea. “Just—let me take you home. We need a little one

swear his eyes are glowing. "Let me

"What's that

out grins. “You'll

and Sadie to go somewhere else for a while, I climb

him, my hand in his and resting on his thigh as he cranks up

I'm singing at the top of my lungs along with

me of some sort of teen dream movie, and once I got involved with Easton, I felt like

time with Easton, it's also been really hard. Maybe loving someone isn't supposed to be easy. The challenges only make

what I tell

we're pulling into my driveway, I've stopped singing along with Taylor and Easton has

shut off the engine. Instead, he turns toward me,

"How did what

the long way home and

Seemed therapeutic.”

that it was. My shoulders are relaxed. And I didn't think about finals or my future or

in his

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