You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 130

Easton

Winter break is upon us and I swear to God, I can breathe easier.

Helps that finals are over, and my girlfriend isn't so damn stressed out all the time.

Helps even more that her parents have loosened the leash they latched onto her after the Christmas tree incident, and they're letting her go out more.

Not too sure if she's telling them she's actually going out with me, though.

That's something I need to bring up to her soon, but for now, I'll take her any way I can get her.

As long as she's in a good mood.

And finally, she is.

Soam I. I pull into the gas station that's not too far from campus and park next to a pump.

The place is busy, full of cars and I notice the one parked on the other side of the pump I'm at.

It's familiar, and as I'm inserting my credit card into the machine, I notice the passenger seat and the backseat are full of boxes and belongings.

Like someone is moving.

I've got the gas situation handled, I lean against my car and wait for the tank to fill,

the movies and we're meeting at the theater, since Harper isn't ready to bring me back around the parents yet. I'm a little hurt over it, but I

on their daughter,

happened. Wipe that shit from my brain once and for all, but I

I scratch the back of my neck, my gaze snagging on the woman

hair, everything about her is familiar and I know

Leigh.

spots me, a sneer forming on her face as she rolls her eyes. "You would be the last person I have to see before I leave this godforsaken

give two shits about seeing her, though I can't help but

had to pay inside, because she's undoing her gas cap with jerky movements and shoving the gas pump nozzle

bitch who used me. At least I was able to use

nothing to do with that. I didn't

the need to reveal

me. "My husband kicked

hair, bored already. "Guess I can't blame him. You were fucking around with

"You're a pig,"

at me, already yanking the nozzle out of her tank and putting it away. "I hate you. I

the one who messed with my head, you know.

you enjoyed every

and I push away from the car, standing my ground. "You think you're so

going to get found out for who you really are, and then what are

hating her

up,’ I mutter, but it's like she doesn't even hear me. "You're nothing but a facade. A fake. Pretty

Nice body.

that's all you've