You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 135

Chapter 135
Easton
"This is delicious,’ I say to Harper's mom after I take my first bite of her lasagna.

"Thank you again for having me over."

Harper had told me her mom was a good cook.

She wasn't kidding.

At least that's one positive thing that will come out of this experience.

I certainly won't go to bed hungry.

"Thank you, Easton.

I'm happy you like it,"

her mom replies.

"Yup, he's right,’ Sadie says, her mouth full.

“This is some seriously good grub.

The last time my mom made lasagna, she used cottage cheese instead of ricotta—I guess she ran out."

She takes a bite of garlic bread, the crunch loud enough to wake the dead.

“I wish I could say it was good, but it had chunks of pineapple in it."

She makes a face like she's about to hurl.

"Pineapple with meat sauce, that's a hard no."

"I'm happy to share my recipe with her,"

her mom says.

"Just remind me in the morning and I'll text you a picture of it."

“Easton, her dad says, wiping his mouth with a napkin, giving me a second to chew and swallow, preparing for more battle.

“How are your grades this year?"

"My grades are good, sir."

“Easton always makes honor roll,"

Sadie chimes in.

"He's one of the smart ones.

You know, like Ryan here."

She bats her eyes at him, and he kisses her.

Man, that kid has balls.

I'm sitting beside Harper, but I've barely looked at her.

I don't fucking dare.

With her dad sitting across from me, I can feel him stare at me while he chews.

While he takes a drink.

While he moves his salad around the plate.

Will this ever fucking end?

"So, is Sadie right, you make honor roll?"

he asks me.

"Yep."

I hold my piece of garlic bread, but I dont take a bite.

It reminds me of a bun—and just, no.

have always pushed

pushed Leigh to make sure I was

that conversation go over well at this dinner

mention of it and he'd probably bury me next to Fido in the

law firm is the one down on Main

"That's the one,"

I tell him.

“Thought so.

time I go to

didn't realize your brothers work there as well until you

accomplished family you have

I mention that

he Google my family when he disappeared

has me

paper, we look like

start digging— and maybe he knows how—we're a hybrid of American Gangster and The Wolf of Wall

Harper says, looking

I can feel her

don't glance

like me to,

decided on a major

want to keep

early to declare something I

"Changing to what?"

he asks.

well for your future

the wife is allowed to

like I plan to sit home and watch

his wine

lost count how many glasses he's had

sips, he

dear, let's not

live at home, you don't even own a

even own the

is getting ahead of

marriage image is

Wonderful.

dream, honey,’

dreams when we

He eyes his wife.

“Sure did.

of our lives, where you walk into our house and see our daughter doing the

went from bad to

Fuck me.

table to just swallow me

"Dad ..."

Ryan starts.

better that it happened

ornament left and every light

gets

Sadie gasps.

looks at Sadie

like

can't believe what I'm hearing

know what the fuck to

conversation has shifted to someone

every girl he's brought home

Sadie asks Harper's parents.

mom sets down her

Ryan has ever

“What?"

smiling

"Is that true?"

He shrugs.

special and loud—two things I

She slaps him.

“OMG, shut up!"

what you love

Ryan and Sadie are having their back and

fucking horrified as

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