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.

always pushed for good

I pushed Leigh to make sure I

that conversation go over well

it and he'd probably bury me next to

is the one down on Main Street, next to

"That's the one,"

I tell him.

“Thought so.

pass it every time I go to

your brothers work there as well until you mentioned

you have there,

I mention that

he Google my family when he

thought has me even more

paper, we look like

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

Harper says,

I can feel her

glance at

like me to, I

haven't decided

want to keep my options

little early to declare something I could end up

"Changing to what?"

he asks.

well

wife is allowed

and watch The Real

wine

many glasses

when he sips, he swallows

let's not have the marriage

you

own the clothes you're

ahead of ourselves, dont

the marriage image is in

Wonderful.

her dream, honey,’ her mom

had dreams when we

He eyes his wife.

“Sure did.

we're here, at this wonderful stage of our lives, where you walk into our house

from bad

Fuck me.

this table to just

"Dad ..."

Ryan starts.

better that it happened to

wouldn't be an ornament left and every light would be shattered all over the

gets

Sadie gasps.

looks at Sadie and says,

not like

what I'm hearing right

what the

happy the conversation has shifted

this way with every girl he's brought home

Sadie asks Harper's parents.

mom sets down her

you're the first girl Ryan

“What?"

says, smiling at

"Is that true?"

He shrugs.

special and loud—two

She slaps him.

“OMG, shut up!"

you

look at Harper while Ryan and Sadie are having their back and forth

as fucking horrified

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