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 for good

to make sure

that conversation go over well at this dinner

and he'd probably bury me

one down on Main

"That's the one,"

I tell him.

“Thought so.

it every time I go to

brothers work there as well

you have there, young

mention

he Google my family when he

thought has me even

we look like the

a hybrid of American Gangster and The Wolf

into pre—law,’ Harper

I can feel her

glance

like me to, I

decided

keep my options

early to declare something

"Changing to what?"

he asks.

certainly provide well for your

is allowed to provide too, you

and

his wine into

count how many glasses he's

he sips,

my dear, let's not have the

home, you

even own the clothes

getting ahead of ourselves,

marriage image is in

Wonderful.

her dream, honey,’

had dreams when we were her age, didn't

He eyes his wife.

“Sure did.

you walk into our house and see our daughter doing the unmentionable under

conversation went from bad

Fuck me.

this table to just

"Dad ..."

Ryan starts.

better that it

ornament left and

gets w—i-I-d.*

Sadie gasps.

at Sadie and

not like

what I'm hearing right

don't know what

conversation has shifted to someone

behave this way with every girl he's brought home

Sadie asks Harper's parents.

mom sets

Ryan has

“What?"

smiling

"Is that true?"

He shrugs.

special and loud—two

She slaps him.

“OMG, shut up!"

you

while Ryan and Sadie are having their back and forth and she's

as fucking horrified as

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