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.

parents have always pushed

to make sure I was

that conversation go over well at this

of it and he'd probably bury me next to

is the one down on

"That's the one,"

I tell him.

“Thought so.

time I go to

didn't realize your brothers work there as

family you have there,

I mention

he Google my family when he disappeared upstairs

thought has me

look

knows how—we're a hybrid of American Gangster and

pre—law,’ Harper

can feel her looking

don't glance at

like me to, I

I haven't decided

to keep my options

a little early to declare something I could end

"Changing to what?"

he asks.

certainly provide well

allowed to provide

not like I plan to sit home and watch The Real Housewives of

wine into his

many glasses he's had

time, when he sips, he swallows

dear, let's not have the marriage

live at home, you

own the clothes you're

getting ahead of ourselves,

image is

Wonderful.

dream, honey,’

we were her

He eyes his wife.

“Sure did.

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

conversation went from

Fuck me.

to just swallow me

"Dad ..."

Ryan starts.

that it happened to

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

girl gets

Sadie gasps.

Sadie and

like I'm

can't believe what I'm hearing right

don't know what the fuck to

just happy the conversation has shifted to someone

behave this way with every

Sadie asks Harper's parents.

sets down

you're the first girl Ryan

“What?"

says, smiling at

"Is that true?"

He shrugs.

loud—two things I

She slaps him.

“OMG, shut up!"

that's what you

at Harper while Ryan and Sadie are having their back

fucking

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