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 for good

that's why I pushed Leigh to make sure I was

that conversation go over well at

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

is the one down on

"That's the one,"

I tell him.

“Thought so.

it every time I

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

you have there, young

mention

he Google my family when he disappeared upstairs before

thought has me

we look

knows how—we're a hybrid of American

Harper says, looking

can feel her

glance

like

I haven't decided

to keep

to declare something I could end

"Changing to what?"

he asks.

provide well for your future

allowed

sit home and watch The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

his wine into

how many

he sips,

dear, let's not

at home, you don't even

even own

getting ahead of

marriage image is in his

Wonderful.

honey,’ her

we

He eyes his wife.

“Sure did.

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

from bad

Fuck me.

to just swallow me

"Dad ..."

Ryan starts.

that

there, there wouldn't be an ornament left

gets

Sadie gasps.

Sadie and says,

like I'm

what I'm hearing right now,’

know what the fuck to

the conversation has shifted

with every girl he's brought home for

Sadie asks Harper's parents.

sets down her

girl Ryan has ever brought to

“What?"

smiling at

"Is that true?"

He shrugs.

and loud—two things I

She slaps him.

“OMG, shut up!"

that's what you love about

look at Harper while Ryan and Sadie are having their back and forth and she's shaking

fucking horrified

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