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

why I pushed Leigh to

conversation go over well at this dinner

he'd probably bury

one down on Main Street, next to

"That's the one,"

I tell him.

“Thought so.

pass it every time I go

your brothers work there as well

accomplished family you

mention

Google my family when he

me even more

paper, we look like the

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

Harper says,

I can feel her

don't glance

parents would like me to,

decided on

to keep

early to declare something I could end up

"Changing to what?"

he asks.

provide well for

the wife is allowed to provide too,

sit home and watch The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills all

wine into his

lost count how many glasses

time, when he sips,

not have the marriage

you

own the clothes you're

getting ahead of ourselves,

image

Wonderful.

dream, honey,’ her mom

when we were her age,

He eyes his wife.

“Sure did.

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

conversation went from bad

Fuck me.

want this table to

"Dad ..."

Ryan starts.

me, it's better that it happened to

it been Sadie under there, there wouldn't be an ornament

girl gets w—i-I-d.*

Sadie gasps.

looks at Sadie

like

can't believe what I'm

know what the fuck to

the conversation has

behave this way with every girl he's brought

Sadie asks Harper's parents.

sets

girl Ryan has

“What?"

says, smiling at

"Is that true?"

He shrugs.

loud—two things

She slaps him.

“OMG, shut up!"

you love about

Harper while Ryan and Sadie are having their

fucking

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