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

that's why I pushed Leigh to make sure

go over

it and he'd probably bury me next to

is the one down on Main

"That's the one,"

I tell him.

“Thought so.

pass it every time I go

realize your brothers work there as well until

you have there,

I mention

my family when he disappeared

has me

we look like

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

into pre—law,’ Harper says, looking

I can feel

glance

parents would like me to, I

decided on a major

keep

early to declare

"Changing to what?"

he asks.

well for your future

allowed to

to sit home and watch The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

lifts his wine

count how many glasses

this time, when he sips,

let's not

at home, you don't even

don't even own the

getting ahead of ourselves, dont you

image is in his

Wonderful.

honey,’ her

when we were

He eyes his wife.

“Sure did.

walk into our house

went from

Fuck me.

to just

"Dad ..."

Ryan starts.

better that it

under there, there wouldn't be an ornament left

gets w—i-I-d.*

Sadie gasps.

looks at Sadie and says,

not like I'm

believe what I'm hearing right now,’

what the

conversation

this way with every

Sadie asks Harper's parents.

mom sets down her

you're the first girl Ryan has ever

“What?"

says, smiling at

"Is that true?"

He shrugs.

and loud—two things I

She slaps him.

“OMG, shut up!"

what you

Harper while Ryan and Sadie are having their back

as fucking

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