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

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

go over well at this dinner

mention of it and he'd probably bury

the one down on Main Street, next to the

"That's the one,"

I tell him.

“Thought so.

every time I go

there as well

accomplished family you have there,

I mention

did he Google my family when he disappeared upstairs before

has me even more

we look like the

you start digging— and maybe he knows how—we're a hybrid

pre—law,’ Harper

least I can feel her looking at

don't glance

like me to,

haven't decided on

to keep my options

to declare something

"Changing to what?"

he asks.

well for your future

the wife is allowed to provide too, you

not like I plan to sit home and watch The Real

his wine into his

how many glasses he's

this time, when he sips, he

dear, let's not have

still live at home, you

you don't even own

is getting ahead of

image is in his

Wonderful.

dream, honey,’

had dreams when we were

He eyes his wife.

“Sure did.

wonderful stage of our lives, where you walk into our

went from bad to

Fuck me.

table to

"Dad ..."

Ryan starts.

it's better that it

ornament left and every light

girl gets

Sadie gasps.

looks at Sadie

like

what I'm hearing right

know what the fuck to

happy the conversation has

way with every girl

Sadie asks Harper's parents.

sets down her

first girl Ryan has ever brought

“What?"

smiling at

"Is that true?"

He shrugs.

special and loud—two

She slaps him.

“OMG, shut up!"

that's what you love

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

as fucking

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