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

pushed Leigh to make sure I was always

wouldn't that conversation go over

probably bury me next to Fido in

is the one down on Main Street, next to the

"That's the one,"

I tell him.

“Thought so.

pass it every time I

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

you

mention that

Google my family when he disappeared upstairs

has me even more

paper, we look like the

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

into pre—law,’ Harper says,

can feel her

glance

like

I haven't decided

want to keep

a little early to declare something I

"Changing to what?"

he asks.

well

wife is allowed to provide too, you

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

wine

how many glasses

time, when he sips, he swallows half

dear, let's not

at home, you

even own

is getting ahead of ourselves, dont you

marriage image

Wonderful.

her dream, honey,’

when we were her

He eyes his wife.

“Sure did.

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

from bad

Fuck me.

table to

"Dad ..."

Ryan starts.

better that

wouldn't be an ornament left and

gets

Sadie gasps.

looks at Sadie and says,

not like I'm

what I'm hearing right now,’

don't know what the

just happy the conversation has shifted

Ryan behave this way with every girl he's

Sadie asks Harper's parents.

sets down

you're the first girl Ryan

“What?"

smiling at

"Is that true?"

He shrugs.

and loud—two things

She slaps him.

“OMG, shut up!"

that's what you love about

are having their back and forth and she's shaking her

as fucking horrified as

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