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

why I pushed Leigh to make sure I was

over well at

and he'd probably bury me next to

firm is the one down on

"That's the one,"

I tell him.

“Thought so.

time I go to

work there as well until you mentioned

an accomplished family you

mention that

family when he

me even

look like the

maybe he knows how—we're a hybrid

into pre—law,’ Harper

least I can feel

don't glance at

like me to,

haven't decided on a

to keep

declare something

"Changing to what?"

he asks.

well for your future

wife is allowed

like I plan to sit home and

wine into his

many glasses

sips, he swallows half the

let's not have the

at home, you don't even

you don't even own the clothes you're

getting ahead of

the marriage image is in

Wonderful.

dream, honey,’ her

dreams when we were

He eyes his wife.

“Sure did.

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

from bad to

Fuck me.

this table to just swallow

"Dad ..."

Ryan starts.

me, it's better that it

be an ornament left and every light would be

girl gets

Sadie gasps.

Sadie

like I'm

I'm

know what

conversation

behave this way with every

Sadie asks Harper's parents.

sets down

first girl Ryan has ever

“What?"

says, smiling

"Is that true?"

He shrugs.

loud—two

She slaps him.

“OMG, shut up!"

you love about

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

fucking horrified as

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