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

to make sure I was always receiving

go over well at this dinner

it and he'd probably bury me

dad, his law firm is the one

"That's the one,"

I tell him.

“Thought so.

every time I go to

your brothers work there as

an accomplished family you have

I mention that

my family when he

has me

paper, we look like

digging— and maybe he knows how—we're a

into pre—law,’ Harper

feel

don't glance at

like me to,

haven't decided on a major

to keep my options

early to declare something

"Changing to what?"

he asks.

would certainly provide well

allowed to provide too, you

to sit home and watch The

lifts his wine into his

many glasses

this time, when he sips,

dear, let's not have the marriage

still live at home, you don't

don't even own the

of

image is

Wonderful.

dream, honey,’

dreams when we were her age, didn't

He eyes his wife.

“Sure did.

here, at this wonderful stage of our lives, where you walk

from bad to

Fuck me.

to just swallow me

"Dad ..."

Ryan starts.

that it happened

wouldn't be an ornament left and every

gets w—i-I-d.*

Sadie gasps.

looks at Sadie

like I'm

I'm hearing right now,’

don't know what the fuck to

just happy the conversation has shifted to someone

way with every girl

Sadie asks Harper's parents.

sets

girl Ryan has ever

“What?"

says, smiling at

"Is that true?"

He shrugs.

loud—two things

She slaps him.

“OMG, shut up!"

what you

Ryan and Sadie are having

fucking

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