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 good

Leigh to make sure I

conversation go over well at this dinner

of it and he'd probably bury me next to Fido in

law firm is the one down on Main Street, next to

"That's the one,"

I tell him.

“Thought so.

time

your brothers work there as well until

you

mention that

did he Google my family when he disappeared upstairs before

thought has me

look

how—we're a hybrid of American

into pre—law,’ Harper says,

can feel her looking at

don't glance

would like me to,

decided

to keep

declare something I could end up

"Changing to what?"

he asks.

provide well for your

allowed to

plan to sit home and

wine into

how many

he sips, he

let's not have the marriage

live at home, you don't

even own the clothes

getting ahead of ourselves,

marriage image is in

Wonderful.

dream, honey,’ her

when we were

He eyes his wife.

“Sure did.

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

from bad to

Fuck me.

table to just swallow

"Dad ..."

Ryan starts.

that it happened

there wouldn't be an ornament

gets w—i-I-d.*

Sadie gasps.

Sadie and says,

like I'm

believe what I'm hearing right

know what the fuck

conversation has shifted

Ryan behave this way with every girl he's

Sadie asks Harper's parents.

sets

first girl Ryan

“What?"

smiling

"Is that true?"

He shrugs.

loud—two things I

She slaps him.

“OMG, shut up!"

what you love about

look at Harper while Ryan and Sadie are having their back and forth and

as fucking horrified as

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