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.

parents have always

Leigh to make

go over well

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

one down on Main Street, next to

"That's the one,"

I tell him.

“Thought so.

it every time

realize your brothers work there as well until you

family you

I mention that

Google my family when he

has me even

paper, we look

you start digging— and maybe he knows how—we're a hybrid of American Gangster and The Wolf of Wall

into pre—law,’ Harper says, looking

can feel

glance at

parents would like me to,

I haven't decided on a

to keep

little early to declare something

"Changing to what?"

he asks.

would certainly provide well for your

the wife is allowed

and watch The Real Housewives of Beverly

wine

lost count how many glasses he's had

he sips, he swallows half

dear, let's not have the

home, you don't even own

don't even own the

getting ahead of ourselves, dont

marriage image

Wonderful.

dream, honey,’

when we were her age,

He eyes his wife.

“Sure did.

of our lives, where you walk into our

from bad

Fuck me.

to just swallow me

"Dad ..."

Ryan starts.

better that it

Sadie under there, there wouldn't be an ornament left and every light would be shattered all over

gets

Sadie gasps.

Sadie and

like

what I'm hearing right

don't know what the fuck to

just happy the conversation has

every girl he's brought

Sadie asks Harper's parents.

sets down

girl Ryan has ever brought

“What?"

smiling

"Is that true?"

He shrugs.

and loud—two things

She slaps him.

“OMG, shut up!"

that's what you love

at Harper while Ryan and Sadie are having

as fucking horrified

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