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

to make sure I

go over well

probably bury me next to

is the one down

"That's the one,"

I tell him.

“Thought so.

it every time I go to

your brothers work there as well

family you have there,

mention

Google my family when he disappeared

thought has me even more

we look

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

Harper says, looking

least I can feel

glance

would like me

haven't decided

to keep

a little early to declare something I could end up

"Changing to what?"

he asks.

certainly provide well for your

wife is allowed to provide too, you

and watch The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills all

wine into his

many glasses he's had

time, when he sips, he swallows

not

home, you don't even own a

don't even own the

is getting ahead of ourselves, dont

the marriage image is in

Wonderful.

dream, honey,’

dreams when we were

He eyes his wife.

“Sure did.

stage of our lives, where you walk into our

went from bad

Fuck me.

to just swallow me

"Dad ..."

Ryan starts.

it's better that it happened to

an ornament left and every light would be shattered all over the

girl gets w—i-I-d.*

Sadie gasps.

Sadie

not like

I'm

what

happy the conversation has shifted to someone

this way with every girl

Sadie asks Harper's parents.

sets down her

first girl Ryan

“What?"

says, smiling

"Is that true?"

He shrugs.

and loud—two things I

She slaps him.

“OMG, shut up!"

what you

are having their

as fucking horrified

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