Chapter 136
Harper
"That was fucking brutal,"

Easton says as we collapse onto the couch in the living room, the dinner finally behind us.

"Like a root canal with no Novocain, performed by a first— year dental student, kind of pain."

I feel every word of that, deep in my soul.

“Easton ..."

I turn to him.

"My family is the worst.

If I knew it was going to be like that, I would have ..."

My voice fades as I think of what the alternative would have been.

"I don't know what I would have done, but I'm sorry."

I lean toward him, needing to feel his arms around me, his lips on mine and the moment I get within a few inches, he puts his hand on my chest, keeping me from coming any closer.

"Not under this roof, remember?"

I roll my eyes.

"They're in the kitchen, they can't see anything that's happening out here."

“What if your dad has laser vision or cameras or, I don't know, a sixth sense.

I'm not taking any fucking chances."

“Dude, Sadie and I banged in their bed a few days ago and he didn't notice.

You're giving my dad far too much credit,"

Ryan says from the recliner where Sadie is sitting on his lap.

"Gross."

I gag and look at Sadie.

"My parents’ bed?

Really?"

She shrugs.

“It's spacious."

“I'm not taking any chances,’ Easton says.

"From now on, we go to my house, yours is forever off limits."

Which makes me sad.

Our house was always somewhat off limits, a place no one wanted to come to since it's on the poor side of town.

But now that Ryan and Sadie are together and Easton and I are dating, our house has become much more popular.

And now that's going to change.

Because my parents are ridiculous.

Ugh.

"Well, we're here now,’ Sadie says, "so what do you guys feel like doing?

Watching a movie?

Playing a game?"

“Getting high, Easton says.

"I second that,’ Ryan adds.

"Third,"

I reply.

“Mom!"

Ryan yells.

"Dad!"

chair, setting

to

“All of you?"

from

we'll be back

"Drive safe,"

my father says.

literally amazing how much Ryan can get

runs upstairs to get his keys and weed, and we hurry out to the car, Easton climbing into

“Drive,"

his eyes

dad

gas and Sadie lights up the joint, taking a hit before passing

hour of pure fucking torture,’ he exhales, smoke now filling the

the

doesn't know

it could have been

Sadie says.

dad could have hung Easton by the balls, and he

“Fuck,’ Easton groans.

"No, thank you."

"See?"

Sadie says.

"Way worse."

on the time and the second we're done with the joint, he heads

“Perfume,"

says, spraying

"Gum,"

taking out a

into our house, my parents sitting in the living room, watching

says, and we follow him

“Jesus, I'm fucking starving."

the box and digs right in, taking a bite before the

and devour a bite of frosting, watching Easton do

to the cake part

clear—girls, you're sleeping

on

"What about my room?"

Ryan asks.

Mom shakes her head.

across from Harper's room, not a

leaves and I look at

just keeps getting better

and lick the remainder of the cupcake

somewhat salvaged

go to lean in for a kiss and

“Still nope"

and look

"I'm over this.

Let's go to bed."

and

“Until the morning, lover?"

He grabs her ass.

"You know it."

blow Easton an air kiss and Sadie and I hurry up the stairs, falling onto

eat seven more cupcakes,’ she groans, cuddling

"Same."

as bad as

It really wasn't.

giving him shit because they really like

Ever think of that?"

the weed, but what she's saying actually makes

"You might be right."

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