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!"

stands from the chair, setting Sadie's feet

to the

“All of you?"

from the

we'll be

"Drive safe,"

my father says.

how much Ryan can

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

“Drive,"

his eyes on the

your dad

and Sadie lights up the joint, taking a hit

pure fucking torture,’ he exhales, smoke

the joint

dad just doesn't

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."

and the second we're done with the joint, he heads back to our neighborhood and parks in the

“Perfume,"

spraying all of

"Gum,"

out a

at Sadie's wobble as we walk back into our house, my parents sitting in the

says, and we

“Jesus, I'm fucking starving."

right in, taking a bite before the

strawberry flavored one and devour a bite

getting to the cake part when Mom

we're clear—girls, you're sleeping

you're on the

"What about my room?"

Ryan asks.

Mom shakes her head.

is across from Harper's room,

leaves and I look at

keeps getting

finish and lick the remainder

somewhat salvaged with

lean in for a kiss and he

“Still nope"

sigh and look

"I'm over this.

Let's go to bed."

nods and

“Until the morning, lover?"

He grabs her ass.

"You know it."

hurry up the stairs, falling onto my bed the moment

cupcakes,’ she groans,

"Same."

bad as you

It really wasn't.

him shit because they

Ever think of that?"

be the weed, but what she's saying actually makes

"You might be right."

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