You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

 Easton

 There’s only one way I want to spend New Year’s Eve and that’s with my girl, her lips locked on mine at midnight, and zero drama, especially now that I know we're in the kid—free zone.

Holy fuck, that was close.

Too close.

But the overflowing amount of drama that’s surrounded us lately is why I wasn’t sure that I was going to head to Blake’s New Year’ S party, even though Harper and I had been invited.

Blake still isn’t my favorite person in this world.

Where he travels, Aisha is never far behind, and she’s nothing but trouble.

I just don’t want to deal with their bullshit.

But when I told Ryan that, he lost his shit and said I have no choice, I was going—that we're all going, him, Sadie, Harper, and me.

So now, I’m driving to Harper's house to pick up the three of them for the party.

Fortunately, they all come out as I pull into the driveaway, saving me from having to go inside and see her parents.

Thank fuck.

“Hi,” Harper says, leaning across the front seat to kiss me.

The diamond necklace I bought her for Christmas is sitting on her neck and I’m wearing the boxers and button—down she got me.

“Mmm, you taste delicious,” she adds.

“I taste like ...

me.” “Exactly.” I laugh, resting my hand on her thigh as Sadie and Ryan get into the back.

“Are you guys ready for this?” “I don’t know,” Harper replies, her voice now full of anxiety.

“I know Aisha is going to be there and that doesn't get me excited to go.” “But you know I'll cut a bitch if she tries to fuck with you,” Sadie chirps in.

“And I love you for that,” Harper adds.

“But I’m still ugh about it.” “Listen, if there’s drama tonight, we're all going down together,” Ryan says.

fun as hell.” I definitely don't have Ryan's positivity when

every controversy that’s come through our school lately where Ryan and Sadie

make things much

“I've got you,” Ryan says, and I instantly smell the smoke as

hands it to me, I squeeze the paper between my fingers and take a hit, holding in the smoke

going to be

“Everyone,” Sadie replies.

Insta before I came over to your house and saw a ton of

audience.”

it's going to be, so less peeps paying attention

you're saying, WHORE or BIG DICK isn’t going to be painted on one of Blake’s mirrors? Seems like everywhere I go, I’m hit with those wonderful words.” Fuck me, it’s

can’t fucking blame

going to snap a pic of me in the most

going to have fun tonight.” I glance in the rearview mirror, making sure Ryan and Sadie

all use some,

over to see her suck

it to Ryan, I grab

gorgeous,” I

release her fingers to trace mine across her collarbone and down her side, feeling the tightness of

going to make it to the party.” “Uh, can you drop us off first? You might be my boy, but she’s my sister, let's not

sound and

park in a spot about a block from Blake’s house and we join hands the

bring her fingers up to my mouth and kiss across her knuckles, keeping an eye

doorbell, waiting

“Remember ...

fun.” She nods.

we’re going to have

know the responsibility I’m taking on as I say

need my mystery girl

that more than

press the bell and Blake opens the door, grinning while he

As I step inside, the music is

ceiling, their long, glittery tails giving the

holding

definitely fun

Harper and