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.

be, tonight's going to be fun as hell.” I

of every controversy that’s come through

would make things

“I've got you,” Ryan says, and I

I squeeze the paper between my fingers and take a hit,

we know who's going to be

“Everyone,” Sadie replies.

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

an audience.”

people there, the more of a distraction it's going to be, so

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 affecting

can’t fucking

to snap a pic of me in the most unflattering way and air it across every

fun tonight.” I glance in the rearview mirror, making sure Ryan and Sadie see me, letting them know we all need to watch out for our girl this

use some, don’t you?” “Hell

over to see

passes it to Ryan,

gorgeous,” I

mine across her collarbone and down her side, feeling the tightness of the dress hug

don't know if we’re even going to make it to the party.” “Uh, can you drop us off first? You might be my boy, but she’s my

sound and

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

we walk toward his mansion, I bring her fingers up to my mouth and kiss across her knuckles, keeping an eye on

I say before I ring his doorbell, waiting for her to look at

“Remember ...

fun.” She nods.

all we’re going

on as I

I need my

that more

while

you're finally here.” As I step inside,

tails

is holding cups, dancing,

fun happening

and my