You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 174

Easton

It's the weekend and my parents are out of town so that calls fora celebration.

What exactly we're celebrating, I'm not sure.

But do we need to have a reason to party? I dont think so.

I'm dragging a cooler out on the back patio when my first guests show up, all three of them strolling into my back yard.

Harper, Sadie and Ryan.

“Hope you have lots of booze tonight!" Sadie does a little shimmy, hip checking my girlfriend and nearly sending her toppling over.

"Plenty for you Sadie,’ I tell her, extending my arm toward Harper and pulling her to me, delivering a quick kiss to her lips.

"Hey beautiful"

She smiles, her hand resting on my chest.

"I will never get tired of hearing you say that"

“Gag.” This comes from Ryan, who's watching us with a scowl on his face.

"You two disgust me"

"Stop being such a grouch"

Sadie lightly slaps Ryan's arm.

"You should be happy right now"

"Is there a specific reason why he should be happy?" Harper asks, her gaze questioning.

"We discussed it a couple of nights ago and...Ryan and I are going to college together!" Sadie throws both arms up in the air, her expression triumphant.

“Oh my God!” Harper pulls away from me to wrap her best friend up ina hug.

"I'm so excited for you!” "I'm excited too.” Sadie hugs her back.

"And so is Ryan.

"Sure, Ryan says

Hmm.

wonder if

arrive, all sorts of people start to

playing music

giant platters of food from

with giant

tonight in those short denim shorts and the tight shirt that

keeps getting in her face and she keeps batting it away, laughing at whatever Sadie says as she keeps

flashes one of

gaze never leaving her even

sister, don't you?" I glance over at Ryan who's standing directly beside

than anything else in

a sip from his

you gave

like it was a hardship,” I

Ryan rolls his eyes.

an excellent school.” "Your parents cool with you changing your plan?" “It was never

was always

never asked me once what I

assumed I would

figured I'd do the same,’ I

step closer to me,

It started the end of my junior year—the realization that law school didn't interest me at

next seven or eight years of my life going

to work for my father and eventually take over the

sounded like

my father or cause

father sitting right beside me, going on and on about

the fuck I want, but for whatever reason, the idea of disappointing my

because of your sister,” I finally

she helped make the

strength to fight for what I want,

parents didn't give me too

Eventually"

head back, draining the last of

talk, considering you're going to the

knew