You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 177

 Harper 

"Do you need a drink?" I ask Easton.

He takes a look at his glass and says, “Wouldn't mind a refill, babe"

He hands me the tumbler.

"How about you?" I ask Ryan.

He checks his bottle of beer.

"Still got a half, I'm good for right now, but do me a favor, check on my girlfriend, I haven't seen her in like ten minutes or something.” Now that I think of it, he's right.

It feels like it's been a century since Sadie disappeared to the bathroom.

“I'm on it," I tell both of them and I carry Easton's glass into the kitchen, making him another vodka soda and deliver it to him before I go to the downstairs bathroom.

There's a small line outside the door and I ask the person in the front, "Is Sadie in there?" He shrugs and replies, "I think it's Michael, but I'm kinda too drunk to remember"

Sadie isn't in line.

There's a chance she went upstairs to use Easton's bathroom.

That's where I'm going to check, but I'm going to get myself a beer first.

I go to his dad's private garage to grab one from his secret stash and open the door, flipping on the light.

"Turn off the light,’ I hear someone say the moment I look inside.

I immediately notice someone leaning against the wall halfway between the fridge and me.

That someone is my best friend.

And there's a guy pinning her to the wall, his lips all over hers, his hands moving up and down her sides.

“What the fuck?” I shout, my hands instantly shaking, my heart freezing.

They stop kissing and look at me.

My stomach churns when I see who it is.

"Blake?" I gasp and look at Sadie.

"Sadie, what the hell are you doing with him?" “Blake,” she slurs and her eyes widen, like she's just now realizing it's him.

Her hand flattens against his chest and she pushes him away from her.

At least she attempts to, but he doesn't move.

"H—how dare y—you.” She's a mess.

Drunker than I thought.

I never should have let her go to the bathroom by herself.

But it's too late.

And now ...

with Blake?

continues and tries to step

"I—I.

you

to me, his empty hand telling me

just chosen the worst

the scene isn't as bad as it was

Still, it's bad enough.

are on Sadie's

smeared all over Blake's

are spilling

cries, "I

thought it was

head, his teeth grinding together as he roars, "Sadie,

want to throw my best friend under

my brother to kill Blake

want my brother to feel betrayed because his girlfriend was just

Fuck.

"Ryan .."

I start.

going to fucking murder you!" But someone comes running up behind Ryan, stopping

on?"

No one says anything.

Sadie crying, we'd be standing

answer me,’

me go!" Ryan shouts, trying to wiggle

what the fuck is happening,” Easton

Harper!"

saw because your face is telling me

anything because Sadie moves away from Blake and closes the

hands—s on me and—d it

“And then I—lips"

Another hiccup.

I was sure it was y—you,

he's about to explode when he says to her, "Did he take

off and says, “Answering

take advantage of you?"

forehead, her skin starting to

"l don't th—think so.

I'm s—so drunk, Ryan"

best friend better than

her

sick," I tell everyone, and I move past the boys

going to bring you into Easton's room so you have

take most of her weight, carefully guiding her up the stairs into Easton's room and close the door

get her into the bathroom and just as I'm grabbing a washcloth to wet, she

Harper,’ she

wet the cloth with cool water and

“It's okay.

to feel better after

hair out of her

right,”

I do, Harp?” She sobs

with Blake?" “Don't

hate me.” She turns to me, her black eyeliner

"Hate, hate, haaaaate me"