You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 191

Harper

The moment we all climb off the bus, the bright sunlight smacks me right in the face, making me wince, holding up my hand to shield my eyes.

"Oh God.” Easton slips on his sunglasses, looking sexy as hell despite having slept on a bus for the last three hours.

Sometimes it's painful how good looking he is.

“Thank God we're home.” “Actually, I'm sad we're home.

That went by way too fast,’ Sadie says as we start walking across the parking lot toward Easton's Jeep.

"I'd stay five days in Disney if I could.

Hell, I'd live there.” “You would.” Ryan ruffels her hair, making her duck away from him with a yelp.

“You guys want to come back to my house?"

Easton asks, wrapping his arm around my shoulders as we continue walking toward his car.

“You should come too.” “I'm down,’ Sadie says as she hooks her arm through Ryan's, briefly leaning her head on his shoulder.

“Mom and Dad knew I was going over to Easton's once we got home, my brother tells me.

“Oh.” I pull my phone out, wondering how I should word this.

My parents trust us.

Sort of.

But they wouldn't like it if they knew I was going to Easton's house to sleep.

In his bed.

With him.

Preferably naked.

That would be a hard no from the parents for sure.

“Just tell your mom I'll be there.

She can't say no to that,” Sadie suggests.

Huh.

Knowing Mom, she might.

agreeable, letting me do more things, giving me a little

back forever, she said at

So true.

leaving in a

live on my own in

I can't freaking wait.

we head

More like we're exhausted.

well despite using

collapse and go back to sleep for the rest of

so we'll have the place to ourselves,” Easton says as he pulls into

party,” Ryan says as we

for that

my way through the garage, trailing after my

a snack? Something

we enter the house through

to lay down.” Sadie stretches her arms above her head,

chill in

on and crash out

into the family room and find a spot on the giant sectional that

I snag one off the back of the couch

Sadie are cuddling on the other

once I've got myself positioned

I'm so freaking tired” "Me too,’ Ryan

him to see he's leaning against the back of

They look happy together.

Content.

that warms my heart, I

my best

“You two make a cute couple.” I can't resist telling them

doesn't seem irritated at

soft smile before lifting his head to

“We do, huh.’ "Definitely."

didn't expect our senior year to end like

I frown.

"What do you mean?"

"Me with Sadie.

Easton.” “Watch it,”

in the ribs,

being nice.” “Oh, I'm being so nice,” Ryan says,

He starts to laugh.

"But seriously.

anywhere near my friends, Harp.” “Why not?” "Because they're jackasses and I didn't believe any of them were worthy of you.” Ryan points at my