You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 195

Harper

"I feel like this is enough food to feed our entire senior class,’ Sadie snorts as she drives away from McDonald's, our final stop for the boys.

That's after we already picked up the pizzas and added several large fries and a few more burgers to the order, knowing they're probably drunk and most definitely high and will eat more than they've asked for.

“You know our men, they're endless pits of hunger.” “Ain't that the truth.” She turns at the light, heading for Blake's neighborhood, one that's just as nice as Easton's.

“When does Blake leave again, like a few days, right?” “Girl, he's leaving tomorrow, that's why they need to get it all done today.

Once he's packed, the boys are going to load it all into Blake's car, and we're going to party tonight, and then Blake will take off in the moming.” “Damn.” She shakes her head.

"This is all happening so fast.” “You're telling me,’ I say as she begins to slow for the stop sign.

I glance at her.

"You know ...

we're next.” “Don't go there, we still need to shop and pack and have fun this summer.

We have some time before we take off."

She's right.

We have the whole summer, Blake is just going early to San Diego.

But I'm glad we're not heading to UCLA until freshman orientation, which is in a couple months.

I need more time with Sadie and I need more time with Ryan.

And I need time to unwind from the last few months of school and prepare my brain for all the hard work I have ahead of me.

How I'm going to balance Dean's List—something my scholarship requires me to maintain—with Easton and partying and college fun.

I know I can do it.

take a lot of focus when

best things about

onto Blake's

"What's that?"

Dad have dropped

“Whaaaat?” I smile.

a surprise

just told me tonight when you picked me

and she said she'd spoken with Dad and they decided not to

just got the shackles taken off, I don't want my parents to

in three seconds.”

She pulls into Blake's

is making me so hungry.” “I'm sure they'll share,’ I say and climb out of the car, balancing the

something, you don't have

the walkway and up the front

“Are his parents’ home?"

I ask Sadie.

She shrugs.

"No idea.

doubt they park in

bell go off inside, the double chimes that echo through

goes by, I say, “Where are the boys?” I look

so big, they probably can't hear the doorbell.” She reaches for the handle,

it's okay if we just go in?” I've only been to Blake's house a few times, each occasion he answered the

definitely never just let myself in

think so, I tell

coming over, they gave us a food order, so it should be fine.” She takes a step inside,

up to them or leave it down here and we'll eat in the kitchen?” "I say bring it

a bar up there where I'm sure they have paper towels and

McDonald's out of my hands,

we're past the first few steps, I say, "Maybe they're

they had a ton to drink.”

staircase and down the long, windy hallway toward Blake's wing, where he has his own sitting area and bathroom, he even has a massive balcony

rounding the corner toward his sitting room and that's when we hear