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January 1, 2005
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Same day
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Even though I was trying really hard not to listen to the girls through the wall, I could still make out bits and pieces of their conversation. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8cX5aG4aL
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZlpfINan5
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpw0YAhQ8t
In fact, I might have tried really hard to listen. If only the guys would have shut their stupid mouths, maybe I could have at least heard the loud redhead.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1R3lp31XA1
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSOVdXNzpi
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ivwi1PMN8
I couldn't make out anything Kat said, but Vanessa's voice came through clearly. She practically yelled about Kats ex being unable to satisfy her.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2cuAFO4AN
I tried to hide my snicker, but Kai stopped mid sentence to glare at me. "What the fuck is so funny? I haven't even got to the good part."545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwxmBaoe40
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzdgGMnmk1
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbBVeHF4LV
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pGAyjdu5A
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYQF69DFWr
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9sVgs4PNN
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLDJuRcrTN
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXjf8Ri8zy
Nate stood up and clapped his hand down on my shoulder. "I got this." Thank fuck. I blew out the breath I didn't realize I was holding.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡep8QJXXPfV
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjnR2KYK5m
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtoDs1sdoL
Where was my little hurricane?545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMeVulIbR2
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrJFpYi4VM
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSZNpvJC7N
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3npX5sG4n
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEu7oug7uk
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLVZPFfKt4
I wasn't sure where Kat would be, but I saw the redhead drag her into the empty room next to mine, so I knock on that door. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uKsGD7djG
Even though she tried to turn me away, I was determined. She accepted my apology, but she seemed to withdraw afterwards. What did I do wrong? 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSP8hfaSbSa
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpSiy2QSwx
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvOj7UfTlu
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7eWe9JPcL
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmtIzoeJzD
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4uTcnufKT
"So sorry, my lady." She is full on glaring at him by this point and I'm resisting the urge to grab an umbrella and wait out the storm that's brewing.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JrSeK4Ugp
"I'm not your lady either." I fail at hiding the laugh that escapes out of me. Even though Kai had no idea what he was getting into, I could get used to her rage being aimed at someone other than me. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6KyCWvg2D
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLS2Co6gsMk
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3h8gAfl5p
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoViJyyXcWL
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtl81ydI4n5
Just shut up, Kai.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QQSgWB9bj
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I'm sending a brain message to him.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0JtsUdEHw
Stop talking. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2iihBDH0N
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Stop talking.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8B5BgOZzf
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Stop talking.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQE7myPpuD
Of course, he doesn't hear me, so he continues digging his grave. "I just assumed since Vanessa is with Nate-dog, Soph is with Luke and I'm pretty sure you aren't with me... Benny here is the only option."545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3ChPjnwcb
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivlJxjvPRW
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujVolGAOtZ
God, could she be more breathtaking? I want to worship her... and run for shelter at the same time. What is she doing to me?545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaanGSlilx
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDSBhyjDJA
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2EOWYDUZ5
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKTNllQ4TW
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGbwJR2dCA
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmQHxOpjPK
I just want to be near her.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtlE2baJR2
Come on, Ben. Get a fucking hold of yourself. You are the man. You don't need another disaster. Remember what happened last time you - no, don't think about that. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFvo41CtGG
Focus. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZs1hElBHs
No relationships. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7wDMYlDqK
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No dating.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfxvssIzZd
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No long term. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nJ8arIKiB
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No feelings.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmYJeYCON9
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYjxupnVNV
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2kIoby2FK
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNbY7LOLat
"So, listen, Kat... This has been fun. But you know, I'm just like super busy right now and I just think maybe-" She cuts me off, which is good because I ran out of cliches to use.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALkg3XoSsD
"Are you serious right now?" If her eyes could shoot lasers, I would be cut into tiny pieces... and she would probably enjoy it. A lot. "I can't even... I can't..."545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwS0Rf2v4z
She shakes her head and walks out the door. I swear I feel a piece of me follow her, but like the pussy I am, I stay behind. 545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPerzlHvXsn
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.545Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuKcdE8Qja
So I let her.
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