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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. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuyhz8MSZT
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6B7buAQrNY
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwydWkb1Jdj
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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKhMmUpIcH
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQw8iPI55Al
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSLPw2bcL7
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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkjs9BMS8G
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."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFMAr4BIvb
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2tvsn7cFG
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbk2dbChI8l
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5dR7x9eei
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNZXzaMuJb
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOk2PnnRiHI
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2PFyLjTWc
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLpChzfmGM
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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FRUCADwkF
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQf4KScp3x
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexLwlRVqNx
Where was my little hurricane?562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5p2Ekx80kx
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4R0j1e6Yir
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBelIUBAN8X
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgx5M1aXjUm
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7aOlapKhs
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0hAxHW34U
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. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0nB7waLVf
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? 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIe5WwQVN9A
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIaifcgTdO
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcZeUYwRcv
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQseXqi565H
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdI2mkSWTU
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UFoqqT64a
"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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1Snwznw5v
"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. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhj8STZx7li
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfCS2QXR95
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSYXGLQYZw
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeZHe0RVhq
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NHboM8vMQ
Just shut up, Kai.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCzz7GdvdY
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I'm sending a brain message to him.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5tq5n4g5t
Stop talking. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTYTYemJ80
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Stop talking.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9ybe1YGsS
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Stop talking.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ugxreIEnA
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."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhFzBATR5Q
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcI1Iaphld
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOU0BLHmujF
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?562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOtMRy7Q4n
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87Z3OWFkKx
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WIVbhLvLn
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuP4B5sk6vy
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMTTH5YSWa
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lHrlNxxsH
I just want to be near her.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRm4kh93m5K
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. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSfCsyzpCG
Focus. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWtcVSjFkX
No relationships. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaxdmBFb12
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No dating.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKIR39fu9V
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No long term. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyW5k6rmAdr
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No feelings.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfg9kTnxCl
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypSK1vXcqM
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLBLtKK4kd
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCtTRTFZxq
"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.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWYmZxPujZ
"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..."562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJChLReGzWs
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. 562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBudytSRhI
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.562Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEVENtBPxP
So I let her.
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