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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. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgUKUbH9xF
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVVlXuC28Y
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44NTepFzoo
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.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHmpPBqPNs
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17hWuLVUOm
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1F51ZLfAi
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.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZpkicDDts
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."584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHBYtir20Y
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArapywVD8m
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNtahnFcZx
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiU3I2D9hCv
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWySIr0KaKd
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjciog6DOVt
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡti6YOP1VYq
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWa972k4wIr
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.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtLHEKXPJl
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGWB6NDIyt
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ392zCN5Ylh
Where was my little hurricane?584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcq7WdLu5II
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsgG8ZTgYE
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeI7vlnrx9W
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3oMPVSBnm
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPv5mFbiQOG
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOnNX9RXdf
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. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRpCvyPobE
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? 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDh6gfFMGSH
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6ZTtk7dq0
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvIgsK1pKF
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreGzeIFxzZ
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFvdthbsR1
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aJYCYltDx
"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.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNw6c1Mmau
"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. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxM7Jd0wbWQ
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EajuVp8XO
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJeLJ2xa5E
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡru75EPaQpv
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReUq2IbSeA
Just shut up, Kai.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUojamzSKe6
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I'm sending a brain message to him.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuY6rgMfeV
Stop talking. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRDhuu0XSw
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Stop talking.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ae4AwBx54
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Stop talking.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmpRNnb7Vh
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."584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYM687e9nb
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUgG1Rn5mZ
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKY0Oc3MlJ
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?584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RtYjXDMD4
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9RtMF4yjw
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bDvBMGW1Y
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMNjYdY6j0
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKLvxBKmf1w
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9cPQioSHp
I just want to be near her.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaruwhtxEvd
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. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrFAqpQVGK
Focus. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ156MjzY8CM
No relationships. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKONe19Lo7
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No dating.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalzzcwRoKu
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No long term. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49mFtGaNZC
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No feelings.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWclGALbWo
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3BqXDpBBt
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCQgVkAevh
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrwWlc8CTt
"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.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gCq7rSNrS
"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..."584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgoh4O6NQN
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. 584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISiKAo7pMP
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.584Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdnP6TaxWx
So I let her.
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