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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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSAb0ckWv5
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjQyKLHt6f
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvMD4WR3JP
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBjbIpsbHU
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMNIiGp5Wq
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPP212aW4So
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOnBP39MP9
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."549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqLwN4750w
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWABV9LE3I
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2nr93JmK7
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxfpym1Ll3
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iPxdqXg4y
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfB4nlke6fv
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixYyzGXWDm
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLs14Rk61i
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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlqKm9WsL7
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfkg5Ndl9c
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZm1FgmvfSN
Where was my little hurricane?549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITUnxsifQN
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwDLmU4RGG
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiEfkWS3j2
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUQOept1fv
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemjysCaewQ
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5kyCXJx0Q
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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvA8wkTJ5js
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? 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyEzOdsifm
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqYLzqsHrn
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGmQS3gxdT
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQyr22Azil
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOS4qMdGSB
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNBfMHad22
"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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhpROTgKQY
"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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFEEiImVLf
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡip7zbaUezU
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoiY2LfVPR
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlug0KXo4yt
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPs4OHeFZRU
Just shut up, Kai.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbLt0yYJMK
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I'm sending a brain message to him.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxma3pXrBd5
Stop talking. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsg1L2hUfH
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Stop talking.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlKigXJfDj
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Stop talking.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7tSrOcckD
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."549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbYBQWOnxm
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPQSGBSymT
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCZKFCnVZr
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?549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMk1YKfxBgP
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzczRxGaaJ
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGgUKHwAD7
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbC6ime5Ier
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHV1fsP2pht
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUc35JjTDCo
I just want to be near her.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpCc8KgtmG
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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpb4wsBTVN
Focus. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJQmsoKyFd
No relationships. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqV1ADegUJ
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No dating.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFukccFbKL
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No long term. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ApJNhOhtT
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No feelings.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAI0Y8mU2Z9
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXo5LRmhxPp
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDR5UyGe7NA
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fKf1ggG0q
"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.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEEM2gpVfN
"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..."549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0pw34GikL
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. 549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTxRw5wBtx
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.549Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEauzodkfDL
So I let her.
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