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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. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiP12rTDQ3
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGaciQe94mh
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJGEMUr5bS
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.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsyoPcEmMm
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6n9oBrl7S
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MI9oS7Y8I
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.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTS8js81E4m
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."643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eTuAUFTl9
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10Tqp0kvXt
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pcMeAfJQ2
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8L2kfkamX
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AhnQpnKxH
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViUVXn3oFo
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3nsiLYCLH
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXYao2qVPF
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.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7WD3cX2Jm
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kXwG1bxiI
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eSY0PpGVh
Where was my little hurricane?643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDpW1ZWDCE
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhk3yyvvqfh
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx482CWf3Iu
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakNmm8VdRi
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiA13txdxIO
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJMy1jcguq
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. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMl6YkBMFMC
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? 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7avrlgDys
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmP1gfb83b
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQSCYpnDUg
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibuudt8oPn
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrd696CT7Iw
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaPJrYmqyn
"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.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqewRhFLL2l
"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. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwbQZ5jTSx
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtz0UG5E6b
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnUV3thcAz
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3v59Obtix8
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaubDVJv1bx
Just shut up, Kai.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8IvV32glQ
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I'm sending a brain message to him.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgWq7qjnw8
Stop talking. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWz3tX9muW
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Stop talking.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBcZJ6w3nC
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Stop talking.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pTzJZMzGu
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."643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OqlIiN3OD
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iVxNIe2D5
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxQP1BD1pp
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?643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KgzXjESvc
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpWa5vwSUN
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLfmaNvJWh
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWT4bvzPmT
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEfroPPoQy
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpJ6akeT07
I just want to be near her.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYxMenZaDp
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. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUP8jdGtGZ
Focus. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbbOUaPZgj
No relationships. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vKRKBLT9T
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No dating.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZOhIdO4Jg
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No long term. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvfh4IJ4ft
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No feelings.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJ6ZpjZ7eX
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwohLcJ4Hzl
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Gplpf2YCd
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2NGvXJigs
"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.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Qjdw5v86E
"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..."643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5STu4qCH2A
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. 643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiGb0M20ON
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.643Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9qbSMsysP
So I let her.
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