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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. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvlgPlN72D
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJg4nFEQEQ8
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iuVqfSq8Y
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.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7fisyUBgO
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlWEYUNyBk
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEYRxF2afl
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.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rBEujsBCN
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."642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DZ77pJGuj
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHX24lqaUZ
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Fh9LwcDqk
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOxCasVvEt
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXLelFBjV5
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGA3gxGXSU
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMpYue700t
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc79gTTAcFa
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.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8KjrE0Wkf
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMbRseD5c0
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oukxsgKow
Where was my little hurricane?642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZEiBV0f6z
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynJmznZdee
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DvyIDvIAF
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8ZqtaOh9d
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQY0p7At0ac
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6bFLg2EoM
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. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dm1yBJaTN
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? 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWcRNPNxpH
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpGrOf1nCz
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdI5KahvYu4
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltlZtgaXYr
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCj4nQCxoB
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5r4wpjfmoW
"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.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYS8dMGKqGo
"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. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrydpaMxhqX
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlTVAJdHrd
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHK7yp32DV
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueQa2k5Rah
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVyk9LprJo
Just shut up, Kai.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgQCivK5wy
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I'm sending a brain message to him.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo8ji7USZ0f
Stop talking. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QODSjHDn9
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Stop talking.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnhstEBAbm
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Stop talking.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbP61pp8Nob
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."642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWd92xbJUQE
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOJmgCPM69
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWO7ALH8BA
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?642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5SajOzy8m
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6Irl9J9uh
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxky7oAMpk
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXQ7aUiQlZ
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0EX2dWkKh
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZP5rSBpVD
I just want to be near her.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jAPzNnSWk
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. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOx1wrH9aXI
Focus. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMfusg4f5g
No relationships. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WTYkBZwjW
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No dating.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡux6XniUsX8
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No long term. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡye4bHhYZKx
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No feelings.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnHXWbhKvf
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmJoivvHmg
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDfVwAiaFE
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigdcTGLVto
"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.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOkuOgiJjs
"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..."642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyNsP94jcp
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. 642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnNPWyA9io
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.642Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTmpiHl9LE
So I let her.
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