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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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXpy3jv8LQ
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCKSpHvDD6
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdDbMcUOG7
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.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34ukshkYM5
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ng2xqGbBV
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAfIbQ5dta
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.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2CiNnmF9A
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."593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdCgn85T4O
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNc7VKv6rNp
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPM6faRq4sn
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0HgtumwOe
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlWPlI4UXq
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTZzKJKeWA
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp79GhvghZu
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1qj06A6Dj
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.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegTBSUjWqB
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFgg4okKld
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJOY3hi1CQ
Where was my little hurricane?593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFUBCnoSM8
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡged9CjXWmA
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQ4Na4cFPL
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3RSj7XzOj
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kgrT2J9Jy
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbvNbfp7Bv
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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXU0K9i1Sq
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? 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLTALzih8x
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hpPH4zKA2
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGn3CxnDu3x
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdH7BkpcVE
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HfIDXvkXo
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgJLxC75xZ
"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.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqx5U5iKnB
"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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUzOOVaFi1
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkscK2elSJr
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivonoH9S01
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDis4y680Pc
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKNuUfJxVP
Just shut up, Kai.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡot6gFWOVnY
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I'm sending a brain message to him.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA03DECNysh
Stop talking. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4bNMLmUTk
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Stop talking.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhE1tWAJN71
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Stop talking.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgwn4SYoot
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."593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWokEx5Gtm
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIca8OA7hs2
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkflktUeWo
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?593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZUllhtyB4
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilKS69NIZE
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDPCikXx4r
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrXxKdWICe
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvEQnQA0ma
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWV0iy3xzhA
I just want to be near her.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwR58I5QIJS
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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOqifPgTpn
Focus. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWO87E8miH
No relationships. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgUIjD1sv9
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No dating.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWvxBhJUhJ
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No long term. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2e9ZRgci5
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No feelings.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbzyC6ujkz
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWJBk8PUHP
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ndHSAXnlJ
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eloyhWyjm
"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.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13G1qe9Ydu
"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..."593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXsJCMKCUi
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. 593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRK0E2fBWb
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.593Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgr3Fv2THEY
So I let her.
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