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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. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswDyZSnny0
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeACM2qLEP
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZH5RAj2zqV
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.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09XP9NQN1O
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSSWsD4r4H
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOTw3lBD1H
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.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcH0a3E6wdn
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."592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruOCuPcv9f
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFa8vATvxhB
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxFGvVXrmV
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4P9cjbuHM
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOrF9SowMi
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcao6canjg
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdY0XNZZHq4
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡop5xKAjY7h
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.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84oxtoghVl
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqsIpuFBJE
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpn0FQ6P7X
Where was my little hurricane?592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPIOAUB9qf
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCjpW6OD4x
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5OKxjmZEk
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMpTDqKgbM
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFatq6ktJG
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgX2C0vxJJw
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. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHbk7hFqXK
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? 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKigKjB6oj
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSI4r48NmsW
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG44BWRdL6e
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HOrdq3XoZ
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvHhbt78qg
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhwQQABaTA
"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.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV81lT8XH7q
"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. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdggZNYqNHN
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPI1svNgli
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1U6brXVgVR
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbVuaJAdND
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwHAY5BVAm
Just shut up, Kai.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFygeTF6Fkn
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I'm sending a brain message to him.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwA4wjYfed
Stop talking. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLp5J0jyNgs
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Stop talking.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaac1wNIE4
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Stop talking.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMMPruV134
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."592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1Pqp6VyQD
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxK68cZX4L
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMra1l7CU9p
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?592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMxSgnfCZT
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NBHWsa3P8
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubBwxqwDxi
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyojuWmm3x
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykKBkPZKED
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUnVzDsQcX
I just want to be near her.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWww4mF0PQ
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. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzo2Axv7ZJg
Focus. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqS5IchSSmJ
No relationships. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2sWA433tg
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No dating.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSt53rVasF
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No long term. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuO68zdFivD
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No feelings.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFwv8cFS1f
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXONJAkBeYB
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkPffXLRPd
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkxxFrVUSj
"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.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDuh9U04w6
"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..."592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVTbMwkcZ8
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. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTg7vsG7G7t
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2AtnMPOmm
So I let her.
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