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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. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxP5CAiGwd
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUapZWdhZn
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvOShOuQT9
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.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyque3Zn82J
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsCN5QWwdp
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupOyD5uGb0
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.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunqr33TMRN
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."620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DPGOTrXbP
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sYX0HJMpS
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEJStfmYYM
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVcz3Aqnw4
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslWapSN2D3
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYnnMbechJ
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHf5M0Shzc0
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWHvPrK2Bt
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.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXzkK6qYgx
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5tBvdrxlU
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHeQQIFlB5
Where was my little hurricane?620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPwJXcmxaW
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVuON5GDM7
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu87MdGa0jm
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLvy0bANac
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQx7gysL79S
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWwsiH9eXM
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. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMa9oHoOvHF
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? 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YmrJQA7SJ
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TWWXWdul3
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjh0p5yaoL
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdIHAvhMcci
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9sjQScYoO
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38fP4c2mva
"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.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYn1iNeUM7
"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. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7Fht0GGDC
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZdAL6VRD0
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeroG55JOVv
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgDSDFZTdO
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bxVXOaKX5
Just shut up, Kai.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUatkIgBBnm
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I'm sending a brain message to him.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8p6kfaxF9H
Stop talking. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHmEGR1DvH
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Stop talking.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2v1vmy9DA7
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Stop talking.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVczvYfhMSV
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."620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFfupE9bJc
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGQEVO2n4P
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuU42RnmfAU
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?620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CG4kSeDYF
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFo19S6sguJ
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCxIJxTYdS
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5dAr0LEdz
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxdVcnDEZI
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWeskE1go2
I just want to be near her.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvMShKT01o
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. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUuXt7vU9M
Focus. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJkE8EHmMn
No relationships. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxgFF283s1
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No dating.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWG7lpOi3D
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No long term. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qfLLqVXGs
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No feelings.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCXjoJnomM
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkoPFkKTeC
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbvVjy1KGL
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uNOCedjO0
"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.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9FLegH2eL
"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..."620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDejCueQMBS
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. 620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStSF0WWQhN
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.620Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1eRgchtHD
So I let her.
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