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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. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRhKmnrZBN
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VFwpZS6wb
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBDZOlp4gX
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.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdJlKXA8Xc
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkS8z9OZFZ1
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhm4R9YwJyB
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.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMd25ZSh0WK
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."570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruGi1id5PR
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JF9b1Qq8w
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbecujamoi
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvO411N9oT
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhxY67qCgK
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lRIasFR53
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08wZmwBuBb
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwTFx1wt30
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.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIi2JY2DXV4
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8b4BbLDdT
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPk50vv7eRr
Where was my little hurricane?570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcNrhQUQY5
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOW3bZtTJJU
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTpt67tZuV
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DlIcQfGCm
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcol0MqaCX
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTN6bibvgdB
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. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUNrZsojki
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? 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbocU8NNpBT
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8iyLBJiIc
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNwU5kzBKo
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUD6nSkDy7q
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffkE8wZCEC
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRbiE1ODeN
"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.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjvQgQhL9L
"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. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeIGpcHO7H
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWaLBiGzOh
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtPPrzl609
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjn0fNYUl0p
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69tKBe4a1P
Just shut up, Kai.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGixIjgdZIl
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I'm sending a brain message to him.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7HPGyzqZm
Stop talking. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyEVR0Q37D
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Stop talking.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGOf3mzV7Z
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Stop talking.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRwcbZNkcC
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."570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNWxawqQ6A
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwqaScmYpc
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dQrnpQ0Ld
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?570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EFXcPXCqX
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcBtwxGBVg
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OjTGekCCt
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQ516EgRgl
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYxuqhwBwP
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8zwur1XUQ
I just want to be near her.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQLO2NORPk
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. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5J7BQXX1VU
Focus. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9OaHJ2Cgv
No relationships. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xDKorIbrP
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No dating.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5O0Zt3oRSP
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No long term. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiR8eJKbDXw
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No feelings.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIJRcDkhJP
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq13CqGtXb0
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSP2ZBcLAn
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97iybj3bdW
"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.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8x1XYQDOn
"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..."570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI863zW2YhH
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. 570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mEh7iyvBp
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.570Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rUMntQxwY
So I let her.
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