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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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xDlW7Xcy9
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtd3o3YqngR
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAWGM1FgOF
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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVC6eZas0N
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDLCtJP2Cs
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJg8AFBnyoh
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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1MUZbnSl6
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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY86ynHAmIo
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7sssajnMS
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqaAwUxKWt
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYuXYuePoi
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJykoxAkXKm
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedy4zKcLn1
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgLdLtmSsg
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3JMrnJlsA
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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkdRfx3V1Y
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESt6ZDcyAD
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHk2xiwzk7
Where was my little hurricane?645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbvbuL7cDE
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GtbN8k7hA
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQBiaG0zCS
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LqOzWcgNv
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXibytud6a
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1c4K1ZOXt
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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8E1QI8EzcM
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? 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHK0WOTrw34
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIX0qTFsJeM
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaT8YeQxLY
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKpQjGRjIv
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrA5eKi2mLJ
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2kPiSuK8L
"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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cuAI85lP2
"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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYpgBNlVXz
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFIwT2RpKo
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcE8jQyvTT2
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZo96MvpHs
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVnXPR3tQC
Just shut up, Kai.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuINqoqIwG
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I'm sending a brain message to him.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAumUz1zt5
Stop talking. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qQkgAcd85
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Stop talking.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6tco5d86L
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Stop talking.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDnGBF3nom
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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjVA5HC6k7
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpYKfBNgGb
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvO5p9qq6kn
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?645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTy70Fv3DiQ
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNktqZjQjP
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuRSWSQEcG
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0DDI9p598
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwlTYZSCvm
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLREuiwc5Aw
I just want to be near her.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhRe26lsH1
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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlS2FztyXFK
Focus. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKol5IIwWoW
No relationships. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAcflMfX3X
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No dating.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8AuxZSeWt
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No long term. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaXTQngSYO
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No feelings.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDNvp33C9m
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyWAaSJ9jz
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBm0lvKSlk
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvY0m1Ftwli
"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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF58xEsnP9U
"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..."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjajuHFwrN
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. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBWzDQMLnx
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5d1ONAKr7
So I let her.
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