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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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOJpEZl4NJ
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCYU5dxbyP
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUmb7jPMfd
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.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sM8CZ6G6U
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaIHdHoFGk
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8HeTn3JVQ
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.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JBOHBiZVD
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."652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0K34unQjW
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYkx09eoll
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYNyRG0QFj
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3awxs6QCDC
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVwuzCX9We
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsMSaJ5OyI
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RUkmNDphh
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PJd05Z5hT
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.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51050Q6WSV
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7o2IXP4BW
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqykVFPTtcr
Where was my little hurricane?652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrZ46sCadO
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgVJpBQrob
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBi88tCwg4O
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xMfCGJE7h
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWKL8tHlSe
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBnyYdDPTA
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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJ5iD23IGA
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? 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7C1GIaUmMS
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLx05eIhbG
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYtStHbkky
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYBSOjqps0
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1SY5t1IQh
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIb6yBwB8bq
"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.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxexJcyckT
"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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhJE1OzIpK
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqKbx9lkui
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLCzdXUQTQ
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0auFR95mtJ
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtXpe1Fqhu
Just shut up, Kai.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDgqBSTK6S
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I'm sending a brain message to him.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIGpIjwEw7
Stop talking. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1GeAHo7NY
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Stop talking.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GUdnTsWGX
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Stop talking.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHS8oFRCaY
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."652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCNjORqqsC
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTO3CViTX1W
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMyt5qQgps
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?652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbOWXFY8Ht
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNQDkQ8RVQ
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKYdPaIItg
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsif4VPdJQ
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIHlrpmTrv
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjguXGvOldY
I just want to be near her.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKIA4xtlak
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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsN5LYQb69h
Focus. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkQnE79q9a
No relationships. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaeAUSo7uD
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No dating.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTcRjl7cNR
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No long term. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6raAVIICgA
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No feelings.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqU8SOqiZvy
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwvRypZvOk
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGYfLJ2iNu
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDE1kLcrwmr
"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.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡollSQpGabn
"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..."652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dt7JoL9dE
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. 652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTo0euuxPc
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.652Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWV9iJap2Q
So I let her.
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