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January 1, 2005
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Same day
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What the fuck just happened?532Please respect copyright.PENANAKZMk1cUgrl
I can only register two things as I hide Big Ben from all the extra eyes in the doorway.532Please respect copyright.PENANAzuSxpDFFb5
One, Red is pissed.532Please respect copyright.PENANAyMT44fjrMn
Two, Kat is laughing... for some reason?532Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6Bj1y2gI7
Now, why the hell is she pissed? The way she eyed my junk earlier, I thought she might try to castrate me. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAa2jZJCBSVr
What did I do to her? 532Please respect copyright.PENANA0EXuIykFql
Well, whatever it is, she can leave Big Ben out of it. I try to hide my smirk at Kat's nickname since this seems like an inappropriate time.532Please respect copyright.PENANAgl6AqE8N2y
Okay, let's see... 532Please respect copyright.PENANAsT2xpPGLnt
Did I say something stupid last night? That seems like something I would do... but I barely talked to her and it's not like I was wasted.532Please respect copyright.PENANAXIhhemBQx4
"What the fuck is so fucking funny, Katarina?" Red's eyes bulge as she turns on her friend. 532Please respect copyright.PENANA5Wj07sbXph
Kat just continues to laugh. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAgZ0ZB4U6p1
"This... This... man-whore..." She gestures towards me. "...is in here stealing your innocence while his idiot wingman is trying to distract me."532Please respect copyright.PENANAp4BJYqI50r
Say what now?532Please respect copyright.PENANAcqSi0eI3mZ
"Man-whore?" I get out the same time Kat speaks up. "Innocence?"532Please respect copyright.PENANAsKezTlJMES
Kat looks at me and blushes, but her gaze sweeps back to her friend. "Vanessa, seriously. Nothing happened. Calm down, Mama Bear."532Please respect copyright.PENANAnDu5AkL9z9
"Oh right. You are both just sitting in bed... naked for no reason." Red rolls her eyes. "Come on, Katie-bug, I'm a lot of things, but stupid isn't one of them."532Please respect copyright.PENANAEQ6tohRRgM
"Well, not completely naked." Kat drops the blanket. "You can't have sex with your underwear on, right?" 532Please respect copyright.PENANA31Dkn0qSu9
I suck in a breath, suprised by her lack of modesty. "Jesus, Kat." I try to avert my gaze to the wall, but she's so damn sexy, my eyes keep wandering back to her.532Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6fz1FobAt
Shit, I'm not sure Big Ben can handle much more... 532Please respect copyright.PENANAhZfu5Qazws
"Come on, Ness. They are both adults, just leave them alone." Nate speaks from behind Red.532Please respect copyright.PENANAgG4z7DrI3w
Kat's entire body turns bright red as she realizes she has an audience. She pulls the sheet back over her body and hides her face.532Please respect copyright.PENANAB0eVz37v67
I'm conflicted. I'm thankful she's covered, but I also miss the amazing view. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAmL9VTojVny
I need to see her again.532Please respect copyright.PENANA6QSUG2jw9T
Red turns on Nate. "And you! Don't even get me started on you." Her eyes narrow. "Trying to protect your wingman. You knew he would worm his way into her bed and you said nothing."532Please respect copyright.PENANAmbaYIxX3qq
"Umm, this is his room, babe." He gives her a pointed look. It's nice to know he always has my back, even in this fucked up situation. 532Please respect copyright.PENANA0h9qdVxG6u
"So what?" Her face contorts with confusion as she tries to understand.532Please respect copyright.PENANAhQ8TvnJ4w8
Sick of being spoken about as if I'm not here, I defend myself. "So, I didn't weasel myself anywhere." 532Please respect copyright.PENANAQZHbIvjVlj
Kat covers her face with her hands.532Please respect copyright.PENANAxLJ2IItPRt
...And I immediately feel guilty for speaking up. I should just keep my mouth shut instead of stroking my own ego.532Please respect copyright.PENANA7yLjXKsn4j
Even if she did crawl into my bed. I would gladly take all the blame to get another night with her. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAifGCJbHZ7d
"Yeah, right. She was drunk and passed out, how do I know you didn't just strip her down and put her in your bed?" Red is a determined little thing. I wonder how Nate's going to be able to handle her. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAhi55jRN4De
"I told you before, Ben wouldn't do that. If you want to keep accusing him of shit, you can leave!" Nate has my back.532Please respect copyright.PENANAFrJHATlcG3
Before Vanessa can react, Kat's meek voice comes out, as she lowers the blanket from her face. "Ness, he didn't." Her eyes dart to the floor. "He put me in the room next door."532Please respect copyright.PENANAHJZhSoOXO2
Shit, is she ashamed... of being caught or of being with me? 532Please respect copyright.PENANAIJkCx4zuAT
"Oh..." Red's eyes widen as realization sets in. Is this really that weird for Kat?532Please respect copyright.PENANAW8IORhhBhE
"Why don't we give them a minute to get dressed?" Nate steps closer behind Vanessa as he slides his hands up and down her arms. "Come on, Babe."532Please respect copyright.PENANAE75OEPD0Yj
"Uh..." Vanessa clears her throat. "Yeah, we're just gonna... go." Her eyes avoid me completely.532Please respect copyright.PENANAfEVZ0yAyjX
Once they have left the room, I'm not sure what to do. Honestly, I would like to finish what we started, but it's definitely not good timing.532Please respect copyright.PENANACViWhHGnEy
Kat clears her throat. "I am so sorry about..." She waves her hands toward the door. "...all THAT."532Please respect copyright.PENANA7mnGlaxutw
"Uh... Yeah..." I can't help the laugh that escapes. "That was... weird." 532Please respect copyright.PENANAxGlQgeL8dv
She sighs and flops back on the bed, rubbing her hands over her face. The sheet doesn't go with her. "What a mess..." 532Please respect copyright.PENANA6HpPeAM1IF
"Uh huh..." I'm having a hard time staying focused with her body exposed again. 532Please respect copyright.PENANApP7EttsywS
"Okay, we need a plan." She continues to assault her eyes.532Please respect copyright.PENANAsWVUuZMriN
"Uh huh..." I know I should be paying attention, but she's wearing see through underwear. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAVYYSNdiahi
She moves her hands from her face and looks at me. "You aren't even listening, are you?"532Please respect copyright.PENANAXVZ9YqH4Be
"Uh huh..." Damn, she caught me off guard. "I mean... yeah. Totally."532Please respect copyright.PENANAtUyibt6bpP
She giggles, but hits my arm. "Focus, Ben!"532Please respect copyright.PENANAVxIMGWALU2
"Sorry, it's a little difficult." I gesture toward her body. Shit, what was I thinking? Now, she's going to cover up. Keep your mouth shut, stupid.532Please respect copyright.PENANATOlgXdBeDc
"Oops..." She looks down at her body and throws me an innocent look. "Is this distracting?"532Please respect copyright.PENANADTjEZVmlRj
Oh, she knows what she's doing. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAI9TLMbz5Ft
I reach toward her, needing to feel her smooth skin... Just as a pillow hits me in the stomach. 532Please respect copyright.PENANACO7I9ntkaj
"Hey now! You almost hit Big Ben." I grin as the blush takes over her face. 532Please respect copyright.PENANALGKgX8ROyB
"Oh my god! Focus, Ben!" She throws the other pillow at my face. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAQIKAbmn4jh
"It would be easier if I wasn't being assaulted." I clutch both pillows in my lap so she can't use them to hit me anymore. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAgAWUiHoNjk
"Okay, I'm done beating you." I try to hide the smirk taking over my face. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAn5bCrAWjIn
"You are into some kinky shit." I would totally let her beat me, you know, if she was into that.532Please respect copyright.PENANAvhzVrTzlS4
Actually... I would probably let her do anything she wanted. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAljd5ApIz92
"Wh-what? No... I'm not..." She looks shocked, but I can't tell if I am way off or if I cracked some secret. 532Please respect copyright.PENANA32vXDkd3Zz
Something flashes in her eyes, so I decide to press it. "Wait, are you really? I was just joking." 532Please respect copyright.PENANAJAqMwaenYo
Her mouth pops open in disbelief. I should probably stop, but I also really want to know. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAkSgYWoGmTv
"What is it? Whips? Tied up? Foot fetish? Threesomes?" I'm not sure I like the thought of sharing her with anyone else...532Please respect copyright.PENANAkFWuqyRnVb
Her eyes narrow. I seem to have pushed too far. Curiosity killed the cat, right?532Please respect copyright.PENANA90ZK70yI3q
"Oh come on... I will totally do it with you, if you just tell me." Maybe we can do some of my fantasies too, most of them involve her. 532Please respect copyright.PENANA3xRRgMpEYH
Her demeanor changes completely. "No." Her face stern, like when I first met her last night. "We need to get dressed and go out there and deal with this."532Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZYhHOJFca
"Deal with... this?" I can't help but feel a little hurt. I thought we had something, even if it wouldn't last, but apparently not. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAoJHRkT0qOH
"Yes... this situation." She speaks slowly, as though I'm incapable of understanding. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAFPwTwIwE1g
"So, now we are a situation?" I shoot back, not hiding my offense.532Please respect copyright.PENANA2EB78Ak9pu
"No Ben, there is no 'we'. This was all a huge drunken mistake." I'm not sure why, but those words sting somewhere deep within. 532Please respect copyright.PENANA8gwTJtQInH
I feel like someone kicked me in the stomach. My chest physically hurts. What is wrong with me? 532Please respect copyright.PENANA0eEx5v8wUY
I didn't want a relationship or anything, but I wouldn't say it was a huge mistake. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAJIo47vk6pB
"And this morning?" I ask bitterly. "How are you going to explain that away, Kat? We aren't drunk anymore." I try to unclench my jaw, but I can't.532Please respect copyright.PENANAaRQdi4ueYX
"You know what I mean." She grabs her dress from the floor and pulls it over her head.532Please respect copyright.PENANAPFtohX9ChZ
"Oh no, please enlighten me, Kat." It comes out through gritted teeth. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAUQFb5E5NVQ
"You're mad?" She looks at me with complete confusion. 532Please respect copyright.PENANATpa1HSG6dy
I glare at her, unsure what to say. Hell yes, I'm mad, but I can't explain why. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAQbUvEdXGbv
"I thought you did this kind of... thing. You know, like all the time." She looks embarrassed, but after she ripped out my heart a few minutes ago, I don't feel that bad. 532Please respect copyright.PENANADZ9sS1FE1i
Wait... Is that what she did? Did I really mean that? If she ripped out my heart... No, it's just a figure of speech.532Please respect copyright.PENANAAWycjOft6H
"Not exactly..." I'm not sure how to respond. 532Please respect copyright.PENANAMpJDxr0S2e
"Oh... I'm sorry. I heard... things. I just assumed. Oh god. I'm so sorry." She makes her way to the door, placing her hand on the knob.532Please respect copyright.PENANAdy81CLzLo8
"No... Well... I mean... Yeah... But... No?" Shit. When did my brain stop working. I'm about to lose her and I can't even say something to make her stay.532Please respect copyright.PENANAILv6cLI26T
"Please just forget any of this happened." She begs before turning to walk out the door.532Please respect copyright.PENANAyotndJFtQp
"I don't want to forget." I whisper as she walks out of the room with my heart.
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