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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. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAQekcRU2UEg
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.464Please respect copyright.PENANAbrbbjfz8GG
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAwb8NoEvswt
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.464Please respect copyright.PENANAvHbVIR3rrG
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 464Please respect copyright.PENANA6dCZOAV8p8
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?464Please respect copyright.PENANAp21lfkgDoW
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.464Please respect copyright.PENANA9uf1nCCwSo
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."464Please respect copyright.PENANADzTlmou2S7
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."464Please respect copyright.PENANAHgkaXTYkap
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.464Please respect copyright.PENANApE1HW9B1IM
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 464Please respect copyright.PENANA61AesoGapX
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.464Please respect copyright.PENANAD3Vs1zLkpn
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.464Please respect copyright.PENANAblcIAKMuLH
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 464Please respect copyright.PENANAuZisqc7mBw
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.464Please respect copyright.PENANA6QToBAI0Cv
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.464Please respect copyright.PENANACpwrNeVqok
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.464Please respect copyright.PENANAj3jz5u42AJ
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.464Please respect copyright.PENANA7kpyuu2VQN
Where was my little hurricane?464Please respect copyright.PENANAtNzf2z2bCw
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.464Please respect copyright.PENANAxGTroxmIXY
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 464Please respect copyright.PENANAhtcXaU2YQh
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.464Please respect copyright.PENANAe2tlTBv7x5
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.464Please respect copyright.PENANAHos1W9Rwio
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAgutJGgMrLk
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. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAFy7uFURCax
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? 464Please respect copyright.PENANAIYKSYs1nq2
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAWEkz8GaRvo
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.464Please respect copyright.PENANA00B9BNo55U
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"464Please respect copyright.PENANAbRVMUoBGj7
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAj8F0XOBctf
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.464Please respect copyright.PENANABSp0nvXbLd
"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.464Please respect copyright.PENANAglDQRc4VcJ
"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. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAA8ol8zx4vo
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"464Please respect copyright.PENANAQyBgcZXFwb
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.464Please respect copyright.PENANALhMxUuMCLY
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.464Please respect copyright.PENANAsLkpiVH55J
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAbBmUF4am2W
Just shut up, Kai.464Please respect copyright.PENANAVn5GopA4ix
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I'm sending a brain message to him.464Please respect copyright.PENANAw5bk3N67jD
Stop talking. 464Please respect copyright.PENANA0iarDWshCU
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Stop talking.464Please respect copyright.PENANAc9OsxWNstP
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Stop talking.464Please respect copyright.PENANA5Ot0Aqojna
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."464Please respect copyright.PENANAI0z2fmF4Qp
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 464Please respect copyright.PENANA66S3KhxwgW
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAYHpSvE0lpr
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?464Please respect copyright.PENANAQnXY7G1a4u
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAL8FMZHl7bu
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.464Please respect copyright.PENANAJprQ95wZfG
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.464Please respect copyright.PENANAcq5jiEQG8j
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 464Please respect copyright.PENANADWOujdpU5m
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 464Please respect copyright.PENANA2GhYmX2R7Q
I just want to be near her.464Please respect copyright.PENANAZcL77tzg7X
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. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAImSGU4P2HL
Focus. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAOXBgmpEVEz
No relationships. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAUJqtgekRK8
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No dating.464Please respect copyright.PENANA1eOXqUnNgF
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No long term. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAYEiYsGxgpG
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No feelings.464Please respect copyright.PENANAjPPPqun70D
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAufF3KiOvk7
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAqSYYWtB47K
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAQoauWoa9bD
"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.464Please respect copyright.PENANAPcKW1b8Ddy
"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..."464Please respect copyright.PENANAh7A179Fjih
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. 464Please respect copyright.PENANAF62opbsH1e
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.464Please respect copyright.PENANANLYkbAQeh3
So I let her.
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