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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. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CL1DYfKvU
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnB6RmUkRG
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTvVYRK9ju
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.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5BLaQK4K0
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDciSo0J10
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9H8QqL2Fd8
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.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16YBaUd3Xl
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."653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtztKRIuNsA
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtktHU6km2r
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnAGWgTgfj
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKySqcPe3Gd
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpc6CyoIoRD
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXVW6DeUqe
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdh7jI2auvc
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSIQI8cuiL
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.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7GFBQyJPA
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAMr7h9Im4
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWY6AhZuiy0
Where was my little hurricane?653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgU0HLdcG4D
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtOBKgo9m8
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslG0YRyohP
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVgExYcmlS
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4cMzFWCBI
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgoQdieyb9
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. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4ACc8BUWj
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? 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZH4StnNIJJ
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72pR63vT4J
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEy7DSegKaG
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMNxscH88I
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABGRg9fDzA
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtouEk1Td3V
"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.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOK94HpUAv
"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. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELvuRkqVwj
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4qlCY4DGr
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeU67dVyDn
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9P5ijVEIdw
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yV5blGy4u
Just shut up, Kai.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiFs5vKI2P
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I'm sending a brain message to him.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGCdh438BK
Stop talking. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCGt4QYRkG
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Stop talking.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5oSzzkFTo
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Stop talking.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnZQ4eY9CS
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."653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibY23pO8Hb
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDfNOHUnOC
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5FMruAvHG
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?653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRv23rNn52
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiF5qRTyzZW
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4tSZepfqv
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLq4HrIQPQ
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUnLFDFHnB
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eXYpPL0JH
I just want to be near her.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCksFQw6Cme
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. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQdF87Ypnd
Focus. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOyEHgf8Ym
No relationships. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2ylxsN3P7
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No dating.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfOVkxNQ0l
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No long term. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkh9VJnO7Hm
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No feelings.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXKVa1Stw4
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFZEhxyVkd
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsyJHOz2JP
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96WNiznTpJ
"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.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUntatx7pp
"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..."653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKARD8TOck
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. 653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToq78OS9qs
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.653Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKx2eyrRnyi
So I let her.
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