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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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARa424raUV
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU36S907dNO
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zTYPWO8Xh
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.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl549HXajQ3
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBmHPoSFO0
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg67tpAYZd3
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.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2IqtdXhUv
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."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFElMUfAeb
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JAdHpruqv
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRdYb1im3U
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYmuUEjZl6
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqude9HtW21
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJMV0VAUGY
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2H58lvFSK
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshieWS8PIj
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.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGL7F9teHg7
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWB0DWbKml
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcr9kq7BcL
Where was my little hurricane?585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5PVnw0zk1
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoTiO63d5d
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfe2s1Z9JD
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIWiECLJjb
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNoeGFzTBO
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvv9k8iJC4
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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQOJT7QT60
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? 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJZHlu3Ij1
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0Nt3Hzu24
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡas6fBNEoLv
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjsTvYCIh9
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDwHYRmSzQ
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oZD4O2IpU
"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.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaCMHxq1LK
"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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03t8IBzknE
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqOdCPBRau
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9XY6PiptD
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9Ifh27c1a
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJ0XVw4PPR
Just shut up, Kai.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dyNw2fQV0
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I'm sending a brain message to him.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvYntAzG3f
Stop talking. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0bJzEUNZW
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Stop talking.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aAutuSY4e
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Stop talking.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvZNFZq49H
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."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZaFWHiwXZ
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ec4uzurWs
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78oREVAUX4
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?585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSNuxRs6QF
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3V0ZeRVJ4R
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpLkRICJh7
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbRmfc5FGqv
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CB6IVmAWx
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChKjCd8gtw
I just want to be near her.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8s9GRSugB
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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7gi4bxF53
Focus. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXKI6vMVvx
No relationships. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KfTeFWjDl
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No dating.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldj48hVf0I
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No long term. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJOdl5gpiD
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No feelings.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwdXgM7lLL
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtlj1wpzsq
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtT3dsv0Yjp
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgU0ZoIroaw
"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.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGVToICCJF
"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..."585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxiwsjXnYQ
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. 585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHa5AB1K7ZF
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.585Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphHYnVEFEE
So I let her.
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