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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. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdjVS5LbSc
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlc5bIQSRg
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVBXbEwon9
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.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOjO1VoH21
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy377QivvFF
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRQTjv2TQA
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.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgbrcjDEj9
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."605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWht1R3FAnn
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUuSlJxjCi
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97fIXv38xR
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8pPQrnKpZ
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZUnUaaAcU
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfL9j0wsSHl
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVk1HBz7jJ
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkwcaaUu4u
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.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6jFVyZE2L
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOxf9FEkwi
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1tNxrGV7i
Where was my little hurricane?605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKSPVm2a4fv
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJFgUUF9Kt
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxo5r5ZUufZ
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZ6XL608xz
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5Efyp0xpb
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJNnBnHKLo
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. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7XaRelNGY
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? 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5i5eAqv0V
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOgNg4M9yQ
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlBlnhX5t2
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmKCLfmyuB
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SvKqro01P
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpUmXjqTqP
"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.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvn147E29V
"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. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVtC0MvYQo
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvVJYqIuj3
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjP8UXChBuX
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWG5H3MEac0
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyDXviqo43
Just shut up, Kai.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8n2A5EHNa
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I'm sending a brain message to him.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY67LbZc280
Stop talking. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmD6vcQdzdj
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Stop talking.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStaMruk7gI
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Stop talking.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IcU0wKPef
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."605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpec9kgGCFB
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTjVo5WjKl
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhXJ6P1qGM
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?605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4WgZ2tkZx
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97KhZlNbMK
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHJMYRNib7
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEK3Mnc6zUz
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiuPb7ZvW3
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqxbsp2ywX
I just want to be near her.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zIekLQ0cB
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. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmPwWYweQF
Focus. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EUQzr0pEE
No relationships. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxIKteIE2c
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No dating.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlK1T5QaqdB
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No long term. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRtYRNNdKl
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No feelings.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB23K7aXgA0
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44znb5mmA2
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0FmaOPmD0
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwUgFeIkWh
"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.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmR52DPwJk
"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..."605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4rZWpm8gA
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. 605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypTUTQFHg0
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.605Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0r0EBOLQL
So I let her.
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