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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. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CqoK1Mzk5
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQZoQOmSO9
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlHqaKCl11
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.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQN882a2Z18
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYa50vjK7sN
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsb10SfBijJ
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.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuetbXZ61wK
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."665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIJuDrOrCl
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCdlmm0vrR
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mBegyPH2u
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVg3tuHDAh4
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXWlzN2ibq
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oxIhUKOdP
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ddttJcTdk
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXPleOB9GD
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.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4B37RvxbA
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTOTKMMrC8
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNTemsbik9
Where was my little hurricane?665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCmCCnG5rH
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdVMRd62Ut
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0egmn1EOiz
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8G0HkORtu
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDYLPr59wh
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ851H8mNzam
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. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOFUs1ocR8
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? 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZvmq6UR4m
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlV4poFHFUv
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa09v83xfYa
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROjFSDpm7q
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTeOnagrWd
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PqAeS1Xgw
"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.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iaqRmnRiK
"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. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGXtEZl5NN
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9MkN9c9Z9
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwg9M4PsIy
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzgLdnMVXa
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhyBHhRJ7Q
Just shut up, Kai.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WNN8yBVge
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I'm sending a brain message to him.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfaaHDyuu5
Stop talking. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqXcqHche6
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Stop talking.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBS4RkyeGfo
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Stop talking.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbk4960WeN
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."665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHU7EEjPk5
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iSDIR9sCr
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qYovD3gMP
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?665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3nFdfimBs
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EwgIqq7am
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yBkifgWoQ
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64xNtu9ehg
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCRMETRVe9
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52NFiwo85o
I just want to be near her.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYLtNqVS0P
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. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFHiPRkIKH
Focus. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfwzoBxQdb
No relationships. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABjbaDDToQ
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No dating.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQOVFObbAd
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No long term. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkAxTUAsge
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No feelings.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFIaokqc0l
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZwZKX5piP
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5yuPzfomf
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9cqAJnJ23
"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.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLv16CO03KQ
"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..."665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6K3pDbceOS
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. 665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbL310RIa0h
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.665Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhI8z3mvlpa
So I let her.
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