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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. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xpbmDpmMM
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Cw7GriSoL
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoVFPsO0F7
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.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUdGL3yrgC
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuZigtr0el
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpsbCPnuQS
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.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAkCpQ05p4
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."618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dTpcMGTYW
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0ihw1ELM1
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kxvBgkDI7
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZ7GusK5f0
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiP9JNcqMA
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lPsEf527O
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVSE3mkzgF
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOB4QwkWjC
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.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvb1lMlUpxC
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMnCd7RTuk
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7wh4YpOFw
Where was my little hurricane?618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVx7rtJ7c0b
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhN2qaF3lB
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdrzZZJAOh
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYKXABgKOU
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenly03gneL
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwE8PpRI1Z
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. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo709Q0TCOx
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? 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7zlnMfGpG
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6oNnW98NZ
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEopeCoksBj
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKeikmqgYs
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sgZ7HaXHc
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigu4r18zAu
"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.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs21iRVFq11
"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. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhvACFSpF7
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq56qRzJgcl
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY18iOvhVtU
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOPWIQBEO3
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzrQugqRcX
Just shut up, Kai.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6d6r2hCUrR
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I'm sending a brain message to him.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGlPYFhlwI
Stop talking. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUc0HlCWLfa
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Stop talking.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOqXoDRKRD
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Stop talking.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77PhoDjleD
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."618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMi71ANvHA
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcD9HOs0FB
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlv7j9TgKW
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?618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeAROu18oU
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Z0MDCxzkF
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJSF5JqlvG
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsXPmJXY2A
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicZA49RdcW
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4BmtUrUJr
I just want to be near her.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQYxRviUNi
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. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5QXqhngI9
Focus. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZyfP1zd29
No relationships. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqg1ID6klpy
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No dating.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4qnptwOuj
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No long term. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDbxGm3a2r
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No feelings.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacqSRXtlT7
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3ur5o0O04
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FdbhTD9RI
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4d00FwNOKh
"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.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRJGQ81qQ5
"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..."618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCYfWm4U6m
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. 618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPPxdM3Sq9
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.618Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoOLNQdvbs
So I let her.
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