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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. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVunLxOgOd
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mmFmiG1Nw
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlQybTwOfg
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.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0wvpsOvlJ
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMx3sarJ6B
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ooiI3cRvZ
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.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7mNEn1nS0
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."602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NmNAYWjw1
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNv6FrsJbOH
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWmfvJW3hY
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9yaMqeG3V
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRmvmeaXyh
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7luZ81b5B
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmhQZmqCUD
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcOCtK2mlR
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.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8uaxFwLOR
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAuu4lqTAn
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1MyrLC22J
Where was my little hurricane?602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26KQP9w5sk
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzeWc4dXda
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4asjhtI2F7
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciQC9MVlxC
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPCi9UI107t
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbuSw26BhS
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. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwC7XMO3QH
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? 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8sPPPrUQn
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTkkttBvcN
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoV01g74eof
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKC8t5Tk0x
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFh0QVzQ3vB
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSi3yYBC5J
"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.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJt012l61jx
"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. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jp64Krrf0
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5m81r6WQHb
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuAjdlXiMT
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6o4j3Sm6J
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsz0EHmdDM
Just shut up, Kai.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2vqms059aS
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I'm sending a brain message to him.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRr7H2s1tFh
Stop talking. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWcSWdApG5
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Stop talking.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKs9D2c3SwT
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Stop talking.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKhlYcjQ4v
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."602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdCO2PrDDe
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQI9HRU2ju
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocIpT28kQs
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?602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PejzKCaXt
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBDpnZeZqp
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNy0nruxwGd
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ19aWArRJS
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVP7zdmVxW6
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpEseDB4N2
I just want to be near her.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6MrwGbQVm
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. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5Rah2x2og
Focus. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9S4ywjDVq
No relationships. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaRPrNCMkk
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No dating.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvd4vXM8Fp6
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No long term. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Tp3IPIauh
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No feelings.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MW1M7LTMx
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3GNuvH1ej
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEJXkcXe7U
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimMc1gLOxr
"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.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1kpY97M8V
"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..."602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKoXz1Oas2
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. 602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcr8LmFYox
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.602Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNa6gTSntG
So I let her.
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