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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. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhq7MPtaLh9
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRiDH6nOdtJ
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44IWR3fXhR
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.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRs9tQ2J6Uo
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCn4nQnveJ
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9qkV3dqvd
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.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtWouTlXer
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."578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtILiGOXFP
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXxBWotRbt
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6wP27ZhMn
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3IhelW3AZ
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVrfdGfDnw
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZ1k4eIyyH
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEBbtLmUrT
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKTzzGwBCm
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.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsqyaAzUx8
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9XC0jw1jW
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvBUzUlQsN
Where was my little hurricane?578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkbQ1dtSOf
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzE9HcyGy6i
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0jJjcT938
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBCWFuPuSu
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhB6LxGxo2f
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKxiyOzI7B
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. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4A0bDUZDUD
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? 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWHsZnWqqD
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSwkKwzsX9
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWfdebjmKC
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRn1OQRLG5
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6BJGnKWK5
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNEJRl0ZlF
"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.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQUA14PVVk
"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. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfw3QKxWSx
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2Yp3cKK9T
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmaIy6MqcD
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSAEzeZkXH
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLuWBsfn0s
Just shut up, Kai.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWJ8TrZ3mh
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I'm sending a brain message to him.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhGmSeSmdd
Stop talking. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWl1C6EqWl
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Stop talking.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1e1DAhc9P
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Stop talking.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqbrCtIjjA
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."578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAatwuJnbq0
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErLIwiQ42i
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofQV2Ovpvi
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?578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7632cgP9et
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WRs2gzyQv
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5qyvNideL
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiayi9qHXt
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EU0ndBToP
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0w4HsEFZ9
I just want to be near her.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOp1ujkimjt
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. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KX73LkI4h
Focus. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyEGFVJdAu
No relationships. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDhcCmJW4T
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No dating.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1tvymqAb2
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No long term. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFhthDWyIY
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No feelings.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Oze6upFhJ
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutAdpf8QW9
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQ9V9JZknE
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XSQbYfjj7
"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.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMURsG70oa3
"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..."578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNKZB2PINI
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. 578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCd2TypVK0T
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.578Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnHABAv0Nz
So I let her.
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