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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. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAImpDJDxu
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tc3tZP95E
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZ3qAhI7sf
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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAUp25SzUS
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEi4Y1pFR2
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22XvCChdmO
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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayediGcqDX
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."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vKVGhzp3j
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2putWlhmo
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82mj8L2laG
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4LDQjTTZS
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuLkWcutz3
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGBeCUmPKH
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1IzEnwwHn
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPVF2yS725
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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKHkdv7waw
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8g0WaKg77
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ81cAKy42S
Where was my little hurricane?615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETujwOAgd4
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPB2xHgBRFV
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvhQTAfxxo
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLiMvgMFpY
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuXjnwZJOJ
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlhB1CmUVb
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. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IfH8bEhSm
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? 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aKy1rYWPg
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WplVRwkFR
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliRtoQPLdk
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWJyufyGHM
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKq0Sj5w9Bm
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3BHC08XCf
"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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZq5nxrMfR
"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. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtC5KHr6uC
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkwgledsyU
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PEbqNxDOA
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88c6Dbzy0Q
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJylg6ZnJv
Just shut up, Kai.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDojSzCqU5X
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I'm sending a brain message to him.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVcSxfZeHz
Stop talking. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAe8DYo3pS
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Stop talking.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBTaaP22zL
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Stop talking.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoFhVZs475
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."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLR0yWv8H7
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVN7bEBRF0
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiJ2tTYYv2
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?615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipDRAtBPOH
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBRbycIesW
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRfOBl7yH1
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxP20bjqgEp
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziymZ01KET
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4SdiXDZAC
I just want to be near her.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSG3JUy0Lvh
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. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVOIBKBHqW
Focus. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VeK9LjRAd
No relationships. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9Qlz55Wz7
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No dating.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaioemd5CnY
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No long term. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2kGh7vUFW
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No feelings.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26CRyyl9wj
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFo1lugzVd7
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXRcE3JyHO
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7D9iIVRam
"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.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1bhLWk8ND
"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..."615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEvUeJgzPR
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. 615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvNNR4lBSR
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.615Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kHjBzMp9p
So I let her.
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