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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. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJKzBafG6X
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdv2U1o95S
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxuKqNLfQK
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.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AegLC2oy0
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiuVAEUuTl
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIX7cOMVL1
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.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3YJfLeCOC
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."647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fhVs3lYnO
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQo5n4E3u2
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCeccTDxRU
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwfM4Ml27L
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7xeBTEQm6
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXlp8Cjmge
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvgUAybO3m
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEcJiO4jLn
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.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2G1u7hhsA
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2v18bsHlO
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2zV51jc1R
Where was my little hurricane?647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iekxBKT71
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKN4aYNBkFB
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPlbylDJn1
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNij3PngEL
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuFI69UtW8
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTncAOQ1DN
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. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Vr58PIvCo
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? 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kTYFEo1Z0
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfh2HiCvNU
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBaij2D1T0
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriRWrTrQci
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EImjmnTOv
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIR7a90dFD
"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.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczkcJhowpb
"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. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQMomy2zuC
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKudCunj19
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlP3AuPGK7u
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJ00WnIj36
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5w8Mcsy78b
Just shut up, Kai.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1Jdh5TI2M
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I'm sending a brain message to him.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFcH9GCJLf
Stop talking. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1umYRqGTC
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Stop talking.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85kIDwQe7l
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Stop talking.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUMHCRPJcu
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."647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeq6FIJpEn5
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvd3easbjiv
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyIayVeEXoL
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?647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVmmbdIQIp
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDGOygBI53
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKr0kQ0Nd4
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNs1I0MvYc
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1zPBPMyJp
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysS2a4Ttzj
I just want to be near her.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5ibQrsYFo
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. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqcCBh8nDh
Focus. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWWXJ2ITWZ
No relationships. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVED9UhdLP
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No dating.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLHilfdaAl
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No long term. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpM8RCcfbI
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No feelings.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtx4UewXiXm
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6Lhzqwhi4
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRnoBGNDNA
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpaGp1NGBb
"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.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiQK8jMcKb
"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..."647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhav67YuJbR
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. 647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFa4Q2kX90Q
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.647Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxeUBTCpyn
So I let her.
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