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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. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoGD9YLvJy
Okay, maybe I didn't try that hard.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCqsg2cYoT
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Okay, fine I didn't try at all. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1AswnwTES
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.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42dxuYw7Il
I heard Vanessa yell something about good sex in Kat's life. Shit, were they talking about me? 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjI9MGyEKYM
I've never been so fucking insecure about a girl before. What the hell is wrong with me?664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWNU9Dmhyu
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.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswy8tSZXX5
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."664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZYVQoI4J8
I couldn't think up an excuse, so I went for an apology. "Sorry, bro."664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfPvQeV932
"Just ignore him, he's smitten with his new girl." Nate betrayed me.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hHqEYmuJy
"What the fuck, man?" I tried to think of more, but I was in shock. Smitten? Who says that? 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQeYOkMcwB
"Just telling it like it is, bro." Nate smirked. Asshole.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6a3t3PrVbr
"Whatever. She's definitely not my girl." I crossed my arms defensively, hoping he would take the hint and back the fuck off.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGi1LqhUhFc
As soon as we heard the girls screaming at each other, I was on my feet, ready for... what? 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuoaIx6nnA
Was I worried about Kat? What could I even do? She barely even liked me. She would probably just turn her wrath on me.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwoRFwPelc
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.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAVomLJw6r
I tried to focus on Kai's story, but my mind kept drifting to Kat.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKCy8kmqmr
Damn, Vanessa was the only one with Nate when he returned.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMqSoQMVGX
Where was my little hurricane?664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0O1XqyIIt
"Hey 'Ness! Good to see you again." Luke smiled from next to the stove, waving the spatula in greeting.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsg4z1gGeO
Vanessa smiled and stepped up to the breakfast bar. "Hey Luke, where's Soph?" 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3m3105u7kz
"Your guess is as good as mine." Luke grimaces as he moves to the opposite side of the breakfast bar.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxqyfqoMHf
"Uh oh... Trouble in paradise?" Vanessa pats his arm to console him.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgntypoCiz9
Fuck this. I can't sit here and listen to this small talk. I need to find Kat. I need to apologize. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBWpsqPukT
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. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuMMPSLKh7
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? 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTJY7hPCMA
I thought apologizing would make things better, give us a fresh start, but she said she didn't want to start over. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xbcrUjbTQ
And that made me fucking ecstatic. I wanted to remember everything, every little detail.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0hXaWgTaO
As we walk into the kitchen, Kai stops shoving food in his mouth long enough to be obnoxious. "Daaamn bro, your girl is smokin'!"664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6n72rVCstm
I smirk, giving a slight nod in acknowledgement, but I know better than to speak. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfic8tDIikx
"I'm not his girl." Kat sounds offended. Oh shit. Shut up, Kai.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWm0xrxxTL
"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.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhq0DaaqhaH
"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. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeYpK2nlIr
Shit. Now she's glaring at me again. "Something amusing?"664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnyc5OHD68
I drop the smirk and shake my head, hoping I look innocent.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLuRxhjB8p
Her eyebrows raise further, in question. "No, Kat." Feeling very much like the schoolboy who got caught. Guess I got detention.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlOISIwaIX
"Sorry, Kat, is it?" His stupid face continues taking. Fuck, he's gonna get this whole house burnt down. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIXuplWGuw
Just shut up, Kai.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23lFvUf4gX
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I'm sending a brain message to him.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1b7zrUEdCC
Stop talking. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoYaIYE9T9
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Stop talking.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSoLyYbiHh
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Stop talking.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3wHq4SCWW
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."664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4at0gMYBGO
"Oh." She... wait. What? That's it? What the fuck? She would have murdered me. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJUQkqtoP7
"Oh?" I say it before I can stop myself. What is wrong with me? She turns her little glare on me. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQ9Hhp9Ifd
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?664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrbAtg5uAc
"Sorry, just ignore me." I try to cut off her rage before it starts, but fail. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WdUQ6TRdH
"Will do." Her eyes avoid mine as she hurries out of the kitchen.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QBIvcG71n
I follow after her. Of course I do. I am a glutton for punishment.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMdTgyyais
But as I stand outside the door of my room, I'm at a complete loss. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV49KvzPu6O
I'm honestly not sure what I did wrong, other than piss her off... but I seem to do that simply by breathing. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNvjPeFvkY
I just want to be near her.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrLvLi1cnQ
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. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4Vg8WbrOa
Focus. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYd8hLtM6qK
No relationships. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjz4MzFt2A0
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No dating.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgSwxbDseK
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No long term. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwz1wexHu1
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No feelings.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4eyixlAlb
That's the deal. Nate might have fallen off the wagon, but I know he will come back around. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7R9cknzxdu
Time to reign this in. I turn the knob and walk in without looking at her. That will make this easier. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRXPR7MlZz
I sit on my bed, next to her and stare at the floor as I begin my half-assed blow-off attempt. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBQepYC2Kx
"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.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmMDHA9xA6
"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..."664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQcsH1GbQi
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. 664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsIpUfLG4M
She chose to run away from the shell that's left of me.664Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvERMYU1lY
So I let her.
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