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“We should play Never Have I Ever. For old times sake.” Everyone agreed fast. The wine flowed freer as the game began. It was simple questions at first. Never have I ever lied to my boss. Never have I skipped class. Laughter filled the room until the question turned sharp. “Never have I ever hooked up with someone in this room.” Sophia said in her low and playful voice. Glasses settled down. Jordan and Lena drank their wine while looking at each other suspiciously. Alex took a sip too watching me. My glass suddenly felt heavy in my hand as I remembered years ago with Ryan at a party. I sipped my wine while Sophia watched me deliberately.

Gabriel added. “Don’t you really remember anything, sir?” Lyka asked. “Nothing at all—not even a little,” he replied. “Is that so…” Lyka whispered. “What did you say?” Gabriel asked. “Nothing, sir,” she replied. “And Jennifer and I are getting married next month. I don’t want anything to ruin our plans. This must be some new trick—suddenly someone calls me ‘Papa’ even though I’ve never had any relationship other than Jennifer,” he added.

The same marriage contract I had refused a hundred times. The same proposal that I had told her would never happen. I clenched my jaw. "Sorry, Natasha. I can't. I'll never." I could never betray Kiyara. Not now. Not Never.

I was gone. "Catherine… Cathy… Sweetie… where are you? Please, come out! Cathy, I remember now… Please, just come out!" He screamed at the empty space, but no one answered. He fumbled with his phone, calling me over and over. Still, no response. It was then he realized, in a gut-wrenching moment of despair, that aside from my love for sculpture, he knew nothing about me. His knowledge of his own wife was painfully barren. The phone rang again. This time, it was Hannah. "Theo… where are you? It hurts so much… Please come back… Our baby…"

Henry shouted, "No! Yelena, I will never divorce you! And the child—why did you never tell me about it?" His voice trembled as he spoke. He was probably regretting it, but what was the use of regret? We could never go back. No matter how hard he tried, it was over. "I will never agree to a divorce!" Henry insisted. "Don't joke with me. This isn't funny at all." So, he thought I was joking.

I felt myself getting choked up, but I kept my composure. "What does that mean, Kwen." I chuckled half-heartedly. "It means, darling, that I don't have a life. I have very few friends, and the ones I do have are always forever and a day away from me. I'm almost always younger than everyone else in the environments I frequent most. So many tend to be stand offish with me... I dont know, Ceri. I was just thinking and realized I've never done anything fun before. Never had a road trip or a big ole birthday party. Never dated or even had my first kiss yet. I feel like everything in my life is moving ahead, but me."

I mean, it's not every day we get to look at them, and you know exactly why, or should I say, who. Me: Yeah, yeah, you don't need to say a name. I already know who you're talking about. "Yeah, I think that will be interesting." Kai says. "Haven," he turns to face me. "You're down, right?" He asks and I feel sets of eyes watching me, waiting for my answer. "I..I've never played it before." I say honestly. I've never even heard of the game's name before. "It's not even hard, you'll get it in a matter of minutes."

But my hopes are crushed as she hums in agreement, teeth flashing in a wide grin as she raises her hand to give a thumbs up. “Let's go for it!” she exclaims, clinking her glass with Kendal who pumps his fist in the air in victory. “Perfect.” Olivia claps, and I swallow thickly as she goes on to explain the rules of the game. "It's simple. Each person takes turns saying something they've never done. For example, 'Never have I ever traveled to Europe.’” she began, her hands moving to expertly mix a concoction of strong alcohol. "If you have done it, you take a drink. But if you haven't, you're safe for that round."

“Never have I ever had a tattoo.” That surprised me, but I didn’t need to drink on that one either, so I just smiled. “Never have I ever had a birthday party.” Rig’s entire face dropped. “Cara… are you serious?” I’d meant to be kinda funny, but his expression made me feel suddenly vulnerable. Maybe this game wouldn’t be fun after all. “I mean, I’ve gone to a movie or a friend’s house, or whatever. But I never had one of those parties with hats and cake and stuff.”

I’ve never called out a woman’s name in bed, ever… Nova seems to be a perfect first for everything. I can’t wait to see what else she still has to show me, and we have forever to still figure it out.