I Have Never

Camilla Isley

Contents (55)

I Have Never

A Laugh Out Loud Romantic Comedy

First Comes Love

Book 2

by Camilla Isley

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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Contents

Dedication

One

Never Make a Scene

Two

Never Get Drunk

Three

Always Move Up the Ladder, Never Down

Four

Never Believe Gossip

Five

Never Make Impulse Decisions

Six

Never Break the Law/Get Arrested

Seven

Always Be Responsible

Eight

Always Dress Properly

Nine

Never Confide in Strangers

Ten

Never Make Exceptions

Eleven

Never Skinny Dip

Twelve

Never Make the First Move

Thirteen

Never Lie

Fourteen

Never Play Games

Fifteen

Never Dwell on the Past

Sixteen

Never Pick a Fight

Seventeen

Never Have I Ever

Eighteen

Never Sleep With Someone On The First Date

Nineteen

Never Stress Eat

Twenty

Never Mix Business and Pleasure

Twenty-one

Never Wash Dirty Laundry in Public

Twenty-two

Don’t Move In Without a Ring

Sneak Peek - A Christmas Date

Also by Camilla Isley

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Dedication

To charity volunteers, thank you.

One

Never Make a Scene

The day it all goes wrong starts as a more or less ordinary one. My fit watch startles me awake at dawn and, forty minutes later, notifies me I’ve run five miles through Central Park. A perfect six-minute-per-mile time.

Back at Gerard’s apartment, he’s still asleep. I peel off my sweaty clothes, take a quick shower, and wake Sleeping Boyfriend with a kiss and the aroma of French-pressed mocha.

“Morning, sleepy head,” I say affectionately.

“What time is it?” he asks, still groggy.

“Six-thirty, time to go.”

Gerard groans and shuffles out of bed. We eat breakfast in the kitchen listening to the morning news. Me wearing a towel, him in boxer shorts.

Fifteen minutes later, I brush crumbs off my lips and get up. “I’d better get going, big day ahead!”

“Oh, right. The announcement for the new junior editor is today.”

“Yes, this morning.”

“Nervous?”

“Positive,” I say, showing more confidence than I feel.

“Listen, babe,” Gerard says, jaw twitching. A sign he’s worried. “Why don’t we go out tonight to… mmm… celebrate?” He’s being awkward. Why is he so tense? “I want to talk to you about something important.”