You can never anticipate these nights. You can never expect the kind of spontaneous fun we had. You can plan and plan for a party, get every detail right, serve delicious food and excellent drinks, and the party can still fall flat. We had no business being happy and goofy, no business laughing at everything. Rounds of beer punctuated each new burst of energy, and the cheese fondue emptied slowly, the bread and cheese and sausage tasting more and more delicious as time passed, and I thought how I liked sitting here, how I loved my friends, how Jack fit me and Raef fit Constance, and how brave
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