As Shannon walked back into his bedroom, after having his ear chewed off by his brother, for the last hour and a half, about anything and everything; a few token 'yes's' and 'no's' thrown in for good measure on his part, Ivy was walking out of his bathroom.
He paused, looking up from his phone at her. She was rummaging around in her suitcase for something, completely oblivious to her surroundings.
"Are we still OK for our meal, because if we're going, we need to start thinking about getting ready."
She spun around at the sound of his voice, curlers in her hand.
Shannon tossed his phone down on the bed and came over to where she was standing and ran his fingers lightly up and down her arms, softly kissing her neck.
Ivy tilted her head to look up at him.
"Oh. I thought you were already changed and ready?" She smirked, enjoying the view she had had of Shannon walking around in his boxer briefs.
He didn't reply, but chuckled lightly, slapping her on the ass as she dropped her towel, exposing the bare back of her body to him.
"Your dress and lingerie are hanging up in my closet." Shannon told her, picking up a black button-up shirt undoing the buttons, ready to put it on.
"Thank you." Ivy grinned at him from over her shoulder and walked off in the direction of his closet, swaying her hips purposefully as she did.
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Ivy re-emerged wearing the Gucci dress that Shannon had bought her from Alessandro.
"Shannon!" She called out as she stepped out of his walk-in closet. There was no response, so she walked out to the mezzanine and looked down to the hallway below, hearing a voice coming from around it, somewhere.
"Shannon!" She called out once more and he suddenly appeared from a side room, covering the mouthpiece on his phone. "Oh, sorry Shannon."
"No. It's OK. Hang on." He turned back to his phone. "Jay, I'll call you back. I'm about to head out to dinner. No. On my own actually." He laughed, then hung up." Sorry Iv, what can I help you wi–" He stopped when he saw her standing above him wearing the dress he had bought for her.
"Can you please help me do my dress up?"
"Sure." He smiled back at her, making his way upstairs.
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**Altura**
Shannon climbed out of his Jeep and handed the keys to the Valet, before he walked round to Ivy's side and opened the door for her, taking one of her hands in his and helping her down from her seat.
He shut the door and pulled her closer to himself, moving his hands to hold her hips and lent in to kiss her.
"You look beautiful, Iv."
She smiled back at him before standing on tiptoes to press her lips more firmly against his.
"You look very handsome." She reached up and straightened the collar to his shirt before placing another quick kiss to his lips.
Shannon's eyes darted off to the side when he saw a quick flash. Ivy's eyes followed.
"What was that?" She questioned.
"Come on let's go in and have our meal." He ignored her question and took ahold of her hand, pulling her towards a side door to Altura restaurant.
As he dragged her towards the door, she turned once more to look over her shoulder and spotted the source of the flash she had noticed earlier; a photographer stood there, camera slung around his neck, lens focused on the two of them and snapped a shot.
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Book 1: Echoes Of The Past
Fanfiction**COMPLETED. BOOK 2 TO FOLLOW** Ivy moves to LA to start her life over. A desperate plea for help in a music video leads to her meeting some old acquaintances from her past. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? And why was Shannon so horrible to he...
