|A L W A Y S & F O R E V E R| B O O K 1

37||S e s s i o n T w o

Date: 1/11/16
Day of the Week: Monday
Location: Seattle, Washington
Place: Russ'  House

Russell
After Ciara's therapy session two days ago, we flew back to Seattle to stay at my place until her next appointment. I had just got home from work to see Ci and Zahir sleeping on the couch. The TV was paused on Netflix. I cut it off and put the nearby blanket over the two of them. I looked down at my wristwatch to see it was 9:30 PM. Before I came home, I stopped by the restaurant to pick up some of Ci's favorite seafood. She would probably be waking up soon, but I needed to take a quick shower first. I made my way to my master bedroom, and I put my briefcase away in the closet before making my way to the bathroom to shower.

When I finished showering, I changed into a pair of basketball shorts and a wife beater. I made my way back downstairs to the living room. Surprisingly, they were still asleep on the couch. I debated on if I wanted to wake her but decided against it. I know she needed her rest since she's barely been getting any. I made my way to the kitchen and took my food out. Since Ci was asleep, I put hers away for later. While I sat at the kitchen table eating dinner, I scrolled through my messages and emails on my phone, catching up with everyone. Some were from family and friends. Others were business-related. When I finished handling that, I ate the rest of my food and threw the empty container away. Sleep hadn't taken over me just yet. So, I decided to work a little more in the meantime.

My sketchbook was upstairs in my briefcase. I got up from the kitchen table and made my way to my bedroom. I walked into my closet and reached up to the top shelf to grab my briefcase. Once I grabbed it, I went over to my bed and sat down on top of the covers. I grabbed what I needed out of my briefcase and got to work. The new clothing pieces that I added are doing great and since It's still winter, I want to add at least a few more pieces to the Good Man brand winter collection. Ci helped me pick out some of the designs the last time we launched, and I'm not going to lie, she knew exactly what she was doing when it came to designing clothes. When she flew out last month, she helped me with the designs. We looked over them together, and she gave me tips on how I could make them better. I can definitely see her having her own brand one day.

Right now, I'm working on sketching out a winter coat. I've been thinking about adding a trench coat to the collection and offering them in a variety of different colors. As I was drawing, the door opened slowly.

"You can come in, babe." She opens it and comes in while rubbing her eyes. She sits down on the bed next to me.

"When did you get here? I didn't hear you come in."

"About an hour ago. You and lil man were knocked out." We both chuckled.

"We were tired. How was your day at work?"

"Eh, work was work. Always busy for the most part. I'm trying to stay as hands-on as I can. I like to know what's going on with my businesses," I say. She nods her head and smiles.

"And you're doing a great job at doing just that. You're such a hard-working man." She reached over to place her hands on the sides of my face, pecking my lips with her soft ones.

"Thank you, baby." I put my sketchbook down beside me and pulled her into me. She rested her head against my chest and wrapped her arms around my waist.

"You're welcome."

"How was your day? Did you write anything down in your journal? "

"My day was pretty good. Zahir and I went for a walk around the area, and then we watched a few movies together later on in the day. And no...I actually haven't written anything in my journal yet."