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

39||D a t e s & T h e r a p y S e s s i o n s

Date: 1/29/ 16
Day of the Week: Friday
Location: Seattle, Washington
Place: Russ' House

Ciara
Today was my last day in Seattle with Russ. I had to fly back to LA tomorrow morning to go to my therapy session later on in the day. I also needed to get back to work since I had to take a break due to my concussion. I'm doing a lot better now. The headaches and dizziness finally went away. I was so happy because I missed being in front of the cameras during my photo shoots. There was no way I could've dealt with all of the flashing lights with my concussion. I'm grateful that I didn't lose my deal with Givenchy or my upcoming role in the movie I auditioned for.

Russ and I were sitting in his room cuddled up watching a movie. Later on tonight, we're going on a date. He didn't tell me where because he wanted to surprise me. Tomorrow, we will be together for nine months. Almost a whole year, and I'm so happy. Even though I carry a lot of baggage and all the shit I've been through these past nine months, he's still here. Not every man would stay through all of it. That's why I love and appreciate him even more. Because he didn't have to, but he did because he loves me. I looked up at him as my head lay on his chest. His gaze was fixated on the TV.

"Babe..."

"Hmm?" He broke his gaze from the TV and looked down at me.

"I love you." I cheesed goofily. He laughed and began kissing me all over my face causing me to laugh too.

"I love you too, big head."

I don't know when, but we fell asleep sometime during the movie. I woke up to Russ' strong arms wrapped around my waist while his heart beat steadily. His light snores were the only thing that could be heard in the room. I didn't know what time it was. So I checked the clock on the nightstand to see it was a little after five o'clock. Our date is at eight o'clock tonight, and it would take me at least an hour and thirty minutes to get ready. So I figured I should get up. I should wake Russ, too.

"Baby..." His eyes were still closed as he snored.

"Babe!" I shook him lightly.

"Hmmm?" He groaned.

"We need to start getting ready. It's after five o'clock."

"Already? Shhhhiit." I giggled and shook my head as I sat up while he loosened his grip on my waist.

I got up from the bed and went to the guest room to take a shower. After showing, I dried off and put on lotion before slipping into my undergarments. Russ said to dress nice. So I picked out something a little dressy. I always bring a few nice outfits and shoes to wear just in case it's one of those days. I put my suitcase on the bed and pulled out my white v-neck calf-length dress with the thin strap across the chest and shoulder area. I placed it on the bed and went over to the closet to take out my light brown faux fur coat. This would be cute together.

Next, I needed to do my hair. The last time we went out, I straightened it. So this time I kept my natural curls. I don't know if I should do a low ponytail or a high ponytail. After messing with my hair, I choose to put it in a high ponytail. I didn't feel like applying any makeup so I only applied moisturizer to my face with a nude pink lipgloss. Once I finished in the bathroom, I sprayed perfume over my body and put my dress on. To make the look stand out, I paired it with my gold padlock heels from Tom Ford. I added gold accessories consisting of my small gold diamond encrusted Cuban link and my matching Cuban link watch set.
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"You outdid yourself. This is beautiful, Russ."

"Not as beautiful as you." He leaned over and kissed my lips.

"Thank you. You look quite handsome yourself." He was wearing a white zip-up sweater paired with a pair of tan slacks and his all-white sneakers from his Good Man brand.