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

42||C e l e b r a t i n g W i t h Y o u

Date: 2/ 24/16
Day of the Week: Wednesday
Location: Los Angeles, California
Place: Ciara's House

Ciara
Two days passed since we had our last talk, and it was now Wednesday. We've been in the house these past four days, and I wanted to get out of the house to do something for Russ to celebrate him opening a new firm here in LA. So I decided to surprise him by taking him out tonight. I was taking my son along with us, too. So the three of us could celebrate together. I had reservations at one of the Italian spots that I had recently come across. We were getting ready at the moment. I had just given Zahir his bath, and now I was looking through his closet to find something for him to wear. I pulled out a green and navy blue long-sleeved polo shirt and a pair of blue jeans and put them on him. After putting his clothes on, I put his socks and white Nike Air Force One shoes on. Now that he was ready, I had to get myself together. I brought him into my room with me and sat him on the bed before turning the TV on to cartoons so he could stay occupied.

I went to my bathroom and turned the shower on before stripping myself from my clothes and stepping into the shower. I wash my face before grabbing my washcloth and washing my body. After I cleaned myself off, I decided to wash my hair. When I finished in the shower, I stepped out and wrapped my drying-off towel around me. I used a smaller towel to dry my damp hair before throwing it in the dirty clothes hamper. I put my hair up and applied light makeup to my face. For the lips, I decided to go with a deep red matte lipstick and for the eyes, I did a soft brown eyeshadow. Today, I wanted to wear my hair straight. So I took out my flat iron and began straightening my hair. I styled it with a side part and swoop bang. When I was done, I unplugged it and left it on the counter to cool down before putting it back under the cabinet. I went back into my room and put on my undergarments before I sprayed myself down with perfume. 

I went to my closet and pulled out my black silk thin strapped dress that stopped a few inches below my knees and my all-black YSL Cassandra heels. After getting dressed, I looked in the mirror at my appearance in approval. The only jewelry I added to my outfit was my two-karat diamond studded earrings. A knock on the door caught my attention. I turned to the doorway to see Russ standing in it.

"Damn. You look sexy." He looks me over from head to toe.

"Thank you. So do you." He wore a silk black button-up long-sleeved shirt and a freshly ironed pair of black slacks along with his matching Tom Ford dress shoes. I told him what I would be wearing so we could match.

"You would look even sexier...like this." I walked over to him and unbuttoned the top two buttons on his shirt.

"Look at you. Helping a brother out with his fit." We chuckled at his statement.

"I have something for you. Come here." I walked over to my nightstand and pulled out a box. I was going to give it to him at dinner, but I couldn't wait.

"What's this?" He looked at me suspiciously.

"Open it and see." I clasped my hands together and held them in front of me as he opened the box.

"Baby...you didn't have to-"

"I wanted to. To show my appreciation."

"Well, thanks, baby." He hugged me and kissed my forehead before pulling away.

"You should wear it. You want me to put it on?"

"Sure. Go ahead." He hands me the box, and I take the sterling silver Prada flat chain out of it. I walk behind him and open the chain before placing it around his neck.