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

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Date: 1/3/15
Day of the Week: Saturday
Location: Los Angeles, California
Place: Ciara's Condo

Ciara
The sound of my crying son woke me from the slumber I was in. I sighed deeply and threw the covers  from my body. I sat up in bed, running my hands down my face. The clock on my nightstand read 4:03 AM. I ran my fingers through my hair and threw my feet over the edge of the bed, slipping into my house shoes as I got up and made my way next door.

"Shhhhhh. Mommy's here." I picked my son up from his crib and held him against my chest. After grabbing his blanket, I went downstairs to the kitchen to grab his bottle from the fridge. Then I took a seat on the couch so I could feed him. He calmed down instantly.

"Mama's baby was hungry, I see." I cooed. He gripped onto the bottle as he stared into my eyes intensely.

"You're so handsome." I rubbed the curly hair on his head gently. He made baby noises while kicking his juicy thighs against my stomach.

"Yes, you are! You're mommy's favorite man in the whole wide world!" He smiled and laughed at my words like he always did.

When he finished his bottle, I stayed up for a bit to play with him until he fell asleep. I laid him on the couch and kissed him all over his chubby face. He closed his eyes and let out a loud belly laugh while grabbing the loose strands of hair that fell past my face.

"Ouch! No no. Bad, Juicy Man." His facial expression turned into a look of confusion before curving into a small smirk after I had spoken.

"Are you gonna let go of mommy's hair?" He tilted his head to the side causing me to let out a light giggle.

"What are you gonna do with mommy's hair, huh?" Just then he tried bringing it into his mouth.

"Aah, no baby boy. You cannot eat my hair. Go ahead and let go." He frowned and pouted, but he let go eventually.

"Thank you, baby. Mommy loves you so much." Since he couldn't eat my hair his hands found their way to my face instead. He smiled that sweet smile of his. The one I loved so much. His small chubby hands rubbed my cheeks softly.

"You're the sweetest little boy ever." I picked him up and put him on my chest, rubbing his back in circles.

"Yes, you are." 

As time went by we both eventually fell asleep. Later on in the morning, I woke out of my sleep from the sound of my phone ringing.  I jumped at the sudden sound. I groaned and blinked my eyes a few times to get adjusted to the light before feeling around on the sofa. I picked it up and looked at the time, 7:30 AM. It was Lala calling.

"Hello." I rubbed the sleep from my eyes.

"Good morning! You're still on for breakfast right?" I could hear the commotion in the background. Meaning she must be at our spot already. I looked over to my side to see Zahir stretched out on the sofa as light snores filled the living room area.

"Good morning and yeah. We'll meet you there around 8:30 or a little bit after. Zahir's still sleeping."

"Well, take your time boo. I'll see you in a little while. Bye."

"Alright. Bye"

I hung up the phone and looked over on the couch. Zahir was sleeping so peacefully that I didn't want to wake him. I grabbed him and put him on my chest. He moved around a little in his sleep.