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

4||A D a y a t t h e P a r k

Date: 1/22/15
Day of the Week: Thursday
Location: Los Angeles, California
Place: Ciara's Condo

Ciara
My lunch with Russell a few days ago went smoothly. I had a good time, in all honesty. Having lunch with him was something I needed. La was right. It wouldn't hurt to have male friends.  I did need to get out of the house to socialize.

I was getting ready to go to the gym to work off a little extra weight from having my son. Speaking of my son, his Nana would be here soon. She flew into town to come see us. So she'd be staying with me for a few days. I put on a pair of tights and a sports bra before putting my hair up into a ponytail and putting my Nike tennis shoes on. Knocking at the door got my attention. I left my bedroom and made my way downstairs to the door. I looked through the peephole and unlocked it.

"Hi, Mama! I missed you soooo much!" I pulled her into a tight hug. She chuckled at my excitement and wrapped her arms around my waist as I snuggled my head into the crook of her neck.

"Hey, baby. How's everything going?" She asked while I led her to the living room to sit down on the couch.

"Everything's going good. How about you?"

"I'm doing well. Have you talked to your father?"

"Yeah. I talked to him a couple of days ago. He said he'd be down here soon."

"Well, that's good." She smiled warmly.

"I was just about to cook breakfast. Could you help me out?"

"Of course. It'll be just like the old days."
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"Look who just woke up." I came into the kitchen with Zahir on my hip.

"There goes Nana's baby! Come on to Nana." I placed him in her arms and got my phone off of the counter.

"Okay, Mama. I'm about to head to the gym for a minute. I'll be back in about an hour. His bottles are in the fridge-" She cut me off before I started rambling.

"I got it, baby."

"Okay." I kiss her forehead and then Zahir's.

"Bye, baby boy. Mommy loves you."

"Bye, Mama. I love you."

"I love you too, sweetie."

"Call me if you need anything."

"I will. Now go on." She waved me off.

I put the TV on cartoons before I jogged up the stairs to retrieve my gym bag from my room. When I came back down, I got the keys off the key rack and proceeded to my car. I threw my gym bag in the passenger seat and started the ignition. Once I put my seatbelt on, I was off to the gym.

  Russell
When I walked into Gunnar's gym, the first person I spotted was Ciara. She shook her head and stepped down from the treadmill.

"You really have to stop stalking me." She stood with her hand on her hip. I walk around her to the next treadmill.

"I'm not stalking you. I come here to work out."