CHAPTER 46

Five months had passed since I started living with Russell. And those five months had been some of the best months I had ever experienced in all my years of living.

Russell was everything I had ever wanted in not just a man, but also in a person. He was smart, and kind and loving, gosh, he made me feel so good about myself. Even when I felt the most insecure, when I felt the most unsure, he was always there to remind me that I was wanted, tgat i was loved and that i was worth it. Russell was God's gift to me, a gift that was worth much more than the costliest of jewels anx the fanciest of cars.

Russell was my rock, my pillar and my moral support. Even when my pregnancy hormones affected my mood, he never really took it to heart. Instead, he found a way to make me feel better.

There were also thise times when I was worried about getting too attached because one wayward part of my mind always thought that one day, he was going to leave me just like Charlie had done, but I was always q