Cookie turned around and gasped when she saw Zain standing right Infront of her " h.. hi mom" " hi baby " she said as she carefully placed her palm on the side of the young boys face " mommy missed you"
Zain looks back at his father unsure of what to do next Lucious gives his son a reasuring smile just as Jamal steps in to give Zain a helping hand " hey Z why don't you show mom what we've been learning to play on the piano" Zain smiled and said " lean on me " yeah that's right come sit over here" Jamal sat beside his younger brother and started to play lean on me
"Zain can play piano?" cookie said looking over at Lucious" of course he can he's very musical obviously he got it from me " Lucious said as cookie gave him a small smile, the mother of four watched with pride as Zain started to play Jamel then started to sing " all this fuss for someone we ain't seen in years " Hakeem remarked as he held a bottle of whiskey" shut up Hakeem not now tonight's a celebration" "shut up Andre " Hakeem said drunkenly
Jamal and Zain finished playing the piano everyone smiled as Zain got up and went over to Lucious and sat beside him " well done boy" Lucious smiled as he ruffled Zain's head lightly cookie watched the interaction between Lucious and her youngest son as she began to think back to the day she went to prison
*Flashback*
" I cant do this Lucious" " baby I promise you the boys will be okay" Lucious said reasuringly " what about Zain we've only just got his diagnosis " baby I got you okay" he then picked up Zain and passed him over to Cookie " daddy's gonna look after you now ok but always remember I got you hmm? Zain just squeels slightly as cookie continues to hold him
J- Its ok mom we'll look after eachother
C- I know baby I know
A- don't worry mom
Hakeem however didn't say anything he just hugs her as Jamal and Andre each put an arm around their younger brother
"Cmon Holloway you gotta go" cookie looked over at Lucious as he took Zain from her " come here boy" Zain lays his head on his dad's shoulder as cookie hugs each of the boys before turning to Lucious and kissing him with a tear running down her face " I got you cook" they looked at
Eachother as he wiped his wife's tears from her face
*End of flashback*
A few hours had passed everyone had gone home mostly because Hakeem had got drunk and caused a fight between himself and Jamal, as for Cookie she was reminiscing with Lucious about their time together "I'm so glad your back Cook 12 years without you felt like a lifetime" yeah well it wasn't exactly easy for me either"
"I know baby I'm sorry just know that I missed you" they looked at each other and held hands and lightly kiss before smiling at eachother Lucious pours Cookie some more wine " ooh you spoiling me " of course I've got years of spoiling you to catch up on"
" You damn right " but listen we ain't together no more maybe we should take things slow you know" she says as she takes a sip of her wine. " Cmon Cook don't play me like that " I'm serious Lucious you gotta give me time to adjust It really hurt when l got them divorce papers you know we were ride or die Lucious and you just threw it all away like our marriage meant nothing to you"cookie not now please "this is so typical of you you'd do anything to avoid speaking to me about your feelings!" She shouted angrily
Suddenly there was a loud bang
coming from upstairs " what the hell was that " Juanita came down the stairs and simply said" Zain needs you sir" this was a sentence that became all too familiar to Lucious over the years. Lucious got up with a slight sigh heading for the stairs " hello earth Calling Lucious do you not here me talking to you stupid" not right now Cook ok "
* Zain was distressed because he was struggling to sleep and he wouldn't allow the carers to give him his medication as he wanted his dad with him *
At that moment Lucious's focus was completely on his son. He hates that he can't fully understand what goes on in his son's mind, he hates that he struggles with communication. He'd never openly admit it but that broke his heart.
Lucious had hired carers to watch over his boy because as he got older he became harder to manage and with Lucious running empire he couldn't be in two places at once so having professional help in place put his mind at rest. Two of the carer's pulled Zain away from the wall in an agressive manner in an effort to restrain him " hey hey I told you about doing that if you wanna keep your fucking job be careful alright I don't know how many damn times I have to tell ya'll about this man! "
By this point Zain was pacing up and down the room making the humming noise he made when he was upset / in meltdown . Cookie stood by the door and watched as Lucious walked over to the distressed boy who was now punching the wall repeatdly " Zain son calm down your gonna hurt yourself " Lucious what's wrong with him"I dunno but I'll find out"
"he was refusing to take his medication because he wanted you Mr Lyon" to which Lucious just nodded in response Zain stopped punching the wall as his father begun to sing a song that was a favourite within the Lyon family
"Sometimes in our lives
We all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow
Lean on me
When you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on..."
By this point both of the boys parents were singing which instantly seemed to calm him. Zain walked over to his dad and layed his head on his father's shoulder" that's my boy " his father said quietly stroking his head " you gonna tell me what's wrong now huh?" Zain simply replied by saying mom" I know it's strange having your mom back son it's a good thing I promise you" I'm not going anywhere this time baby Im here for you.. always ok" cookie carefully planted a kiss on the top of her son's head
*A few moments later*
Zain pulled out of his dad's embrace and sat down against the wall " hey y'all can we get some privacy in here man" the two carers walked out and cookie was about to follow behind " no Cook not you " Lucious said calmly as the two sat down beside their youngest son
" You really are great with him you know that?" Im just doing what I have to Cook that's all " Zain was sat watching the Simpsons on his 50 inch plasma TV screen not taking much notice of what his parents were saying
" Your different with Zain you know kinda softer" this boy here was my fourth and final chance to be a better father i made mistakes with our older boys so it made me realise I need to try harder especially after he was diagnosed with autism I knew I had to change my ways " I'm sorry I wasn't there to help you through it" you gave up alot for us least I could In return was be a better father. I mean I guess I was lucky that I had money to get him in to the best special education school in the state and I was able to pay for speech therapy and stuff you know most parents ain't able to do that so I'm glad I was fortunate enough to help Zain in any way I could "
" Yeah ok great speech Obama" nah I'm dead ass serious Cook I mean imagine if we were still living in Philly man things would of been totally different" yeah .. yeah I know" hey what time is it I don't know like 10:30 " right cmon Z time for bed son" do you need any help nah it's okay go finish your wine this is your night remember?" She smiled about to walk out as Lucious was giving Zain his medication
"Dad? "
" Yeah baby boy"
" momma back bring Jerome back ok?"
Cookie turned around and looked at Lucious and then at Zain " who's Jerome ?"
What do you guys think of that chapter? The real question is though is who's Jerome?? comment any thoughts or suggestions you have about this story
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Zain Lyon - the fourth heir
FanfictionZain Lyon is the youngest son of cookie and Lucious. He has a kind heart and values his family. However he differs from the rest of his family and the reason for that is he's autistic. Follow the story of how a boy develops by learning to live in a...
