LUCIOUS & COOKIE: TUG OF WAR II (REMASTERED)

COMPROMISING POSITIONS

Lucious

Two weeks later

California was great, I think it was exactly what Cooks and I needed to start fresh and really move forward in our relationship. It was kinda hard trying to plan all of that without her nosy behind finding out but, somehow, I managed to pull it off. Finally, I've got my family back and although we still have individual issues, we're working through them.

Lounging behind my massive oak desk, paperwork is all that surrounds me. The orangish-golden haze of the sun beaming through the curtains of my office is flickering off of the many family photos within my office. 

Within the past year, we've been through so much but despite outside forces we're still here.

I leaned back in my seat for just a second, exhaled a bit before sitting down my pen and cracking my neck. It's now mid-June and things have been super hectic around here with everybody. 

Mal has practically been in the studio around the clock recording new tracks with Skye and D-Major, Hakeem has been in the studio too working on a few new tracks that he wants considered for the soundtrack of Spike Lee's new movie.

Andre, well he's been in the office doing his job well as always, but I've noticed the strain behind his eyes that my wife told me about while we were away. I've been thinking of the right way to approach him in order to explain in depth about my mother's issues and to discuss his own insecurities because Cooks is right about the fact that he does need to know about his grandmother's mental health struggles.

I hid it from him because honestly, I've never really seen the point in him knowing about my mother putting a gun to her head and pulling the trigger before my eyes. I always felt as if it would make him weak, but in trying to deal with my own issues I've come to the realization that maybe knowing my past will help both my oldest and youngest sons learn how to accept themselves for who they are and not be defined by their illness.

Yes. I'm accepting the obvious fact that my wife's been trying to bang into my head for the past few years. The fact that Caleb is more than likely Bi-Polar too. I've made mistakes in knowing how to deal with this illness when it came to my mother and Andre, but with Caleb, I'm gonna try to do better by him one day at a time.

I still have my issues with it but it's a process ya know. It won't happen overnight and I can deal with that.

My hands folded atop of the desk but just as I was about to jump back into my stack of papers my intercom buzzed.

"Sir Chad's holding for you on line one." My assistant informed. I licked my lips then pressed the button to respond.

"Okay, thanks Kaitlyn. Put him through." I stated.

"Yes sir." She replied and I lifted my phone to my ear.

"Chad, good to hear from you my friend. To what do I owe the honor, I thought you guys weren't gonna start production on season 3 for another couple of weeks or so." I question in regards to Laylah's show while running my hand over the hair along my chin.

My ears intently listened and within a few minutes of his reply a bright smile floated across my face at the news he revealed. "Are you serious. Four in total huh, well that's great. I mean Laylah's gonna be ecstatic once she finds out." I raved while nodding my head as Chad continued to fill me in on the fabulous news that just hit the entertainment world.

Laylah has been nominated for a daytime Emmy, outstanding lead actress in a children's program, so to say that I'm proud is an understatement. That's my baby, my little princess, and she's shining bright.

I've always known that she was talented but now the entire world is confirming it and not only is she nominated but so is her co-star Cody for lead actor in the same category, the director, and the overall show is nominated for outstanding children's program as well.