It's Game Time Bitches. You always did it for me but nothing good can come from loving you. Follow the tumultuous journey of Cookie, Lucious, and the rest of the Lyons on an epic battle of wills against themselves, and the foes of the Empire. Pus...
You know, if you would've told me two years ago that I'd be in this position I definitely wouldn't have believed it. No death sentence, given a second chance at life and I initially almost blew it, sitting in that dingy cell scheming all that time ago. Plotting my ruthless revenge against my family for betraying me.
I shook my head, the bright rays of the sun warming my face as I continued to think back on my ignorance at the time. I can't believe that I thought Cookie would ever betray me. I exhaled, perched against the railing of the balcony outside of my office, my palm stroking my chin.
The family has come so far and there's no denying it's mainly due to my wife.
My relationship with my sons is improving by the day. My man Vernon is clean and healthy, I'm a grandfather, and I'm chasing after a toddler once again, but most importantly, the woman of my dreams is back in my arms.
Drama has never seemed to be far behind my family, but it seems like the day that Cookie strutted out of the Pen, the drama turned up into full gear. Anika's Betrayal, Federal Agents, Prison, and an attempted Hostile Take-Over. Putting my selfish ways aside, was the only way I was able to win Cookie's trust again, and it was the best decision I've ever made cause since then...it's been us against the world.
She doesn't hold any more secrets from me, and I don't hold any more from her.
Empire's flourishing like never before. Jamal's doing a great job as Vice Chairman and despite my disdain for his lifestyle I do love my son. I know that once I do decide to step down, he's not gonna miss a step in filling my shoes, that's if he wants to that is, cuz he's been complaining about wanting to focus on his music more and more lately.
Hakeem's actually showing me his growth as a man and an artist now as well, loosening my grip on him actually turned out for the best. I'm still trying to understand Andre and his mental health issues, I love him, but his instability sometimes worries me. It's still something that I prefer not to discuss but Cookie isn't really going to let me sweep it under the rug any longer, so I have no choice but to deal with it.
All my boys seem happy for the first time in their lives and I'm pretty sure that their mother's the key factor in that. Without her in our lives those 17 years we were like broken records, I was drifting along, and they were floating behind me. The Lyoness, back in her rightful position, put the pieces of all our lives back into place and completed this family.
The sounds of the city echoing below, I fished my phone from my pocket and grinned at the video message from my wife chiming through.
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Laylah keeps me on my toes. That little girl is sassy like her mama so it's like I'm catchin' it from both directions. I laughed, Cookie was right, our daughter is spoiled but my wife stays true to her promise and keeps the princess in check when she gets out of line.
I can't wait to get home to see my two girls. It doesn't feel funny calling Cooks my wife again because I always felt like that's what she was in my life. She took Porsha out on the town earlier because today's her birthday. I was a little mad at first because I hate not being able to walk across the hall and into her office to see that beautiful face whenever I want. Yet I just had to get over it and look at our wedding picture on my desk to hold me over instead.
Since the stock hit the market, I've been decimating Beretti's punk ass. He's never been no match for me lately and now I'm completely leaving his ass in the dust, but I know that I need to keep my eyes open and my ears to the streets. He's always trying to find some way to come for me.
As for now, life's good and I can't imagine anything ruining my happiness at this moment.
Regardless, no matter what happens I now have Cookie behind me to help me battle against whom ever or whatever tries to pull the other side of this coiled rope known as our lives.
Constantly trying to pull us into the mud throughout our existence, this consistent TUG OF WAR that surrounds us.
