Modern Day Bonnie And Clyde

Prologue

Lucious P.O.V

FOR THE PEOPLE WHO NEVER WATCHED EMPIRE HERE'S A RECAP OF WHERE WE ARE STARTING OFF! THIS CHAPTER IS FOR PEOPLE WHO ISNT CAUGHT UP WITH SEASON 1!!

One Year Ago...

"Well as I was saying in a matter of weeks the Empire is going to become a publicly traded company which means we have to be on our A-game no slip ups, problems.No drama." I stated to a silent room sitting at the head of the table while everyone stared at me hanging on to every word that left my lips. Not only seconds later did the buzzer to my conference room go off.

"Who is it?" I questioned Becky my assistant. She knows not to bother me during meetings so it must be important.

"Um sir Cookie Lyon is here to see you. She's on her way to the conference room."Becky uttered in a low distressed voice.

"What! Becky you know not to let anyone up." I said only hearing the part where she said someone was on the way up to my meeting .

"Sorry Mr.Lyon but she demanded to see you." She replied.

"Who? Who demanded to see me!"

"A Miss.Cookie Lyon sir." She said ending the back and forth.

"Oh no. speak of drama and it comes knocking on your door." Vernon said chuckling.

"She's out?" I asked myself shocked. I was already on my feet pacing back and forth wondering how to approach the love of my life after abandoning her all those years ago.

"I am out. You dont look too pleased to see me,I know you were probably wishing you had a good eight years left, but leave it to me to surprise you." Cookie said sarcasm clear in her tone with a smug look on her face. She hasn't aged a bit. Her caramel tanned skin still glowing, smooth and flawless. Her curves filling out the skin tight Gucci dress. A soft fluffy pink fur dangling from around her neck. She always had a thing for fur. She looks stunning a much different look from the last time a saw her.

17 YEARS AGO

I watch as cookie slowly enters the courtroom head hung low, eyes dim.. She looks as though all the life and fun spirit has been sucked out of her. Far from the girl that was snuggled up in my bed months ago with no worry in the world.

Orange covers her head to toe, heavy cuffs and chains wrapped around her ankles like an animal. She had been found guilty two weeks ago and this was her hearing to know her full sentence.

I told her over the phone days earlier to just come clean and tell the truth, but of course she acted like she had no idea what I was talkin about. The prosecutor wants my head not hers but she refuses to let me sit in jail and give up on my dreams. She told me to take care of the kids and chase my dreams. So when she got out we could actually be together forever.

Its been a little over six months she's been in jail but I can't bring myself to come and visit her. Bunky and Vernon brings the kids every chance they get, and every time they go they ask me to come along because it's obvious I miss her, but I deny it and refuse to go. But I really do miss her and I dont go because it breaks my heart to see her in such pain and not be able to save her from it.

"Mrs. Lyon,You have denied your plea deal to give up the name of your accomplice, and someone has to pay for y'all crimes. Do you have anything to say on your behalf?" The judge questioned.

"No your honor" she quietly said lookin down at the ground.

"Well then after looking over your case file and seeing you have no priors, I'm going to have to charge you with mandatory 25 years, with the possibility of parole for dealing illegal drugs. Your time is to be served at Lincoln Correctional facility in New York " The lady said in a stern voice as she slammed her gavel down. My heart sunk as I saw one single tear slip from cookies puffy read eyes. She wiped it away so quickly and held her head up as she slowly exited the courtroom.

Present day..

The memory quickly faded leaving me at a loss for words.

"Mom." Dre said interrupting the piercing silence and standing to his feet to run over and hug his mother for the first time in 17 years. "Of course we're happy to see you. I missed you" he added holding her close with his head on her shoulder even though he is much taller than her in heels.

"Cookie I thought I'd never see the day" vernon remarked sarcasm dripping from his tone as he clasped his hands together.

"Oh you're throwing shade already Vernon... well I never wanted to see the day. Quite frankly V, I never thought you'd see the day either all them damn drugs you used to do witccho black ass" Cookie replied shutting him right up. Bunky and I couldn't help but laugh.

"Haven't been around you five minutes and you already have me laughing. You haven't aged one bit Cookie monster, when you get out?" I finally spoke up. Making her head snapped in my direction like I was the last person she wanted to hear.

"About a week ago. But I'm not here to play catch up with you lucious-" Cookie blurts out only to be cut off by a clearly jealous Anika.

"So why are you here" Anika remarked her tone blunt and cold. I honestly forgot she was even here.

"Well you must be the lucky lady" Cookie says walking to the head of the table where I was once sitting. Planting both her hands firmly on the table ,looking anika up and down before she continued."If you must know boo boo kity, I'm here to get what's mine." She clapped back making a few people snicker.

"I want half of my company back."

🚨A/n : aye so um this is just to give the people who aren't familiar with empire a look into how it all started. I'm going to start the book off in season two and make it up from there. Season one of empire stays the same in this book except for the scene I just wrote about cookie coming into lucious' meeting and demanding her company back like this.I'm changing the fact of lucious ever visiting her in jail, so he basically hasn't seen her since the day she got sentenced. Only Jamal and Andre went to see her with Vernon. Lastly I'm changing the fact that cookie and Lucious ever slept together! The next chapter will start the book off, exactly how season two left off in the TV show. If you're not familiar with the show, watch the video at the top.

-destiny👅