In the ensuing weeks Nikki did an impeccable job of balancing her schoolwork, her business and Esposito. Life was going pretty well in the early part of December, but as her final exams approached for the semester, she devoted the entire week to school, leaving Al and Greta to take care of the business activities. She was learning how to be a good boss by watching Esposito. Nikki now knew that she could delegate things to the girls and it would work out as long as she monitored the overall business. She also wanted to move away from exclusively selling drugs and get into other endeavors. Bookkeeping and loan sharking were safer and more profitable long-term, and she also wanted to find a few legitimate business to not only help drum up business, but to provide a cover for them. That would be on the backburner during exam week, however, and while she was able to leave her business dealings to Al and Greta, Nikki still had to endure Erica at home. Not only had she begun to dress ...