Smoking Leather Ladies

Nikki knew that there would likely be repercussions for what killing one of Africano’s men and leaving him at the door to leave a message. She knew there would be some retaliation, so rather than wait for it to come, she decided to strike again. So, she decided to send Jasmine to rough up one of his sellers and much to her pleasure, Africano contacted Nikki to set up a meeting. Nikki knew the meeting was either planned to declare war on her family or to offer an olive branch to stop the violence. On the night of the meeting, Nikki decided to bring along Al, Jasmine and another bodyguard. Surprisingly, she also brought along her mother so she could see what it was like in hopes avoiding another outburst during a crucial moment. Nikki got dressed for the night, deciding on a red blouse, tucked into a pair of tight black slacks, with a thick black leather belt and a pair of black leather boots with a stiletto heel. She also had on her leather blazer and her customary jewelry.

With her family drama in the rearview mirror, Nikki could now get back to her normal life, which included school and running her business. Now that her mother was onboard, Nikki didn’t have to worry about spreading herself too thin between the two. It actually made the business run smoother and more lucrative. Nikki had been wanting to create a crest for her business for quite some time, so she tasked that plan to Erica, given her creativity. When she came back with her sketch, Nikki instantly loved it. The crest showed a skull with a tiara on top and cigarette coming out of its mouth, similar to the tattoo Nikki had on her right arm. The skull also had two guns on either side, almost like a pirate logo. Around the edges read, The Perrillo Family. She liked it so much, in fact, that Nikki had it made into patches, which would be put on leather vests for the summer and gave them to each of the girls. She also required each member of her organization to get the crest tattooed some