The next morning, Nikki woke up still annoyed with Esposito for questioning her judgement. She knew that he meant well, but she didn’t like to be second-guessed about her leadership skills. Fortunately, she would be going shopping in New York that day with Stefania and Gina, so it was a good opportunity to take her mind off things. Nikki got dressed in a hurry, deciding on a white sweater that fell just above her waist, a pair of tight red slacks with a thick black leather belt strung through the loops and her knee-high black leather boots with a stiletto heel underneath. She put on all of her gold jewelry and headed downstairs to see if the other girls were ready to go. When she got downstairs, Nikki slung on her leather blazer and full-shield sunglasses before motioning that it was time to leave. Jasmine was waiting by the SUV as they came outside and opened the back door for Nikki to get inside. As soon as the door closed, she had a cigarette in her mouth, awaiting the flame