Smoking Leather Ladies

Gina had immersed herself in her new lifestyle in a matter of a few months. For the first time in a long time, she felt free. It was as if she had transformed into a whole new person. She had continued to smoke a large amount, not quite like her daughter, but she was steady at a pack a day, if not more. Gina had also taken to late-night trists with some of the young men that thought she was only in her mid-30s. Perhaps her biggest change came on her left arm. She had stunned Nikki in November with a large half sleeve tattoo. Gina enjoyed it so much that she went back a month later to finish the entire sleeve, much to the surprise of Nikki. Gina enjoyed her new lifestyle, but there was a part of her that yearned for friendship from women her age and not her daughter’s. So when her old group of friends stated they would be getting together one weekend in the middle of December, Gina decided she wanted to go. Nikki wasn’t so thrilled with idea, solely because she feared her moth...

After the Thanksgiving weekend came to an end, it was time for Nikki to refocus her attention to her impending final exams for the fall semester. She wasn’t terribly worried considering she was headed for yet another 4.0 GPA. While she was consistently at the top of the class, Nikki was not an active participant in classes. She would come in, take her seat and sit silently, unless called upon, otherwise she would not raise her hand or volunteer to answer questions. When Nikki went to hand in her final paper for one of her advanced business courses in the professor’s office, she was offered an interesting invitation. Just as she was about to leave the office, Dr. Stevens called for her attention. “Miss Perrillo, I must say that you are one of the most unique students I have ever had,” Dr. Stevens said. “Um, thank you?” Nikki responded, unsure of how to take the comment. “I mean, you are one of the first ones to come to class each day, your work is impeccable, but yo...