>>19439845“So I’ll TRY to smoothen things out with Carmody, for you, on one condition and one condition only. I get a match with her at the show after next without you trying to protect her.”
“I won’t even jump her after or any of the kind of stuff we do sometimes. Because you like her. Because she’s Colby’s sister. Because her stopping Ash’s knee with her head for you counts for something, I guess. I’ll just give her the beating she’s got coming, fair and square, and show you how mistaken you are if you think she can fill my shoes. Nothing more, nothing less. Do we have a deal?”
Nikki’s newly found confidence when faced with her leader, however, begins to waver somewhat when Priscilla puts a hand on her shoulder and asks about Gustavo. How should she answer? What she overheard about Gustavo being Priscilla’s father was something she had no business knowing. And while she initially felt resentment toward Gustavo for abandoning her and leaving her at Kelly’s mercy, she knew he had no choice. But Priscilla… there’s no way she knows the truth about who Gustavo is to her. It’s best if she doesn’t. No one can know. The fact Kelly does is already potentially a huge problem.
“Gustavo, h-he…” Nikki laughs nervously. “It’s really silly, honestly. He uh, I think Kelly tampered with something he ate? Yeah, she was well prepared, must have really planned ahead to do that. So when she got here, he was about to make a mess. He tried to stay with me as you wanted, but when nature calls sometimes a guy just has to answer, you know? I mean what’s the guy to do, shit himself?” Nikki grimaces. “Look I know you must be mad at Gustavo but… I’m the one that got screwed over by him taking off and I don’t hate him for it, ok? I don’t know where he went but, he’s probably just embarrassed about the whole thing, I’m sure he’ll come back soon to keep an eye on you. He cares about you a lot, trust me on that.”
