being a man from the streets and organized crime families growing up, lee naturally fell into the position of an unofficial gangster doing small jobs here and there making a small name for himself until finally having his own place to call home. 

looking more like his father than his mother with very strong facial features and midnight black hair cut short on the sides and left just slightly over 3 inches at the top that shines slightly blue in the light. his eyes a light blue that change into a piercing grey every now and then. usually he wears a dark suit with a dark trench coat covering his tux but showing just a small bit of his under shirt. his hair usually covered by a small hat that just went off over his face providing just a small amount of shade to his eyes. 

Nikki found herself walking along the streets of her home city, LA. She was pleased to know that there were other people walking at this time of the night. Usually there'd be no one. Considering how dark it is now. But as she was wallowing in her own thoughts, she suddenly sensed a familiar presence. When she looked up, she began to remember that the guy she was looking at was the same one that helped her on an organized crime. They failed to succeed though, which was a shame, but she was blown away by how understanding the man was. 

She approached lee with a soft smile, a little hesitan on speaking. "Hey... It's Nikki. Not sure if you remember me but we were on a small job together... I know, I know... We failed. There's always a next time though, right?" 

not expecting anyone to be around this late or early depending on how you look at it, is surprised to see a familiar face around the city. he notices her walking towards him and gives her a gentle smile as he realizes who it is, having had worked with her before in a small unsuccessful job. but he appreciated the work none the less.

"hello ma'am, and yes i do in fact recognize you, i had fun on the job with you granted we failed." he smirks and looks around the scenery and then back to her "would you care to go someplace to talk more, being out in the open having a conversation as such isnt the brightest idea."

Nikki never thought of herself as an approachable person, but after getting the kind response from lee she thought otherwise. It was good to be kind always. She smiled and nodded, agreeing in her head that it would probably be better to speak somewhere where she could hear him better. "You've made a very good proposal, lee. So where shall we go? You pick since you're the newbie here," she couldn't help but laugh a little after saying that. 

At this time of the night, most of the restaurants and cafes were closed. But hopefully there was a night club somewhere where they could chill for a bit. Or even just a regular bar with some good jazz music and cocktails.

he chuckles and looks her dead in the eyes as his smile fades. his blue eyes seeming to lose all humanity in them. "my father before me owned a small restaurant. we could go there since ive yet to officially open it, but we could stop by the chefs house and he shouldnt be long after us if hes not already there still setting up his kitchen." he smiles again as he takes off his coat and offers it to her as they continue their walk. "someone with such status as yourself should be treated with respect, dont want someone to come along thinking that you are some lady of the night." he says with a chuckle as he leads the way with her by his side. 

he keeps his hands in the pockets of his tux where his fathers pocket watch rested at all times unless he was to check the time, which he never felt the need to do. he simply kept it as a tribute to his father.

The coldness of the night was an abandoned thought now, replaced by the warmth of lee's coat. She was grateful that chivalry wasn't dead. Yet. She agreed on visiting his father's small restaurant, especially after feeling the small grumbles in her stomach. Her heels clacked along the concrete path and she watched lee with a curious gaze. 

"I-I... practically don't know much about you. Forgive me for prying, but may I ask how did you enter this life of crime?" The tension she had felt before when speaking reduced, but she was still unsure of whether he was ready to open up to her. She glanced at the buildings past lee. The lights were slowly being switched off, people rushing home now as the moon was starting to rise. 

lee glances to her and smirks "its wise to keep most my secrets to myself but seeing as weve already, well attempted a job together i guess i can at least do you the honor of telling you a little about myself. my father was actually pretty respected here in los angeles he was just a few steps away from owning his own crew, but sadly he didnt live long enough to do so." his gaze drifts off as they make it to the chefs house, lee makes his way to the door to knock but gets no answer. he makes his way back to the side of the street where he left nikki. "looks as though he is still at the restaurant, rightfully so he has to have everything ready for the grand opening." 

making their way to the restaurant which wasnt far from the chefs house lee continues on with his story. "i watched my father go from a street rat into a well respected man, and by the time i decided to take on his life and follow his footsteps, im sure his legacy has long since died and been replaced by much better men and women such as yourself, and im sure no one would remember him or his lifes stories. but the restaurant stands strong and im glad to be taking it over."

She raised her eyebrows in imitation of thought as she continued to listen to lee speak a little about his background. She had always looked up to those who wanted to pursue having their own family, even if they didn't land the position of crew leader in the end. It's a courageous thought, that's for sure. Nikki knew herself that she would never want to become a leader. Probably because she'd be so bad at leading things. 

It seemed as though all the talking had made the walk to the chefs house quicker than usual. Nikki followed lee's gaze and watched as he give the front door a knock. No scrambling feet could be heard from the other side. She stood nearby, waiting. When lee came back, she nodded and understood. "Ah... I see. No worries then. Let's see the restaurant and you can keep telling me about your history," she smiled genuinely. 

With her shoulders still covered by lee's jacket, she held it closer to her. She was intrigued by what lee was telling her. Although at one point she hid her face shyly with his jacket. "I-... well... I'm new myself... That's how I see it, at least. But now that you're here... you should think about reviving your father's legacy. You seem very determined, with the restaurant and all. Just makes me wonder what other hidden potential you have." 

Nikki raised her chin slowly, smiling as she locked eyes. 

lee smiles and nods his head "thank you i do believe i shall live some kind of legacy, not to even be cocky about it but watching my father work i believe that i will only be better then he was." he smiles as they make one last turn just to see the restaurant a few steps away dimly lit through the many windows. Two glass doors framed in gold that just perfectly met allowing the doors to slide together as they open and close. the brick building only more beautiful as it aged and met such great care.  the inside floor carpeted with a light blue almost grey kind of color, about 20 scattered oak tables in the middle of the floor surrounded by 20 leather seated booths, giving about 40 tables throughout the main floor of the room. Golden trim met where oak walls collided, small dim lights spaced out around the small building, giving light to the plastic vineyards on the walls.

he opens the doors and calls for the chef telling him to bring out two plates of carbonara and two glasses of abruzzi wine. "the chef should have the food out soon but give him some time, its just him back there i hope." he says with a chuckle as he looks around the restaurant admiring the interior layout as if it were his first time seeing it. "it never fails to amaze me how beautifully my father did here." he picks the center table and holds the seat out for nikki to sit in as he slides it closer to the table as she sat then makes his way across the table to his own seat. "i guess i should say welcome to L'ultima Cena." 

Nikki usually didn't do fine dining. But walking in to the restaurant, she found herself completely captivated. She did have an attention to detail and couldn't help but think that it must have taken a long time to make everything like this. So... perfect looking? She sensed that lee was waiting for her to speak but she couldn't bring herself to say anything. Instead, she looked at him starstruck. "Wow... Well I feel kind of out of place right now..." She didn't consider herself a fancy girl. Not at all. But just for tonight, she would bask in the luxuriousness.

She sat across from lee, her eyes still gazing up and around her. Then she looked back at him and swallowed nervously."I didn't have breakfast nor lunch today... so thank you. I'm grateful that we get to be here. Your father must be so proud of you," she said with a twinkle of joy in her eyes. Nikki had appreciated his warm welcome and smiled warmly at his kindness. Then she added, "maybe some day after tonight you'd like to visit my donut shop. It's based here in LA as well. I'm not there all the time but I'll make sure to tell my workers about you. All my friends get discounts," she said with a hearty chuckle.

he smiles as he notices her admiring the restaurant in all its glory as he would do himself. "you should honestly eat every meal you can, you're never promised something else and from what i can tell, someone of such status as yourself can afford something to eat." he smiles as the dim lights set a calm mood as well as the moonlight peering through the windows. "im not usually one for donuts, but ill gladly take you up on your offer and as for feeling out of place ma'am, the most expensive thing here is around ten dollars which is a bit but not out of the price range of someone working down at one of the mills."

he removes his hat and places it into his lap then removes his tux and lays it on the back of the chair revealing a small handgun strapped to his side. his gaze falling onto her as they wait for their food

Nikki smirked at his comment, giving a half shrug with her shoulder. "I mean... Sure I can afford it. I'm just not used to eating such gourmet meals. Usually I'm having greasy pizza for dinner or some cheap ass fast food from the local burger joint. This is nice though. So I'm going to cherish this moment," she smiled back at lee before looking outside and seeing that the evening had finally set. She wasn't sure how long she was going to stay with him but in that moment, time didn't exist. Enjoying good food with good people. That's all it was. 

It came to her attention the handgun attached to his hip. She gave it a glance but said nothing about it. There seemed to be someone coming out of the kitchen and the excitement that had been bubbling inside her made her sit up straight, making way for the food on the table. She pushed her napkins and cutlery to the side, admiring the dishes that were being served. 

Looking at lee, she gave one clap with her hands and smiled. "Well... this is.. pretty amazing. Let's dig in?" 

The comfortable silence that Nikki was sharing with lee was unexpectedly interrupted by a loud gun shot from outside the restaurant. She immediately tensed before feeling around her thigh for her gun holster. She was more furious than afraid that their wonderful evening HAD to be ruined. She was just about to dig into her food, too. 

"I'm sorry... I wish we could continue this. We should probably leave though," she said before slowly getting up and looking out at the window. There seemed to be a man having an argument outside with another guy, both with guns in their hands. She looked at lee with an apologetic expression. "Hey, I'm sure we can do this another time. But I think we both know that we should always be prepared for when trouble comes around. Clearly it comes when it's least expected." 

Before Nikki could get another word out, she was already being escorted by lee outside the restaurant and away from the alarming sounds of the gun shots. She felt safe and she couldn’t be more grateful. She was too busy thinking about what could’ve happened back there that she didn’t even realize he was saying something to her.

“Wha-? Ohh.. Yup.. Okay, you’re right,” she said as she tried to catch her breath. She had started to jog but eventually it turned into sprinting when she suddenly heard of a gang calling out for them from behind. Nikki knew that lee had a gun in case anything was going to happen.

“I’ve got your back,” she gave a serious nod to him before showing him the gun strapped to her thigh.