what's his dad like? their mom was a drug addict and just a terrible person. lol if his biological dad was a deadbeat or not great, it would make sense that it runs in the family? they were moved to the grandmother's in st aug around 2001 i think. nick was 12 at the time but before that they were in miami as well. it could even be that his dad or stepdad -whichever is related to their mom - tried to help the kids (there's also a second guy older than nick who's an npc and is in jail).