Nick was born in New Orleans to Cherise Gautier and Adarian. Cherise was fifteen years old and Adarian was posing as a career felon. Cherise's parents gave her an ultimatum: give up the baby, finish high school, and continue living with them or keep her baby and be kicked out without any recognition. Cherise chose the latter and became an exotic dancer on Bourbon Street. She was a single mother since Adarian was in and out of prison and eventually died in Angola during a prison riot. Nick was raised by not just his mom but her friends as well, including the Egyptian goddess Menyara disguised as a human.