“I dress up as her for Halloween,” Nicole explained before describing how Braxton reached out afterward. “She DMs me casually and was just like, ‘Hey, niece.’” Nicole said Braxton invited her to attend a Los Angeles tour stop, adding that the singer personally offered to host her and her mother at the show. The invitation evolved from a concert outing into something much bigger. Nicole said Braxton later had her team contact her to coordinate logistics. Then came another surprise. According to Nicole, Braxton’s manager informed her that the singer wanted her to join the performance onstage. “They're like, ‘Hey, you know, Toni is just so thankful that you have supported this song and this record and this viral moment. She would love it if you would come out on stage with her when she does the song,” Nicole recalled. Even then, Nicole thought she would simply make a brief appearance. Instead, she learned just days before the show that she would be participating in the full routine. “They called me again.…