Every rose has it's thorn

Emi would be last up the stairs and she would lean against the wall by the door while giving Melissa a smile. Emi would then look at the waitress "A coffee please, no cream or sugar." Emi would say before turning back to the group. "So, a pleasure to see you again Ms. Sellers." Emi would say with a tip of her new hat.

Despite Kelli's Italian roots, she wasn't much of an espresso girl, or any other similar hot drink.

"I'm fine thanks." she stated quietly while Melissa chuckled within her mind at Reira's request for simply water.

"I have requested other beverages be served today should your tastes be otherwise inclined.." Melissa put to both Kelli and Reira

"Liiiiike..?"

"I have asked for them to store a delightful little Italian red wine, perhaps you would care for a glass?" Where alcoholic beverages were concerned Kelli did prefer beer, but that wasn't to say that Kelli didn't drink her wines too.

"Eh.. Alright then.."

"Good.. " Melissa said with a smile "Ms. Kirishima? Do say if you would you like a glass too.. This is after all a joyous little get together considering recent events in Tension for everyone involved in with the Thorns of a Rose. Wouldn't you agree?" Melissa asked towards anyone around the table who cared to answer

As usual Angela and Poison were late. Angela loved to make others wait for her and she never wasted an opportunity to do so. Poison didn't gave a fuck; had Angela not reminded her about this meeting she would have probably forgot about it altogether.

The two voluptuous beauties entered the establishment and looked around; Angela with a smile, for she loved the style and refinement of the places Melissa choosed, and Poison with a sigh, all this pompousness made her want to start burning things.

A waitress immediately approached them, bowing respectfull and with a well practiced arm gesture asked them to go upstairs, guiding them to the room where the meeting was taking place.

"Well well.... hello hello hello...." Angela said with a big smile, waving her hand to people there. "Miss Sellers..." Angela said looking at Melissa, acknowledging her as the most important person in the room and then looking casually at the rest of the girls. "Hope we aren't too late..." she added with a giggle.

Poison meanwhile sulked behind Angela her arms crossed in front of her, making no effort to hide how bored and uninterested she was in all this. "Mmhi" she greeted, looking at the others guests uninterested... until she noticed Reira. ".....wait....." Poison expression immediately changed and she jumped furiously to the table, slamming her fists on it, leaning over it towards Reira. "WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS FUCKING CUNT DOING HERE?" Poison yelled, her lovely face turning red with anger. Only the fact that the boss was there kept her from jumping on the redhead... but she was clearly considering it.

Reira turned at the sound of yelling, instantly recognizing the pink hair and whining voice of one of the newcomers. Rising to her feet at Poisons outburst, the redhead gave no second thought to getting right in Poisons face.

Sure, her boss was right there, and no doubt wouldn't approve of the two of them scrapping, but Reira had absolutely no intention of backing down or hiding behind Ms. Sellers if the pink haired bitch wanted to fight.

"I'm here, Pinky, because it was decided your little girly club needed an actual woman in it. Someone who could actually wrestle, not just cheat and catfight like a bitch or fuck people like a whore. I mean, yeah, you guys got Kelli there, but she can't do everything alone, now can she?"

"Now if you really want to, I can kick your ass right here and now, or you can sit down and know your place, alright pinky?"

Reira replied, still in Poisons face, fists clenched. It was an intimidation tactic, true, but honestly, if Poison DID try to fight her, Reira would probably end up having to fight the rest of the group that would come to Poisons aid, and 5 to 1 odds didn't exactly work in the redheads favor.

But given the setting, and their boss sitting right there, Reira figured they would play to her advantage, making Poison less likely to actually fight her now, and prevent Reira from losing face as well

"Greetings Ms. Minetti.. Ms. Poison." Was all the welcoming Melissa could manage before Poison's burst into aggression. It wasn't something that Melissa Sellers had not predicted might happen, it was probably for the best that at least one of them was late so that the meeting could be.. Moderated and manipulated but her hands..

Melissa simply brought her cup carefully up to her lips carefully to take a sip as Poison slammed her fist down on the table yelling loud enough to make the waitress jump.. Melissa gave her a look and a slight nod and almost unnoticed by the group she stepped off the balcony back into the cafe... Quietly and carefully sliding the french doors shut so that they could have their privacy. Poison's raised voice was followed by Reira's equally raised voice, but it was not until she offered the ultimatum that Melissa stepped in so that a decision would not have to be made.

"How about you both take a seat... Had I wanted to watch you two fighting, I would have held this meeting back in the AFW arena, in the middle of a ring.. Don't you think?" Her voice was sweet and calm, but a slight tone shift at the end of the sentence suggested a hidden barb, subtle as could be but still noticeable to the two of them.

"...Hmph....fair enough..."

Reira replied, a cocky smirk on her face as she slowly backed away and sat back down. Melissa was hardly a fighter, as her previous match with Lukretia proved, but she was still Reira's boss, and Reira did owe her a debt, so for now it was best to just do as she was told.

Even Angela, who was probably the person in the room that had deal with Poison the most, was surprised by her outburst. She raised an eyebrow and looked, not at Reira but at Miss Sellers. There was no way Melissa wouldn't know this was going to happen and not the faux nurse wondered what was this all about. Angela crossed her arms in front of her chest and looked grumpy, like she was needing an explanation. Having not been warned before hand of Reira's presence Angela was not going to help at all to break a fight even if it ruined Miss Seller's meeting.

Poison was all over Reira's face. "You couldn't kick my ass in the rumble... you couldn't kick my ass anywhere, bitch... even coming last I was handing you your ass until that stupid idiot pulled me from behind.... you have never won anything... and I'll make sure you never do, bitch!" Poison said moving towards Reira, her fists closed, ready to start swinging.... but then Miss Sellers called them down and Reira seemed to calm down. Poison had much preferred if she didn't, so she could have an excuse to punch her in her stupid ugly face, but now that it seemed like she was the only one willing to fight, the pink haired hottie began to think it may not be a good idea to piss the boss and owner. She said nothing more, letting out a groan of disgust and went to sit as far from Reira as she could, leaning back in her chair, crossing her arms and making no attempt to hide how pissed she was.

Angela moved besides Poison and sat with her, placing a hand on Poison's thigh that would seem like a 'calm-down' gesture, but that Poison had already learned that in Angela's language meant 'calm-down-we-will-screw-her-later-when-she-least-expects-it-and-it-hurts-her-the-most'.

The air was thick with tension after the outburst from Poison and the brief stand off, Kelli mused that perhaps she could do with a strong drink than wine.. Not because she was faint of heart mind, just she seemed to think that this could turn out to be a rather lengthy afternoon. Ms. Sellers however seemed as calm as ever, Kelli had to wonder if that was just an act... Surely if something were to go down in such a nice establishment, it would look badly on her... That was the kind of thing that a woman like her concerned herself with, right?

"Thank you dearies." Melissa said as silkily as ever as they took to their seats, Melissa tilted her body slightly to one side in her chair as she took a brief sip of her hot beverage. Rather than addressing the little coming together directly, Ms. Sellers choose to pick up where she had left before Angela's and Poison's arrival.

"I was just of the recent good fortunes Thorns of a Rose has been having... The Thorns of a Rose came out of a glorious Showdown pay per view event with a record of 4 and 0, ensuring that all female wrestlers received the golden ticket to request what ever matches they want, not men...

Not to mention that the example we have made of Mr. Gastin in the handicap match should be enough fairly decent and clear for those who may consider any form of misconduct like he attempted during the match against Ms. Minetti...

I would like to thank Ms. Tamazaki, Ms. DiVanetti and Ms. Keyes for the part they played in Showdown and the handicap match... Along with Ms. Minetti and Ms. Poison for the part they have played against Mr. Gastin during the Hentai title match at Showdown. Your efforts have not gone unnoticed."

Emi smiled and tipped her hat to Melissa. "Thank you. It was fun to beat on Clyde again." Emi said as she looked to her partners in crime. "I think the three of us could crush any man who thinks he stands a chance in Tension." Emi said sounding pretty confident as she turned to look back at Melissa. "But it is all up to you Ms. Sellars. We will kick the ass of anyone you want us to."

The Waitress came back, delicately balancing a tray of the requested drinks and bottle of wine that had been ordered. Melissa gave the nod to her and she set about setting down the hot beverages along with a empty glass for anyone who wanted to partake in the wine

"I would also like to congratulate Ms. Kirishima on her most famous win at the Tension Battle Royal." Melissa said as Kelli watched the waitress fill up her glass.

"Ms. Kirishima will be joining the thorns of a rose from here on in, so her victory is our victory and despite any differences that you may have, I want you to know that we all seek the same end goal"