Slaughterhouse

Sidepiece

The next couple of days passed by quickly. Carmen would wake up, head to the gym, and go straight to the performance center after and train all day with her new faction. Then she'd go back to the gym after they'd talk her into going out to eat with them.

She'd send little flirtatious comments Rhea's way every now and then, enjoying seeing her pretend to be irritated by them. But Carmen knows better than that. She knows she's getting to her. She can see it in the grins Rhea flashes her way. Carmen is breaking down her walls piece by piece and she knows it.

It's Monday again, and Carmen, Rhea and the guys have made their way to the hotel. They check in and somehow Rhea and Damian are sharing a room, Finn and Dom are sharing a room, and Carmen is alone in hers. She chuckles at the looks on their faces as they make their way to their rooms.

As Carmen is in hers hanging some shirts up in the wardrobe, her phone buzzes a few times on the nightstand. She sits on the edge of the bed and reads her messages.

-Rhea added Carmen to a group chat-

Dom: yay welcome to the group chat Carmen!

Finn: that means you officially made it into the group

Damian: welcome to the family Princesa

Rhea: you're all a bunch of saps

Carmen laughs and shakes her head.

Carmen: I'm honored 😉

-Rhea removed Carmen from the group chat-

Carmen laughs again and sets her phone down before standing and stretching. She's thinking about going to the gym before the show but is caught off guard by a knock at her door. She walks to it and opens the door, surprised to find Rhea on the opposite side.

"Miss me already?" Carmen asks with a smirk.

Rhea rolls her eyes.

"We're meeting downstairs in the bar for drinks after the show tonight." She says.

"You came from all the way across the hotel to tell me that? Aww you did miss me." Carmen teases.

Rhea balls her fists and narrows her eyes before turning and walking away.

"See you at the show baby!" Carmen shouts after her.

She giggles when she sees Rhea freeze at the nickname. Her fists ball tighter, her knuckles turning white, as she continues to walk away. Carmen shuts the door and grabs her bag, getting ready for the gym.

*hours later*

It's halfway through the show and Carmen is on the floor in the splits, stretching out her legs and arms. Raquel is out in the ring, talking a bunch of trash about Rhea. Creative are having Carmen be officially introduced as part of The Judgment Day by having her walk out with Rhea in the middle of Raquel's rant and challenge her to an immediate match.

Rhea walks over to her and she hears her suck air in through her teeth. Carmen looks up and smirks.

"You like seeing me like this?" She asks.

"Get up we go out in one." Rhea replies.

Carmen stands and they make their way to gorilla.

"And you know the thing about Rhea Ripley is she's not all she's cracked up to be. She's manipulative. She puts on a tough act. But she's really just a wea-"

Before she can finish what she was going to say, The Judgment Day's music begins to play. Rhea quickly glances over at Carmen before looking back out. They walk out of gorilla, both with a mic in their hands, and slowly make their way to the aisle.