Nerdy Girl Nation (Nerdy Girl #1) by Lindsey Gray Page B

wasn't enough for Emma. After a large yawn, she gulped down her room service coffee. Time to switch on the public persona and get her interview with Garrett Green out of the way.
    After she downed half of another cup and felt human again, her phone rang with Garrett's ringtone.
    “Morning, Garrett,” Emma answered with a chipper tone.
    “Hello, Miss Boo. You ready to give me the dirty?”
    Emma let out a genuine laugh. One thing Garrett was always good for.
    “I'm ready, Mr. Green, whenever you are.”
    A few more formalities and they were ready to go live.
    “The biggest surprise in IWA history has been the bomb Aaron Russell dropped last night on Monday Night Mayhem. No one expected America's favorite huntress to become the new general manager, especially not the apparent heir apparent Bobby Breyer. I, for one, want to get the scoop from my favorite nerdy girl, Emma MacLean. Morning, Emma.”
    “Good morning, Garrett,” Emma replied in her best sing-song voice.
    “You've had an interesting night. Why all the secrecy? Who knew you were joining the IWA?”
    “Only three people in the organization. The secrecy was Aaron's idea.”
    “The announcement came as quite a shock to a lot of people. No one more than the Baltimore Bruiser, Bobby Breyer. There are rumors flying around about Bobby's reaction. Did the Baltimore Bruiser know he was losing out on the job to a woman?”
    “Mr. Breyer was informed of my position with the IWA when I walked out into the arena last night.”
    “Strange how Breyer's initial reaction was more shock than anger. You would think the moment he realized he lost the job to you, he would have been stomping around the ring.”
    Emma held back a laugh. “You can speculate all you want Garrett, but the only person who can tell you what he was feeling is Bobby Breyer.”
    “Can you score me an interview?”
    Emma let the laugh go. “I'll see what I can do.”
    “An inside source said you, Aaron Russell, and Bobby Breyer disappeared from the cameras for over ten minutes for a private pow-wow. Any comment on what needed to be discussed off camera?”
    Emma blushed as she thought of those ten minutes and her first kiss with Rob. Then she remembered their second kiss on the plane and how she was ready for a third, fourth, and fifth as soon as possible.
    “Emma?”
    “Yes, sorry. Mr. Russell wanted to discuss a few details in private with Mr. Breyer. I wanted to make sure both of us would get on the same page. After the events later in the evening, you can assume we are nowhere close to an agreement about the future of the IWA.”
    “But he won his tag team match. He and Chance move on to the semi-finals. Shouldn't he be happy?”
    Emma remembered how she had decided to answer the question when she and Aaron had gone through a barrage of possible inquiries the weekend before.
    “I believe Mr. Breyer won’t be content with only one win. Now he will be able to show the IWA fans he is a team player as well as a leader.”
    “One last question.”
    “Only one?” Emma quipped.
    “The last look between you and Breyer is being analyzed frame by frame all over the internet. Fans are saying there is some definite sexual tension between the two of you. Care to comment?”
    Damn, she thought she let the mask slip a bit in those last moments. Obviously, Aaron's power couple idea wasn't going to be hard to sell.
    “Tension, yes. Sexual, no,” she answered in a confident tone.
    “Oh, come on, Emma. We've been watching both of you for years and neither of you has ever seemed so sexually frustrated.”
    “I'm sorry, but from my side of the fence, it was a little bit of joy. I was right. Breyer is a hell of a wrestler, but together with Robicheaux, they would be unstoppable.”
    “But—”
    “Nope, sorry. I have things to do and people to see in Buffalo today.”
    “Good luck on your first official full day, Miss MacLean. I will be talking to you soon.”
    They wrapped up the interview and Emma