Chapter 131: Once In A Lifetime Opportunity
"Rob, we need to talk."
Diana’s voice came from behind right after he exited the women’s locker room. Rob winced slightly at the tone of her voice and turned around to look at her.
Diana’s jaw was set. She looked determined to have this conversation. Rob, on the other hand, felt like postponing it as much as possible. However, from the looks of it, it looked like he was very much out of luck.
"Sure," Rob smiled at her, while inwardly cursing his rotten luck. "Let’s head to somewhere private. I feel that you don’t want this conversation to be public, otherwise you would have spoken to me inside, right? After you." Rob gestured.
Diana let out a snort and walked over to the corner in the distance, with Rob following her. Once they put some distance between them and the locker room, Diana leaned on the wall and looked at him.
"Well, what do you want to discuss?" Rob asked amicably.
Diana didn’t speak immediately. She shuffled her legs slightly and looked a bit uncomfortable. But, Rob knew very well that something must be bothering her for her to approach him like this. So, he decided to take the initiative himself.
"Look, if it is about pulling you off TV this week, I have already explained my reasons during our discussion. You don’t need to worry about your momentum. Next week, you will shine," Rob said. "This is just a temporary adjustment due to Marie’s departure. You don’t need to..."
"No, no, it is not about that," Diana cut in hastily. "Well, it is somewhat related, but not exactly about that. I am satisfied with your reasons for this week’s change. But..." Diana trailed off, unsure how to proceed.
Rob didn’t speak this time. He patiently waited for her to broach the subject herself. He had an inkling of an idea what this was about.
"Look," Diana let out a heavy sigh, "I have been hearing some stuff. You know how word gets passed around in the locker room, right? It’s just that I have been hearing some stuff and I want to talk with you about it."
"I can guess what you are talking about," Rob let out a forced chuckled and smiled at her to encourage her.