"Nolan are you there?" Carla asked at the other side of the line to be sure that Nolan was listening. She was so excited to share what she considered to be very good news.

"What the f*ck do you want?" He hissed in annoyance.

"I don't have all day, spill!" Carla could tell that he was not in the mood. It was even better to tell him when he was angry. Everyone knew how he acted when he was pissed.

"It's about Layla.." she began as she swirled the glass of wine she was holding.

"What about Layla?" Nolan asked, suddenly becoming interested at the mention of Layla.

"You know...