Chapter 4
Nolan almost hung up. The phone had rung many times and he was actually surprised it hadn’t gone to voice mail. He didn’t want to leave a message anyway. He frowned and was about to hit the end call button when he heard a little click.
“Nolan!” Carrie gasped out, definitely out of breath.
He sank down on his bed, facing the one and only window in his bedroom. It had a great view of the bay.
“I didn’t think you were going to pick up.”
A few more heavy puffs. “Yeah, sorry. Running the treadmill. What’s up?”
Carrie had been his high school girlfriend, his beard he guessed some would say, and now she was probably his best friend in the entire world. Unfortunately, she had chosen to leave him behind in Sutter’s Bay to attend school in San Francisco.
“I can call back if you’re b
