NOLAN
"You're not usually amusing, but you've got me this time," Elvis said, sitting upright, his attention solely focused on me. "This has to be a joke. It simply has to be."
"I'm not joking, but this has been on my mind since we returned," I replied, avoiding eye contact and fidgeting with the remote control I held. "And I'm not daft, I know she won't find it easy to, uh, digest."
"Digest?" He looked away, shaking his head, his right foot tapping the marble floor. "You must be joking, I don't care what you say, you have to be."
"Elvis, why can't you see that this is the only way I can have peace with her? We can't push this relationship of ours further without me being honest with her."
He nodded, letting out a sigh. "Well, that's all good. I just need you to know that… okay, when d
