Nash & Layla

[Nash watches Jessica and Antonio dance at Capricorn]
Layla: I don't get why you want to torture yourself by watching the woman you love dance with another man.
Nash: I just -- I keep telling myself it's a matter of timing.


Nash: I mean it, Layla, if something is going on with you and Antonio or was going on --
Layla: Do you honestly think I would waste my time pining after some guy who chases a girl clear across the country who doesn't want him?
Nash: Yeah.


[Nash and Layla and Jessica and Antonio are on their double-date]
Nash: (inspecting the wine) Uh, 1986 was a good year -- look at the color. Ah, what an aroma. Smooth taste.
Layla: Tastes like red wine to me.
[Later, while ordering food...]
Layla: And a side salad -- and tell jackie to hold the cucumbers.
Waitress: One no-cuke for layla, dressing on the side, lose the croutons, extra cheese.
Layla: That's right.
Nash: Want lettuce with that?
[Later, while discussing movies...]
Nash: Of course I cried in that movie -- I cried tears of boredom.
Layla: Ok, you totally missed the point -- he sacrificed his life for hers, and she never forgot him.
Nash: You know what I never forgot? I never forgot the 3 1/2 hours of my life that I wasted with that sentimental piece of crap.
Layla: Ok, excuse me. I have to go wash your bad taste off my hands. Move out my way.
Nash: Well, how did my bad taste get on your hands?


[Layla storms off to the bathroom]
Nash: (to Jessica and Antonio) I'm going to the bar -- for a drink -- so Little Miss "It's Just Red Wine" won't have to endure the agony of watching me enjoy my drink.


[Layla has just helped Nash repair his jacket]
Layla: When you do as much sewing as I do, you learn a trick or two.
Nash: Really?
Layla: Mm-hmm.
Nash: Huh. I thought you were an actress.
Layla: And a bouncer, baker, candlestick maker. I did everything to make ends meet.


Layla: (about the company she has started with Adriana) We're looking for financing.
Nash: Funny -- so am I. I got a business, too.
Layla: I know -- your winery.
Nash: Yeah.
Layla: You mentioned it about 10 times during dinner.


Layla: Do you dance?
Nash: About as well as I bore people.
Layla: Oh, is that a yes?
Nash: Well, I'll tell you what -- I'll meet you on the dance floor. And you be the judge.


Nash: (to Jessica) Layla thinks I am a terrible dancer.
Layla: No, I didn't say you were terrible. You asked if I thought you were good, and I said not really.
Nash: You were being gentle on me. Admit it.
Layla: Ok, fine. I admit it -- you are the worst dancer I've ever seen in my entire life.
Nash: You see? Now we're talking.


Layla: Wait a second -- another good song. Do you want to -- do you want to try to redeem yourself?
Nash: Oh, listen, we all seek redemption, honey bunny.


[Nash is teaching Layla about wine]
Nash: You are a quick study.
Layla: I can be. As long as there are no square roots involved. I'm terrible at math. You know what? Scratch that. I'm excellent at math. It's just boring. I'm terrible at being bored.
Nash: Me, too. I get all in my head, and my head is a terrible place to be.


Layla: I'm sorry I reminded you about Tess.
Nash: It's all right. Everything reminds me of Tess.
Layla: I heard about you two and how you met, and how complicated everything was.
Nash: "Complicated" is an understatement.
Layla: And it still hurts.
Nash: I'm working getting over it. I'm lucky I have Bree and she's a part of Tess. She helps me get on with my life and makes it worth it.


Layla: (about Brennan) She seems like such a good-natured baby.
Nash: Yes.
Layla: Does she ever get cranky?
Nash: Does she get cranky? With tess and as parents, it is a genetic requirement. You kidding me? But yeah, it doesn't last long. Baby faces and funny noises -- the requisite peek-a-boo thing and she's cheery again. She's a great kid.


Layla: I bet you're a great father.
Nash: Oh, "great"? No. I wouldn't say that. "Amazing" --
Layla: Oh, really?
Nash: Yes.
Layla: Well, if you ever need to go out anytime, I am a world-class babysitter. You can add that on to one of my many hyphens.
Nash: Well, thank you. If I have need I will, but I got to be honest. I doubt it. I relish every minute I get with her.


Nash: Come on, you're an actress. You can't tell me you never conned your way into someplace before.
Layla: Well, I impersonated Jessica -- well, actually, Tess. Sorry.
Nash: Well, I can see why. You look just like her.
Layla: Oh, don't I.


Layla: This was fun tonight, for a fix-up.
Nash: Better than it started.
Layla: And I'm glad we decided to be friends.
Nash: With benefits?
Layla: Stop.


Layla: Thanks for seeing me home.
Nash: Well, it's like I said --
Layla: Nothing better to do.
Nash: I did not say that.
Layla: Mm-hmm.
Nash: I did tell Tyra Banks that I had better plans tonight and to quit calling me, but...


Layla: (about Vincent) He made me feel really good, actually. Special. But he's not good for me. And trashing him makes me stay away from him.
Nash: Well, you must be really good at diets, then.
Layla: Oh, it depends on what's for lunch.


Layla: You're in dangerous territory, Nash. Maybe you and Jessica should stick to safe subjects, like mashed carrots and nursery school from now on.
Nash: I'll try.
Layla: Doesn't sound like a commitment.


Layla: So you took the gig, running Antonio's club.
Nash: It's a good job.
Layla: Right, and I'm sure it had nothing to do with wanting to be closer to Jessica.
Nash: Yeah, because I'm a masochist.


Layla: (to Nash) You know, and just so you know, I made a bunch of mistakes before I came to Llanview, and the one thing that I have learned is that triangles have sharp edges. Someone always gets hurt.


[Layla is suspicious of Nash's new attitude]
Layla: Since I've known you, I have seen Daddy Nash, Grumpy Nash, and Loaded Nash -- never Party Nash.
Nash: Yeah.
Layla: He's new.
Nash: People change.
Layla: Not really.


[Nash gives Layla some wine to sample]
Layla: I give it a thumbs-up.
Nash: Me, too, and you get an A-plus in wine appreciation.
Layla: Well, I had an excellent teacher, thank you.
[Layla hands Nash a package]
Nash: Hmm. You got me an apple.


[Layla's present for Nash is a pair of men's underwear from her new company, Exposed]
Layla: They're our new line of undershorts for men.
Nash: Really? I -- don’t know what to say.
Layla: Don’t you like them?
Nash: Yeah. No, they're -- they're great. They're stretchy. It’s just the way my life is going right now, I don’t think there’s any young ladies who will be seeing me in them.


Layla: (to Nash) If you want sympathy, you got the wrong girl. You want the truth, here I am.


Layla: Available women are running away from you because of that vibe you're putting out.
Nash: There’s no vibe.
Layla: Uh -- it’s tattooed across your forehead. "Don’t come near me because I'm in love with a girl that I can’t have."
Nash: Yeah, that’s too long -- it wouldn’t fit on my forehead.


Nash: What am I supposed to do with my feelings, huh, just stuff them? Because I'm making myself crazy.
Layla: I'm sorry. It’s not enough to have feelings for someone, but not to be able to tell them is just --
Nash: Yeah.
Layla: Oh, no. Please tell me that you did not tell her.
Nash: I'm not very good at suffering in silence.