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"Who is it?" Lachlan asked groggily as he took the phone from Tara who had just woken him with a small, gentle shake.
Tara shook her head. "I don't know, sweetie. Someone asking for you. She sounds upset. I couldn't make out who it was." She frowned in concern and help Lachlan up in to a sitting position. "Just talk to them. They might need help."
It wasn't late by any means, but he'd fallen asleep on the sofa earlier, still knackered from being at the tail end of the Gastro Bug of Doom. A female wanted his help? He cleared his throat and put the phone to his ear. "Hello?" he answered uncertainly. "It's Lachlan."