Pete and Anna had dated a long while ago, and had broken it off at least a year ago. She wondered what the two men had to talk about. Darcy tried to make out what they were saying but they were too far away for her to hear them. She saw Pete shake the Mayor’s hand and then Steve walked briskly away towards town ahead of her. Darcy quickened her pace trying to catch up to him. “Steve!” she called out to him. He stopped and waited for her to reach him. “Uh. How are you doing today?”“Hi Darcy. I‘m okay. Thanks.” Steve ran a hand through his short dark hair as his eyes darted about looking anywhere but at Darcy. She used to think that he was up to something, whenever she saw him do that, but it was just a nervous tic he had. “I’m so very sorry for your loss. I know that you and Anna were very good friends. So many people have told me how sad they are that she’s gone.”“Thanks, I appreciate it.” Darcy studied the mayor for a few moments. Steve was such a quiet man.
