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“It’s pretty cold out. Can we go back to your office?”
“Sure. I take it this isn’t a quick conversation?”
“Not so much, no.”
She stopped walking and looked at him. “Are you okay?”
“Yeah. Sort of.”
“Gage.”
“I’ll tell you when we get there.” He started her moving again, and they walked to the sheriff’s office in silence. When they arrived, Maya seemed surprised to see them.
“Hello, you two.”
Clementine smiled at her. “We need a little brother sister time.”
“Of course. I’ll see that you aren’t disturbed.”
“Thank you.”
They went into Clementine’s office, and Gage sat in front of her desk. She went to the coffee machine. “Do you want coffee?”
“No thanks.”
She poured herself a cup and sat behind her desk. “Okay. What is it? What’s going on?”
Gage took a breath. “This is information that can’t be shared with anyone.”
“Not even my husband?”
“Technically, yes. But I’ll leave that up to your discretion.”
“So tell me. I’m dying here.”
“Mayor Bessler is leaving office.”
“In November?”
“No. In April.”
Clementine leaned forward. “Why?”
“I don’t know. Some family thing in Portland. The why doesn’t really matter. What matters is who will replace him.”
She shrugged. “Uncle Duncan.”
Gage shook his head. “He can’t. Or won’t. Some mystery illness he wouldn’t tell me about.”
Clementine picked up her cup and took a sip. “Right. Journee alluded to that, but wouldn’t give me any details. And of course, Corbyn shut me down when I asked him.”
“There are laws about that stuff.”
She shrugged. “I know. But I had to try.” She leaned back and swiveled back and forth in her chair. “So who’s going to take his place?”
Gage raised his hand. “Me. Or that’s what Duncan wants.”
She stared at him for a moment. “Wow.”
