THE FISHERMAN'S PIER
The heavy door swings outward as
Molly pushes through it and out of the restaurant. The night assaults her
senses: the chilled air; the sounds of traffic out across the parking lot;
the lingering scent of the restaurant's kitchen swirling about. Tonight,
the invasion is a welcome one. The world seems so much more open, so much
more available -- a different place than it has been for a very long time.
She does a double-take at the figure
striding out into the parking lot from behind the restaurant. Then, hesitation
gone, she calls out, "Hey! Wait up!"
"Molly!" Matt grins as she breaks
into a light jog to catch up to him. "How're ya doing?"
"Pretty well. Very well, actually."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah. I, uh, I just got an offer
for a job I've really been wanting. So I'm riding pretty high right now."
"Nice. Congratulations." Matt fidgets
a little and glances back at the restaurant. "I'm finally off for the night."
"How's it going, working here?"
"Good. I'm loving it."
"Good!" She offers a warm smile as
she pulls her coat a little bit tighter. "You know, I haven't seen you
in forever. We really need to make a point of getting together more often."
"Yeah, I know," he says, nodding.
He looks off past the restaurant, down the pier. "What a night, huh? Finally
feels like winter."
"You can say that again. I'm still
waiting for that Christmas feeling to kick in, though. It doesn't seem
like it's as close as it is."
Matt rolls his eyes. "Try spending
some time in toy stores and then get back to me on that."
Molly laughs. "Good point."
But Matt's response has nothing to
do with that line of conversation. His gaze is fixed somewhere in the distance,
down by the water.
"What is it?" she asks as she tries
to focus herself on whatever has captured his attention.
"Down there," he says, pointing.
"Is that ... ?"
Molly completes the thought, her
heart already threatening to sink. "Yeah. Sarah -- and Brent."
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