She was worried by the way he was acting, all distant and numb. Not because she thought it had anything to do with her, of course. She just worried about him.
Tracey listened as he talked, keeping her hands on him reassuringly. Her eyes widened as he explained, and the moment he got to the last bit, she gasped slightly. "Oh, Theo." She brought her hand down to rest over where it gripped her arm and said, "Come on. Let's sit, you need to sit down." She tugged him gently towards the sofa and then added softly, "I'm so sorry about your father, Theodore. Do you have any idea what happened?"