By the second week of my cold front, people started noticing.
“Hey, Sophia,” Maya, one of the new hires for my team nudged me as we grabbed coffee in the break room. “Is something going on between you and Alex?”
I nearly dropped my cup as I stared at her. “What?”
She shrugged as she stirred her tea. “I don’t know. You guys used to be… friendlier? Now it’s like you barely look at each other.”
I forced a casual laugh. “That’s not true. We work together just fine.”
Maya gave me a knowing look. “Uh-huh. Sure.”
I turned back to my coffe and pretended I didn’t hear the amusement in her voice. I did not say anything afterwards. What could I say, really?
I was determined to keep up my act though, even at the office party that the company was holding that weekend. Alex had decided that we h
