Chapter 39: It's Complicated

“Hi, Jackie!” Henry announced his arrival as he swaggered into her office.

“I didn’t see you before leaving the office this morning… Just wondering how you are doing. It looks like you’re busy as usual, I see?” he said, making every attempt to sound casual.

“Huh? Yeah, I've been working in my office. What’s up? Jenny said it was urgent.”

He ambled over to the seat in front of her, and said, “Oh, I just had a lunch meeting with Marjorie.”

“Yeah? So, how did it go?”

“Mm, it was okay. Oh, did you know Bob was trying to get in touch with you?”

Jackie’s expression suddenly changed and alarm bells instantly went off in Henry’s head. *Oops, looks like there really is a problem here.*

“Jackie, is everything alright? You… um, don’t look so well,” he said, not sure how to tackle the moment.

“It’s nothing. I’ll return his call later. I’ve been busy.”

She brought her eyes down to the document in front of her.

“Jackie… Look, I know... err, I know about you and Bob. Marjorie told me.”