I did not see Charles again until Tuesday . He told me that Martin 's and my body language and whispered banter caused others at the party to suspect something between us . Of course it led to those party - goers to ask others at work about our relationship . So now there is a rumor about our relationship status at work .

Based on the preceding passage, answer the following question Why are people talking about the narrator and Martin ?
They were flirting with one another and people like to gossip