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 .

Question: Why are people talking about the narrator and Martin ?
Answer: Both are married and people were worried about their flirtingThey were obviously not very happy with one anotherThey were flirting with one another and people like to gossipThey were deliberately pretending to like one another for fun