"Are you okay?"
Cece sat inside the car with Sandra. They did not speak much for the first ten minutes. Cece could tell it was getting harder for Sandra. Her curiosity was kicking in, maybe also some sort of concern for her boss.
"Shouldn't you be asking whether Gavin was okay?" sarcasm made her tone more bitter than Cece expected. She lowered her head and mumbled a 'sorry'. "I shouldn't be a bitch to you."
"That is fine. And to answer your question, I will not ask whether Gavin is okay, because I know the answer." Cece looked at her inquisitively. Sandra gave her a sad smile and added, "He has not been okay since a very long time."
"Since his girlfriend—?"
Sandra nodded. She drove the car quietly for the next couple of minutes, before asking again, "I really want to know if you're okay."
