Nosy Office Assistant

During the last couple of months “someone” has been leaving chocolates, flowers, plants and other small gifts outside my office door. I’m part of a small and unique team with high visibility within our corporation. As a result we are a much closer team than I am accustomed to working with in the past. Given the fact one of my colleagues is a nut and another recently suffered a major health set back, their personal lives were thrust into our work environment. Generally I am easy going and have a lot fun at work, and try to keep things light with my dry sense of humor. However, I don’t generally discuss much about my personal life and it is a sore point with my colleagues. They have asked a few direct questions, but understand I am a private person.

Several weeks ago I had a new office assistant start and she has a great sense of humor and is funny. She is also the nosiest beatch I have come across in a long time. I have not reacted to the gifts and notes left outside my office. My new OA has been on a relentless hunt for the “suspect” and apparently tracked her down yesterday. As I am standing around her desk with a few guys that work for me, she says I have something to tell you, want me to tell you privately? I laughed it off and asked her what it was. I really didn’t think she would have much to say anyway. She then said I heard it straight from the horse’s mouth, and someone over there wants to date you and is in love with you”. It was one of those awkward moments when I had nothing to say and I can usually hide almost any emotion, but my face turned bright red. I told her I didn’t want to know who it was and laughed and went in my office. All day the team has been all over me and my office assistant has been broadcasting the story throughout the high-rise. So this will go on for a while, and I guess I will just wait it out…….My office assistant is persistent though. Why is it so hard to keep my business private?