"I'm fine," Melinda said, waiving Cho's concerns away after she was surrendered from their embrace. Honestly, it was probably sooner than Mel would have really liked, but she'd learn to manage. "I ate... I had lunch with a co-worker before I checked on Theo." Not that it had been much. Or really anything at all.
As she stepped away, it was obvious Melinda hadn't slept well-- just as obvious as it was that she'd been crying.
"You're brilliant, Cho. Really." She said, her expression brightening up a bit. "No one saw you, did they?"