Was shio's coworker in love with him??

Nvm figured out who he was in love with whole diff.story

nah, this is the story:

http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/sangen_tonari_no_tooi_hito/

I cannot overstate just how tickled I was to discover this "spin off" from the other series. Shio was so amusing as a side character, it was great to see more of him, and see more of what went on inside his head.

Mmmhmm :)