This is probably daft, but I'm a bit worried that I may have unintentionally thrown my manager under the bus, and that wasn't my intention at all! How would you interpret this comment?
My manager is on annual leave today. She mentioned not to worry about her emails or tasks as she would handle everything on Monday. I've been in this job for 5 months, and I've only recently started learning how to do her job so I can cover for her next year when she's away. Her colleague has been covering her work in the meantime. So, this morning, that colleague reached out to me asking for help with a task. I felt pretty confident I could manage it on my own, but she suggested we split it 50/50, which I thought made things a bit more complicated. But since she's my superior, I kept quiet and went along with her request.
Shortly after, my manager texted me saying not to worry and that she would take care of it next week. She hadn't told me about it because she was still waiting for some paperwork to arrive. I assumed she had also told the colleague, so I just left it and carried on with my work. A few hours later, the colleague messaged me again asking if I had done what she requested. I apologised and explained that my manager told me to leave it. I then added, “oh sorry, I thought she had told you as well” with a smiley face. Looking back, I realise how that could come off as bitchy, but I genuinely didn't mean it that way. I swear! It turns out my manager had told her, so I’m not sure why she asked me. I was really thrown off at first because my manager usually communicates so well, hence the reply. The colleague is lovely, but she has a tendency to repeat things (I’ve seen it happen with another colleague), so I'm worried she might say, “oh, bluedragon threw you under the bus on Friday.” My manager has been incredibly nice and supportive, and we have a great relationship, so now I'm feeling a bit anxious.
Am I just overthinking this? Should I bring it up with her on Monday and apologise if it came across snarky or just let it go?