On Monday my wife had a meeting near my office, and afterward she stopped by for a visit. She never, ever does that because 99% of the time our workplaces are about an hour apart.
Marjorie wasn't there at the time, and my wife and I went out for iced lattes.
Later that day I told Marjorie she missed a chance to meet my wife and go out for coffees.
The next day I had an early meeting. I walked into my office afterward and Todd came in. "Did Marjorie talk to you about going for coffee?" he asked.
"No," I replied, "Are you going to that new place?"
"I don't know. I don't think so," he said.
"No, she didn't say anything to me, but I literally just walked in the door. And I've got another meeting in about ten minutes," I said.
A few minutes later as they left she looked at me quizzically, as if wondering why I wasn't going, like she didn't really want to go with Todd by herself. Well. Humph. She never goes for coffee with Todd.
The next morning, she came into my office first thing and said she desperately needed to get breakfast and wanted to know if I would go along. So, yes, I went.
That was yesterday. It was kind of a weird day. After she brought her breakfast back to the office, it was obvious she wanted to eat and had a lot to do, so I left her alone.
Then she called me in later in the day to discuss some serious work stuff. As the discussion was winding down, and we started talking about non-work related things, there were some long pauses. It was as if neither one of us wanted to break the conversation, but we had run out of things to talk about. Some long awkward pauses where she just kind of looked at me. Maybe she was just really tired and zoned.
Marjorie wasn't there at the time, and my wife and I went out for iced lattes.
Later that day I told Marjorie she missed a chance to meet my wife and go out for coffees.
The next day I had an early meeting. I walked into my office afterward and Todd came in. "Did Marjorie talk to you about going for coffee?" he asked.
"No," I replied, "Are you going to that new place?"
"I don't know. I don't think so," he said.
"No, she didn't say anything to me, but I literally just walked in the door. And I've got another meeting in about ten minutes," I said.
A few minutes later as they left she looked at me quizzically, as if wondering why I wasn't going, like she didn't really want to go with Todd by herself. Well. Humph. She never goes for coffee with Todd.
The next morning, she came into my office first thing and said she desperately needed to get breakfast and wanted to know if I would go along. So, yes, I went.
That was yesterday. It was kind of a weird day. After she brought her breakfast back to the office, it was obvious she wanted to eat and had a lot to do, so I left her alone.
Then she called me in later in the day to discuss some serious work stuff. As the discussion was winding down, and we started talking about non-work related things, there were some long pauses. It was as if neither one of us wanted to break the conversation, but we had run out of things to talk about. Some long awkward pauses where she just kind of looked at me. Maybe she was just really tired and zoned.