I’ve got some decent friends at work. This is apparent by our banter. Case in point, Charlie asked me first thing yesterday morning if I wanted to go for an early coffee run as she was dying for one. I said that I’d be good to go any time but we should wait until Natalie arrived to see if she wanted to join us.

Natalie stopped by my desk a few minutes later on her way in. “You up for a coffee? Charlie’s jonesing for one,” I said.

“Huh?” Natalie asked, totally confused.

“What?” I replied, unsure where I’d lost her.

“Jonesing? I’ve never heard that term before,” she admitted.

“Oh, it just means really wanting something. You know, some folks jones for a cigarette, or a coffee or a burger,” I explained.

She nodded and walked away. Not long after, Charlie, Natalie and I were heading out for coffee. I decided to tease Natalie a bit. “Hey, hurry up ladies, Charlie’s jonesing, after all,” I said.

“Ah, stop,” Natalie said.

Charlie asked what we were going on about and I explained. “What’d you think it meant?” I asked Natalie.

“I don’t know, I thought maybe it meant horny or something,” she replied.

“You just thought that because you need to get laid!” I teased.

“If that’s the case, you should come to my house, give me a break from the husband,” Charlie chimed in. We laughed and laughed all the way to Tim’s.

It’s great to have friends at work; folks I know I can talk to without worrying about it going beyond us. It makes such a difference when you can vent and shoot the shit with people.

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