Loving Leah Page #3

Yeah.

All right, um...

I'll see you.

You married her?!

Yes, but not in the biblical way.

We're roommates... she'll have

her life; I'll have mine.

- There's nothing more to it.

- You were supposed

to go there and get unmarried,

not bring her back as your bride!

I know, but I couldn't do it.

I just couldn't.

You did say I should stay in touch with her...

- that was your idea.

- Shut up. Shut up.

14 months we've been going together.

I'm the one that you should

be getting married to.

You said you wanted to take it slow.

I know what I said, but I didn't think

you were gonna marry somebody else first!

We're roommates. Room-mates.

You call it "roommates"...

everyone here will call it married.

How old is she? You know, it doesn't matter.

You're married. That's it.

You're not hearing me.

No, you're not hearing me.

Until you get unmarried, we're done!

Oh, come...

Carol...

Good morning.

Do you like scrambled eggs?

Do you want a cup of tea?

Uh, coffee's fine, thanks.

I made you lunch.

You really don't have to wait on me,

cook for me.

Some habits are hard to break, I guess.

- Right.

- Can I now

pick up the phone if it rings?

Sure.

So Carol is fine with me being here?

She's very cool with it, yeah.

I really should run.

Mmm.

These are really good.

By the way, a man is coming today

to blow-torch your oven.

Makes it kosher.

Okay.

Well, I got to go.

Oh, don't forget your lunch.

Thanks.

Welcome, movers and shakers

of tomorrow.

So, you are here to prepare for the SAT,

the mother of all tests.

You can say good-bye to your,

uh, TV, your iPod, your...

text-messaging

for the next eight weeks.

On your desks,

you will find a packet

that contains your study material.

Please take those out,

and let's begin.

Can I see this one, please?

Not gold, dude.

What you did calls for platinum.

I have it in platinum.

One moment.

Welcome to matrimony.

I'm not married.

Not like you and Priya are married.

Eventually, Leah will move

out, we'll get this annulled.

- You mean divorced.

- Whatever. Leah will move on,

Carol will calm down, and everything will go back

- to the way it was.

- And you're on Demerol.

Here it is.

The other one didn't have diamonds.

I know.

We're out of those... but...

these are Pav diamonds.

She'll love them.

How much?

Only $4,200.

He'll take it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah

Uh-huh, huh

All right, all right, now

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Hey, yeah

Uh, uh, uh

Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh

Uh, uh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, huh, huh, huh, uh-huh...

Lee-ah, right?

It's Leah.

Oh, Leah, yeah.

Well, I'm Emily.

Everybody calls me Em.

I was hoping you'd be back

before I finished cleaning.

Here, let me help you.

Oh. Jake didn't tell you about me?

Uh, no... He did.

He-he just didn't mention

that you were coming today.

I'm so sorry... this place is a disaster.

And I got to get this stuff out of your way.

Oh, it's taken care of.

Herbert, my husband, moved

everything into the back.

Thank him for me.

I will.

Well, it looks like somebody's

gonna be doing some baking.

Yeah. I'm making challas.

The elderly lady I work for

on Wednesday, Mrs. Blaustein,

she makes those, too.

- Maybe you know her.

- No.

Hm. I thought... she wears the same hair as you.

Oh, because she's married, she wears a wig?

Is that why?

Our real hair

shouldn't excite men other than our husbands.

Mrs. Blaustein has nothing to

worry about in that department.

Mm-hmm.

I'm guessing,

but you being here

has shaken things up a bit.

What do you mean?

You're here, and Carol isn't.

No.

No, it's not like that.

We're roommates.

Nothing more.

Hm. Well, that's too bad,

because he is fine!

- How long have you worked for Jake?

- For years.

But seriously, he is a good man.

Well...

I'm hoping to get to find out.

He doesn't spend much time here.

Oh, that'll change.

I have never known a man to stay away from a home

where there's someone cooking.

Well, he doesn't want me cooking for him.

That will definitely change.

Carol, will you wait up?

I don't want to speak to you.

All right, so don't talk then.

But please, just take it.

Hey, congratulations,

you two, you finally did it.

Let me know where you're registered.

Closing time.

Almost 11:
00.

Five more minutes.

I love it here this time of day.

I'm Gerry.

Though some people here call me Rabbi.

It's nice to meet you.

I should go.

I'd hate to think that I'd sent you away.

Well, you have a beautiful shul.

Thank you.

I'm sorry, I've never met a female rabbi.

Wow, that's a lot of pressure,

me being your first.

So what brings you here?

Oh, my brother-in-law's got

an apartment in Georgetown.

Well, technically he's my husband now,

but really, he's just my brother-in-law.

The Levirate marriage?

I thought that wasn't practiced any longer.

It's not.

We were having the Halizah ceremony,

and... something happened.

I was a part of something

being married to Benjamin...

having my family around me, the shul.

A built-in community.

Yes.

Now, I'm trying to make a life for myself.

Jake has his life.

But I'm having trouble with all the alone time.

That's understandable.

You miss your husband.

I miss the job.

I don't have that now... or a real home.

I mean, it's a place to

sleep, but it's not a home.

I really don't know what I thought would happen

when I did this.

This is the first time

I've ever run away,

except for when I'd sneak off to the movies.

Sometimes on Sundays,

I run away and I go bowling.

Shh.

This will get easier, Leah.

Life will take hold again.

Looks to me like you need a little smothering.

In a good way.

Hey, thanks for coming.

It looks really pretty on you.

Thank you, it's stunning.

Must have really set you back.

- Miss?

- Yes?

Grilled salmon to go.

Mm-hmm.

And for you?

Hamburger, medium rare, for here,

and a Coke, thanks.

Okay.

So what happened to having lunch?

Look, I've been trying to

wrap my brain around this.

I understand why you did it.

You just have to end it if

you want us to be together.

I just can't do it any other way.

Okay.

I'll talk to Leah this weekend.

Good.

I'll stay.

Great.

Leah?

Leah?

Amen.

Amen.

Shabbat Shalom.

Shabbat Shalom.

Shabbat Shalom.

Nice service.

Shabbat Shalom.

Good Shabbos.

She's been here for a month.

Maybe she's out with friends.

Leah has no friends.

Look, I got some takeout.

Come over, and when you get

back, she'll be there.

It always works that way.

Yeah, you're probably right.

All right, I'll be there in a few minutes.

Bye.

Go ahead, Jake.

What?

Call her.

You know you want to.

Just one more time.

Maybe she met someone.

Leah is not like that.

You have feelings for her.

Don't be silly.

I can't believe this.

I've become the other woman.

What are you talking about?

You're making me out to be the bad guy

and I've done nothing to deserve this.

You're right.

I'm sorry.

Look.

You and me, Jamaica, my treat.

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