"Do you think I’m the cleaning lady? We’re married six months, I should be coming home to roses and chocolates, not crumbs and dishes"
Traveling to Teaneck for a second cousin’s bas mitzvah has never been high on Toby Berger’s to-do list. But now, the thought of the drive together with Aryeh seems like a treat. They’ll say hi to all the cousins, admire the open bar and photo booth and deejay, and then hightail out of there to a really nice restaurant. Maybe Estihana? Or Mocha Bleu, if Aryeh will be willing to go dairy…
Now the real question is, what should she wear.
Okay, maybe she should let Aryeh know what their Sunday plans are before she heads to her closet.
“I’m so sorry, I can’t,” he says when she calls, his voice low.
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