Rebbetzin Greenblatt smiled. “Who am I to give marriage advice to the popular marriage mentoring guru herself?”

“I’m back! What can I say? I missed you guys too much!” Dini grinned at the wild applause

Should she listen to Shuki, swallow her pride and tell Ayala she’s coming back?

“But I never imagined Dini would take it so hard. I mean — to quit the campaign!”

“Do you think I… I looked up her number and called her out of the blue, a total stranger, just to hurt you?”

Ayala cut in shrewdly, “And you preferred presenting it to me as a fait accompli rather than asking—”

Was this as wow as she thought? She’d viewed the video so many times already, she was no longer objective

She heard Naftali’s voice in her head, from last night: Are you sure this is such a wise decision? And Bracha’s snort: Just what you need, another full-time job

“I’m shocked you didn’t pack them in your suitcase and bring them back with you”

“What am I going to do without you, Ayala?” She said it with a laugh, but Ayala jumped at the opening