My Boyfriends' Dogs

Let's go this way.

Oh, no!

No, no.

Oh, please?

We're closed.

Hey, hey, hey, what, are you kidding?

For heaven's sakes, let that girl in.

Here you go, sweetheart.

Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness!

Thank you so much.

Oh, look at you.

Oh, my goodness.

Stay.-oh, there you go.

Oh, you're wet, too. Oh, dear.

Thank you so much.

You're welcome, sweetheart.

Are dogs even allowed in here?

No.

Well, technically, no, but since it's after hours...

And, so... You look...

Like someone lost a groom.

It's kind of the other way around.

Do you mind if I sit down?

Kitchen's closed.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, but the tables,

they are still open.

Oh, honey, you are just a mess.

I'm so sorry to say it, but you are a mess.

I'll bet there is just one heck of a story

to explain all of this.

There better be.

I don't re-open this place for anybody.

Oh...

Don't you worry about him.

He is all bark, but no bite.

It all happened so fast.

You know, I was walking down the aisle one minute,

and the next...

Louie, hey, hey, hey.

What?

Babe, come, sit, sit, sit.

I think this is gonna take a while.

Oh, sweetheart.

What's your name, kiddo?

Bailey.

Bailey daley.

Musical.

Yeah. And this is Adam, and Eve

and Shirley.

You're kidding. Shirley?

Shirley.

Well, hello, Shirley.

Hello, sweetheart.

All right, baby girl,

now, you start at the very beginning.

And don't leave out one single thing.

Okay. Uh...

I guess it all started

the first day I moved into my new house...

I'd loved the place forever,

it was my little dream house.

And I saved up my money for years and years,

just vowing that if it ever came on the market,

I would buy it,

and, at long last, I did.

Honey, I'm so proud of you.

You hung in there, you stuck it out,

and look at this, you made it.

Well, it didn't hurt that you co-signed on the loan.

You know who would've loved this place?

Who?-Howie.

Oh, Howie. Beagle extraordinaire.

You know whatl'm thinking, sweetie.

Maybe it's time you get a new dog.

I mean, this is the longest

you've ever been without one.

Too soon.

When it's time, I'll know.

Am I being a baby?

Why, because you don't want to spend your first night

all alone in your new house, with only the strange noises?

Maybe.

Oh, bales,

a "total baby" doesn't buy a house

all on her own,

to live in and take care of all by herself.

See, that's the thing.

It's a great house,

but I'm realizing it's a home for two.

Meaning?

Meaning I have a job that I love...

Yes, your students are crazy about you.

So are yours.

Nobody's crazy about their French teacher,

except for maybe the French.

I have a great mom,

I have an awesome bff,

great new house...

The only thing that's missing is...

A dog, yes,

but like you said,

you'll know when you're ready.

A man!

I'm talking about a man.

Oh, one of those.

Yeah.

Do you know,

that between work, Howie passing,

and buying a house,

I haven't dated anyone since Ryan?

That was ages ago.

I know.

Okay, you need to go and get boy-crazy.

No, I don't.

I need to find my guy, my partner in crime, you know?

Aw...

There's the Bailey daleywe all know and love.

The next book we're going to read

is one of my all-time favorites,

Emily bronte's "wuthering heights."

No, no, no, no, it's a very good book.

But it's really sad, isn't it?

In a way,

but it also contains

one of literature'smost passionate

and thrilling romances.

How thrilling can it be?

It takes place, like, a thousand years ago!

More like 200.

But it's not "when" that matters,

it's the story that's timeless,

and what makes it so thrilling.

Cathy and heathcliff have a once-in-a-lifetime love

and it's what we all aspire to.

Except for the part where it destroys them

and everyone they know.

Oh, sounds like my last three girlfriends.

Well, Evan,

as the great poetalfred lord Tennyson once wrote,

"'tis better to have loved and lost

than never to have loved at all."

Do you really believe that, miss daley?

Yes, I do.

What was his name?

Howie.

Only the best beagle ever.

So...

Emily bronte's "wuthering heights."

Okay, lasagne couldn't all of a sudden

have less calories than baked chicken, could it?

Yeah, not on this planet.

Earth?

Yeah, that one.

Mm...

Bummer.

Thank you.

You ladies come here often?

Not often enough, apparently.

Translation... are you new here?

Wade ingram, substitute gym teacher.

Just filling in for Terry janssen

while he recovers from back surgery.

And you are...?

Uh, Bailey daley.

Poetry?

English.

Comp and lit.

And this is Amber.

French.

I teach French,

I'm not French.

I got it.

Chicken?

Uh... brave, actually, kind of.

I'm somewhat daring occasionally.

I was talking about your meal, but, you know.

I, too, like to roll the dice

every once in a while.

Good.

Excuse me.

Oh...

I'm sorry, it's my dad,

it's kind of a fantasy football league crisis.

I should probably get going,

but I hope to see you two around more often.

Maybe grab a real meal sometime.

Oh. Okay.

All right.

Ask and you shall receive.

Yeah.

So, what exactly does "share a real meal" mean?

I think it means he wants to take me out,

don't you think?

Yeah, then why didn't he just ask you out?

I don't know, mom, we just met.

I could ask him out if I wanted to, right?

Yeah, well, if you want to play it that way.

And by the way, if I recall correctly,

you asked daddy out for the first time, didn't you?

Oh, your sweet father,