La Toya Hankins

Leah Tubman had no way of knowing the informational interview she had in 2008 with the shapely marketing manager would lead to her planning a same-sex Southern wedding, complete with a rabbi and rum cake, seven years later. She and Patricia Goldman may come from different faiths, but their love knows no bounds.<br><br>When the two women meet, they don’t need a Supreme Court decision to fall in love, but thanks to the split June 2015 ruling making gay marriage legal in the United States, they plan to make their interracial mixed love affair official with a fall wedding. It takes an allergy scare and a brunch complete with sex and syrup to bring them close to wedding bliss, but Leah wouldn’t have it any other way.

Challah and Callaloo

“No problem. I did my part to help with fundraising and publicity, so my job was done. Lyra is spending the weekend with her other mother, and I knew you needed the help. It is my honor to help you get organized in your new space. Anything I can do to support you, I’m here to help.”


A little over a year after Patricia put in a good word to get Leah hired, Patricia had decided to start her own business. Drawing on her newly-acquired MBA and an idea formed after volunteering with the county’s school system as a mentor, she had decided to open an educational consulting firm. The goal was to help immigrant parents become better advocates for their students.


Chapter 13