This Is Where I Leave You

Judd dreams he is sitting shiva naked and sees his dad across the room. His dad leaves, holding a baby, while Judd tries to chase him on one leg and falls.

Tracy is on the roof when Judd goes up at sunrise. Tracy guesses that Phillip slept with Chelsea. Tracy plans to leave after shiva but will give Phillip the Porsche. As parting advice, Tracy tells Judd he got married right out of college and is terrified of being alone, and he must stop acting out of that fear. “You have to stop worrying about finding love again,” she says. “It will come when it comes” (293).

Judd sees the girl from the bar leave the Callens’ house. He goes over to find Horry having a seizure and sits with him.

After his shower, Judd finds Alice sitting on the sofa bed in his room. She confesses she is jealous of Wendy and Jen. Judd reminds her that she has a good marriage, which is harder than having a baby, and she shouldn’t risk it.

Shiva is a silent business. Judd thinks, “We have pretty much had it with each other. We are injured and angry, scared and sad” (298).