Chapter 22 – Date Night
Dana
12:05 PM, that Same Day
Morelville, Ohio
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I decided to take matters into my own hands. I wanted a romantic evening just for the two of us as much as Mel did and she was working way too hard to pull anything off herself; anyone with sense could see that. The stress of one more thing on her plate and our mother’s both hounding her about it was something she just didn’t need.
Putting my talent for scheming and plotting to better use, I started planning out a date night for us at home. I searched the kitchen and found most of what I needed to make chicken cacciatore, the dish that had Mel swooning the first time I’d made it for her.
“Come on Boo,” I called to her. “We’re going for a little walk.” I hooked her to her leash and we headed over to the s
