Chapter 19
Perrin skipped the Tuesday dinner to work on Melanie’s dress and the one she’d wear herself to go with it for opening night. Actually, she’d have to make three more. As the costume designer, she’d been given three tickets to opening night, and Carlo had obtained two for Melanie. So between them they’d invited Maria, Jo, and Cassidy. The men had all agreed to pitch in to help Angelo as the restaurant’s opening neared and he descended into near total panic. Maria was going to be done with pastries before the performance and would leave the service to the new pastry chef.
Five dresses total. With Melanie’s to play off, the designs had come together quickly and easily. The dresses would be very similar in look, though matched to each woman’s figure of course. And each would be pri
