45The dining room was beautifully decorated with linen tablecloths and china place settings. Wine glasses and water goblets sparkled, and colorful floral bouquets, again in the low globes, were placed on all the tables. Becca noticed a garland of white and blue flowers that stretched the length of what she assumed was the head table.
“Becca!” Gaby waved from the kitchen doorway. “Come and get something to eat. It's gonna be a long night.”
“I'm not really hungry…” But before she could finish, Gaby handed her a plate bearing a charred chunk of filet mignon topped with aromatic cloves of grilled garlic, a mélange of assorted sautéed vegetables, and a freshly baked dinner roll. “That smells delicious.”
“I promise you, it is.” Gaby reached to a line of hooks on the wall and took a white apro
