Chapter Five
Melanie looked out at Nell's lovely backyard and its manicured garden, thinking how her own garden at home might look one day. It certainly didn't come close to resembling this beautiful one, though in her mind she could see it all perfectly arranged, just as her Aunt once had hers so perfectly arrayed. Yet, she wondered what price she might be paying to have this little piece of perfection: her Aunt Daisy's estate restored to its once immaculate state. Two days before, she and Tony had another major donnybrook. The two of them engaged in the worst screaming fit of their four year marriage—all concerning the house, the gazebo and the estate's endless need for repair. Days before their argument, Melanie had promised Tony she wouldn't be stepping foot in the rott
