Love, Rosie (239 page)

out
I
was
pregnant
and
only
returned
when
she
was
13.
I’m
not
too

keen
on
his
definition
of
responsible.
Plus
he
will
be
working
nights

so
I
don’t
know
how
he’ll
know
what
she’s
up
to.

Ruby:

The
good
thing
about
Brian
being
her
father
is
that
he’s
the
owner

of
a
seedy
night
club
on
the
part
of
an
island
where
he’s
used
to
see-

ing
what
exactly
16-year-olds
get
up
to.
He
will
not
want
his

daughter
joining
in
with
that
kind
of
fun.
Trust
me.
Anyway
she’ll

be
on
her
own,
how
much
partying
can
a
girl
do
on
her
own?

Rosie:

You
really
want
the
answer
to
that
question?
Anyway
her
boyfriend

John
is
going
to
join
her
for
a
few
weeks
and
Toby
and
his
girl-

friend
are
going
over
for
a
holiday
too.
But
I
can’t
put
up
too
much

of
a
fight
because
Brian
the
Whine
is
good
enough
to
spend
most
of

the
year
here
for
Katie
and
he
needs
to
be
over
there
during
the

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Ahern

summer.
There
has
to
be
a
bit
of
give
and
take,
and
Katie
has
never

actually
seen
her
own
father’s
home.
Also
Brian
said
he
would
make

sure
she
gets
a
bit
of
experience
DJ-ing
while
she’s
there
which

would
be
brilliant
for
her.

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Have
you
convinced
yourself
enough
yet?

God
does
it
really
sound
like
that?

Yep.

Well,
without
wanting
to
sound
like
a
complete
moan
(because
we

all
know
I’m
not
one
to
moan)
this
summer
is
going
to
be
really

lonely
for
me.
I
could
be
really
selfish
and
not
let
her
go
just
for
my

sake
and
Mum
is
only
staying
with
me
a
short
while
before
she’s
off

again.
A
few
people
Mum
and
Dad
met
while
they
were
on
their

cruise
last
year
got
in
touch
with
Mum.
They’re
planning
a
trip
to

South
Africa
and
they’re
going
to
stay
for
a
month.
That
was
the

next
place
Dad
wanted
to
go
to.
He
always
used
to
watch
National

Geographic
and
swear
he
would
one
day
go
on
a
safari.
Well
he’s

going
now
because
Mum
is
taking
his
ashes
and
scattering
them

with
the
tigers
and
elephants.
She’s
really
happy
with
the
idea
so
I’m

not
going
to
get
in
her
way.
Kevin
is
a
bit
upset
about
it,
he
wants
to

have
a
place
for
Dad
so
that
we
can
all
visit,
but
Mum
insists
this
is

what
Dad
would
want.
She’s
the
woman
who
knew
him
best;
I
don’t