Love, Rosie (51 page)

mean
by
the
statement
“I
have
finally
met
a
man
who
doesn’t
mind
that
I

have
a
daughter”?
I
think
that
I
have
always
been
supportive
of
you
and

Katie,
in
fact
I
no
I
have.
Whenever
I
can,
I
visit
you
and
bring
you
out
to
all

your
favorite
restaurants
and
bring
my
goddaughter
presents.

Anyway
I
better
go,
just
worked
a
double
shift
at
the
hospital
so
I’m

feeling
kind
of
ratty
and
tired.

from
:

to
:

subject
:

Rosie

Alex

Thanks
Mr.
Supportive

Well
thank
you,
Mr.
Supportive,
for
being
so
happy
for
me.
In
case
you

haven’t
noticed,
you
and
I
are
not
involved
in
a
romantic
relationship.
Yes,

you
are
a
wonderful
friend
(supportive
and
generous),
but
you
are
not
here

every
day
with
me.
I’m
sure
you
will
understand
when
I
say
that
finding
a

friend
and
finding
a
partner
are
two
very
different
things.
You
accept
me

warts
and
all,
some
men
don’t.
But
you’re
not
here.

OK
well
that’s
all.
Hope
married
life
is
going
wonderfully!

You
have
an
instant
message
from:
RUBY

Ruby:

Katie
told
Sally
what??

82

Rosie:

Ruby:

Cecelia
Ahern

I
know,
it’s
crazy
isn’t
it?
And
Katie
wrote
that
letter
after
I
had

only
been
on
one
date
with
Greg!

Wow,
she
must
really
like
him
to
be
telling
people
about
him
so

soon.
Ah
well
maybe
Sally
won’t
feel
like
you’re
trying
to
get
your

grubby
little
mitts
on
her
husband
now.

Rosie:

Ruby:

Ah
who
cares
anyway,
I
have
my
Greg!

Ugh
you
make
me
sick,
you’ve
turned
into
one
of
those
sickening

couples
that
we
hate.
You
two
are
carrying
on
like
love-struck

teenagers;
I
think
I’ll
have
to
find
a
new
single
friend
so
that
I
don’t

feel
like
a
complete
gooseberry
the
next
time
we
go
out.

Rosie:

Ruby:

Oh
you’re
such
a
liar!
You
were
having
a
great
time
with
all
those

guys
every
time
I
looked
at
you.
You
were
the
center
of
attention!

Oh
a
girl
does
what
she
has
to
.
.
.
Anyway
you
must
only
have

spotted
me
on
the
rare
occasion
you
detached
your
head
from

Greg’s
face.
Oh
by
the
way
that
guy
called
me
last
night
so
I’m

thinking
of—

You
have
an
instant
message
from:
GREG

Greg:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Greg:

Rosie:

Greg:

Ruby:

Hello
gorgeous
how’s
your
day
going?

Oh
hello!
Oh
it’s
the
same
as
usual
.
.
.
better
now
though!