Love, Rosie (66 page)

he
get
married,
will
he
want
to
adopt
Katie?
Did
you
discuss
any
of

those
things?

Rosie:

Well
actually
.
.
.
no
we
didn’t
even
discuss
marriage.
Moving
in

together
is
the
same
commitment
as
a
marriage,
Ruby.
Anyway
I

thought
you
were
anti-marriage.

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

I
am
but
I’m
not
the
one
who
does
want
to
get
married
and
who
is

in
a
relationship
with
a
man
who
doesn’t.
There
lies
a
problem.

I
never
said
that
I
wanted
to
marry
him.

Well
then
if
neither
of
you
feel
comfortable
marrying
each
other
then

go
ahead
and
move
in
together;
that
sounds
like
a
fabulous
idea!

That’s
exactly
what
you
and
Teddy
are
doing!

I’ve
been
married
before
and
so
has
Teddy,
we
both
don’t
want
to

go
through
it
again.
I’ve
been
there,
done
that,
while
this
is
just
the

beginning
for
you.

Rosie:

Anyway
it
doesn’t
matter
because
I
told
him
that
I
wasn’t
ready
to

move
in
with
him
right
now.
It’s
a
bad
time,
with
me
trying
to
settle

down
in
the
job
and
everything
and
Katie
settling
down
in
the
flat.
I

need
to
allow
a
little
more
time
to
pass
so
that
Katie
can
adjust
to

the
whole
situation.
It’s
been
a
huge
change
in
her
life—

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

So
you
keep
saying.

What’s
that
supposed
to
mean?

You’ve
been
in
the
flat
for
two
years
now,
you’ve
been
in
that
job
of

yours
for
a
few
weeks
now,
I’ve
seen
Katie
and
she’s
fine
Rosie,

she’s
very
happy.
She’s
adjusted
to
this
“huge
change,”
I
think
that

maybe
it’s
you
who
needs
to
adjust.

Rosie:

Ruby:

Adjust
to
what?

Alex
is
married
now
Rosie.
Move
on
and
make
yourself
happy!

Rosie
has
logged
off

love,
rosie

105

Steph:

Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Why
didn’t
he
ask
you
to
marry
him?

I
wasn’t
aware
that
he
had
to.

Would
you
have
liked
to?

You
know
me
Steph,
if
anyone
got
down
on
one
knee
and
proposed

(on
the
beach
with
a
four-piece
orchestra
in
the
background)
I’d

like
it.
I’m
an
old
romantic.

Steph:

Rosie:

Are
you
disappointed
he
asked
you
to
move
in
with
him
and
not

marry
you?

Well
I
presume
if
he
had
proposed
it
would
mean
I’d
be
moving
in

with
him
anyway
so
I’m
really
not
that
heartbroken.
I’m
lucky
to

have
met
someone
like
Greg.

Steph:

Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Come
on
Rosie,
you’re
not
just
“lucky”
to
have
met
Greg.
You