Love, Rosie (116 page)

do
is
call
and
he’ll
be
here.

Ruby:

Rosie:

Oh
right,
OK.

Oh
there
you
go
again
Ruby
with
the
sarcasm!
What’s
your
theory

now
then?!
I
suppose
you
think
it’s
his
secret
way
of
telling
me
that

he
loves
me
and
that
he
will
always
be
there
for
me
and
if
I
just

reached
out
to
him
then
he
would
drop
everything,
his
new
life
in

Boston,
his
family
life,
his
great
big
amazing
job
to
come
rescue
me,

love,
rosie

177

whisk
me
away
to
live
in
a
beach
house
in
.
.
.
oh
I
don’t
know
.
.
.

Hawaii
where
we
would
live
happily
ever
after
away
from
all
the

stresses
and
complications
of
the
world?
I
suppose
that’s
what
you

would
interpret
it
as.
You
and
your
sick
mind
always
twisting

things,
trying
to
make
out
as
though
the
two
of
us—

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

No
Rosie,
I
really
meant
“Oh
OK.”
That’s
fine,
I
believe
you.

Oh.

Are
you
OK
with
that?

Yeah
sure
.
.
.
I
just
thought
you
might
have
read
into
it
a
bit
more

like
you
usually
do
that’s
all
.
.
.

No,
that’s
OK.
I
believe
that
he
meant
it
in
a
supportive
friend
kind

of
way.

Oh
.
.
.
OK.

Why,
did
you
want
it
to
mean
something
else?

Ha
ha
god
no
,
I
was
just
expecting
you
to
go
on
a
rant
that’s
all
.
.
.

You
know
you
usually
do,
don’t
be
silly!

Are
you
sure?

Of
course!!

So
you’re
not
disappointed?

No
why
should
I
be?

So
you’re
OK
with
him
being
your
friend?

Of
course!
That’s
all
he
ever
was
to
me!
I’m
perfectly
happy!

And
you
don’t
want
to
be
rescued
and
whisked
off
to
Hawaii?

NO!
Off
course
not!

Good
then
.
.
.

Yep
it’s
great
.
.
.
Everything’s
great
.
.
.

Good.

And
the
new
job
will
make
everything
better!

Good.

And
my
marriage
has
been
saved
and
I
truly
believe
Greg
loves
me

more
than
ever
.
.
.

Good.

And
I’m
going
to
be
paid
a
lot
more
than
before
which
is
good.

They
say
money
can’t
buy
happiness
but
I’m
a
fickle
person

178

Cecelia
Ahern

Ruby
.
.
.
I
can
get
that
new
coat
I
saw
in
the
Ilac
center

yesterday
.
.
.
I’m
thrilled!