Love, Rosie (154 page)

my
situation;
we’re
the
only
two
to
share
all
these
memories

together.
And
what
we
choose
to
let
other
people
know
is
com-

love,
rosie

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pletely
up
to
us.
If
Brian
messes
up
absolutely
everything
else
in
my

life
at
least
he’s
inadvertently
helped
me
realize
that.

However
unfortunately,
it’s
not
exactly
the
best
time
in
my
life
to

have
an
ex
back
again.
In
these
situations
you’re
supposed
to
have

become
so
much
more
since
the
last
time
you’ve
seen
them,
happy

and
successful
in
your
life
so
you
can
say
“Na
na
na
na
na
na,
look

what
I’ve
done
since
you’ve
been
gone.”
A
failed
marriage,
no
job,

and
living
with
my
parents
did
not
have
the
desired
effect.

Ruby:

Rosie:

None
of
that
stuff
is
important
Rosie,
you
should
just
be
glad
he’s

grown
up
a
bit.
How
long
will
he
be
around
for?

He’s
going
back
and
forth
from
Ibiza
all
the
time.
He’s
hiring
some-

one
else
to
keep
an
eye
on
it
for
him
during
the
winter,
but
obvi-

ously
he’ll
need
to
be
there
during
the
summer,
when
he’s
busiest.

He
really
seems
to
be
taking
this
seriously
and
I’m
glad
for
Katie’s

sake.
Having
him
hanging
around
isn’t
exactly
wonderful
for
me,

but
if
it
puts
a
smile
on
her
face
then
it’s
worth
it.

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Any
luck
finding
a
job?

Well
I
had
just
switched
on
the
computer
to
search
the
Internet

when
you
messaged
me.

Oh
OK
I’ll
go
now
and
let
you
become
the
responsible
parent
you

should
be.
By
the
way
I’m
making
my
Gary
come
to
salsa
dancing

classes
with
me.
Miss
Behave
drank
one
too
many
sangrias
at
the

summer
party
last
week
and
went
over
on
her
ankle
in
her
12-inch

platforms.
All
we
could
hear
was
a
big
CRACK!
I
turned
around

and
she
was
on
her
back
with
a
run
in
her
tights
and
her
wig
beside

her
on
the
floor.

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Oh
god
did
you
have
to
rush
her
to
hospital?

Why
on
earth
would
we
do
that?

She
cracked
her
ankle?!

Oh
no
don’t
be
silly,
she
broke
the
heel
of
her
shoe
and
seeing
as

they
are
her
“only
dancing
shoes”
she
refuses
to
come
to
class
until

she
replaces
them.
Unfortunately
for
me
they’re
only
available
in
a

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Cecelia
Ahern

store
in
New
York
so
she
has
to
wait
until
they’re
restocked
and

delivered.
So
I
am
without
a
partner
and
I
won’t
even
ask
you