Love, Rosie (285 page)

what
he
wants
to
do
other
than
drive
my
car,
I’m
presuming
that
he’ll
be

taking
a
year
out
before
he
heads
off
to
educate
himself
further.

Luckily
Theo
thinks
Josh
is
nuts.
He’s
actually
afraid
of
him.
So
we’re

hoping
that
Theo
can
be
the
son
that
we
can
talk
about
and
admit
to
having.

That
of
course
is
a
joke.

Things
at
the
hospital
are
going
well.
I’m
still
doing
the
same
old
thing

but
my
life
has
been
made
massively
easier
due
to
the
retirement
of
Reginald

Williams.
I
can
breathe
now
without
having
to
explain
it.
Working
with
your

father-in-law
is
as
advisable
as
living
with
his
daughter.
Joking
once
again,
of

course
.
Well,
kind
of,
but
we
won’t
go
into
that.

I
have
to
go
now
but
I
wanted
to
make
sure
things
were
OK
between
us.

The
brochure
for
the
B&B
looks
fantastic!
I
wish
you
well
with
it
Rosie,
you

deserve
the
best!

Love,

Alex

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:

to
:

subject
:

Rosie

Alex

Sorry

I
apologize
for
sounding
off
with
you
on
the
phone.
I
was
a
little
dis-

tracted
by
a
few
things
that
popped
up
from
the
past
in
my
life
that
I
was

previously
unaware
of.
They
were
holding
me
back
for
a
little
while
but

they’ve
let
go
of
me
now
and
I’m
back
on
course.

418

Cecelia
Ahern

I’m
ready
to
move
on
and
spend
the
next
10
years
of
my
life
tending
to

my
quest
for
greatness
and
happiness.
You
are
more
than
welcome
to
stay

with
me
whenever
you
are
ready
to.

from
:

to
:

subject
:

Alex

Rosie

Thank
you

Thank
you
very
much
for
that
generous
offer
Rosie.
I’ll
be
sure
to
take

you
up
on
that
whenever
my
wife
isn’t
looking.

from
:

to
:

subject
:

Rosie

Alex

Flirt

Now,
now,
are
you
flirting
with
me
Alex
Stewart?

from
:

to
:

subject
:

Alex

Rosie

Re:
Flirt

Why,
Rosie
Dunne,
I
do
believe
I
am.
Get
in
touch
with
me
in
10
years

time
when
your
quest
for
greatness
has
reached
its
pinnacle.

part
5

8

chapter
50

k

You
have
an
instant
message
from:
KATIE

Katie:

Rosie:

Katie:

Rosie:

Happy
birthday,
Mum!
How
does
it
feel
to
be
50?!

Hot.

Are
you
having
another
flush?

Yes.
How
does
it
feel
to
be
almost
31?
Any
sign
of
my
only
daugh-

ter
settling
down,
getting
a
decent
job,
and
giving
me
grandchil-