Love, Rosie (162 page)

love,
rosie

247

So
move
over
Fred
Astaire
and
Ginger
Rogers,
Ruby
and
Gary

Minnelli
are
coming
through!

Rosie:

Ruby:

Minnelli??

It’s
far
more
superstar-like.
Ricardo
said
he
could
train
us
both
for

competitions.
We
could
even
get
to
travel
the
world
if
we’re
good

enough.
For
someone
that
considers
walking
to
the
end
of
her
gar-

den
an
adventure,
being
able
to
travel
would
be
a
real
dream.
That’s

if
we’re
good
enough
of
course.

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby
that’s
terrific
news.
How
does
Gary
feel
about
all
this?

Oh
it’s
not
important;
he’ll
soon
come
around
to
my
way
of
think-

ing.

What
will
Miss
Behave
say
when
she
finds
out
she
has
been

replaced?

I
know,
I
was
worried
about
that;
you
know
how
jealous
she
gets

when
I
even
look
at
other
men.

I’m
glad
that
you
and
Gary
have
found
something
you
can
do

together.
I
think
it’s
important,
no
matter
how
short-lived
it
may

be.

Ruby:

Oh
don’t
be
fooled
by
Gary’s
lack
of
enthusiasm,
this
wonderful

moment
in
my
life
will
not
be
short-lived.
I’m
bringing
Gary
all
the

way
with
me
to
the
World
Salsa
Dancing
Championships
in
Miami.

You
know
you
need
to
look
beyond
the
four
walls
of
St.
Patrick’s

School
Hall.
See
the
possibilities,
smell
the
success
in
the
air,
taste

the
rewards.

Rosie:

Ruby:

Have
you
been
watching
Oprah
again?

Yeah
that
“Remembering
your
spirit”
part
gets
to
me
every
time.

Maybe
Gary
and
I
can
be
on
it
someday
talking
about
how
we
came

from
nothing
to
salsa
dancing
millionaires
just
by
believing.

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Oh
don’t
talk
to
me
about
remembering
my
spirit,
all
I
can
think
of

is
the
bottle
of
wine
I
knocked
back
last
night.

Not
that
kind
of
spirit
you
fool
.
.
.
Any
word
on
the
job
front?

Well
yes
actually,
I
received
a
job
offer
in
the
post
yesterday.

Terrific!
It’s
about
time.
Is
it
the
one
you
wanted
or
the
one
you

didn’t
want?

248

Rosie:

Ruby:

Cecelia
Ahern

You’ve
known
me
all
these
years
and
you
even
had
to
ask
that

question?

Oh
silly
me,
it’s
the
one
you
didn’t
want.
Of
course
.

really
didn’t
want
and
would
only
accept
it
if
it
was
the
last
job
in

Dublin,
if
I
was
being
thrown
out
of
Mum
and
Dad’s
house
on
my

bum,
and
if
Katie
and
I
were
so
desperate
for
food
we
had
to
lick