Love, Rosie (273 page)

Rosie:

Steph:

Rosie:

Yeah
it
is.
Kevin
is
still
in
a
huff
with
me.

Ignore
Kevin;
he’s
in
a
huff
with
the
entire
world.

Maybe
he’s
right
though
Steph.
Mum
has
put
me
in
such
an
awk-

ward
position
by
leaving
me
the
house.
Perhaps
I
should
sell
it
and

split
the
profits
three
ways.
It’s
fairer.

Steph:

Rosie
Dunne
you
will
not
sell
that
house
for
me
and
Kev.
She
left
it

for
you
for
a
reason.
Kev
and
I
are
both
financially
secure,
we
both

have
houses,
we
really
don’t
need
the
Connemara
house.
It
would
be

different
if
we
were
both
broke
but
Mum
knows
that
me
and
Kev

are
OK
so
that’s
why
it
was
left
to
you.
You
work
harder
than
the

two
of
us
put
together
and
you
still
can’t
get
out
of
that
flat.
Mum

discussed
it
with
me
before
and
I
agreed
with
her.
This
is
the
best

way.
Don’t
listen
to
Kev.

Rosie:

Steph:

I
don’t
know
Steph;
I’m
not
hugely
comfortable
with
it
.
.
.

Rosie
trust
me,
if
I
needed
the
money
so
badly
I
would
tell
you
and

we
could
work
something
out.
But
I
don’t.
Neither
does
Kevin.
It’s

not
like
we
were
forgotten
about
in
the
will.
We’re
both
fine,
hon-

estly.
The
house
in
Connemara
belongs
to
you.
You
do
with
it
what-

ever
you
wish.

Rosie:

Steph:

Thanks
Steph.

No
problem.
So
what
are
you
going
to
do
over
there
on
your
own

Rosie?
I
hate
you
being
all
alone.
Do
you
want
to
come
over
here

for
a
while?

love,
rosie

401

Rosie:

No
thanks
Steph
I
really
have
to
work.
I’m
going
to
throw
myself

into
this
job
and
make
it
the
best
damn
hotel
in
the
world.

The
Grand
Tower
Hotel

Tower
Road,

Dublin
1

Dear
Mr.
Cronin
Ui
Cheallaigh,

Following
our
visit
to
The
Grand
Tower
Hotel
we
at
the
Department
of

Public
Works
are
sending
you
an
emergency
order
due
to
an
imminent
and

substantial
hazard
to
the
life,
health,
and
safety
of
occupants.

After
their
visit
last
week,
the
Department
of
Building
Inspection
listed

more
than
100
code
violations,
including
missing
smoke
detectors,
water

damage,
and
inadequate
lighting.

The
bathrooms
are
noted
as
being
unsanitary
and
during
our
visit

rodents
were
spotted
in
the
kitchens.

According
to
our
records
you
have
received
many
warnings
over
the
years

to
improve
the
maintenance
of
the
building
and
you
were
advised
to
make
the

necessary
improvements
in
order
to
keep
the
building
acting
as
a
hotel.
These