Love, Rosie (43 page)

ending
what
was
once
and
what
still
is
one
of
the
strongest
bonds
of
friend-

ship
that
I
have
ever
seen.

I
know
you
are
embarrassed
by
what
happened
a
few
years
ago
when
you

visited,
but
swallow
your
pride,
hold
your
chin
up.
You
are
going
to
be
at
that

wedding
because
Alex
wants
you
to
be
there
for
him
;
you
are
going
to
be
there

because
you
need
to
be
there
for
yourself
.
Make
the
right
decision,
Rosie.

Dear
Rosie,

Hey
there!
I
have
no
doubt
you
have
received
our
wonderful
wedding

invitation
that
took
Sally
about
three
months
to
choose.
Why,
I
don’t
know,

but
it
seems
that
a
cream-colored
invite
with
a
gold
border
was
so
much

more
different
than
a
white
invite
with
a
gold
border
.
.
.
you
women
.
.
.

I
don’t
know
if
I
should
be
worried
or
not,
but
Sally’s
mom
hasn’t

seemed
to
have
received
an
RSVP
from
you
yet!
Now
I
no
I
don’t
need
one

from
you
because
I’m
just
presuming
you
will
be
there!

love,
rosie

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The
reason
why
I
am
writing
and
not
ringing
is
because
I
want
to
give

you
time
to
think
about
what
I’m
asking
you.
Myself
and
Sally
would
be

honored
if
you
would
allow
Katie
to
be
our
flower
girl
at
the
wedding.
We

would
need
to
no
quite
soon
so
that
Sally
and
Katie
can
pick
out
a
dress.

Whoever
thought
this
would
be
happening,
Rosie?!
If
someone
had
told

us
ten
years
ago
that
your
daughter
would
be
a
flower
girl
at
my
wedding
we

would
have
just
laughed
and
laughed
at
the
ridiculousness
of
it
all.
But
it
is

happening.
And
I
can’t
quite
believe
it.

The
second
question
I
have
to
ask
you
is
the
one
I’m
sure
you
will
need

to
think
about.
You
are
my
best
friend
Rosie;
that
goes
without
saying.
I

have
no
best
friend
over
here.
No
one
that
measures
up
to
what
you
mean
to

me;
therefore
I
have
no
best
man.
Will
you
be
my
best
woman?
Will
you

stand
beside
me
at
the
altar?
I
no
I
will
definitely
need
you
there!
And
I
trust

you
will
organize
a
better
stag
night
than
any
of
my
male
friends
over
here!

Think
about
it
and
let
me
no.
And
say
yes!

Love
to
you
and
Katie,

Alex

You
have
an
instant
message
from:
ROSIE

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby: