Love, Rosie (50 page)

height),
which
isn’t
exactly
small
but
.
.
.
OK
if
he
was
to
stand
beside
you,

you
would
have
a
fantastic
view
of
his
scalp.
But
he
has
sandy-colored
hair

and
wonderful
twinkling
blue
eyes.

He
is
always
bringing
Katie
little
gifts
when
he
comes,
which
I
know

he
shouldn’t
do,
but
I
love
seeing
her
being
spoiled
especially
as
I
haven’t

exactly
been
able
to
do
that
myself
over
the
years.
I
can’t
believe
I
have

finally
met
a
man
that
doesn’t
mind
that
I
have
a
daughter,
all
the
others

looked
at
me
like
I
was
diseased
when
I
told
them
and
would
suddenly

think
of
a
great
excuse
to
have
to
leave
the
dinner
table.
I
also
can’t

believe
that
Katie
and
I
have
finally
agreed
on
the
same
man.
She
only

seemed
to
like
the
young
pretty
ones
that
she
fancied
herself
probably.
We

need
to
be
realistic
here,
though,
I
can’t
exactly
afford
to
be
picky!!
Her

idea
of
a
great
partner
for
me
was
someone
who
would
play
games
with

her
all
the
time,
pull
silly
faces,
put
on
unattractive
voices
and
wear

brightly
colored
clothes
that
should
only
be
worn
on
Saturday
morning

TV.

Anyway
I
seem
to
have
found
him.
He
is
a
very
generous,
caring,
and

thoughtful
man,
and
I
think
I
am
very
lucky
to
have
met
him.
It
may
not

last
forever
but
I’m
enjoying
myself
Alex.
I
know
I’ve
been
such
a
misery

guts
for
the
past,
oh
I
don’t
know
.
.
.
10
years
or
so
(!)
but
now
I
have
real-

ized
that
Katie
and
I
are
a
team
and
if
they
can’t
love
us
both,
then
they
can

get
lost.

But
I
think
I
may
have
met
a
man
who
does.
Fingers
crossed.

PS:
I
notice
you
have
stopped
referring
to
Ireland
as
home
.
.
.
your
heart

must
finally
be
in
Boston
now.

love,
rosie

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Alex

Rosie

Oooh
Rosie’s
in
love!

Oooooh!
Rosie
sounds
like
she’s
in
love!!!

With
a
bank
manager
who
goes
clubbing
in
a
place
called
the
Dancing

Cow??
What
kind
of
bank
manager
(or
any
man
for
that
matter)
goes
to
the

Dancing
Cow?
Fair
enough,
you
and
your
friend
Ruby
seem
to
have
gone

off
the
rails
altogether,
so
therefore
I
wouldn’t
expect
anything
more
from

you.
But
I
don’t
no,
I’m
not
yet
convinced
this
man
is
the
right
one
for
you.

And
I
have
to
say
I
was
slightly
insulted
by
your
last
letter.
What
do
you