Love, Rosie (68 page)

along
very
well
though.

Phil:

Alex:

Phil:

Alex:

Phil:

Alex:

Maybe
he
just
had
a
problem
with
you
then.

Thanks
Phil,
you
always
have
such
a
good
way
of
making
me
feel

comfortable.

And
isn’t
that
why
you
discuss
all
of
life’s
little
problems
with
me?

Yeah.
How
are
Margaret
and
the
kids?

Great.
Maggie
thinks
she’s
pregnant
again.

Jesus,
another
one?

love,
rosie

107

Phil:

Alex:

I’m
one
fully
loaded
man,
Alex.

Good
to
no
Phil.

Alex
has
logged
off

from
:

to:

subject
:

Alex

Rosie

Moving
in
with
Greg?

So
I
take
it
you’re
moving
in
with
Greg.
Sally
got
a
letter
from
Katie

during
the
week,
but
she
wouldn’t
let
me
read
it.
She
just
said
that
they
have

an
understanding
between
each
other
now.
I’m
glad.
Whatever
that
means.

In
answer
to
your
question
about
Greg,
yes
he’s
a
nice
man.
Not
the

kind
of
person
I
expected
you
to
settle
down
with,
he’s
very
quiet
and

reserved.
A
lot
older
than
you
as
well.
He’s
what
.
.
.
37?
And
you’re
27.

That’s
10
years,
Rosie.
How
will
you
feel
when
he’s
old
and
decrepit
and

you’re
still
young
and
beautiful?
How
will
you
ever
look
into
those
faded

watery
eyes
and
kiss
those
wrinkly
dry
cracked
lips?
How
can
you
rub

your
hands
over
the
varicose
veins
in
his
legs
and
go
running
through

fields
holding
hands
while
all
the
time
secretly
worrying
about
his
weak

heart?

These
are
the
things
you
need
to
worry
about,
Rosie.

You
have
an
instant
message
from:
ROSIE

Rosie:

Alex:

Rosie:

Are
you
on
drugs???!

Only
the
little
pink
ones
.
.
.
sometimes
I
hear
them
calling
out
to

me
during
the
night
.
.
.

You’re
a
doctor,
help
yourself.
OK,
I
take
it
from
that
attempt-at-

being-humorous-but-meaning-every-word-of-it
reply
that
you
don’t

like
Greg.
I’ve
had
enough
of
your
snide
comments
about
Greg.

Well
to
let
the
truth
be
known,
I
can’t
stand
Sally.
Ta-da!

108

Cecelia
Ahern

I
hate
Sally
and
you
hate
Greg.
Now
we
have
learned
that
we
all

can’t
love
each
other.
We’re
moving
in
with
him
next
week.
Every-

thing
is
wonderful.
We
are
blissfully
happy.
I’ve
never
been
so
in
love

in
my
life
blah
blah
blah.
Now
stop
annoying
me
and
get
over
it.

Greg
is
here
to
stay.
So
what
have
you
got
to
say
to
that?

Alex
has
logged
off

ROSIE,
KATIE,
AND
GREG,