Love, Rosie (69 page)

MERRY
CHRISTMAS
AND
A
HAPPY
NEW
YEAR!

LOVE
FROM
ALEX,
SALLY,
AND
BABY
JOSH

TO
ALEX,
SALLY,
AND
BABY
JOSH!

WARM
WISHES
FOR
THE
NEW
YEAR!

WITH
LOVE,

KATIE,
ROSIE,
AND
GREG

chapter
15

k

Hello
sis,

Stop
worrying!
Rosie,
for
the
last
time,
it
is
absolutely
normal
for

friends
not
to
get
along
with
each
other’s
spouses/partners.
Pierre’s
sister

drives
me
up
the
wall
but
that’s
neither
here
nor
there.
Anyway,
it

doesn’t
mean
that
you
and
Alex
are
never
going
to
speak
to
each
other

again.

The
problem
with
you
two
is
that
you’re
too
honest.
I
can’t
think
of
one

friend
of
mine
that
I
would
feel
comfortable
saying,
“I
hate
your

husband/wife”
and
if
I
even
say
one
miniscule
thing
to
Pierre
about
how
frus-

trating
his
sister
is,
then
he
jumps
down
my
throat
and
defends
her.
There’s

never
going
to
be
anyone
good
enough
for
your
best
friend,
Rosie.
So
there-

fore
Alex
thinks
that
you
could
do
far
better
than
Greg
and
you
think
the

same
of
Sally.
Sally
and
Greg
aren’t
stupid,
they
probably
sense
that.
When

Sally
met
you
I’m
sure
she
felt
you
checking
her
out.
Of
course
she’s
going
to

be
defensive!
And
likewise
with
Greg.
He
knows
that
Alex
was
the
most

important
man
in
your
life
(he
also
knows
that
you
once
had
a
crush
on
him,

which
doesn’t
make
things
any
better).
And
Alex
knows
that
he’s
been

replaced.
So
both
Greg
and
Alex
are
going
to
be
a
bit
competitive
with
each

other.
This
is
all
quite
natural.

But
in
order
to
maintain
your
friendship
I
do
think
that
you
need
to
care

about
what
Alex
cares
about
and
that
doesn’t
necessarily
mean
caring
about

110

Cecelia
Ahern

Sally
but
it
means
caring
about
the
fact
that
Alex
cares
about
her.
Does
that

make
sense?

Anyway
stop
giving
yourself
a
headache
with
all
this
stuff,
just
ring
the

man
or
e-mail
or
write
or
whatever
it
is
that
you
two
do
.
.
.
By
the
way
if

you
don’t
like
Pierre,
I
don’t
care.
I
love
him
so
keep
your
opinions
to
your-

self!

Send
me
your
measurements
over
will
you?
And
don’t
lie
Rosie,
this
is

for
your
bridesmaid
dress
and
if
you
pretend
you’re
two
stone
lighter
than

you
actually
are
and
the
dress
doesn’t
fit,
tough,
you
have
to
wear
it
because

I
can’t
afford
to
get
you
another
one.
Do
you
prefer
red
or
wine?
Let
me