Love, Rosie (72 page)

selves.
The
atmosphere
was
magical
and
then
he
proposed
over
dessert!
Then

we
went
for
a
stroll
around
the
lake
and
headed
back
to
the
B&B,
it
was

low-key
and
quiet
but
so
romantic!

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Stephanie

Rosie

Re:
So
romantic

That’s
funny,
Rosie,
because
I
always
thought
you
said
you
wanted
fire-

works
and
romance,
rose
petals
and
violins
while
your
man
went
down
on

one
knee
and
proposed
in
front
of
a
gasping
and
tearful
crowd.
Greg’s
pro-

posal
sounds
nice
and
all
but
whatever
happened
to
that
dream?

love,
rosie

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Rosie

Stephanie

Fireworks
and
rose
petals

Well
that
kind
of
thing
just
isn’t
Greg’s
style;
you
know
the
way
he
is.

It
would
have
seemed
silly
if
Greg
hung
from
a
chandelier
singing
Sinatra

while
showering
red
velvety
petals
over
my
head
(although
what
a
nice

thought
.
.
.
).
Besides
it’s
not
the
proposal
that
counts,
it’s
the

marriage
.
.
.

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

He
proposed
to
you
in
Bogger-reef??

Yes
it’s
a
cute
little
village—

You
HATE
cute
little
villages!
You
like
towns,
cities,
noise,
air
pol-

lution,
bright
lights,
rude
people,
and
tall
buildings!!

But
we
stayed
in
this
sweet
little
B&B
owned
by
the
nicest—

You
HATE
B&Bs!
You
are
obsessed
with
hotels.
You
work
in
one.

You
want
to
run
one,
own
one,
and
live
in
one.
The
biggest
treat
for

you
is
staying
in
a
hotel
and
he
took
you
to
a
crappy
B&B
in
the

middle
of
nowhere.

Rosie:

Oh
but
if
you
had
just
seen
the
little
restaurant.
It
was
called
“The

Fisherman’s
Catch”
and
it
had
these
fishing
nets
all
draped
around

the
ceiling—

Ruby:

Oh
my
god,
you
HATE
fish!
You
starved
Katie’s
goldfish
until
it

floated
on
top
of
that
stinking
bowl
and
then
you
flushed
him
down

the
toilet.
You
gag
whenever
you
see
people
eating
oysters
(which,

by
the
way
is
very
embarrassing
in
restaurants).
You
block
your

nose
whenever
I
eat
tuna,
you
think
smoked
salmon
is
the
work
of

the
devil,
and
prawns
make
you
vomit.

Rosie:

Ruby:

Rosie:

Ruby:

I
had
a
nice
salad
thank
you
very
much

You
always
say
salad
is
for
rabbits!

Anyway,
we
finished
the
evening
by
strolling
hand
in
hand
in
the

moonlight
alongside
the
lake—

You
LOVE
the
SEA.
You
want
to
live
on
a
beach.
You
secretly
want