Love, Rosie (75 page)

was
good
for
Josh
to
be
there,
I
think
Katie
was
happy
enough
to
mind
him

all
week.

She
is
you,
Rosie.
The
little
girl
with
the
raven-colored
hair
and
pale
skin

is
the
girl
I
used
to
go
to
school
with.
It
was
amazing.
Even
talking
to
her
I

felt
like
young
Alex
again.
Toby
kept
a
watchful
eye
over
me
though;
I
think

he
was
afraid
I
would
steal
his
friend
away.
I
felt
like
I
was
keeping
a
watch-

ful
eye
over
him
too,
because
he
was
stealing
my
friend
away.
I
had
to
keep

reminding
myself
that
it
wasn’t
you.

I’m
not
quite
sure
how
your
plan
to
unite
me,
Sally,
and
Josh
went.
As

you
could
probably
tell,
Sally
wasn’t
in
the
friendliest
of
moods
during
the

few
days.
I
thought
the
break
away
would
help
us,
but
apparently
not.
It
just

gave
us
a
chance
to
talk
to
each
other
too
much.
And
that’s
not
the
best

thing
when
neither
of
you
have
anything
nice
to
say.
I
think
I
can
safely
say

that
the
honeymoon
period
is
over.
We’re
together
eight
years
now.

Anyway
I
hope
you
and
Greg
are
enjoying
your
honeymoon
and
I’m
sure

this
letter
will
be
lying
on
the
mat
at
home
awaiting
your
arrival.
I
always

thought
you
wanted
to
go
to
an
exotic
beach
location
for
your
honeymoon,
I

never
new
you
were
interested
in
seeing
all
the
sights
around
Rome.

Although
I’m
sure
they
are
beautiful,
I
just
thought
you
were
too
shallow
to

care!
Just
teasing.

Get
in
touch
with
me
when
you
get
back,
prove
to
me
that
at
least
some

things
never
change.

Love,

Alex

Greetings
from
Rome!

Hi
Alex,

Weather
warm,

Buildings
beautiful.
But
more
importantly:
fabulous
hotels!

Love,

Rosie
x

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subject
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Rosie

Alex

I’m
baa-aack!

Cecelia
Ahern

Just
got
home
a
few
minutes
ago
from
our
honeymoon
and
I
read
your

letter.
You
sounded
down
so
I
called
and
guess
what?
Surprise,
surprise,
you

weren’t
there.
So
I’m
e-mailing
you
once
again.

I
know
I
never
really
liked
Sally
much,
but
I
want
you
two
to
get
over

whatever
it
is
that’s
bothering
you.
It’s
a
big
change
when
a
baby
comes

along,
I
know
that
only
too
well,
and
I
can
understand
that
it’s
difficult
for

two
people
who
work
harder
than
anyone
I
know
to
deal
with
a
new
addi-

tion
in
their
lives.

You
probably
just
need
time
to
adjust,
but
maybe
you
should
go
see
a