Love, Rosie (168 page)

I
didn’t
mean
that.

I
didn’t,
I
really
didn’t.
I
never
would
have
done
something

like
that
to
my
Tommy.
Never.

Are
you
crying
again,
Lonely?

Yes.

What’s
your
.
.
.
eh
.
.
.
stats,
Divorced_1?

I’m
49
years
old,
have
4
kids,
and
my
ex-husband
was
screw-

ing
his
secretary.
Bastard.

LonelyLady
what
about
you?

I’m
27,
I
just
got
married
last
year
but
my
Tommy
left
me.
He

just
couldn’t
take
married
life
he
said.
We
just
argued
and

argued
every
day
and
then
one
day
he
just
left
me
.
.
.
all
alone.

Wildflower:

UnsureOne:

Wildflower:

LonelyLady:

Divorced_1:

LonelyLady:

Buttercup:

Divorced_1:

Buttercup:

LonelyLady:

Buttercup:

UnsureOne:

UnsureOne
what
about
you?

I’m
36,
have
3
children,
and
I’m
not
technically
divorced
per

se.
We
still
live
together
.
.
.
What
about
you
Buttercup,
how

did
you
and
your
husband
split?

Buttercup:

Divorced_1:

Wildflower:

Divorced_1:

Wildflower:

Divorced_1:

Buttercup:

Divorced_1:

Oh
he
was
seeing
a
number
of
different
women
quite
regu-

larly
and
I
was
oblivious
to
it
all.

Bastard.
Screw
him.

Well
I
believe
that
we’re
all
put
on
this
earth
to
have
as
many

sexual
playmates
as
we
want.

Oh
shut
up
you
new-age
hippy.

There’s
no
harm
in
expressing
my
personal
view.
I
don’t

recall
ever
attacking
your
opinions.

That’s
because
my
opinions
are
always
right.
So
anyway
But-

tercup,
did
you
get
the
house?

No
actually
it
was
his
in
the
first
place,
my
daughter
and
I

just
moved
in
with
him.

What?!
Didn’t
he
put
your
name
down
on
the
house
after
you

got
married?

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Buttercup:

LonelyLady:

Em
.
.
.
no,
why?
Should
he
have?

Cecelia
Ahern

Yes
of
course
Buttercup,
equal
rights
and
equal
ownership.

Of
course
in
my
case,
I
got
to
keep
the
house
and
it
just

meant
I
had
to
stay
here
all
on
my
own
with
rooms
full
of

memories.

Divorced_1:

Oh
drop
it
Lonely,
you
sound
like
a
broken
record
today.
I

was
screwed
in
the
divorce
settlement.
My
ex
got
the
holiday

home
and
I
got
custody
of
the
kids.
What
I
would
give
to

swap
for
a
few
months
of
peace
and
quiet
in
the
sun.
So
if

you
didn’t
get
the
house
Cupcake,
what
did
you
get
?

Buttercup:

Wildflower:

Divorced_1:

UnsureOne:

LonelyLady:

Wildflower:

UnsureOne:

I
got
the
hell
out
of
there
and
away
from
that
creep.

Wahooo!

You’re
right,
that’s
all
you
need.
Screw
him.

But
are
you
sure
that’s
enough
for
you
and
your
daughter?