Love, Rosie (286 page)

dren?

Katie:

Hmm
.
.
.
I’m
not
sure,
although
there
was
a
little
baby
boy
playing

on
the
beach
making
sand
castles
this
morning
and
for
the
first
time

ever
I
thought
it
was
cute.
It’s
possible
that
I’m
coming
around
to

the
rest
of
the
world’s
way
of
thinking.

Rosie:

Well
that
sounds
hopeful.
I
thought
dreams
of
you
getting
a

respectable
job
would
have
to
die,
but
you’ve
given
me
hope.
Per-

haps
I
can
start
telling
people
I
actually
have
a
daughter
now.

Katie:

Rosie:

Funny.
How’s
the
B&B
going?

Busy,
thank
god.
I
was
just
in
the
middle
of
updating
the
website

when
you
messaged
me.
Buttercup
House
now
has
seven
en-suite

bedrooms.

Katie:

I
no,
the
place
looks
terrific.

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Rosie:

Katie:

It’s
KNOW
not
NO.

Cecelia
Ahern

Sorry
us
DJs
don’t
need
to
be
able
to
spell.
OH
MY
GOD
I
almost

forgot
to
tell
you!
I
can’t
believe
this
isn’t
the
first
thing
I
said
to

you!
You’ll
never
guess
who
I
met
in
the
club
last
night!

Rosie:

Katie:

Rosie:

Katie:

Rosie:

Katie:

Rosie:

Katie:

Well
if
I’ll
never
guess
I
don’t
think
I
want
to
play
this
game.

Toby
Quinn!!

Never
heard
of
him.
Is
he
an
old
boyfriend?

Mum!
Toby
Quinn!
Toby!

I
don’t
see
how
repeating
his
name
is
going
to
help.

My
best
friend
from
school!
Toby!

Oh
my
lord!
Toby!
How
is
the
little
pet?

He’s
fine!
He’s
working
as
a
dentist
in
Dublin
just
like
he
wanted

and
he’s
over
here
in
Ibiza
for
a
holiday
for
two
weeks.
It
was
so

weird
seeing
him
after
10
years
but
he
hasn’t
changed
a
bit!

Rosie:

Katie:

Rosie:

Katie:

Rosie:

Katie:

Rosie:

Katie:

Rosie:

Katie:

Rosie:

Katie:

Oh
that’s
fabulous.
Tell
him
I
was
asking
for
him,
will
you?

I
will.
He
had
lots
of
lovely
things
to
say
about
you.
Actually
I’ll
be

seeing
him
again
tonight,
we’re
going
out
for
dinner.

Is
it
a
date?

No!
I
couldn’t
date
Toby.
It’s
Toby!
We’re
just
going
to
catch
up.

Whatever
you
say
Katie
dear.

Honestly
Mum!
I
couldn’t
date
Toby,
he
used
to
be
my
best
friend,

it
would
be
too
odd.

I
don’t
see
anything
wrong
with
dating
your
best
friend.

Mum
it
would
be
like
you
dating
Alex!

Well
I
would
think
that
would
be
perfectly
normal
too.

Mum!

What?
I
don’t
see
the
big
deal.
Anyway
have
you
been
speaking
to