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he like? What’s his name? Where did you meet him? What does he look like? What does he do for a living? I hope he earns loads of money and that he’s treating you well, or else I’m coming home to throttle him.
    I’ll have to go back to Dublin to meet this guy; make sure he gets the best friend approval. Anyway, let me no all the details (maybe not all of them).
    Hi Stephanie,
    Just writing to see how you are, love, and to share a bit of good news with you. I’m sure Rosie hasn’t told you this already because she’s keeping love, rosie
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    pretty quiet about it, but I just wanted to tell you that she’s met someone! We are all so delighted, she seems so happy, those big blue eyes don’t look so sad anymore and there’s a spring in her step again. More like the Rosie we used to know.
    Anyway, she brought the young man over to the house yesterday for dinner to meet us and I have to say he really is a charming man. His name is Greg Collins and he’s a bank manager for AIB in Fairview. So I presume he’s being reasonably well paid, which isn’t important I know but it’s nice to see Rosie being treated for a change.
    He’s quite a short man, to be honest, a little taller than Rosie with a cute little face. He’s thirty-something, I would guess, and he is absolutely wonderful with Katie. They spent the day teasing each other, it was very funny. It’s been difficult, as you know, for Rosie to meet someone who she likes herself as well as taking into account that it has to be somebody that Katie feels comfortable with too. But there should be no compromises, I keep telling her. Too often she ended up with those other men just because Katie liked them. Anyway, as I said, Katie adores Greg. I’m so pleased. Rosie seems to have found a nice fellow at last.
    Anyway how’s work? Busy over there as always? Don’t work yourself too hard in that restaurant anyway, love; you need to enjoy life too. Your dad and I were thinking of coming over to you for a little holiday soon, would that be OK? Let us know when you’re free and we’ll work around it.
    Say hello to Jean-Pierre for us. Looking forward to seeing you.
    Love,
    Mum
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    Rosie
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    Alex
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    Re: Secret boyfriend
    Oops my little secret is out now thanks to Katie and her big mouth!
    Well I didn’t say anything about Greg (that’s his name) at your wedding, because at that stage we hadn’t gone out yet! We met in the Dancing Cow nightclub (it’s a very long story!) just before I went over to you in Boston, 80
    Cecelia Ahern
    and he took my number and asked me out but I said no! So I must have gone all gushy after your wedding because when I came back I rang him up and asked him out!
    Oh Alex I’ve been wined and dined like never before! He’s taken me to restaurants I only read about in magazines and he’s terribly romantic, but you said not to give you all the details so I won’t tell you about our weekend away down the country . . . OK so you wanted to know all about him, here goes: He is 35, works at the bank in Fairview. He’s not exactly tall (my height), which isn’t exactly small but . . . OK if he was to stand beside you, you would have a fantastic view of his scalp. But he has sandy-colored hair and wonderful twinkling blue eyes.
    He is always bringing Katie little gifts when he comes, which I know he shouldn’t do, but I love seeing her being spoiled especially as I haven’t exactly been able to do that myself over the years. I can’t believe I have finally met a man that doesn’t mind that I have a daughter, all the others looked at me like I was diseased when I told them and would suddenly think of a great excuse to have to leave the dinner table. I also can’t believe that Katie and I have finally agreed on the same man. She only seemed to like the young pretty ones that she fancied herself probably. We need to be realistic here, though, I can’t exactly afford to be picky!! Her idea of a great partner for me was someone who