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Well, yours are only going to be from Kevin! Nicky-Rose obviously has a man somewhere. This is NEWS!

10:46 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Who’s to say it’s a man? We shouldn’t be heteronormative.

10:48 a.m. Carol wrote:

Balls! What woman would spend a small fortune on flowers that will be dead in two days?

10:48 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

They’re £68.

10:54 a.m. Carol wrote:

Didn’t see what it said on the card, she whisked it away.

10:57 a.m. Carol wrote:

Might ask them at Blooms where the order came from. Must be a chap in Barbados surely.

10:59 a.m. Carol wrote:

She hasn’t been here long enough to catch anyone’s eye. Or has she?

11:04 a.m. Carol wrote:

She goes out and won’t say where to. Always during the day and dressed either too smart or too casual for a date, although these days you never know.

11:18 a.m. Carol wrote:

It wouldn’t be anyone from Fairways, would it? They’re a fast operator if so—she only showed her face there Monday.

11:29 a.m. Carol wrote:

Are there even any single men at Fairways these days?

11:30 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Mum, we’re not speaking, remember. If you want to keep dinging me while I’m at work, then I’ll assume you’ve had a change of heart and want to babysit Sammy on Monday nights.

11:44 a.m. Sarah-Jane wrote:

Thought not.

To: Stuart Kinsella

From: Nicky-Rose Dearing

Date: February 14, 2025

Subject: Re: Hi

Thanks for the dozen red roses. Nix x

To: Nicky-Rose Dearing

From: Stuart Kinsella