Elaine vraví, že je v kuse zahrabaný v práci a strašne sám. Možno sa zjaví na tej novoročnej morke na karí.”
Nechápem, prečo mi nepovedala rovno z mosta do prosta: “Počúvaj, zlatko, buď taká dobrá a vyspi sa s tým Markom Darcym na novoročnej party. Je veľmi bohatý.””

This is why Bridget “adored” parties and feasts by her parents, but on the other hand also she wished she had formed a functional relationship with a responsible adult, and not just fall for any of the following: charming alcoholics, workaholics, flirtomans, people with girlfriends or wives, misogynists, megalomaniacs, chauvinists, emotional fuckwits, parasites or perverts (one of her resolutions). Firstly it seemed she could have quite interesting relationship with her colleague from work- Daniel, but as later came out he didn’t think of their liaison seriously at all. So she ended up with him. Her second attempt was Mark. When she saw him for the first time in her parent’s house, she thought he is such a namby-pamby. “Zvrtol sa a zo zdanlivo neškodného tmavomodrého svetra sa vykľulo véčko s kosoštvorcovým žlto-modrým vzorom- obľúbené u staršej generácie športových reportérov. Ako vravieva môj priateľ Tom, je až zarážajúce, koľko času a peňazí by sa ušetrilo, keby sa hneď pri prvom rande všímali detaily. Tu biele ponožky, tam červené traky, galoše na topánky, hákový kríž, a človeku je jasné, že nemá význam zapisovať si telefónne čísla a finančne sa ruinovať v drahých reštauráciach, pretože z toho aj tak nič nebude.”

““A keď sme sa prvý raz stretli, mal som oblečený ten otrasný pulover, ponožky s čmeliakmi od tety a správal som sa ako absolútny cvok. Myslel som si, že ty si myslíš, že som najnemožnejší suchár na svete.”
“No, vlastne som si to tak trochu aj myslela,” pripustila som.”

Then she met him again several times and it came to light that he is pretty sympathetic fellow. After her mother, who left Bridget’s dad for some Latin type, who was a kind of criminal, started to have serious problems with justice, the situation was beyond Bridget’s strength. At that point came Mark who helped her to solve the plight and she knew that the end of the year would be better than she hoped.

“Keď sme vyšli na poschodie, ukázalo sa, že Mark objednal apartmán.