I need to be the rock of stability you, Jessica, the kids, and the NIKA team need, but I can dial back the intensity of my logical approach to life at...times.”“Like the Halloween Party?” Kara smirked.I laughed and began to rinse the soap from my body.“I am SO not surprised she told you about the teasing.”“You could tell Birgit and she could sell coupons like raffle tickets! She’d be able to retire from the proceeds!”“Except that the ineligible girls are the ones who would spend the money! The. She stared up at me with big, curious eyes, looking deeply into mine. We stayed like that for several long seconds. "What now?" I coaxed."You tell me to relax," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. "You tell me over and over again; and each time, I'll relax more and more."There was another pause, and I told her to relax several times, making my voice firm but soft at the same time. Her shoulders seemed to slump slightly.I paused again, and she took the hint, telling me that her arms had. Kelly smiled and said, “Now all we need to do is decide on a stone.”Bobby jokingly said, “Oh just toss the cheapest cubic zirconium you have onto it and let’s get going.”Kelly gasped, but Patty just nibbled on Bobby’s ear lobe and said, “Let’s not go to extremes in either direction, okay?”Using various other gemstones and diamonds as a guide, they decided on a 3 carat as the appropriate size for the setting. Kelly located several high-quality stones in New York and made arrangements to have. She would reward herself this morning. Sometimes she would let herself lose on purpose, it was a way of teasing herself, she didn't want to make it too easy. Same would be the case if the van stopped too much, it wasn't a challenge that way. She liked to push herself, and would not reward herself unless it was a challenge for her. She bounced in the door and through the house to the kitchen. She made herself some cereal and toast, washing it down with a mixture of mango and orange juice. With.