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“You’re going to reward yourself by doing so you don’t like?”

“I know it sounds paradoxical, Katie, but it feels right As good as I feel in this bikini It’s tiet out of my comfort zone”

“I should create a class for that” Katie taps her chin, as if thinking of a new session to add to her business eet out of their comfort zone”

“You should And if we lived closer, I would absolutely take that class,” I reply “But for now, I’le-versary adventures begin”

The sapphire-colored bikini is a done deal, and so is le-versary celebration

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Caleb

Being your own boss has good points and bad, but being your own boss in Maui means afternoon surf breaks, and that counts for a lot Ocean breezes, the rush of the surf onto the beach—taking a break fro email when the temptation of the waves becoood

I shake the water from my hair and load my board in the back of my Jeep and head back to the house I start a pot of coffee before I go to change, stripping out ofon board shorts and a T-shirt—Hawaiian lifestyle is the literal best

On the way to s of Kona Peaberry and bring one to my buddy Brady at his desk

I nod to the spreadsheet on his computer screen and the weather forecast on his tablet “If you’re trying toa surf break, it won’t work,” I say

“Nah I’d have gone with you if I wasn’t trying to find a guide to fill in for Tom’s tour that starts this weekend We’re fully booked”

I stop ht he had a sto”

Brady shakes his head “Nope Texted from the hospital Full-blown appendicitis”

Grabbing ery by now”

“Yeah We sent a nice potted plant, by the way”

“Thoughtful of us,” I say, setting a reet busy “But this weekend?”