You have eight. It’s – thrilling – knowing I am with a man who commands so much more ... I don’t know ... respect? I don’t know the right wo...d.”“Soph, I’ve not done anything yet,” Calix started.“But you have,” Sophia turned to him, gripping his hands. “You have. You always have. They recognize how special you are. We recognize it. The only one who doesn’t is you ... and I think it makes you all the more special.”“Truthfully?” She queried, not letting him say anything. “I wish you had more of. " Erin said, and Tia smiled. She moved closer to Jamie, who was a bit nervous. "Hello." She said softly, and was taken completely by surprise, when Tia cupped her face in her hands, and suddenly kissed her. Jamie was totally shocked by the kiss, but it seemed like it was something that Tia did all the time, as she did the same thing to Erin soon after."I'll go clean up, and I'll be back down." She said, and Jamie could hear just a little bit of a accent. Erin just smiled, and looked at Jamie,. "I was wondering what happened to Uncle Darby's home? I mean, was it sold or ... what?" Well, actually, your uncle didn't own that home. He rented it from a corporation. They maintain the ownership," he said carefully."Really! What is the name of the corporation?" I asked."I'm not sure your uncle wanted that to be public ... but ... since you are the sole surviving heir, it's called the DMH Foundation." He sounded reluctant to give much information out."DMH? Those are his initials. Is it his. It had a print on it she fancied, and it was rather tame compared to the other items in here. He insisted she have it, and it went in the bag as well…along with a nonde*********** box. She enjoyed the joking as they rode back to his place, and getting out of the car, she noticed the workmen were nearly done.Those efficient workmen, damn their hides. The ONE thing I forgot to do was to tell them to do this slowly. The job did look good, though. Annalise slipped into my house while I spoke.