Noah clapped her on the shoulder, and stood. "Hope we'll find you even more than that. C'mon, let's go take you on the tour. Things have changed a lot around here since your mom's day. We've been getting a place set up for you to stay permanently, too; we'll show you where it is." Not here, though. Not with the kids in the house, not yet.

Before they left, though, he glanced briefly at Danielle's reading material. "You know," he said, "you really do look like your dad, but I'm getting the impression you take after Julia in the ways that count."