The keys shown by Nix made her parents knit their brows.
"Nixie, did you rent a house?" Isla asked.
Nix shook her head. "No, Ma. I bought one."
"WHAT!?" David and Isla were both shocked.
Not just them, Josh and Janet were shocked too.
Nix grinned as she watched her parents' reaction. "I did good, didn't I?"
Isla couldn't get herself to digest this and holding Nix's shoulders, said, "Nixie… you bought a house in this economy? Here in the states? Why? Do you not know the prices have been inflated too much?"
Nix rolled her eyes and put her hands on her mother's shoulders. "Ma, you worry too much. It's just a few hundred grand."
"Just a few!?" Isla shook Nix's body. "Are you hearing the things you're saying?"
"Nixie, why?" David just asked this.
Nix looked at her father with a disappointed expression and asked, "Pa, you too? I thought at least you'd understand."
