Because I was the sole surviving member . . . for now. The baby would come soon, and although she’d be half a Mayfield, I’d raise her as a Baile. Someday I would tell her about Henry. When she was ready.
In the original draft, Melissa lost the baby. But, in the end, that felt like too much of a blow after all the hardships she had endured. I wanted a somewhat more hopeful ending for her and for Kathryn.
