 Melissa became a teenager (as a result of SORAS), running away from her private school, unable to deal with her trouble-making mother, Linda who wanted her back in order to get her hands on Anderson manufacturing.Melissa ends up in Mickey and Maggie's home, having begun several years before to consider Mickey and Maggie surrogate parents.When Linda discovers her there, she tries to have her removed physically, and Mickey and Maggie decide to fight for custody of her.