secure ▁and ▁felt ▁like ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁child ▁so ▁that ▁Nick ▁would ▁stay ▁tied ▁to ▁her . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁Nick ▁h ired ▁Sh aron ' s ▁best ▁friend ▁from ▁Mad ison ▁Grace ▁Turner ▁( J os ie ▁Davis ) ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁his ▁father ' s ▁company ▁New man ▁Enter pr ises . ▁Sh aron ▁became ▁pre gn ant ▁by ▁deliber ately ▁ski pping ▁her ▁contra cept ive ▁p ills , ▁which ▁she ▁conf essed ▁to ▁Nik ki . ▁Nick ▁asked ▁Sh aron ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁abort ion . ▁ ▁Without ▁his ▁permission , ▁she ▁arranged ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁abort ion ▁to ▁save ▁her ▁marriage . ▁However , ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁minute , ▁Nick ▁realized ▁he ▁was ▁wrong ▁and ▁stopped ▁it ▁from ▁happening . ▁Grace ' s ▁old ▁boy friend ▁Tony ▁Vis card i ▁( N ick ▁Scott i ) ▁arrived ▁in ▁town ▁but ▁she ▁resist ed ▁him ▁because ▁she ▁began ▁having ▁fant as ies ▁about ▁Nick . ▁Their ▁first born ▁baby ▁son ▁No ah ▁Christian ▁New man ▁was ▁born ▁prem ature ly ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁after ▁Sh aron ▁fell . ▁No ah ▁became ▁ill ▁and ▁nearly ▁died . ▁Bel ieving ▁he ▁would ▁eventually ▁die , ▁Grace ▁( now ▁played ▁by ▁Jenn ifer ▁G are is ) ▁and ▁Tony ▁track ed ▁down ▁Sh aron ' s ▁long ▁lost ▁eight - year - old ▁daughter ▁Cass ie ▁( Cam ry n ▁Gr imes ) ▁and ▁brought ▁her ▁to ▁town , ▁bel ieving ▁it