▁that ▁ended ▁badly . ▁Before ▁they ▁started ▁d ating ▁they ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁neighb ors . ▁She ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁show ▁because ▁Sh em ar ▁Moore , ▁the ▁actor ▁who ▁port ray s ▁Morgan , ▁requested ▁that ▁his ▁character ▁get ▁a ▁rom antic ▁partner . ▁ ▁Joy ▁Str uth ers ▁( Am ber ▁Stevens ; ▁season ▁ 1 0 – 1 1 , ▁ 1 4 ) ▁is ▁Ros si ' s ▁daughter ▁from ▁his ▁short - l ived ▁second ▁marriage ▁to ▁French ▁diplom at ▁Hay den ▁Mont gom ery . ▁When ▁they ▁divor ced , ▁Hay den ▁didn ' t ▁tell ▁him ▁she ▁was ▁pre gn ant , ▁and ▁Joy ▁thought ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁second ▁husband , ▁who ▁finally ▁told ▁her ▁the ▁truth ▁before ▁dying ▁from ▁cancer . ▁In ▁the ▁episode ▁" F ate " ▁( 1 0 x 0 9 ), ▁Joy ▁see ks ▁Ros si ▁out ▁and ▁they ' re ▁getting ▁to ▁know ▁each ▁other . ▁Joy ▁is ▁a ▁rep orter ▁and ▁true - cr ime ▁writer ▁and ▁is ▁married . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁ 2 - year - old ▁son ▁called ▁K ai . ▁ ▁Krist y ▁Sim m ons ▁( K elly ▁F ry e ; ▁seasons ▁ 1 3 – present ) ▁is ▁Matt ▁Sim m ons ' ▁wife , ▁and ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁his ▁four ▁( l ater ▁five ) ▁children . ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 2 4 ▁episodes ▁have ▁been ▁a ired . ▁ ▁Re ception