. >> sierra morris, michelle's best friend forever from the seventh grade on could see the arrival of maturity in her girlfriend. michelle at the age of 20 had her daughter alexis. lex lexie. >> she said numerous times, that's when her life began is when she had lexie. >> good mom? >> that's the defining factor of michelle was being a mother. she loved lexie more than anything. there's pictures with her and alexis. that's all she liked to do, picture, picture. i used to worry that alexis might not have good eye vision because of all the flashes. >> the little girl from the highest tops of trees always seemed to be reaching for the sky. the family daredevil, giddy to be skydiving for the first time. but down earth, the gravity of daily living made it hard to soar. alexis' dad was out of the picture. michelle was raising her daughter as a single mom, cleaning houses to pay the bills. struggling. she hadn't had much luck in the boyfriend department either. then along came jeremy banks. he was a young sheriff's deputy from a family with a background law enforcement background after work b