Disclaimer: I do not own Ghost Whisperer and I don't know Jennifer Love Hewitt so don't ask me for her autograph.
Later that day, Melinda found herself heading up the walk to 785 Woodward Dr., the address Delia had given her. Her car was parked out in front and she was staring down at the paper in her hands. She casually approached the front door and rang the bell. A few moments later, an elderly womanly opened the door. "Hello, Mrs. Steinbeck?" Melinda said.
"Yes?" the woman responded. "Can I help you?"
"I'm Melinda Gordon. I'm working on your son's case from another point of view. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions about Teddy?" The woman looked at her for a moment before smiling and ushering her into the house. "Thank you."
"Of course Miss. Gordon. Can I get you anything to drink?"
"Oh, no thank you, I'm fine," Melinda replied as the two of them sat down on the couch in the living room.
"Now, you said you had some questions about Teddy?"
"Yes, actually, they deal about his sister Brooklyn."
"Brooklyn? Brooklyn Steinbeck? The little girl who died in that ship accident?"
"Yes. I was wondering if you could tell me about her?" The woman sighed.
"Who told you Brooklyn was his sister?"
"Well, I read it in the newspaper." The woman sighed again.
"The newspaper is wrong. Teddy didn't want anyone to know the truth. He didn't have a sister."
"He didn't?" The woman shook her head.
"No. Brooklyn was not Teddy's sister." She took a deep breath. "She was his daughter." Melinda's eyes went wide. "Teddy didn't want anyone to know because he had her at very young age. He and his girlfriend Amanda weren't careful and he got her pregnant when he was only seventeen. Teddy couldn't stand the idea of what people would think of him so he told them all that Brooklyn was his little sister on his father's side. You see, Teddy's father and I got divorced not long after Teddy started high school. His father never re-married but he did have an affair which happened around the time that Brooklyn was born so telling people that she was his little sister seemed to fit into place. Reguardless of the circumstances of how she was born, Teddy loved his daughter and he didn't want to give her up. When he heard that they had pulled her body from that ship wreckage, he panicked and took off. I haven't heard from him since."
"Mrs. Steinbeck, have you read the paper lately?"
"Oh no, ever since I read about my granddaughter's body being found, I haven't been able to touch the news. Why? Is something wrong?" Melinda took a deep breath.
"You son's in a prison here in Grandview now. He recently confessed for being responsible for Brooklyn's death."
A/N: So, how do you think Mrs. Steinbeck will react? All in good time, all in good time. You'll see in the next chappie. Yea! Six chappies up in two days! I'm on a roll! Go me, go me! Hehehe. Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chappie as well. See you all in chappie 7.