Mark's mother would have no claim if the baby is Jack's. This situation ultimately makes Jack agree to do the paternity test. Mel worries about the stress of dealing with a pregnancy and fighting a lawsuit. Stacie also gives Mel a heads-up that her mother plans to seek custody of the fertilized embryos from Mark and Mel's marriage. She also asks Mel to help her keep Mark's memory alive for the baby. She apologizes for sending Mel pics of her ultrasound and shares that she plans to name the baby Munroe after her brother Mark. Mel's former sister-in-law, Stacie, visits Virgin River. Ultimately, Mel apologizes and plans an entire wedding and reception for them. Mel voices her concerns about the apparent shotgun wedding, and this causes Joey's fiancé to call off the wedding. Joey comes to town announcing her engagement to a high school flame. Jack also opens up to Mel about losing his brother in a childhood accident.Īll of these incidents, in addition to Mel's insistence that he gets help, leads to Jack doing therapy after a recommendation from Preacher. The entire town looks for him and Mel is worried sick. He promises Mel that he'll stop but drinks and passes out the evening of Joey's wedding. He passes out drunk that night after reading the letter while Mel has a miscarriage scare. Jack has a flashback while performing at the fair. Lonergan, the marine who died in combat with Jack, has a brother who stopped by the annual fair to share one of his brother's letters with Jack. He uses the alcohol to self medicate as he works through his PTSD from combat. She initially hides from Jack that she did a stillbirth delivery. This sends Mel into a bit of a spiral, reliving her own experience having a stillbirth. Mel delivers twins at the clinic and one is still born. Jack admits that finding out he's not the biological father may impact how he feels about the baby.

Mel realizes that Jack doesn't want to know if he's the baby's father and lets him know that she can't live with the uncertainty. Mel worries that she may have hurt the baby, and checking on the baby revives discussion about paternity testing. On a surprise trip Mel plans for Jack, the pilot has a cardiac event and Jack has to do an emergency landing. Mel lets him know that her doctor says it's fine because she ran before the pregnancy. Jack continues to worry about Mel's pregnancy and even brings up her running.

He also doesn't tell his dad about Mel's pregnancy. He initially blames his father but later finds out from Brie that his mom wants to travel but his dad doesn't want to leave his job. Jack's dad also confesses that his mom wants a divorce. They clear the air about what's important to both of them. He agrees to meet and speak with his dad. Jack and Mel discuss his relationship with his father, as Jack worries that it may be an indicator about the kind of father he'll be. He also accuses Jack of not following through which sends Jack into a bit of a spiral, repainting the bar and refusing to stop until finished. Jack's father critiques his decision to not marry Charmaine because of the pregnancy. She was unaware that his parents didn't know. Mel mistakenly tells Jack's father about the twins. He criticizes everything about Jack's life including the paint on the outside of the bar. He and Jack have a contentious relationship.

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