her boss, Mickey Horton, back in 1971, after she broke up w/Jim Phillips. Linda wanted Mickey to divorce Laura, honestly believing the baby she was carrying was his. Although Laura & Mickey stayed together, he supported Linda and child. Of course, later when Bill & Laura were privately working out the paternity of Mike, we learned that Mickey was infertile but that didn’t stop him from loving the child as his own. Later, in 1977, Linda married Bob Anderson, so that’s why we associate Melissa with the Anderson name, but she was born Melissa Phillips.
Fast forward, to 1982’s Maggie/Evan storyline which produced Sarah… Maggie and Mickey won custody of Sarah and Melissa too!