"No. I'm my own boss. And for the record I was in love with your father and as far as I knew he loved me too. But we had a plan and that plan was not going to work once I had you. Once I had you the only thing that mattered is you." Leelah looked down but Vanessa saw the hint of a smile on her face. And something happened to her. A light shined on in her head and she realized that she was the most important person in the world to her mother … but also to herself. That meant that ...