she was like sunshine for the south, softer than butter and sweeter than sweet tea. she was kindhearted and compassionate, a young woman whose heart was bigger than anything else, even sometimes bigger than her logic. but one thing she adored most about the world was the little children in it, whom she loved very dearly. she was not able to bear kids of her own, due to a traumatic incident in her early teens that left her infertile. however, she was a mother at heart, and cared for children any way she could. when she came from McCollins, South Carolina, to a small town in Alabama, she was newly divorced from her abusive ex-husband, and she is looking to start over. despite her traumatic past, daisy mae still manages to be a ray of sunshine in a rather dark time, especially for one man. -disclaimers and info in a/n-