Of course adoptee Holly Brown was curious about her birth family. What adoptee wouldn't be? Especially when her biological grandmother, Tammie Dean Nelson, approached her adoptive father, asking for his permission to meet Holly. Tammie Dean was in the hospital, but it was her wish to meet the grandchild who she hadn't seen since she was a newborn. Tammie Dean Nelson, Slade Colfax's grandmother by choice, rather than by blood, asked him to go bring Holly back to the ranch. He wasn't certain it was a good idea, but generally he went along with whatever Tammie Dean wanted. Especially since her health was so poorly. As soon as he laid eyes on Holly Brown, he was captivated, but questioned whether it was a good idea. His experience with city girls warned him that Holly would be unhappy on a ranch. Going to the Nelson Ranch during the holidays wasn't on the top of Holly's Christmas plans, but once she met Tammie Dean, she adored her. What she didn't enjoy were the attempts upon her own life. Attempts she wasn't certain she would survive.