Melody Sawyer

**Melody Blake** (**nee Sawyer**) is a Oakdale resident in *The Fabulous Jenkins Girls*. Melody is a local hairdresser who works in Salon Danté. In *The Fabulous Half-Sisters*, Melody is married to David Blake and is the mother of Maya Blake and the stepmother of David's other daughter, Ashley Tyler.

## Profile

In , Melody and - were assigned to do a music video for Owen . Melody was shocked that she had to be Owen's hairstylist and that she had a past relationship with him that was abusive. She learns that Owen has a new girlfriend and has been going to counseling. But Melody couldn't forget everything Owen put her through. When Owen and Melody were alone in a office, he asked if they can be friends. Shocked and appalled, Melody tells him that she couldn't and explained the reason why. She recalled everything Owen put her through; the abuse, him forcing her to end her friendship with Maxine Jenkins, putting her on trial, and calling her a "slut". She tells him that in the times that they were together, she thought him abusing her was bad enough, but she never imagined that he would try to ruin her life in retaliation. Owen, feeling remorse, tells her that he was angry and that everything went out of control. Melody tells him that his actions were inexcusable and instead of seeking help for his problem, Owen took his anger out on her and she hasn't done anything bad to him. Owen said that he was angry and that he loved her. Melody explains the difference between love and abuse and what they had was abuse. Owen asked if Melody will ever forgive him for his abusive ways, but she tells that it would be years before she can forgive him. Melody tells him that until she does, she couldn't accept his apology nor that she can trust him anymore. Owen apologizes from the bottom of his heart for hurting Melody verbally and physically. Melody, just as she was about to leave, tells him that every abuser tells that to their victim as they finally leave the violent relationship. But Owen's apology wasn't enough for Melody and she tells him that he can keep his "Sorry". Melody leaves the office and Owen is left crushed and devastated that his actions towards Melody came at a price.

After Owen's video shoot ends, he writes a letter to Melody and leaves it at her door. Some time later, Melody reads the letter and learns that Owen is remorseful for what he did to her, despite that she isn't ready to forgive him yet. He hoped that one day, when they cross paths again, they'll be on better terms.

After her split with Jamie Smith and the ordeal with Owen Bradley ended, Melody decided to swear off dating and men and focus on her passion for hairstyling. By the end of the seventh season, she graduated from Oakdale College and received her cosmetology license. In the eighth season, Melody landed a job at a local beauty salon called Salon Dante where she worked as a senior stylist.

## All Grown Up

In All Grown Up, taking place ten years after the final episode of the series, Melody is happily married to paramedic David Blake and they have a daughter, Maya. She still works at Salon Dante, the same salon where she started in the 8th season. In 2015, her life was turned upside down by two events; the shocking death of her abusive ex-boyfriend, Owen Bradley and learning that 15-yar-old Ashley Tyler, a employee of her friend, Maxine Jenkins, is David's unknown daughter.

In the kitchen at Tanya's apartment, Melody is still angry at David for not tell her about Ashley and refuses to talk to him, as Tanya is folding clothes from the dryer. She tells her to get her side of the story about why he never told her about his connection to Ashley. Melody refuses and acts David is just like her recently deceased ex, Owen Bradley, they're both liars. Tanya's real fed up with her for disrespecting David and tells him that he is a good guy and immediately sets Melody straight for her selfishness. She tells him that she needs a serious wake up call because he's being a jerk and insensitive to the situation. Tanya tells Melody the whole story on why she never knew about David's connection to Ashley. Years ago, David and Ashley's estranged mother, Roxy, who were dating on and off since high school, had a falling out with each other because David two-timed her with a close friend of hers. Unknowingly pregnant at the time, Roxy walked out of David's life for good and she never told David she was caring his baby. Since then, the two never saw nor spoke to each other again. David vowed not to repeat his mistake on the woman he would care in the future, which was why his marriage to Melody lasted as long as it did. She remained adamant that David never new about Ashley and believe Roxy spent much as her daughter's life lying to her. Melody questioned on why Roxy would do this to both David and Ashley. Tanya believed that it was revenge on David for two-timing her or something, she doesn't know why. But the bottom line, David is going through a shocking moment of his life and she need to be a wife and be there for him, as it was a vow she took when she married him. Later on, Melody visited David at Keith and Maxine's apartment. She apologized for her reaction. She tells him that Tanya explained to her on his situation. At first, David is dismayed that Tanya blurted his secret. But Melody mentions that Tanya felt she needed a wake up call because he was behaving like an insensitive jerk. She blasted Roxy for not telling David about Ashley and the two had to find out that way. But David takes responsibility of the situation, believing that it was his own mistake years ago that led to Roxy leaving him and never telling him that he had a child with her. Melody tells David that he is different now than he was years ago and that Roxy was an selfish idiot for doing this to him and Ashley.

On Ashley's sweet 16th birthday, Melody was scheduled to do a client's hair (unaware it was Roxy Tyler). She tells Melody that she was visiting for a birthday party and wanted to look good. Later on, at Ashley's birthday party at the Marino's apartment, Melody was stunned when Roxy appeared at the event. She realized that Roxy was the client at the salon. She is dismayed that Roxy visited her at the salon and believed that she only booked an appointment with her to check her out because she was David's wife.

## Notes

* She had known Maxine Jenkins and Echo Ross since the third grade.
* She moved to Los Angeles with her father after graduating from middle school.
* She was in an abusive relationship with Owen Bradley in high school. In their second relationship when Melody was in college, he abused her again. She broke up with him when she found out he slept with her friend, Tanya Cortino.
* Her abusive relationship with Owen Bradley was Melody's only serious storyline.
* Melody would always do her friends' hair which led to her career as a hair stylist.
* She lived at the - apartment complex during her college years and adult years.