How did Mia get pregnant Little Fires Everywhere?

Unwilling to give up on her artistic dreams, she agrees to be Joe and Madeleine's surrogate for the cost of her tuition. Soon Mia's pregnant — after insemination via turkey baster!
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How did Mia become pregnant?

Mia was a pregnant high school drop out, who had been kicked out of her parents home for getting pregnant by Chad Petersen-Woods. In January 2009, Nicole Walker found her and persuaded Mia to give her her daughter. After Mia gave birth, she left town to attend dance school.
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Who was MIA a surrogate for?

From Mia's estranged parents, Mrs. Richardson discovers Mia's surrogacy arrangement, from which she had fled with Pearl. Pearl is Mia's own biological daughter whom she was meant to relinquish to Pearl's father (who had inseminated her) and his fertility-challenged wife.
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Why does Mia keep the baby in little fires everywhere?

Soon after, Mia learns that Warren died, and she comes home for the funeral, where her parents learn she's pregnant. They essentially disown her and keep her from attending her own brother's funeral. After this, Mia decides that the right thing to do for herself is to keep the baby.
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Did Lexie get an abortion in little fires everywhere?

The aftermath of Lexie's abortion is brutal. It is clear that she is deeply hurting and it's in this moment that it becomes clear how lonely Lexie truly is. She doesn't have anyone in her life with whom she feels truly comfortable.
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Is Pearl Mia's biological daughter?

First off, Pearl is biologically Mia's daughter. As to how Mia came to be pregnant with her? That's a more complicated story. “The Uncanny” opens in 1981 at the Wright family home in Mckeesport, Pennsylvania.
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What was significant about Izzy's birth?

After a difficult pregnancy marked by illness and bed rest, Mrs. Richardson gave birth to Izzy eleven weeks early. Izzy spent months in the hospital and grew into a healthy baby, despite her mother's constant fear of the many complications that plague premature babies.
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Did Bebe steal the baby in the book?

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BABY IN LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE? So much pain, anguish, and money was spent trying to legally reunite Bebe Chow with her infant daughter, but eventually, she would lose her case to the wealthy McCulloughs. Furious about this, Bebe sneaks into the McCulloughs' home and kidnaps her own daughter.
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Does Bebe Chow get her baby back?

After a brutal court battle, Linda and Mark McCullough win custody of baby May Ling, whom they adopted after her birth mother, Bebe Chow, abandoned her at a fire station.
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Who was Pearl's father in Little Fires Everywhere?

Mia tells Pearl her father's name (Joe Ryan). She then tells her her own name (Mia Wright…”Warren” was the name of her brother that she adopted to stay out of trouble).
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What is Mia Warren's secret?

Mia's secret involves Pearl's real father in 'Little Fires Everywhere. ' Elena goes to Mia's parents' house and discovers that her name is actually Mia Wright. We later find out that Mia's brother, Warren, died in a car accident — thus her name change.
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Is Mia a virgin in Little Fires Everywhere?

In the book, Mia was a virgin. So we talked a lot about that as well, and we wanted to portray that she was a black woman who felt very free and very authentic and not that there was a repressed side of her that she wasn't exploring.
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Does Pearl meet her dad?

After eight episodes, the TV version of Little Fires Everywhere ends with a bang... and a boatload of questions. In the last episode, the Richardsons' house is burnt to a crisp and Izzy is on the run. Mia and Pearl leave Shaker Heights in the middle of the night and Pearl finally meets her birth father.
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How did Ethan and Mia have a baby?

She kidnapped the real Mia Winters, wife of protagonist Ethan Winters, and used her for experiments, eventually taking her place in order to snatch their daughter Rose. The Winters' baby, being the child of parents who'd been infected by mold, was apparently the ideal vessel for Eva's return.
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Who did Mia have a baby with?

"My baby was born Wednesday," she announced on Valentine's Day. "He is healthy, fine, beautiful and the most amazing thing ever on this planet." The baby's father is Benjamin Brewer, a New York musician and son of Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman.
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When did MIA give birth?

The X actress, 28, was spotted in Pasadena, California, on Thursday, March 31, without her baby bump, and on Friday, April 1, she and LaBeouf, 35, stepped out pushing a stroller. The new parents have not made an official announcement, and their reps did not immediately respond to Us Weekly's request for comment.
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Does Elena find out about Lexie abortion?

Elena can't help taunting that she “knows” Pearl had an abortion. Mia smirks, bites her tongue for a beat, and then reveals to Elena that no, actually it was Lexie who had the abortion. Elena is so flummoxed by this news that she now demands that Mia leave that night.
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Why did Mia keep Pearl?

She had Pearl on her own and kept her daughter's true parentage a secret. It seems likely that the man on the subway is the man from the wealthy couple, and Mia is afraid of him because she doesn't want him to take Pearl away. This is likely why she identifies with Bebe's own story of wanting to get her daughter back.
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What happened to May Ling in Little Fires Everywhere?

Bebe, who had abandoned May Ling at a fire station due to being severely impoverished, was crushed as the McCulloughs won custody. In the final episode, Linda wakes up in the middle of the night and May Ling is gone. Later, we see Bebe and May Ling in a car, reunited.
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Will little fires have a season 2?

As of right now, there is no news of a Season 2, let alone a release date. Liz Tigelaar, screenwriter for the series, has expressed interest in continuing the story. "Personally, I would love to do a season two because this was the best creative experience of my life," she told Vulture.
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Why did Izzy set the house on fire?

As Izzy storms off, Lexie admits her big secret to Elena, but she refuses to believe that her eldest is anything other than perfect. With Izzy gone, the remaining three Richardson children — including Moody, Trip, and Lexie — decide to burn the house down. They start the fires that Izzy couldn't, and the house burns.
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Are MIA and Pearl Black in the book?

Mia and Pearl's race. In the novel, their race is unspecified; in the show, both Mia and Pearl are portrayed by Black actresses. Although Ng had wanted to make Mia a woman of color when writing, she had misgivings.
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Why is Izzy drawn to Mia?

Izzy, drawn to Mia because of her freedom, artistry, and sensitivity, asks to become her photography assistant. Mia agrees, and the two begin spending most of their afternoons together, working in the rental house.
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Why is Moody attracted to Pearl?

Gavin explained that Moody has feelings for Pearl, and that he wanted to keep her for himself. Because his siblings, Lexie (Jade Pettyjohn) and Trip (Jordan Elsass) are popular and well-liked, he feared Pearl might end up liking them more. As shown in the subsequent two episodes, that's exactly what happens.
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Is Lexie Richardson pregnant?

To avoid further conflict and smooth over the fight Lexie has sex with him on their homecoming night. However she gets pregnant. She tries to talk to her boyfriend and her mother about it, but can't muster up the courage to actually confide in them.
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