After spending more time with Elliot, Nia gradually started to like this smart kid too. Elliot himself wasn't stupid; he just had some psychological issues due to a previous kidnapping, which made him much more withdrawn than before. Now he's improved a lot, and with Alex's upbringing since childhood, it's normal for a well-mannered and sensible child not to be troublesome and to be liked by others.
This also made Nia look forward to having her own child in the future, so much so that when she calculated the right days and tried with Jimmy several times without getting pregnant, she almost dragged Jimmy to the hospital for a check-up for both of them.
