Disclaimer: I don't own any ER characters, I only own Lexi.

Lexi has been living with John and Abby for a month, they have become really close and Lexi isn't as shy as she was when she first came to live with them.

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Not Today

John and Abby's Apartment

"Abby!" Lexi yelled while heading toward John and Abby's bathroom, "Are you ready yet?"

"Almost, what time is it?" Abby asked trying to hurry and get done getting ready.

"It's 8:15 already!" Lexi said.

"Shoot! We are going to be so late." Abby said, running to get her shoes.

"What time are you supposed to be at work?" Lexi asked, following her.

"8:30" Abby said, while putting her shoes on.

"And you still have to take me to school." Lexi added, "Which means you're screwed."

"Thanks for the encouragement," Abby said, laughing, knowing that she was right, "Let's go so we aren't any later."

"Ok, lets go!" Lexi said, as they left.

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The ER

"Oh great," Abby thought to herself as she entered, traffic had been horrible, she had to go into Lexi school to tell them why she was late and Weaver seemed to be on a rampage. She hurried and ducked into the lounge.

"Hey," John said, "I was wondering where you were." John said going to wrap his arms around her.

"We were running a little late this morning," Abby said, happy to be in his arms.

"We'd better get back out there, Kerry's not in the best of moods today," John said as he let go.

"Yeah, perfect day for me to be late." Abby said, not looking forward to the day ahead, "Before we go out, I want to talk to you later tonight,"

"Well isn't Lexi going to a friend's house to work on a project or something?" John asked, "How about we go out for supper?"

"That would be great," Abby said.

"Hey, you guys better get out here, Kerry's looking for you and she isn't too happy," Susan said, poking her head in the door.

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Later that night, at the restaurant…

"So, what did you want to talk to me about?" John asked, as they ate their food.

"Well, I was thinking, that maybe we should think about adopting Lexi," Abby said, trying to read what John was thinking, "I know we haven't known her that long, but I think…" She didn't get a chance to finish before John cut in.

"I know what you mean, she already feels like a part of our family." John said.

"We need to ask her first, I mean, I wouldn't want to make the decision without her." Abby said, stopping eating, she was too excited to eat now.

"Why don't we right now?" John asked, "Let's go get her right now, I don't want to wait." He said as both he and Abby got up and practically ran to the car.

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John and Abby's Apartment

"Ok, we're home now, what did you guys want to talk to me about?" Lexi asked, puzzled as she sat down on the couch.

"Well, Abby and I were thinking that, if you want to, we could adopt you." John said, as both he and Abby waited for a reply.

"I-I don't know, I can't, not today." Lexi said, as she got up and ran to her room. John and Abby just sat there for a minute, not sure what to do.

"That didn't turn out how I thought it would," John said, staring at nothing in particular, "You think we should go talk to her?"

"Yeah, I'll go," Abby said, as she got up and walked towards Lexi's room.

"Lex?" Abby called as she softly knocked on her door, "Can I come in?" Abby said as she slowly opened the door, Lexi was sitting on her bed, crying. "Lexi, what's wrong?" she said, while going to sit on the bed by her.

"This day, two years ago, my mom died." Lexi said, as she continued to cry, "And what's worse is, I didn't even remember until this afternoon."

"I'm so sorry, Lex." Abby said, as she hugged her, "If John and I had known we would have waited."

"I know, but how could you have known? I didn't even realize it," Lexi paused for a minute, "How could I forget something like that? It's almost like I've forgotten her."

"You know that isn't true, I'm sure that you still love her and miss her and remember her as much as you always did. It's just been longer since it happened and its gotten easier to deal with and that makes it seem like it doesn't matter as much." Abby said, tears coming to her eyes.

"How would you know?" Lexi asked, in more of a curious way than a angry way.

"John and I haven't told you this yet, but a little over a year ago when I was pregnant with our daughter, Megan, I got into a car accident, and Megan died, that was the worst time of my life, but its gotten better, which is almost harder in a way." Abby said, as John came into the room.

"Sometimes it seems like I'm forgetting but I know that there is no way I will ever forget her." John said, as he sat down by Abby.

"I guess, can I still think about your offer? I am interested, but I can't right now." Lexi said, wiping the tears from her eyes.

"You take all the time you need." John said, speaking for him and Abby both.

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A/N: Sorry if it seemed a little rushed, I wanted to get it done because I don't know when I'm going to be able to get the next chapter done. As always, please review! And thanks for reading my story!! If you want to e-mail me, my e-mail address is JingleBellsRock@hotmail.com