Chapter 13

"Abby, you're awake! No one told us!" Haley said glaring at Lucas. Nathan and her had just walked into the room and saw Lucas and Abby talking.

"I'm sorry, just don't punch me again Nate. You punch hard."

"Well, you deserved it." Nate said smiling at Abby.

"Yea, thanks Nate. I wish I could have."

"Glad to see you are feeling better."

"Yea, I am. I just wish I could leave right now." Nurse Betty walked in as Abby was saying this.

"Well, you can. All I need you to do is have a parent or a guardian sign this release form."

"Well, I guess I'll never be able to leave." Nurse Betty looked confused. "My parents are dead and my guardian of the past three years is in jail…in Wisconsin."

"I am so sorry Miss Winters. I had no idea."

"Don't worry. Can I just sign the papers?"

"Sure, why not."

So Abby signed the papers and was given the clothes she had been wearing the night she was admitted. When she looked at the clothes she noticed how much blood was actually on them. Lucas also noticed.

"Here is your sweatshirt, well the one I gave you. And here…" he said as he began taking his sweats off.

"God Lucas would you keep your pants on, Abby isn't even out of the hospital yet."

"You are real funny Nate, but I have a pair of shorts on and I don't want Abs to have to wear blood-stained clothes." Nathan just smiled. It was good to talk to his brother like this again and it was even better to see both Lucas and Abby smile again. As soon as she was done getting dressed Nurse Betty brought in a wheelchair. She hopped in for a second time, but now Lucas was pushing her out the front doors of Tree Hill Memorial Hospital. Lucas walked over to Father Opitz's car and helped Abby in.

"So, um, what about your girlfriend Luke?" Lucas looked at Abby.

"Look Abs, I am sorry for Tara. I didn't know she could or would be so mean to you. I didn't ask her too, she just felt threatened by you."

"Why? You made it clear that you didn't want anything to do with me." Lucas' eyes fell.

"Abby, that isn't true. I went out with Tara to try and get my mind off of you. But nothing helped. Every time Tara and I were alone I kept thinking and talking about you. One night I woke myself up saying your name." They sat in silence just holding hands. Neither one had felt more complete in a month. They finally made it to the church. They got out and started walking to the house. When they got to the door, Father Opitz opened it up and gave Abby a hug.

"Now this is more like it. Abby Winters and Lucas Scott back together again. I'm glad you're okay Abby." Abby smiled.

"Me too"

"Would you guys like to come in for a bit? I mean before Church?"

"No thank you Father, Haley and Nate are waiting to drive us to Karen's. We'll have to take a rain check."

"All right, you two behave."

"We will. Thanks again for the car last night."

Father Opitz smiled as the two climbed into Nathan's car. He knew that Abby was finally safe from everything. All she needed was that one person to remember how much he loved her. He walked over to Kelly's grave and sat down. He had been thinking of ways to get Abby to stay in Tree Hill, but so far had been unsuccessful.

"Well Kelly, Abby has turned into quite a woman. You and Roger should be proud of how you raised her. Don't worry about her, I know what she tried to do, but she is going to be fine now. I finally saw the famous Abigail Winters smile. She hasn't had that smile for a long time." He grabbed a handkerchief from his pocket and started wiping the blood from the headstone.

"Those are hell to clean." Opitz turned around to see Whitey Durham standing by his wife's headstone.

"Coach, it's good to see you out here. I haven't had the privilege of talking to you lately." Whitey walked over.

"I remember the first time that you told me that you were becoming a priest. You were so upset about a girl and for the longest time I had no idea who it was. But not too long ago I realized it was Kelly Winters. Well, at that time it was Kelly Suzda right?"

"Yes, I had a crush on her and then I found out that her and Roger were a couple. So I figured it was my calling."

"Do you know who I think Kelly looks like?" Opitz shook his head. "Deb Scott"

"Yea, I guess I could see the resemblance."