Chapter 15

"Abby?"

"Hey Brooke…I didn't know that you were still here!"

"Yea, I leave tomorrow night. I'm so glad you are okay. I heard what happened. I'm sorry I didn't come to the hospital. I had to…"

"Don't worry about it. I'm not there anyway."

"Yea, that's what Lucas said. Well, I'm glad you're okay. I don't know what I would do without my paper doll." She said with a smirk. By this time the guys had stopped playing and made their way over. Lucas hadn't mentioned anything about the other night. It still hurt him too much to think about it. After all the hello's Lucas pulled her aside.

"Abs, what are you doing? You should be sleeping. Nate and I were going to be coming in like two hours."

"I know Luke, but I woke up and I wasn't tired." Lucas just looked at her. "Did you talk to Tara?"

"Yea, I did. She was mad at you."

"Of course"

"Yea, but she slapped me instead. Because I told her it wasn't your fault, it was mine. I realized that I needed you." Abby smiled and Lucas reached down to kiss her.

"Hey come on; let's finish the game before you have to go…" Skills yelled.

"Yea, you two can get a room and make-up later tonight." Fergie said. Lucas ran over to the court and continued the game with the guys. He was happy to be talking to them again. It felt right and they were happy that Lucas finally talked it out with Abby. Abby walked over to Mouth, Haley, Brooke, and Felix. She was really going to miss sitting and watching the guys play basketball while she talked with the ones who didn't play. After about an hour and a half the guys were finally done playing only because they all had to go. They said their good-byes and Haley, Abby, Lucas, and Nate went to go get ready for dinner.

"Oh, yea…um…guys, this isn't just a dinner at the café. It is kind of a going away party for Brooke. Everyone is going to be there, except Brooke and then Karen is going to call her and ask her to bring something over."

"Well, thanks for telling us Hales. It's a good thing we got her a going away present." Lucas said sarcastically.

"Well, I kind of forgot with everything that has happened lately." Lucas had almost forgotten everything that had happened the past week.

"It's not really just a party for Brooke though, Abby…" Nate trailed off. Abby looked like she was going to kill him.

"Nathan, what are you talking about?"

"Um, nothing Hales."

"Nathan Scott, you are a bad liar. Now what were you saying?" Haley looked over at Abby and Lucas. "Do you guys know what he is talking about?"

"I don't, do you know Abs?" Abby knew that her cover was blown so she decided the truth would be the next best thing.

"Yea, I know what the big mouth over there is talking about." She paused and saw Lucas and Haley staring at her intently. "He was talking about me. I have to leave Tree Hill in a couple days."

"Abs, we know you have to go to Wisconsin for the trial, but why so early?"

"It isn't just for the trial anymore. I have to go to a foster home. I didn't want to tell you tonight because I wanted it to be a special night." Lucas just stared at her. He wanted to be mad, but he couldn't. He just wanted to spend as much time as he could with her.

"Well, we will just have to find a way for someone here to adopt you." Abby hoped they could find someone. She really wanted to stay in Tree Hill.