Title: She's My Guardian Angel
Author: Maureen Olivia Lockhart
Chapter: Jennifer Stozek
Summary: Abby Lockhart was put onto a friend's emergency contact list without knowing. Now she is the legal guardian of a 13 year old girl. Can she control this teen?

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Disclaimer: I really hate these things. Of course I don't own ER or any of its characters. If I did, Abby would be with Carter and they'd have mini Carby kids running around. But of course TPTB put Abby with Luka. Goddamnit.

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AN: I'm finally updating. I wrote that first part in seventh grade. It's been a while. Okay, now I know that you can't just hand off kids but I'm not really sure what actually happens. I'll look it up eventually. And I just realized that I started this before Abby got married and had Joe. So, um, I guess it'll just be kind of AU. There were quite a few people who wanted me to continue this. Way more than I ever thought would respond.

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"Yeah, I'll pick her up in an hour or so," Abby told the social worker as she hung up the phone.

Abby was never very popular in school. She had a few people she could talk to but Jenifer Stozek was her only real friend. They had met when Jenn moved to Minnesota at the end of their junior year in high school. Abby had been struggling with her mom and Jenn was always willing to help out. Eric really warmed up to Jenn, too. They had both managed to go to the same college together after high school. The last time Abby saw Jenn was after they graduated from college. They tried to keep in touch but they were both busy with their own lives. The last letter Jenn sent Abby explained that she had moved to Joliet,
Illinois and had a baby daughter.

Monday, November 2, 1992

Hey Abs! I just had my baby five days ago. She's a beautiful, healthy baby girl. Her full name is Cailyn Abigail Stozek. I know we were talking about how naming kids after other people is kinda lame but you've impacted my life so much. There's a hallmark quote right there. I'll have to send you a picture of Cailyn soon. I hope you and Richard are doing well.

Write back soon,

Jenn

Abby wrote her but the letter was sent back. She tried sending three more letters until she gave up. She tried calling but she was never able to get a hold of her again.

Abby drove to the south side foster home Cailyn was staying at. She walked up to the porch and knocked on the door. She could hear younger kids yelling and laughing from inside the house.

What have I gotten myself into?