University Life - School, Friends, Relationships

What Abby Needs

A/N: I can only post a new chapter once a week because of these reasons: 

1. I do not write ahead (This is a personal choice because I would probably spoil what happens next if I already had the chapters written). 

2. I am writing more then one story. "University Life" and "PLL Next Generation - From the Beginning" are the stories I am focusing on right now.

3. I know a week in between chapters seems long sometimes but just think of it as a weekly PLL episode or an episode of any other TV show that you watch.

4. It also is sometimes confusing to remember the characters ages and what story lines are in each story. So far so good because I haven't mixed any of them up yet.

Jason's POV

*Tuesday July 4th*

Yesterday I received an official notice from the LA courthouse. Kayla wants full custody of Abigail and she is willing to fight me for it in court. I have to appear next week on July 11th in the LA courtroom. I can't get out of this because if for any reason I don't show up in LA with our daughter next week I will be arrested.  I didn't even have a lawyer and the one person I could ask is unlikely to say yes but I have to try. Abby and I went for a little walk next door to the Hastings.

"Hi Jason?" Melissa said

Melissa moved back in to the Hastings guest house a few months back.

"Kayla wants full custody of Abby and I was hopping your dad well our dad would be my Lawyer."  I said

"I'm not so sure our dad would help you Jason because he didn't even want to help Toby when he was in trouble. I can try to talk him into it for you but it might not work." Melissa said

"I really appreciate it but I think I should be asking him myself." I said

"Do you have any plans for tonight because I think you have a better chance of our dad saying yes if you ask him over dinner? Melissa asked

"No actually I don't have any plans tonight since my mom is out of town for some real estate conference." I said

"Jason, If you don't mind I would like to take care of Abby for a few hours." Melissa said

"Sure, I don't mind at all Melissa." I said

"Thanks Jason." Melissa said

"I know this is none of my business but what's going on between you and Wren right now?" I asked

"Wren and I talked over Skype 2 days ago. He really wants me to come back to London but I told him I wasn't ready yet." Melissa said

"Melissa, Do you think that you will work things out with Wren or are you thinking about divorce." I asked

"I'm not really sure. If I move back to London then I think Wren and I can work our marriage out but if I stay here in Rosewood then we might make the temporary split more permanent with a divorce." Melissa said

I left Abby with Melissa and walked back next door to my mom's house. I decided I wanted to bring something tonight so I went to the grocery store to buy something. Since Rosewood is a small town I tried to get in and out of the store quickly so I didn't see anyone I knew. I wasn't so lucky today since Kayla's dad was in the grocery store at the same time.

"Jason, I have been meaning to tell you something but by now you probably already know." Mr. Rivers said

"I found out Kayla's trying to get custody of Abby and I have to appear in court next week." I said