Previously on Willow Creek.... While dealing with Gabe's seemingly sudden move to Willow Creek, Abbie's thoughts of Jake came to a head when she spent her Girls' Night Out with Hadley inadvertently commiserating with Jesse over Jake and Elise's trip to Spain. It all could have been a drunken memory, if Lanie hadn't overheard and opened her mouth about it almost as soon as Jake returned from Ibiza, which made him confront Abbie.
Plots, Lines, and Threads for July:Since that conversation, she's kind of thrown herself into work and planning her 4th of July party...as a way of avoiding Gabe while she tries to figure out what she's going to do. All of that avoidance, however, might have played into Gabe's suspicions being raised, culminating in their discussion on July 7th that ended with a broken engagement. Abbie's quick to tell both Jake and Rachel about the turn of events, and despite knowing she's hurt Gabe and disappointed her mother, Abbie is mostly relieved and looking forward to figuring out the possibilities when it comes to things with Jake. Unfortunately, before they can even make it to their first date, disaster strikes, thanks to Shanna. After July 19th and the mineshaft accident, Abbie will be pretty emotionally wrecked...and, okay, kinda physically wrecked too. But she'll try to make it to Jake's hospital room as often as possible. Also, she found out she's pregnant, so she's trying to juggle her worry over Jake with accepting her new future. Things are really just stressful and painful towards the end of July.
Plotting Wishlist (General): Definitely need some Abbie/Hadley one-on-one stuff. Post epic-date-with-Evan and also post-broken-engagement. Some Abbie/Fredericka would be great too. There will be an Abbie/Lanie hospital scene to come, but I would be open to some Abbie/Auggie and Abbie/Lance stuff too. I'd also be interested to know if Abbie's involvement with Gabe, and the appearance of so many Damianis in WC over a short amount of time, would stir Briana's curiosity or interest in the "accident" with Jake, Lanie, and Abbie. Ummm. She clearly needs more Noah and Seth stuff, too. And we really haven't done anything with Abbie/Alex, so I think after finding out she's pregnant, she and Alex could have a good talk.