Abby Abernathy is the female lead of Beautiful Disaster. She is romantically involved with Travis Maddox and she eventually marries him in Las Vegas, at the age of nineteen.
Appearance
Abby is described as being attractive with light brown hair and gray eyes.
Personality
Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby is a genius when it comes to math. This is shown when Parker makes a statement about her only being a freshman but in calculus three. Due to her father, she developed trust issues mainly towards guys like Travis. She can hold her liquor which is shown at her nineteenth birthday party. Despite being so, Travis is intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal. He often pointed out that she is mysterious in a way that he can never guess what she is thinking because she is so different from him. Abby doesn't jump into things without thoroughly thinking it through. Despite her good girl act, she can be a hard chick to get according to Travis's friend. Abby also sees herself as not being good enough for Travis, likewise Travis sees himself as not good enough for her.
Relationships
- America - she's Abby's best friend since they were children. She's the only person who's fully aware of Abby's past and problems with her father. Back in the day she and her parents often helped Abby and invited her for various Holidays. She is the only one that will call Abby on her bullshit.
- Finch - a gay best friend of Abby's.
- Travis - Abby's hot-tempered boyfriend (and later husband) with whom she experiences multiple ups and downs. He's the one to give Abby the nickname 'Pigeon' or Pidge for short. At first Travis and Abby start off as friends, but things happen and the "friendship" gets complicated. It isn't until Travis lays all his cards on the table that Abby fully admits her feelings. Travis was her last first kiss and first *ehem* yeah you get the picture.
- Kara - Abby's roommate. Most of the time she's grumpy and sarcastic.
In the Books
Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance from the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand.
Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby wants—and needs—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.
Quotes
“It's dangerous to need someone that much. You're trying to save him and he's hoping you can. You two are a disaster." I smiled at the ceiling. "It doesn't matter what or why it is. When it's good, Kara... it's beautiful.”