Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 20 – Accepting Help
Abby

“Stop joking around,” I say, placing my empty glass on the ground. “This is serious.”

“I’m not joking.”

We stare across the room at each other. I kind of want to laugh, but something tells me he wouldn’t

appreciate that. Still, there’s no way he’s going to come into my restaurant and work in the back. He

might think he wants to help, but I’m not sure he knows what that job actually entails. Plus, it’s not like

he has tons of free time on his hands. He’s an Alpha. Even if the pack is in a better position, there’s still

a million things he has to do on a daily basis.

“Okay, whatever you say,” I answer, opting for levity.

He frowns, a determined look on his face. “Why won’t you let me help you?”

“I just don’t think you understand what you’re saying.”

He rolls his eyes. “I understand perfectly fine, thank you.”

I can tell I’ve offended him a little, but I don’t feel all that bad about it. I need real help. Actual

employees. Not my ex-husband stacking dishes in the back. I doubt he’s cleaned a dish in his life.

“I just don’t think you have the time.”

“I know what I have time for and what I don’t,” he answers. “And I’m no stranger to hard work.”

“Well, Ethan and I are going over everything at the restaurant tomorrow. So, if you still want to help,

you can show up sometime in the morning.” I don’t expect him to show up at all. “Fine,” he says,

leaning back in his chair with a self-satisfied smile. “Then I’ll see you there.”

Ethan watches me finish my second coffee of the morning, a look of concern on his face. After last

night’s debacle, I’m both hungover and exhausted. By the time I went to bed, I had maybe four hours of

uninterrupted sleep before I had to wake up and drag myself over here.

If this headache isn’t a sign that I shouldn’t drink that much ever again, then I don’t know what is.

“We need to get up and running before those negative reviews have time to fester,” I say.

The most important thing is that I get ahead of the competition. I can’t disappear completely, and just

recede into the background. If I’m going to maintain my position as a must-go spot, then I need to

reopen immediately.

made Ethan my new restaurant manager on the spot, a promotion

he doesn’t have a ton of experience yet,

of everything. Especially after what happened with

have total faith he’ll step up to the task. He’s already

one of the most hardworking employees I’ve had. I know his injury makes

but it hasn’t

the pain. And now

be easier for him. If I

is.

thing is getting new people,” he says. “We

When we got here, we started by taking stock

broken out into a nervous sweat. If I don’t hire

expedited basis,” I say,

if some people don’t last, at least we’ll

need to be good enough to get things

“I agree.”

reservations and greeting customers. I’ll

chef. If we can get a few good waiters and a decent bartender, then

“Exactly.”

the front door,

I say when I see him start to

back into his chair. I cross the restaurant floor and

pair of sunglasses on. His business suit

two coffees on it.

Ethan,” he says, handing it

surprised he remembered Ethan’s name. He’s always

good Alpha. He remembers people even if he’s only met

He knows how to make the people who work for him, and the members of

step aside, and he slips past me into the restaurant. I lock the

face him. I don’t bother to hide

slides his sunglasses into his pocket, looking around at the desolate room. “I

before I can reply, and he picks it up, giving

privacy. I can still hear his end

like I’m

right

have the time. I’ll call you back later. I’m in

“Last I checked, I’m your boss. If

My eyebrows shoot up.

He hangs up, turning to

even though I already know the answer. Her smug

The memory of it makes me angrier than

something else you need to

head. “There’s

you’re an Alpha, not a cook or a waiter or

rush? It’s not exactly fun work, and

get your priorities straight,” I grumble, walking past him to

coffee. Three in the span of a few hours probably isn’t a good idea, but I definitely

mine. I need the