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 took with a mingled

a ton of experience

everything. Especially

task. He’s already proven a delight to work with.

hardworking employees I’ve had.

for him sometimes, but it hasn’t slowed him

to work around the pain. And now

front desk, hopefully his shifts will be easier for him. If I can even stay afloat after this,

is.

thing is getting new people,”

we started by taking stock

out into a nervous sweat. If I don’t hire new people soon,

need to hire staff on an expedited basis,” I say, turning to my

people don’t last, at least we’ll have

to be good

“I agree.”

reservations and greeting customers. I’ll work back here

few good waiters and a decent bartender, then we’ll be

“Exactly.”

front door,

it,” I say when I see him start to

his chair. I cross the restaurant floor and

His business suit looks freshly

two coffees on it.

he says,

He’s always been

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

make the people who work for him, and the members of

slips past me into the restaurant.

came,” I say, turning to face him. I

pocket, looking around at the desolate room. “I

picks it up, giving me an apologetic

slightly away, and I give him his privacy. I can still hear his end

like

right

I’ll call you back later. I’m in

checked, I’m your boss. If I want your advice,

My eyebrows shoot up.

bye.” He hangs up,

I ask, even though I already know the answer. Her smug smile during

memory

something else you need

head.

or a waiter or even a

fun work, and it’s not

think you need to get your

hours probably isn’t a good idea, but

I need the