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.

manager on the spot, a promotion he

and fear. While he doesn’t have a ton of experience

everything. Especially after what

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

the most hardworking employees I’ve had. I know his

for him sometimes, but it hasn’t slowed

complains, and he seems to work around the pain. And now that he’ll be

for him. If

is.

important thing is getting new people,” he says.

nod. When we got here, we started by taking stock of the food and

sweat. If I don’t hire new people soon, I’m

hire staff on an expedited basis,” I say, turning

“Even if some people don’t last, at least we’ll have workers for the

to be good enough to get

“I agree.”

the front desk taking reservations and greeting customers. I’ll work back

If we can get a few good waiters and a decent

“Exactly.”

loud knock at the front door, and Ethan

say when I see him start to stand

nods and sinks back into his chair. I cross the restaurant floor and unlock the

business suit looks

two coffees on it.

says, handing it off

He’s always been good at that,

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

how to make the people who work for him,

me into the restaurant. I lock the door behind

him. I don’t bother to hide the fact that I’m

sunglasses into his pocket, looking around at the

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

him his privacy. I can still hear his end of the

like

on another job right now,” he

“That’s great, but I still don’t have the time. I’ll call you back

checked, I’m your boss. If I want your advice, I’ll ask for

My eyebrows shoot up.

bye.” He hangs up, turning

I ask, even though I already know the answer. Her

did flashes across my mind. The memory of it makes me

else you

head.

a cook or a waiter or even a bartender. You seriously want to

not exactly fun work, and it’s not like you

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

the span of a few hours probably isn’t a good idea, but I definitely plan

I