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.

my new restaurant manager on the spot, a promotion he took with a mingled

a ton of experience yet, he’s loyal, and I

Especially after what happened

task. He’s already proven a delight

employees

but it

the pain. And now that

will be easier for him. If I

is.

important thing is getting new people,”

taking stock of the

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

I

if some people

just need to be good enough to get things

“I agree.”

desk taking reservations and greeting customers. I’ll work back here as

can get a few good waiters

“Exactly.”

loud knock at the front door, and Ethan gives me a

say when I see him start to stand

I cross the restaurant floor and unlock

business suit looks

two coffees on it.

he says, handing

Ethan’s name. He’s always been good at that, making note

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

who work for him, and the members of his

slips past me into the

I don’t bother to

pocket, looking around at

phone rings before I can reply, and he picks it

and I give him his privacy. I can still hear his end

like I’m not

on another job right now,”

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

I checked, I’m your boss. If I

My eyebrows shoot up.

up,

I ask, even though I already know the

across my mind. The memory of it makes

“Sounds like there’s something else you need to be

his head. “There’s nothing

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

a dinner rush? It’s not exactly fun work, and it’s not like

“I think you need to get your priorities straight,” I grumble, walking past him

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

I