Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 24 – Busy Night
Abby

He doesn’t respond for a moment, and I hold my breath. Is he angry? Hurt? Annoyed? It’s impossible

to read the expression on his face.

“Oh,” he finally says, leaning back in his seat. “Just helping out?”

I nod. “He insisted on helping, so I put him in the back. Tonight, he was doing dishes.” The memory of it

almost makes me smile, but I stop myself at the last minute. The last thing that will help this situation is

me grinning like an idiot.

Adam’s eyebrows go up. “That must have been a sight.”

I finally let the smile slip free. “Oh, it was.”

“Well, that’s good.” He takes a sip of his wine. “You need whatever help you can get. Though I imagine

he must be a pretty difficult employee.” He has no idea.

“So, it doesn’t bother you?”

He shakes his head. “No, I trust you.”

“Oh, good. Well, you have nothing to worry about, anyway.”

He nods and smiles. “I was thinking of stopping by tomorrow night. I have a meeting late, but I was

going to come straight after.”

“Okay.”

I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, some sign of anger or even jealousy, but nothing. I know it

would annoy Karl if it were the reverse. He is my ex-husband, after all, and he’s made it pretty clear he

wants me back. Shouldn’t it bother Adam? Isn’t he even a little worried Karl might steal me away?

Sure, I have no interest in getting back together with Karl, but do I want to be with someone who

I could be reading too much into it, but

good sign.

Leah what they think. They always know what to do in these

to tell me if it should bother me, or if I’m just overthinking

we’re good?” I ask, glancing up at Adam

glass in hand, and leans down to kiss me on the cheek. “We’re

and collapse on the sofa. Well, I guess that’s the end of it.

to worry about.

do I feel so

…

I arrive, holding another tray of coffees for

He trails in after me, wearing a

least he’s got the memo that he doesn’t need to show up in a

look pretty sexy

for more torture?” I

He grins and leans on the door of my office. I place my things down and sink

out today before everyone else

I know it’s going to be

the need to remind you that this really isn’t necessary,” I say,

shrugs and sips his coffee. “Let’s agree to disagree on that, shall

in the back a

looking sideways at

“Thanks,” he says.

going to go take the

I offer. “Good

and I wait until the kitchen doors swing shut behind him. At

he’s back,” Ethan says, looking over his shoulder like he

Which isn’t out of the realm of possibility, I

orders. “I guess I should give

He seems determined to work. I can get him

there.” I smirk. “Sure, sounds

leaves me alone to focus on the orders. A

Karl insistson being here open to close, then who am I to stop him? It’s not like

but he wasn’t interested. “I’m just here to help,” he said. I

doesn’t really need the

my employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them in the kitchen,

we get going. There are a few things we need to iron out after last night. It

always takes time to get in the