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

could be reading too much into

good sign.

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

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

glancing up at Adam one

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

and collapse on the sofa.

to worry about.

why do I

…

when I arrive, holding another tray of coffees for Ethan and me. I

coffee without comment and unlock the front door. He trails in after me, wearing a t-shirt and

need to show up in a

pretty sexy in

more torture?”

door of my office. I place my

some orders out today before everyone else gets here. We’re booked out

to be another

you that this really isn’t necessary,” I say,

shrugs and sips his coffee. “Let’s agree

front door, then Ethan meets us in the back a few minutes later. He takes his coffee from

looking sideways at

“Thanks,” he says.

go take the

offer. “Good

the kitchen doors swing shut behind him. At least he’s taking some

back,” Ethan says, looking over his shoulder like he thinks Karl might appear

of the realm of possibility, I

the list of orders. “I guess I should give him actual

determined to work. I can get him to help me set up the kitchen when

out there.” I smirk. “Sure, sounds

the orders. A

am

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

need the extra

my employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them

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

time to get in the groove with new kitchen staff. Especially