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

jealous? I could be reading too much into it, but it hardly

good sign.

what they think. They always know what

tell me if it should bother me, or

glancing up at Adam one

up, his wine glass in hand, and leans down to kiss me on

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

anything to worry about. He

I feel so

…

I arrive, holding another tray of coffees for Ethan and

door. He trails in after me, wearing a t-shirt and

that he doesn’t need to show up in a full suit every

look pretty sexy

for more torture?” I

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

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

be

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

“Let’s agree to disagree on that, shall

then Ethan meets us in the back

brows, looking sideways

“Thanks,” he says.

take the chairs off

I offer. “Good

swing shut behind him. At least he’s taking

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

isn’t out of the realm of possibility,

up from the list of orders. “I guess I

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

there.” I smirk.

me alone to focus on the orders. A part of me

being here open to close, then who am I to stop

his time, but he wasn’t interested. “I’m just

need the

rest of my employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them in the kitchen, ready to give some sort

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

the groove with new