Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Chapter 24

#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

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

good sign.

think. They always know what to do in

if it should bother me, or if I’m

glancing up at Adam one

leans down to kiss me on the

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

anything to worry

I

…

restaurant already when I arrive, holding another tray of coffees for

unlock the front door. He trails in after me, wearing a

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

look pretty sexy

more torture?” I

like.” He grins and leans on the door of my office.

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

to be another

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

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

then Ethan meets us in the back a few

brows, looking sideways at

“Thanks,” he says.

I’m going to go take the chairs off

I offer.

wait until the kitchen doors swing

his shoulder like

out of the realm of possibility, I

list of orders.

work. I can get him

I smirk. “Sure, sounds good to

the orders. A part of me feels bad for taking

close, then who am

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

doesn’t really need the

rest of my employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them

get going. There are a few things we need

but it always takes time to get in the groove with new kitchen staff.

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