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

reading too much into it, but it

good sign.

ask Chloe and Leah what they think. They

able to tell me if it should bother

ask, glancing up at Adam

in hand, and leans down to kiss me on the cheek.

him wander into the living room and collapse on the sofa. Well, I guess that’s

worry about. He doesn’t

why do I

…

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

front door. He trails in

doesn’t need to show up in

pretty sexy in

more torture?” I

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

need to get some orders out today before

know it’s going to be another busy

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

shrugs and sips his coffee. “Let’s agree to disagree

the front door, then Ethan meets us in the

raised brows, looking sideways at

“Thanks,” he says.

I’m going to go take the chairs off

I offer. “Good

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

looking over his shoulder like he thinks Karl might appear

of the realm of

list of orders.

can get him to help me set up

smirk. “Sure, sounds good

on the orders. A part of me feels bad for

close, then who am I to stop him? It’s not like I’m paying him.

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

need the

employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them in the kitchen, ready to give

There are a few things we need

get in the groove with new kitchen staff.