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

even care enough to be jealous? I could be reading

good sign.

Leah what they think. They always know what to

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

glancing up at Adam

leans

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

anything to worry

do I feel so

…

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

He

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

pretty

more torture?”

of my office.

I need to get some orders out today before everyone else gets

and I know it’s going to be

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

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

us in the back a few minutes later. He takes his coffee

brows, looking sideways at

“Thanks,” he says.

go take

I offer. “Good

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

his shoulder

the realm of possibility, I

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

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

smirk.

alone to focus on the orders. A part of me feels bad for

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

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

really need

later. I meet them in

things we need to

time to get in the groove with

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