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

good sign.

and Leah what they think. They

to tell me if it should

good?” I ask, glancing up at Adam

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

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

to worry about. He

I feel

…

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

door. He trails

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

pretty sexy in

for more

my office. I place my things down and sink into the

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

I know it’s going to be another busy one. We’re

need to remind you that this

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

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

looking

“Thanks,” he says.

going to go take the chairs

offer.

swing shut behind him.

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

of the realm of

the list of orders. “I guess I should give

don’t know. He seems determined to work. I can get him to help me set up

I smirk. “Sure, sounds good to

me alone to focus on the orders. A

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

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

really need

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

few things we need to iron out

but it always takes time to get in the groove with