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

jealous? I could be reading too much into

good sign.

think. They always know what to do

to tell me if it should bother me, or

ask, glancing up

hand, and leans down to kiss

on the sofa. Well,

have anything to worry

do I feel so

…

restaurant already when I arrive, holding another tray

He trails in after

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

look pretty sexy in

more torture?”

door of my office. I place my things down

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

be another busy one. We’re still

that this

sips his coffee. “Let’s agree to disagree

Ethan meets us in the back a few minutes

brows, looking sideways at

“Thanks,” he says.

go take the

I offer.

swing shut behind him. At

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

of the realm

the list of orders. “I guess I should

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

there.” I smirk. “Sure, sounds

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

if Karl insistson being here open to close, then who am I to stop

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

doesn’t really need the extra

I

we get going. There are a few things we need to iron out

to get in the groove with new kitchen staff. Especially

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