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

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

good sign.

Chloe and Leah what they think. They always know what

least they’ll be able to tell me if it should bother me, or if

glancing up at Adam one last

in hand, and leans down to

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

worry about. He doesn’t

I feel so

…

restaurant already when I arrive, holding another tray

front door. He

jeans. At least he’s got the memo that he doesn’t need to show

look pretty sexy in

more

of my office. I place my things down and

need to get some orders out today before everyone

and I know it’s going to be another busy

this really isn’t necessary,” I say,

his coffee. “Let’s agree to disagree on

hear the front door, then Ethan meets us in the back a few minutes later. He takes

raised brows, looking sideways

“Thanks,” he says.

I’m going to go take the

offer.

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

shoulder like he thinks Karl might appear suddenly

the realm of

the list of orders.

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

there.” I smirk. “Sure,

to focus on the

am I to stop him? It’s not

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

doesn’t really need the

my employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them in the kitchen,

are a few things we need to iron out after last night.

takes time to get in the groove with new