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

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

good sign.

ask Chloe and Leah what they think. They always know what

able to tell me if it should bother me, or if I’m just

glancing up at Adam

leans down to kiss me on the

living room and collapse on the sofa. Well, I

anything to worry

I feel

…

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

unlock the front door. He trails in after

memo that he doesn’t need

pretty sexy

more

He grins and leans on the door of my office. I place my things

some orders out today before

I know it’s going to be another busy

the need to remind you that this really isn’t

“Let’s

us in the back a few minutes later.

looking

“Thanks,” he says.

go take

I offer. “Good

swing shut behind him. At least

says, looking over his shoulder like he thinks Karl might appear

Which isn’t out of the realm of possibility, I

list of orders. “I guess I should give him actual

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

smirk. “Sure, sounds good

on the

then who am I to stop

wasn’t interested. “I’m just here to help,”

need

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

before we get going. There are a few things we need to iron out after last night. It

time to get in the groove with new kitchen staff. Especially because