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

I could be reading too much into

good sign.

ask Chloe and Leah what they think. They always know

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

ask, glancing up at Adam one

hand, and leans down to kiss me on

him wander into the living room and collapse on

have anything to worry

do I feel

…

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

front door. He trails in after me, wearing a t-shirt and

need to show up in a full suit every day.

pretty sexy

more torture?” I

leans on the door of my office. I place my things down and sink into the

some orders out today before everyone else gets here.

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

that this really isn’t necessary,” I say, gesturing

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

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

looking sideways

“Thanks,” he says.

go take the chairs off the

offer.

wait until the kitchen doors swing shut

shoulder like he thinks

the

orders. “I guess I should give him

can get him to help

there.” I smirk. “Sure, sounds good

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

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

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

doesn’t really need the

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

a few things we

always takes time to get in the groove with