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

enough to be jealous? I could be reading too

good sign.

think. They always know what to do in these

to tell me if it should bother me, or

ask, glancing up at Adam

in hand, and leans down to kiss

into the living room and collapse on the sofa.

anything to worry

do I feel

…

already when I arrive, holding another tray of coffees for

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

got the memo that he doesn’t need to show up in a full suit every day.

look pretty

more torture?” I

of my office. I place my things

I need to get some orders out today before everyone else gets here. We’re booked

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

that this really isn’t

shrugs and sips his coffee. “Let’s

door, then Ethan meets us in the back

brows, looking

“Thanks,” he says.

going to go take

I offer. “Good

doors swing shut behind him.

his shoulder like he thinks Karl might appear

out of the realm of

orders. “I guess I

know. He seems determined to work. I can get him to

there.” I smirk. “Sure, sounds

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

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

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

doesn’t really need the

in an hour later. I meet

few things we need to iron out

but it always takes time to get in the groove with new kitchen staff. Especially because all

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