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 it, but it hardly seems like

good sign.

ask Chloe and Leah what they think. They

be able to tell me if it should

good?” I ask, glancing up at Adam one

hand, and leans down to kiss me

on the sofa.

have anything to worry

I feel

…

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

He trails in after me, wearing a

need to show up in

look pretty sexy

for more torture?”

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

out today before everyone

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

need to remind you that this really isn’t necessary,” I

sips his coffee. “Let’s agree to disagree on

meets us in the back a

brows, looking sideways at

“Thanks,” he says.

going to go take

offer. “Good

wait until the kitchen doors swing shut behind him. At

over his shoulder like

Which isn’t out of the realm

look up from the list of orders. “I guess I

work. I can get him to help me

there.” I smirk. “Sure, sounds good

nods and leaves me alone to focus on the orders. A part of

here open to close, then who am I to stop him? It’s not like I’m paying

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

doesn’t really need the

of my employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them in

few things

it always takes time to get in the groove with new kitchen staff.

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