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

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

good sign.

and Leah what they think. They always

me if it should bother me, or if I’m just overthinking

glancing up at Adam

wine glass in hand, and leans down to kiss me on the

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

worry about.

I feel so

…

holding another tray of coffees for Ethan and me. I

without comment and unlock the front door. He trails in after me, wearing a

got the memo that he doesn’t need to

look pretty sexy

more

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

orders out today before

be another

the need to remind you that this

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

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

brows, looking sideways

“Thanks,” he says.

go take the

I offer.

kitchen doors swing

shoulder like he thinks Karl might

Which isn’t out of the realm of possibility,

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

seems determined to work. I can get him to help me

there.” I smirk. “Sure, sounds

me alone to focus on the orders. A

open to close, then who am I

wasn’t interested. “I’m

really need the

I meet them in the kitchen, ready to give

get going. There are a few things

in the groove with new

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