Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 29: The Secretary
Abby

I get off at my stop and walk over to the restaurant. Just my luck. Karl is already standing outside with

my daily coffee in hand.

I take it from him, unable to meet his gaze. Partly from anger, partly from embarrassment. If he only

knew what I dreamed of last night. Knowing him, he’d probably love it. Then he’d suggest we make it

reality. And honestly, after my failed attempt with Adam last night, I’m not sure if I would refuse.

“I hate him,” I think to myself, indiscernibly shaking my head slightly and avoiding his gaze. “Don’t even

think about it. It was just a w et dre am, and nothing else. Those dreams can happen with anybody.”

Almost as though he’s reading my mind, Karl gives me a curious look, and I feel warmth rush to my

cheeks. His hair is the same as it was then, and the wind blows long strands of it down across his

forehead. I can almost see my fingers gripping on to it. The corner of his mouth twitches, but he doesn’t

smile.

“You, okay?” he asks. I force myself to look away.

“Fine,” I snap, letting the door fall shut behind me. He puts out a hand to stop it and follows me further

into the restaurant.

“You sure? You’re acting a little funny.”

“I said I’m fine.”

I stomp across the dining room and shove my way into the kitchen. I can hear him trailing after me, but

he keeps his distance, thank G od.

I close my office door and sink into my chair. What has gotten into me? One s tupid dream, and now I’m

embarrassed to talk to him. What am I, a twelve-year-old girl? He’s my ex-husband, and he hurt me.

Badly. He’s an as s hole. A manipulator. A male chauvinist. He’s… s exy. He knows me. He’s good in

bed.

I have to shake my head again to dispel the thoughts. Now isn’t the time to be giggling like an idiot

because I had one sex dream about him. And besides, I’m probably just misremembering what sex

with him was really like. It couldn’t have been that good… right?

Right. He’s awful.

I repeat it over and over until I’ve managed to shove the dream from my mind. I will not let my

subconscious trick me into letting him off the h ook. Good in bed or not, he’s got some serious groveling

No, it’ll never be

get back together with my

dinner rush is especially frantic, and it helps

like most nights, the rush

the chicken breast, and I cut it into strips.

line cooks, and Karl is helping me with it tonight. I have

than me, he’s doing an okay

setting things

Karl just can’t stop himself from ordering Ethan around, even though Ethan

to boss me

than I

shooting an angry glance at

him.”

Ethan’s voice was harsher than I

and passed a hand

you. He just

it. I promise

at that,” I say. Karl is faster with the knife now than he was when we

and setting tables, but I figured he might as well help me

of a break. It’s my turn to take Karl off of their hands,

handling an unruly toddler.

flashing me a grin. He wipes a stack of carrots off the end

“I do what I

grin. Last

Karl, is one of the many things I’ve been

to Adam that I fell asleep thinking about Karl and not him. Adam did

sometimes. Hell, I embarrassed myself in front of

long ago.

for your thoughts?” Karl asks as he grabs another carrot. He really is taking forever.

have him here to keep him

head. There’s no way I’m sharing any of

couldn’t stop thinking about our old sex life. As far as he’s concerned, I never think

him at all.

“Nothing interesting.”

“I seriously doubt that.”

to flirt with me, Karl. It won’t

he asks, batting his eyelashes slightly. “Why, I

the carrots. And hurry up; you’re slower

thing, grandma,” Karl

mouth turns up a little. I can tell he wants to smile, but he’s

avoid it.

I take for granted how

that side of him. He has to

must get

staring,” he says. “And you called

Maybe getting us

the kitchen a while ago, and Chloe’s out at the bar setting everything up. A few of my waiters

the breakroom getting changed.

was thinking, and it just looked like I was staring,”

chiseled jaw and warm brown eyes. I

has eyes like Karl. If he cares about you, he can make you feel like the most

world with