Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 18 – Bartending for you
Abby

Karl hands me a glass of water, and I take a few small sips.

I’m still a little drunk, but I feel better now that I’m away from the bar. Thank G od Karl was able to

teleport us out of there, even if it made me throw up the minute we appeared on his front lawn. Another

blessing, in retrospect, considering I feel a lot less dizzy than I did before.

“Why were you there by yourself?” Karl asks, sinking into the chair across from me.

He sounds a little mad, but I know his anger isn’t directed at me. Not completely, at least. I’m surprised

he didn’t tear that guy’s head off. If he had, I don’t think I would have felt the need to stop him. Just the

memory of those possessive hands on me makes me shudder.

I’m draped across Karl’s leather couch, my clutch abandoned on the floor beside me, and my heels

toppled over nearby. There are a few bruises on my wrist from where that guy grabbed me, and Karl’s

eyes keep lingering there, his gaze darkening.

“Leah was with me,” I say.

“I didn’t see her.”

I shrug and place my glass on the ground. “She went off with some guy.”

“Good friend.”

“I told her it was okay,” I admit. She offered to stay with me, but I didn’t want to hold her back from

having fun. It was s tupid, but I thought I’d be alright by myself.

He shakes his head, his jaw clenched. “I’ve never seen you that drunk.”

“I don’t usually get that drunk.” And I’m not too interested in getting that drunk again. Feeling dizzy and

slightly nauseous is never fun. Neither is throwing up on your ex-husbands perfectly manicured lawn

while he holds your hair.

I decide to change the subject before he decides to scold me. “Why were you hanging around there?”

“For fun, I guess.” He doesn’t sound convinced. I wonder if someone else dragged him there. His

cousin maybe.

of a workaholic than you used to be. I could never get you to go

were married.”

dancing, or try a new restaurant, but he was usually too busy. It was

special occasion when he actually had the time to do something for

some

then,”

things now than

to be working?”

He seems to weigh what he wants to say

for the Alpha party,” he

more work than

know that now.” Something vulnerable

open with me, more open than he has in a while. I’ve gone over the last months

a million times in my head, and a part of

it to myself at the time.

“Do you?”

“You’re just as important to me.” He meets my eyes,

on his face. “More

part of me wants to believe him, but I don’t know

looked into Olivia after what happened with your

surprised that he did. I’d be more surprised

no point in passing up the information, even if I’d

get involved.

also saw

direct copy of

moment for the information to sink in. My throat

I tell myself, but tears well up

don’t know what I’m going to do,” I admit, my voice

say. “I have no

if I do all the cooking, someone has to man

to hire and train

back of my hand. “It

to me. I don’t want to lose my restaurant after everything I

in my hands and cry harder. It feels good to let it out.

down. He puts his hand on my

be okay,” he says in a low voice. “You’ll figure it out,

if you’ll let me.”

I nod, sniffling.

make you a drink,” he

off my cheeks and

to the bar cart in the corner and gets out the shaker.