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.

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

were married.”

wanted to go out dancing, or try a new restaurant, but

had the time to do something for fun, and that was

of some sort of

position back then,” he says. “But things have stabilized. I

for things now

you’d still prefer to

He seems to weigh what he wants to say

for the Alpha party,”

more work

know that now.” Something vulnerable comes

open than he has in a while. I’ve

of me could tell he was pulling away, even if I

myself at the time. He

“Do you?”

lap. “You’re just as important to me.” He

on his

wants to believe him, but I don’t know how after

looked into Olivia after what happened with your employees. I wanted to

sigh. I’m not really surprised that he did. I’d be more surprised if he didn’t

I ask, resigned. There’s no point in passing up the information,

get involved.

was buying reviews on social media. I also saw pictures of her restaurant. Her decor is

a direct copy

sink in. My throat burns, and I look

but tears

I admit, my voice a little shaky. He

get out what I need to say. “I have no employees. I can’t open my restaurant with

the cooking, someone has to man the front desk

weeks to hire and train new

wipe them away with the back of my hand. “It just–”

don’t want to lose my restaurant

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

Karl sits down. He puts his

to be okay,” he says in a low voice. “You’ll

if you’ll let me.”

I nod, sniffling.

don’t I make you a drink,” he

cheeks and nod. “Yeah, I’d

the room to the bar cart in the corner and gets out the shaker. A moment later, he