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.

to be. I could never get you to go

were married.”

to go out dancing, or try a new restaurant, but he was usually

time

some sort of

position back then,” he

for things now than I used

prefer to be

He seems to weigh what he wants to say next. “I wanted to get

Alpha party,” he

work than

isn’t everything. I know that now.” Something vulnerable

in a while. I’ve gone over the last

my head, and a part of me could tell he

at the time.

“Do you?”

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

his

wants to believe him, but I don’t know

with your employees. I wanted

that he did. I’d be more surprised if he didn’t butt into my business.

you find?” I ask, resigned. There’s no point in passing

get involved.

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

a direct copy

the information to sink in. My throat burns, and I look

tell myself, but tears well

I’m going to do,” I admit, my voice a little shaky.

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

Ethan. Even if I do all the cooking, someone has to man the

weeks to hire and

them away with the back of my hand. “It just–” I take a deep

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

my face in my hands and cry harder. It feels

Karl sits down. He puts his hand on

going to be okay,” he says in a low voice. “You’ll figure it out, and I’m more than

if you’ll let me.”

I nod, sniffling.

I make you a drink,” he says, standing.

my cheeks and nod. “Yeah, I’d

in the corner and gets out the shaker. A moment