Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 20 – Accepting Help
Abby

“Stop joking around,” I say, placing my empty glass on the ground. “This is serious.”

“I’m not joking.”

We stare across the room at each other. I kind of want to laugh, but something tells me he wouldn’t

appreciate that. Still, there’s no way he’s going to come into my restaurant and work in the back. He

might think he wants to help, but I’m not sure he knows what that job actually entails. Plus, it’s not like

he has tons of free time on his hands. He’s an Alpha. Even if the pack is in a better position, there’s still

a million things he has to do on a daily basis.

“Okay, whatever you say,” I answer, opting for levity.

He frowns, a determined look on his face. “Why won’t you let me help you?”

“I just don’t think you understand what you’re saying.”

He rolls his eyes. “I understand perfectly fine, thank you.”

I can tell I’ve offended him a little, but I don’t feel all that bad about it. I need real help. Actual

employees. Not my ex-husband stacking dishes in the back. I doubt he’s cleaned a dish in his life.

“I just don’t think you have the time.”

“I know what I have time for and what I don’t,” he answers. “And I’m no stranger to hard work.”

“Well, Ethan and I are going over everything at the restaurant tomorrow. So, if you still want to help,

you can show up sometime in the morning.” I don’t expect him to show up at all. “Fine,” he says,

leaning back in his chair with a self-satisfied smile. “Then I’ll see you there.”

Ethan watches me finish my second coffee of the morning, a look of concern on his face. After last

night’s debacle, I’m both hungover and exhausted. By the time I went to bed, I had maybe four hours of

uninterrupted sleep before I had to wake up and drag myself over here.

If this headache isn’t a sign that I shouldn’t drink that much ever again, then I don’t know what is.

“We need to get up and running before those negative reviews have time to fester,” I say.

The most important thing is that I get ahead of the competition. I can’t disappear completely, and just

recede into the background. If I’m going to maintain my position as a must-go spot, then I need to

reopen immediately.

made Ethan my new restaurant manager on the spot, a promotion he took with a mingled

of experience yet, he’s loyal, and

Especially

faith he’ll step up to the task. He’s already proven a delight to work

one of the most hardworking employees I’ve had.

him sometimes, but it hasn’t slowed

he seems to work around the pain. And now that

for him. If I can even stay afloat after

is.

most important thing is getting new people,” he says.

When we got here, we started by taking stock of the food and all

out into a nervous sweat. If I don’t hire new people

to hire staff on an expedited basis,” I say, turning to my computer. I’ve already written the

“Even if some people don’t last, at

just need to be good enough to get

“I agree.”

desk taking reservations and greeting customers. I’ll work

can get a few good waiters and a decent bartender, then we’ll

“Exactly.”

the front door, and Ethan gives me

say when I see

chair. I cross

business suit looks freshly pressed,

two coffees on it.

and Ethan,” he says, handing it off

surprised he remembered Ethan’s name. He’s always been good at

what makes him a good Alpha. He remembers

knows how to make the people who work for him, and the members of his

he slips past me into the restaurant. I lock

I don’t bother to hide the fact that I’m

his sunglasses into his pocket, looking around

before I can reply, and he picks it up, giving me an

I give him his privacy. I can still hear his end of the conversation,

like I’m not

time to take on another job right

“That’s great, but I still don’t have the time. I’ll call you back later. I’m in

your boss. If I want your advice,

My eyebrows shoot up.

bye.” He hangs up, turning to face

though I already know the answer. Her smug smile during that

The memory of it makes

something else you need to

his head. “There’s nothing

Alpha, not a cook or a waiter or even a bartender. You seriously want to

dinner rush? It’s not exactly fun

the time.” “I think you need to get

in the span of a few hours probably isn’t a good idea, but I definitely

I need