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.

spot,

and fear. While he doesn’t have a ton of experience yet, he’s

Especially after what

he’ll step up to the task. He’s

hardworking employees I’ve had. I know his

him sometimes, but it hasn’t

work around the pain. And now that he’ll be spending more

front desk, hopefully his shifts will be easier for him. If I can even stay afloat after

is.

thing is getting new people,” he

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

If I don’t hire new

to hire staff on an expedited basis,” I

post it online. “Even if some people don’t last,

to be good enough to get

“I agree.”

at the front desk taking reservations and

If we can get a few good waiters and a

“Exactly.”

loud knock at the front door, and Ethan gives me a

get it,” I say when I

his chair. I cross

His business suit looks freshly

two coffees on it.

you and Ethan,” he says, handing it off to

Ethan’s name. He’s always been good

makes him a good Alpha. He remembers people even if

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

slips past me into the restaurant. I lock the door behind

came,” I say, turning to face him. I don’t bother to hide

into his pocket, looking around at the

he picks it up, giving me an apologetic smile.

I can still hear his end of the

like I’m not

time to take on another job right now,”

but I still don’t have the time. I’ll call you back

I checked, I’m your boss.

My eyebrows shoot up.

up, turning

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

did flashes across my mind. The memory of it

something else you

his head.

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

not exactly fun work, and it’s not like you

have the time.” “I think you need to get your priorities straight,” I grumble, walking past him to

the span of a few hours probably isn’t a

I need the