Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 24 – Busy Night
Abby

He doesn’t respond for a moment, and I hold my breath. Is he angry? Hurt? Annoyed? It’s impossible

to read the expression on his face.

“Oh,” he finally says, leaning back in his seat. “Just helping out?”

I nod. “He insisted on helping, so I put him in the back. Tonight, he was doing dishes.” The memory of it

almost makes me smile, but I stop myself at the last minute. The last thing that will help this situation is

me grinning like an idiot.

Adam’s eyebrows go up. “That must have been a sight.”

I finally let the smile slip free. “Oh, it was.”

“Well, that’s good.” He takes a sip of his wine. “You need whatever help you can get. Though I imagine

he must be a pretty difficult employee.” He has no idea.

“So, it doesn’t bother you?”

He shakes his head. “No, I trust you.”

“Oh, good. Well, you have nothing to worry about, anyway.”

He nods and smiles. “I was thinking of stopping by tomorrow night. I have a meeting late, but I was

going to come straight after.”

“Okay.”

I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, some sign of anger or even jealousy, but nothing. I know it

would annoy Karl if it were the reverse. He is my ex-husband, after all, and he’s made it pretty clear he

wants me back. Shouldn’t it bother Adam? Isn’t he even a little worried Karl might steal me away?

Sure, I have no interest in getting back together with Karl, but do I want to be with someone who

I could be reading too much into it,

good sign.

they think. They always know what to

able to tell me if it should bother me, or if I’m just overthinking

I ask, glancing up

his wine glass in hand, and leans down to kiss me on the cheek.

and collapse on the sofa. Well, I guess that’s the

have anything to worry about. He

I feel

…

at the restaurant already when I arrive, holding another tray of coffees for Ethan and me. I

unlock the front door. He trails in after me, wearing a

At least he’s got the memo that he doesn’t need to show up in

does look pretty sexy in

more torture?”

leans on the door of my office. I place my things

need to get some orders out today before everyone else gets here. We’re booked out

to be another

feel the need to remind you that this really isn’t necessary,” I say,

“Let’s agree to disagree on

meets us in the back a few minutes later. He takes his

raised brows, looking sideways at

“Thanks,” he says.

take the chairs off the

offer. “Good

until the kitchen doors swing

shoulder like he thinks Karl might appear suddenly

of the

look up from the list of orders. “I guess I should give him

don’t know. He seems determined to work. I can get him to help me set up the kitchen when

there.” I smirk. “Sure, sounds good to

to focus on the orders. A part of

here open to close, then who am I to stop him? It’s

for his time, but he wasn’t interested. “I’m just

need

employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them

things we need to

time to get in the