#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

care enough to be jealous? I could be reading too much into it, but it hardly seems like

good sign.

they think. They always know

be able to tell me if it should bother me, or if

I ask, glancing up at Adam one last

his wine glass in hand, and leans down to kiss me

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

to worry about. He doesn’t

do I feel so

another tray of coffees for Ethan

front door. He trails in after me, wearing

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

look pretty sexy

more torture?”

grins and leans on the door of my office. I

need to get some orders out today before everyone else

and I know it’s going to be another busy one. We’re still short

the need to remind you that this

“Let’s agree to

the front door, then Ethan meets us in the back a few minutes later. He takes

raised brows, looking sideways at

“Thanks,” he says.

take the chairs

I offer. “Good

I wait until the kitchen doors swing shut behind him. At least he’s taking some

back,” Ethan says, looking over his shoulder like he thinks Karl

Which isn’t out of the realm of

the list of orders. “I guess I should

work. I can get him to help me set

out there.” I smirk. “Sure, sounds

me alone to focus on the orders. A part

am I to stop him? It’s not like

compensate him for his time, but he wasn’t interested. “I’m just here to help,” he said. I

need the

trickle in an hour later. I meet them in the kitchen,

going. There are a few things

time to get in the groove with new

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