Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Chapter 24

#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

could be reading too much into it, but it hardly

good sign.

have to ask Chloe and Leah what they think. They always know what to do

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

ask, glancing

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

him wander into the living room and collapse on the sofa. Well, I guess

anything to worry

do I feel

…

I arrive, holding another tray of

the front door. He

least he’s got the memo that he doesn’t need to show up in a full suit every

look pretty sexy in

for more torture?”

door of my office. I place

some orders out today before everyone else gets here. We’re

going to be another busy one. We’re

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

shrugs and sips his coffee. “Let’s agree to

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

brows, looking

“Thanks,” he says.

going to go take the chairs off the

offer. “Good

the kitchen doors swing shut behind him.

says, looking over his shoulder like he thinks Karl might

the realm

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

get him to

there.” I smirk.

me alone to focus on the orders.

then who am I to stop him? It’s not like I’m

wasn’t interested. “I’m just here to

doesn’t really need

employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them in

a few things we need to iron out

takes time to get in the groove

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