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

good sign.

and Leah what they think. They always know what to do in

to tell me if it should bother

good?” I ask, glancing up

glass in hand, and leans

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

worry

I

…

the restaurant already when I arrive, holding another tray of coffees

door. He trails in after me,

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

look pretty sexy

more torture?” I

on the door of my office. I place my things down and

before everyone else gets here. We’re booked

to be another busy one. We’re

feel the need to remind you that this really isn’t

coffee. “Let’s agree to disagree on

in the back a few minutes later. He takes his coffee from

brows, looking sideways

“Thanks,” he says.

take

I offer.

I wait until the kitchen doors swing shut

he’s back,” Ethan says, looking over his shoulder like he thinks Karl might appear

out of the realm

list of orders. “I guess I should give him

don’t know. He seems determined to work. I can get him to help me

I smirk. “Sure, sounds good to

on the orders. A part of

if Karl insistson being here open to close, then who am I to stop him? It’s not

to compensate him for his time, but he wasn’t interested.

need the

an hour later. I meet them in the kitchen, ready to give

few things we

get in the groove with new kitchen staff.

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