#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

good sign.

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

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

ask, glancing up at Adam

glass in hand, and leans down to kiss me on

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

worry

I feel

when I arrive, holding another tray

the front door. He

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

pretty sexy

for more torture?” I

door of my

before everyone

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

that this really isn’t necessary,” I say, gesturing

and sips his coffee. “Let’s agree

front door, then Ethan meets us in the back a

brows, looking sideways

“Thanks,” he says.

take the chairs off

I offer.

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

shoulder like he thinks Karl

isn’t out of the realm of possibility,

the list of orders. “I guess I

know. He seems determined to work. I can get him

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

me alone to focus on the orders. A part of me feels

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

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

really need the

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

talk before we get going. There are a few things we need

time to get in the groove with new kitchen staff. Especially because

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