#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

be reading

good sign.

Chloe and Leah what they think. They always know

least they’ll be able to tell me if

ask, glancing up at Adam one last

glass in hand, and leans down to kiss me on the

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

to worry about. He doesn’t

I

the restaurant already when I arrive, holding another tray of

and unlock the front door. He trails in after me, wearing a t-shirt

that he doesn’t need to show up in a full suit every day.

look pretty sexy

more

grins and leans on the door of my office.

out today before everyone

to be another busy one. We’re

you that this

“Let’s agree to disagree on that, shall

then Ethan meets us in the back a few

raised brows, looking

“Thanks,” he says.

take the chairs off the

offer.

I wait until the kitchen doors swing shut

Ethan says, looking over his shoulder like

of the realm of possibility, I

of orders. “I

seems determined to work. I can get him to help me set

out there.” I smirk.

leaves me alone to focus on the orders. A part of me feels bad for taking

to close, then who am I

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

doesn’t really need the extra

employees trickle in an hour later. I meet them

things we need to

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

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